diff --git a/migrations/20240304110745_add_status_to_subscriptions.sql b/migrations/20240304110745_add_status_to_subscriptions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bb3c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240304110745_add_status_to_subscriptions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Add Status Column To Subscriptions Table
+ALTER TABLE subscriptions ADD COLUMN status TEXT NULL;
diff --git a/migrations/20240304195803_make_status_not_null_in_subscriptions.sql b/migrations/20240304195803_make_status_not_null_in_subscriptions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e31b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240304195803_make_status_not_null_in_subscriptions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Make Status Not Null In Subscriptions
+-- We wrap the whole migration in a transaction to make sure
+-- it succeeds or fails atomically.
+BEGIN;
+-- Backfill `status` for historical entries
+UPDATE subscriptions
+SET status = 'confirmed'
+WHERE status IS NULL;
+-- Make `status` mandatory
+ALTER TABLE subscriptions ALTER COLUMN status SET NOT NULL;
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/src/routes/subscriptions.rs b/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
index d8aa4c2..e59b786 100644
--- a/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ pub async fn insert_subscriber(
 ) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
     let _ = sqlx::query!(
         r#"
-            INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, email, name, subscribed_at)
-            VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
+            INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, email, name, subscribed_at, status)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, 'confirmed')
             "#,
         Uuid::new_v4(),
         new_subscriber.email.as_ref(),