diff --git a/pytket/docs/changelog.rst b/pytket/docs/changelog.rst
index 97a0e4e449..a771bc3d77 100644
--- a/pytket/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/pytket/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Unreleased
 Features:
 
 * Update to pytket-circuit-renderer 0.8.
+* Add two new status values for circuits on backends: "CANCELLING" and "RETRYING".
 
 1.27.0 (April 2024)
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diff --git a/pytket/pytket/backends/status.py b/pytket/pytket/backends/status.py
index 880bb95145..022f6387d6 100644
--- a/pytket/pytket/backends/status.py
+++ b/pytket/pytket/backends/status.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class StatusEnum(Enum):
     QUEUED = "Circuit is queued."
     SUBMITTED = "Circuit has been submitted."
     RUNNING = "Circuit is running."
+    RETRYING = "Circuit is being retried."
+    CANCELLING = "Cancellation has been requested."
     CANCELLED = "Circuit has been cancelled."
     ERROR = "Circuit has errored. Check CircuitStatus.message for error message."