diff --git a/app/models/exports/pdf/common/common.rb b/app/models/exports/pdf/common/common.rb
index b4fabe6710d..d3e59d45d17 100644
--- a/app/models/exports/pdf/common/common.rb
+++ b/app/models/exports/pdf/common/common.rb
@@ -378,8 +378,16 @@ module Exports::PDF::Common::Common
     make_link_anchor(work_package.id, escape_tags(value))
   end
 
+  def prawn_color(color)
+    color&.hexcode&.sub("#", "") || "F0F0F0"
+  end
+
+  def status_prawn_color(status)
+    prawn_color(status&.color)
+  end
+
   def wp_status_prawn_color(work_package)
-    work_package.status.color&.hexcode&.sub("#", "") || "F0F0F0"
+    status_prawn_color(work_package.status)
   end
 
   def add_pdf_table_anchors(prawn_table)
diff --git a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation.rb b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation.rb
index 3b8d7aa7ae8..71ab84ef54a 100644
--- a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation.rb
+++ b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation < Exports::Exporter
   include Exports::PDF::Common::Logo
   include Exports::PDF::Common::Macro
   include Exports::PDF::Common::Markdown
+  include Exports::PDF::Common::Badge
   include Exports::PDF::Components::Page
   include Exports::PDF::Components::Cover
   include Project::PDFExport::Common::ProjectAttributes
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@ class Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation < Exports::Exporter
   end
 
   def render_project_initiation
+    pdf.title = heading
     write_cover_page! if with_cover?
-    write_title!
+    write_project_initiation_title
     write_project_initiation
     write_headers_footers
   end
@@ -202,6 +204,52 @@ class Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation < Exports::Exporter
     end
   end
 
+  def write_project_initiation_title
+    status = project_initiation_status
+    return write_title! if status.nil?
+
+    write_title_with_badge(status.name, status_prawn_color(status))
+  end
+
+  def write_title_with_badge(badge_text, color)
+    offset = styles.status_badge_offset
+    with_margin(styles.page_heading_margins) do
+      pdf.formatted_text(
+        title_fragments(badge_text, color, offset),
+        title_options(badge_text, offset)
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  def title_fragments(badge_text, color, offset)
+    badge_style = styles.status_badge
+    [
+      styles.page_heading.merge(text: heading),
+      { text: " " },
+      prawn_badge(badge_text, color, offset: offset, font_size: badge_style[:size], line_height: badge_style[:size])
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def title_options(badge_text, offset)
+    styles.page_heading.merge(draw_text_callback: prawn_badge_draw_text_callback(badge_text, offset))
+  end
+
+  def project_initiation_status
+    status = project_initiation_work_package_status
+    return status unless status.nil?
+
+    return nil if project.project_creation_wizard_status_when_submitted_id.blank?
+
+    Status.find_by(id: project.project_creation_wizard_status_when_submitted_id)
+  end
+
+  def project_initiation_work_package_status
+    return nil if project.project_creation_wizard_artifact_work_package_id.blank?
+
+    work_package = WorkPackage.find_by(id: project.project_creation_wizard_artifact_work_package_id)
+    work_package&.status
+  end
+
   def write_project_initiation
     collect_sections_data.each do |section|
       next if section[:fields].empty?
diff --git a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/schema.json b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/schema.json
index b99bc5d899f..524ee3f69ab 100644
--- a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/schema.json
+++ b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/schema.json
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@
               "margin_bottom": 4
             }
           },
+          "properties": {
+            "badge": {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/badge"
+            }
+          },
           "allOf": [
             {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/font"
@@ -472,6 +477,28 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "badge": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "Status Badge",
+      "x-example": {
+        "badge": {
+          "offset": 1,
+          "size": 8
+        }
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "offset": {
+          "title": "Offset in title",
+          "examples": [1],
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/measurement_signed"
+        }
+      },
+      "allOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/font"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "section": {
       "title": "Section",
       "description": "Styling for a section in the PDF report export",
diff --git a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/standard.yml b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/standard.yml
index faa77c0c85b..832239f4873 100644
--- a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/standard.yml
+++ b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/standard.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ project:
     color: "000000"
     margin_bottom: 8
     styles: [ "bold" ]
+    badge:
+      size: 10
+      offset: 1
   markdown_label:
     size: 10
     color: "000000"
diff --git a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/styles.rb b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/styles.rb
index bbe635bc900..78196f98614 100644
--- a/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/styles.rb
+++ b/app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation/styles.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ module Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation::Styles
       }
     end
 
