diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt-itil/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt-itil.xml b/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt-itil/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt-itil.xml
index 7ab3593ed5..8a3afd3355 100755
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt-itil/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt-itil.xml
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt-itil/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt-itil.xml
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 					<states>
 						<state id="new"/>
 						<state id="escalated_tto"/>
+						<state id="approved"/>
 					</states>
 					<working_time/>
 					<goal>ResponseTicketTTO</goal>
diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt.xml b/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt.xml
index 7ced6ced24..02666bdfc8 100755
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt.xml
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-request-mgmt/datamodel.itop-request-mgmt.xml
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
           <states>
             <state id="new"/>
             <state id="escalated_tto"/>
+            <state id="approved"/>
           </states>
           <working_time/>
           <goal>ResponseTicketTTO</goal>