diff --git a/lib/platform/gitlab/index.ts b/lib/platform/gitlab/index.ts
index e308916f13bdf58e6dc7e31725a37ad0479428ad..e8cb75657dc128594fd8237f73fa0a8bf59c8397 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitlab/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitlab/index.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ async function getStatus(
 
 const gitlabToRenovateStatusMapping: Record<string, BranchStatus> = {
   pending: BranchStatus.yellow,
+  created: BranchStatus.yellow,
   running: BranchStatus.yellow,
   success: BranchStatus.green,
   failed: BranchStatus.red,