diff --git a/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql b/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd2013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/migrate_add_registered_status.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Migration: Add 'registered' status to videos status check constraint
+-- Date: 2026-05-15
+-- Usage: psql -U accusys -d momentry -f migrate_add_registered_status.sql
+
+ALTER TABLE videos DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS chk_videos_status;
+ALTER TABLE videos ADD CONSTRAINT chk_videos_status
+  CHECK (status::text = ANY (ARRAY['registered'::text, 'pending'::text, 'processing'::text, 'completed'::text, 'failed'::text]));
diff --git a/src/api/server.rs b/src/api/server.rs
index 7250820..e68a3ba 100644
--- a/src/api/server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server.rs
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ async fn register_single_file(
     }
 
     let videos_table = schema::table_name("videos");
-    let status = "pending";
+    let status = "registered";
     let _ = sqlx::query(&format!(
         "INSERT INTO {} (file_uuid, file_path, file_name, file_type, duration, width, height, fps, probe_json, status, content_hash, registration_time) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, NOW()) ON CONFLICT (file_uuid) DO UPDATE SET file_path = EXCLUDED.file_path, file_name = EXCLUDED.file_name, status = EXCLUDED.status, content_hash = EXCLUDED.content_hash",
         videos_table
diff --git a/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs b/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
index e437862..3173e52 100644
--- a/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
+++ b/src/core/db/postgres_db.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ pub struct StorageStatus {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum VideoStatus {
+    Registered,
     Pending,
     Processing,
     Completed,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ pub enum VideoStatus {
 impl VideoStatus {
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
+            VideoStatus::Registered => "registered",
             VideoStatus::Pending => "pending",
             VideoStatus::Processing => "processing",
             VideoStatus::Completed => "completed",
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ impl VideoStatus {
 
     pub fn from_db_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         match s {
+            "registered" => Some(VideoStatus::Registered),
             "pending" => Some(VideoStatus::Pending),
             "processing" => Some(VideoStatus::Processing),
             "completed" => Some(VideoStatus::Completed),