+    def status_badge
+      resolve_font(@styles.dig(:project, :title, :badge))
+    end
+
+    def status_badge_offset
+      resolve_pt(@styles.dig(:project, :title, :badge, :offset), 0)
+    end
+
     def section_title_margins
       resolve_margin(@styles.dig(:section, :title))
     end
diff --git a/script/pdf_export/styles.yml b/script/pdf_export/styles.yml
index 31f07c61ce4..18f53c451b9 100644
--- a/script/pdf_export/styles.yml
+++ b/script/pdf_export/styles.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ styles:
     path: "modules/meeting/app/workers/meetings/pdf/default"
   - name: "project-report"
     path: "app/models/projects/exports/pdf_export"
+  - name: "project-initiation"
+    path: "app/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation"
diff --git a/spec/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation_spec.rb b/spec/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation_spec.rb
index b3e349a24dd..ad78b5b4504 100644
--- a/spec/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project/pdf_export/project_initiation_spec.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ RSpec.describe Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation, with_flag: { project_initi
   let(:current_user) { create(:user, member_with_permissions: { project => %i[view_projects view_project_attributes] }) }
   let(:export_time) { DateTime.new(2025, 11, 13, 13, 37) }
   let(:export_time_formatted) { format_time(export_time) }
+  let(:wizard_status) { create(:status, name: "Submitted") }
+  let(:status) { create(:status, name: "Approved") }
+  let(:work_package) { create(:work_package, status:) }
   let(:custom_artefact_name_key) { "project_mandate" }
   let(:section_a) { create(:project_custom_field_section, name: "Section A") }
   let(:section_b) { create(:project_custom_field_section, name: "Section B") }
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ RSpec.describe Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation, with_flag: { project_initi
            project_custom_field: disabled_custom_field,
            creation_wizard: false)
   end
+  let(:heading) { project_creation_wizard_name(project) }
 
   subject do
     result = Timecop.freeze(export_time) do
@@ -74,7 +78,9 @@ RSpec.describe Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation, with_flag: { project_initi
     let(:current_user) { create(:admin) }
 
     it "exports a PDF containing project initiation using the custom defined name" do
-      custom_artefact_name = project_creation_wizard_name(project)
+      custom_artefact_name = I18n.t(project.project_creation_wizard_artifact_name,
+                                    default: :project_initiation_request,
+                                    scope: "settings.project_initiation_request.name.options")
       expected_document = [
         project.name, custom_artefact_name, export_time_formatted, # cover page
         custom_artefact_name,
@@ -106,8 +112,6 @@ RSpec.describe Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation, with_flag: { project_initi
     end
 
     it "exports a PDF containing project initiation with custom attributes grouped by sections" do
-      heading = project_creation_wizard_name(project)
-
       expected_document = [
         project.name, heading, export_time_formatted, # cover page
 
@@ -137,4 +141,36 @@ RSpec.describe Project::PDFExport::ProjectInitiation, with_flag: { project_initi
       expect(subject).to eq expected_document
     end
   end
+
+  context "with a status" do
+    let(:project) { create(:project, project_creation_wizard_status_when_submitted_id: wizard_status.id) }
+
+    it "exports a PDF containing project initiation using the custom defined name" do
+      expected_document = [
+        project.name, heading, export_time_formatted, # cover page
+        heading, " ", "    Submitted    ",
+        "Project",
+        "Name", project.name,
+        "Description", "–",
+        "1/1", export_time_formatted, "#{project.name} | #{heading}"
+      ].join(" ")
+      expect(subject).to eq expected_document
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a work package status" do
+    let(:project) { create(:project, project_creation_wizard_artifact_work_package_id: work_package.id) }
+
+    it "exports a PDF containing project initiation using the custom defined name" do
+      expected_document = [
+        project.name, heading, export_time_formatted, # cover page
+        heading, " ", "    Approved    ",
+        "Project",
+        "Name", project.name,
+        "Description", "–",
+        "1/1", export_time_formatted, "#{project.name} | #{heading}"
+      ].join(" ")
+      expect(subject).to eq expected_document
+    end
+  end
 end