diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/utilities/source_helpers.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/utilities/source_helpers.py
index b64c053bc93647..2b771aa2a9f756 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/utilities/source_helpers.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/utilities/source_helpers.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 from datahub.ingestion.source.state.stale_entity_removal_handler import (
     StaleEntityRemovalHandler,
 )
-from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import MetadataChangeEventClass, StatusClass
+from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import (
+    MetadataChangeEventClass,
+    MetadataChangeProposalClass,
+    StatusClass,
+)
 from datahub.utilities.urns.urn import guess_entity_type
 
 
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ def auto_status_aspect(
         elif isinstance(wu.metadata, MetadataChangeProposalWrapper):
             if isinstance(wu.metadata.aspect, StatusClass):
                 status_urns.add(urn)
+        elif isinstance(wu.metadata, MetadataChangeProposalClass):
+            if wu.metadata.aspectName == StatusClass.ASPECT_NAME:
+                status_urns.add(urn)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unexpected type {type(wu.metadata)}")