diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/video_storage_handlers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/video_storage_handlers.py
index ce3fe43461bb..8d5e639e2576 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/video_storage_handlers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/video_storage_handlers.py
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ class StatusDisplayStrings:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get(val_status):
-        """Map a VAL status string to a localized display string"""
-        # pylint: disable=translation-of-non-string
-        return _(StatusDisplayStrings._STATUS_MAP.get(val_status, StatusDisplayStrings._UNKNOWN))
+        """Map a VAL status string to a display string"""
+        return StatusDisplayStrings._STATUS_MAP.get(val_status, StatusDisplayStrings._UNKNOWN)
 
 
 def handle_videos(request, course_key_string, edx_video_id=None):
@@ -657,7 +656,10 @@ def _get_videos(course, pagination_conf=None):
                 language_code=language_code,
             )
         # Convert the video status.
-        video['status'] = convert_video_status(video, is_video_encodes_ready)
+        # Legacy frontend expects the status to be translated unlike MFEs which handle translation themselves.
+        video['status_nontranslated'] = convert_video_status(video, is_video_encodes_ready)
+        # pylint: disable=translation-of-non-string
+        video['status'] = _(video['status_nontranslated'])
 
     return videos, pagination_context
 
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ def _get_index_videos(course, pagination_conf=None):
     """
     course_id = str(course.id)
     attrs = [
-        'edx_video_id', 'client_video_id', 'created', 'duration',
+        'edx_video_id', 'client_video_id', 'created', 'duration', 'status_nontranslated',
         'status', 'courses', 'encoded_videos', 'transcripts', 'transcription_status',
         'transcript_urls', 'error_description'
     ]
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_videos.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_videos.py
index 2e6e6aef254c..5d96e6797d9d 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_videos.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_videos.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ def test_get_json(self):
                     'created',
                     'duration',
                     'status',
+                    'status_nontranslated',
                     'course_video_image_url',
                     'file_size',
                     'download_link',
@@ -388,8 +389,8 @@ def test_get_json(self):
         (
             [
                 'edx_video_id', 'client_video_id', 'created', 'duration',
-                'status', 'course_video_image_url', 'file_size', 'download_link',
-                'transcripts', 'transcription_status', 'transcript_urls',
+                'status', 'status_nontranslated', 'course_video_image_url', 'file_size',
+                'download_link', 'transcripts', 'transcription_status', 'transcript_urls',
                 'error_description'
             ],
             [
@@ -406,8 +407,8 @@ def test_get_json(self):
         (
             [
                 'edx_video_id', 'client_video_id', 'created', 'duration',
-                'status', 'course_video_image_url', 'file_size', 'download_link',
-                'transcripts', 'transcription_status', 'transcript_urls',
+                'status', 'status_nontranslated', 'course_video_image_url', 'file_size',
+                'download_link', 'transcripts', 'transcription_status', 'transcript_urls',
                 'error_description'
             ],
             [