diff --git a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/i18n/en_US/EmailQueueItem.json b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/i18n/en_US/EmailQueueItem.json
index 47d2c4f417..2c9ed6006a 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/i18n/en_US/EmailQueueItem.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/i18n/en_US/EmailQueueItem.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
         "status": {
             "Pending": "Pending",
             "Sent": "Sent",
-            "Failed": "Failed"
+            "Failed": "Failed",
+            "Sending": "Sending"
         }
     },
     "presetFilters": {
diff --git a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/EmailQueueItem.json b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/EmailQueueItem.json
index 3fa978d86e..eb16f67cc8 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/EmailQueueItem.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/EmailQueueItem.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         },
         "status": {
             "type": "enum",
-            "options": ["Pending", "Sent", "Failed"],
+            "options": ["Pending", "Sent", "Failed", "Sending"],
             "readOnly": true
         },
         "attemptCount": {
diff --git a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Services/MassEmail.php b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Services/MassEmail.php
index ac0fe408c8..7f4061fe4a 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Services/MassEmail.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Services/MassEmail.php
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ class MassEmail extends \Espo\Services\Record
             return;
         }
 
+        $queueItem->set('status', 'Sending');
+        $this->getEntityManager()->saveEntity($queueItem);
+
         $target = $this->getEntityManager()->getEntity($queueItem->get('targetType'), $queueItem->get('targetId'));
         if (!$target || !$target->id || !$target->get('emailAddress')) {
             $queueItem->set('status', 'Failed');