diff --git a/assets/js/gutenberg-plugin.js b/assets/js/gutenberg-plugin.js
index 6d8306c24..2fe6800c2 100644
--- a/assets/js/gutenberg-plugin.js
+++ b/assets/js/gutenberg-plugin.js
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ const DistributorPlugin = () => {
 	const post = useSelect( ( select ) =>
 		select( 'core/editor' ).getCurrentPost()
 	);
-	// Make the post title available to the top menu.
+	// Make the post title and status available to the top menu.
 	dt.postTitle = post.title;
+	dt.postStatus = post.status;
 
 	// If we are on a non-supported post status, change what we show
 	if (
diff --git a/assets/js/push.js b/assets/js/push.js
index eb26e12db..4846c8185 100755
--- a/assets/js/push.js
+++ b/assets/js/push.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jQuery( window ).on( 'load', () => {
 	let selectAllConnections = '';
 	let selectNoConnections = '';
 	let connectionsSearchInput = '';
-	let postStatusInput = '';
 	let asDraftInput = '';
 	let errorDetails = '';
 
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ jQuery( window ).on( 'load', () => {
 		connectionsSearchInput = document.getElementById(
 			'dt-connection-search'
 		);
-		postStatusInput = document.getElementById( 'dt-post-status' );
 		asDraftInput = document.getElementById( 'dt-as-draft' );
 		errorDetails = document.querySelector( '.dt-error ul.details' );
 
@@ -516,7 +514,7 @@ jQuery( window ).on( 'load', () => {
 		data.postStatus =
 			null !== asDraftInput && asDraftInput.checked
 				? 'draft'
-				: postStatusInput.value;
+				: dt.postStatus;
 
 		const xhr = dt.usexhr ? { withCredentials: true } : false;
 
diff --git a/includes/push-ui.php b/includes/push-ui.php
index b58a5ad7e..d883425ed 100644
--- a/includes/push-ui.php
+++ b/includes/push-ui.php
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ function enqueue_scripts( $hook ) {
 		'loadConnectionsNonce' => wp_create_nonce( 'dt-load-connections' ),
 		'postId'               => (int) get_the_ID(),
 		'postTitle'            => get_the_title(),
+		'postStatus'           => get_post_status(),
 		'ajaxurl'              => esc_url( admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ) ),
 
 		/**
diff --git a/templates/show-connections-amp.php b/templates/show-connections-amp.php
index 98cdda683..a50833b5d 100644
--- a/templates/show-connections-amp.php
+++ b/templates/show-connections-amp.php
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class="add-connection{{#syndicated}} syndicated{{/syndicated}}"
 			<div class="selected-connections-list"></div>
 
 			<div class="action-wrapper">
-				<input type="hidden" id="dt-post-status" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post->post_status ); ?>">
 				<?php
 				$as_draft = ( 'draft' !== $post->post_status ) ? true : false;
 				/**
diff --git a/templates/show-connections.php b/templates/show-connections.php
index cbc74ae68..cdfeb7c2f 100644
--- a/templates/show-connections.php
+++ b/templates/show-connections.php
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class="add-connection<# if ( ! _.isEmpty( connections[ key ]['syndicated'] ) ) {
 			<div class="selected-connections-list"></div>
 
 			<div class="action-wrapper">
-				<input type="hidden" id="dt-post-status" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post->post_status ); ?>">
 				<?php
 				$as_draft = ( 'draft' !== $post->post_status ) ? true : false;
 				/**