diff --git a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
index 8792063aa..7aeb37a45 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class VLANSerializer(TaggitSerializer, CustomFieldModelSerializer):
     site = NestedSiteSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
     group = NestedVLANGroupSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
     tenant = NestedTenantSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
-    status = ChoiceField(choices=VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES, required=False)
+    status = ChoiceField(choices=VLANStatusChoices, required=False)
     role = NestedRoleSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
     tags = TagListSerializerField(required=False)
     prefix_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/choices.py b/netbox/ipam/choices.py
index daf8aebec..840a9d8df 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/choices.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/choices.py
@@ -85,3 +85,26 @@ class IPAddressRoleChoices(ChoiceSet):
         ROLE_GLBP: 43,
         ROLE_CARP: 44,
     }
+
+
+#
+# VLANs
+#
+
+class VLANStatusChoices(ChoiceSet):
+
+    STATUS_ACTIVE = 'active'
+    STATUS_RESERVED = 'reserved'
+    STATUS_DEPRECATED = 'deprecated'
+
+    CHOICES = (
+        (STATUS_ACTIVE, 'Active'),
+        (STATUS_RESERVED, 'Reserved'),
+        (STATUS_DEPRECATED, 'Deprecated'),
+    )
+
+    LEGACY_MAP = {
+        STATUS_ACTIVE: 1,
+        STATUS_RESERVED: 2,
+        STATUS_DEPRECATED: 3,
+    }
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/constants.py b/netbox/ipam/constants.py
index 59e25489c..e68213550 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/constants.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/constants.py
@@ -4,26 +4,6 @@ AF_CHOICES = (
     (6, 'IPv6'),
 )
 
-# VLAN statuses
-VLAN_STATUS_ACTIVE = 1
-VLAN_STATUS_RESERVED = 2
-VLAN_STATUS_DEPRECATED = 3
-VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES = (
-    (VLAN_STATUS_ACTIVE, 'Active'),
-    (VLAN_STATUS_RESERVED, 'Reserved'),
-    (VLAN_STATUS_DEPRECATED, 'Deprecated')
-)
-
-# Bootstrap CSS classes
-STATUS_CHOICE_CLASSES = {
-    0: 'default',
-    1: 'primary',
-    2: 'info',
-    3: 'danger',
-    4: 'warning',
-    5: 'success',
-}
-
 
 # IP protocols (for services)
 IP_PROTOCOL_TCP = 6
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/filters.py b/netbox/ipam/filters.py
index 26e5297bd..148b40269 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/filters.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class VLANFilter(TenancyFilterSet, CustomFieldFilterSet):
         label='Role (slug)',
     )
     status = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
-        choices=VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES,
+        choices=VLANStatusChoices,
         null_value=None
     )
     tag = TagFilter()
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/fixtures/ipam.json b/netbox/ipam/fixtures/ipam.json
index 9d8da496c..e722b3629 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/fixtures/ipam.json
+++ b/netbox/ipam/fixtures/ipam.json
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
         "site": 1,
         "vid": 999,
         "name": "TEST",
-        "status": 1,
+        "status": "active",
         "role": 1
     }
 }
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/forms.py b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
index 5bf620a5e..bacfbfcff 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ class VLANCSVForm(forms.ModelForm):
         }
     )
     status = CSVChoiceField(
-        choices=VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES,
+        choices=VLANStatusChoices,
         help_text='Operational status'
     )
     role = forms.ModelChoiceField(
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ class VLANBulkEditForm(BootstrapMixin, AddRemoveTagsForm, CustomFieldBulkEditFor
         )
     )
     status = forms.ChoiceField(
-        choices=add_blank_choice(VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES),
+        choices=add_blank_choice(VLANStatusChoices),
         required=False,
         widget=StaticSelect2()
     )
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ class VLANFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldFilterForm):
         )
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
-        choices=VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES,
+        choices=VLANStatusChoices,
         required=False,
         widget=StaticSelect2Multiple()
     )
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/migrations/0030_3569_vlan_fields.py b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0030_3569_vlan_fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac3bc47ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0030_3569_vlan_fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES = (
+    (1, 'active'),
+    (2, 'reserved'),
+    (3, 'deprecated'),
+)
+
+
+def vlan_status_to_slug(apps, schema_editor):
+    VLAN = apps.get_model('ipam', 'VLAN')
+    for id, slug in VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES:
+        VLAN.objects.filter(status=str(id)).update(status=slug)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    atomic = False
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ipam', '0029_3569_ipaddress_fields'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+
+        # VLAN.status
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='vlan',
+            name='status',
+            field=models.CharField(default='active', max_length=50),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            code=vlan_status_to_slug
+        ),
+
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/models.py b/netbox/ipam/models.py
index 51431b483..00d9f5387 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/models.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/models.py
@@ -868,10 +868,10 @@ class VLAN(ChangeLoggedModel, CustomFieldModel):
         blank=True,
         null=True
     )
-    status = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
-        choices=VLAN_STATUS_CHOICES,
-        default=1,
-        verbose_name='Status'
+    status = models.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        choices=VLANStatusChoices,
+        default=VLANStatusChoices.STATUS_ACTIVE
     )
     role = models.ForeignKey(
         to='ipam.Role',
@@ -894,6 +894,12 @@ class VLAN(ChangeLoggedModel, CustomFieldModel):
 
     csv_headers = ['site', 'group_name', 'vid', 'name', 'tenant', 'status', 'role', 'description']
 
+    STATUS_CLASS_MAP = {
+        'active': 'primary',
+        'reserved': 'info',
+        'deprecated': 'danger',
+    }
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['site', 'group', 'vid']
         unique_together = [
@@ -936,7 +942,7 @@ class VLAN(ChangeLoggedModel, CustomFieldModel):
         return None
 
     def get_status_class(self):
-        return STATUS_CHOICE_CLASSES[self.status]
+        return self.STATUS_CLASS_MAP[self.status]
 
     def get_members(self):
         # Return all interfaces assigned to this VLAN