diff --git a/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php b/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php
index b0faf629f8..e17e31e875 100644
--- a/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php
+++ b/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ public function atbdp_submit_listing() {
 					$meta_data['_t_c_check'] = (bool) $posted_data['t_c_check'];
 				}
 
-				$new_listing_status  = get_term_meta( $directory_id, 'new_listing_status', true );
-				$edit_listing_status = directorist_get_listing_edit_status( $directory_id );
-				$default_expiration  = get_term_meta( $directory_id, 'default_expiration', true );
-				$preview_enable      = atbdp_is_truthy( get_term_meta( $directory_id, 'preview_mode', true ) );
+				$listing_create_status = directorist_get_listing_create_status( $directory_id );
+				$listing_edit_status   = directorist_get_listing_edit_status( $directory_id );
+				$default_expiration    = get_term_meta( $directory_id, 'default_expiration', true );
+				$preview_enable        = atbdp_is_truthy( get_term_meta( $directory_id, 'preview_mode', true ) );
 
 				/**
 				 * It applies a filter to the meta values that are going to be saved with the listing submitted from the front end
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public function atbdp_submit_listing() {
 					if ( $preview_enable ) {
 						$listing_data['post_status'] = 'private';
 					} else {
-						$listing_data['post_status'] = $edit_listing_status;
+						$listing_data['post_status'] = $listing_edit_status;
 					}
 
 					$listing_id = wp_update_post( $listing_data );
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public function atbdp_submit_listing() {
 					if ( $preview_enable ) {
 						$listing_data['post_status'] = 'private';
 					} else {
-						$listing_data['post_status'] = $edit_listing_status;
+						$listing_data['post_status'] = $listing_create_status;
 					}
 
 					$listing_id = wp_insert_post( $listing_data );
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public function atbdp_submit_listing() {
 					do_action( 'atbdp_listing_inserted', $listing_id ); // for sending email notification
 
 					// Every post with the published status should contain all the post meta keys so that we can include them in query.
-					if ( 'publish' === $new_listing_status || 'pending' === $new_listing_status ) {
+					if ( 'publish' === $listing_create_status || 'pending' === $listing_create_status ) {
 						if ( ! $default_expiration ) {
 							update_post_meta( $listing_id, '_never_expire', 1 );
 						} else {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public function atbdp_submit_listing() {
 						do_action( 'atbdp_before_processing_listing_frontend', $listing_id );
 					}
 
-					if ( 'publish' === $new_listing_status ) {
+					if ( 'publish' === $listing_create_status ) {
 						do_action( 'atbdp_listing_published', $listing_id );// for sending email notification
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/includes/directorist-directory-functions.php b/includes/directorist-directory-functions.php
index 15667134b1..887e7457f1 100644
--- a/includes/directorist-directory-functions.php
+++ b/includes/directorist-directory-functions.php
@@ -101,12 +101,30 @@ function directorist_should_check_privacy_policy( int $directory_id ) {
 	return ( directorist_is_privacy_policy_enabled( $directory_id ) && directorist_is_privacy_policy_required( $directory_id ) );
 }
 
-function directorist_get_new_listing_status( int $directory_id ) {
-	return directorist_get_directory_meta( $directory_id, 'new_listing_status' );
+/**
+ * Get listing default create status from directory settings.
+ *
+ * @param  int  $directory_id
+ *
+ * @return string Default create status.
+ */
+function directorist_get_listing_create_status( int $directory_id ) {
+	$status = directorist_get_directory_meta( $directory_id, 'new_listing_status' );
+	
+	return apply_filters( 'directorist_listing_create_status', $status, $directory_id );
 }
 
-function directorist_get_edit_listing_status( int $directory_id ) {
-	return directorist_get_directory_meta( $directory_id, 'edit_listing_status' );
+/**
+ * Get listing default edit status from directory settings.
+ *
+ * @param  int  $directory_id
+ *
+ * @return string Default edit status.
+ */
+function directorist_get_listing_edit_status( int $directory_id ) {
+	$status = directorist_get_directory_meta( $directory_id, 'edit_listing_status' );
+
+	return apply_filters( 'directorist_listing_edit_status', $status, $directory_id );
 }
 
 function directorist_get_default_expiration( int $directory_id ) {
diff --git a/includes/helper-functions.php b/includes/helper-functions.php
index a79fb0ddc9..18e13484ab 100644
--- a/includes/helper-functions.php
+++ b/includes/helper-functions.php
@@ -4212,25 +4212,6 @@ function directorist_background_image_process( $images ) {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * Get or modify the status of a directory listing during editing.
- *
- * @param int    $directory_type The directory type ID.
- * @param int    $listing_id      The listing ID.
- *
- * @return string The edited or original status for the listing.
- */
-function directorist_get_listing_edit_status( $directory_type ) {
-	$edit_listing_status = get_term_meta( $directory_type, 'edit_listing_status', true );
-	$new_listing_status  = get_term_meta( $directory_type, 'new_listing_status', true );
-
-    if ( 'publish' !== $new_listing_status && 'publish' === $edit_listing_status ) {
-        $edit_listing_status = $new_listing_status;
-    }
-
-    return apply_filters( 'directorist_edit_listing_status', $edit_listing_status, $directory_type );
-}
-
 /**
  * Delete directory even when non empty.
  *