diff --git a/thoth-api/migrations/v0.12.6/up.sql b/thoth-api/migrations/v0.12.6/up.sql
index b7509333..f2e1ca20 100644
--- a/thoth-api/migrations/v0.12.6/up.sql
+++ b/thoth-api/migrations/v0.12.6/up.sql
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
---  Assign 1900-01-01 as placeholder publication_date for 
--- Active works with no publication date
--- works in local db with this status as of 17-05-2024: 51 works (incl. chapters)
--- Publisher should be notified and add correct publication_date 
--- !!! This step of migration is irreversible.
+-- Assign 1900-01-01 as placeholder publication_date for 
+-- Active, withdrawn from sale, out of print, out of stock indefinitely works with no publication date
+-- Required for work_active_publication_date_check constraint below
+-- Affected works in production db with this status, 29-05-2024: 59 works (incl. chapters)
+-- Before running migration, make a list of affected works
+-- After running migration, publishers should be notified to add correct publication_date 
+-- !!! This is irreversible
 UPDATE work
     SET
         publication_date = '1900-01-01'
     WHERE
-        work_status = 'active' AND publication_date IS NULL;
+        work_status IN 
+        ('active', 'withdrawn-from-sale', 'out-of-print', 'out-of-stock-indefinitely', 'inactive') 
+        AND publication_date IS NULL;
 
 -- Drop constraints, otherwise it won't be able to cast to text
 ALTER TABLE work
@@ -19,21 +23,21 @@ ALTER TABLE work ALTER COLUMN work_status TYPE text;
 -- delete unused work_status enum 
 DROP TYPE work_status;
 
--- assign works new work_status if theirs is going to be deleted
--- current counts for out of print/inactive/out of stock indefinitely in local db as of 17-05-2024:
--- 148 works (incl. chapters)
--- superseded seems to be the best placeholder for these works,
--- since it's a new status and no works are currently using it.
--- works will need to be manually reassigned correct work_status from the new 
--- options, and withdrawn_date removed as necessary. 
--- !!! This step in the migration is irreversible.
+-- Assign out of print/inactive/out of stock indefinitely works work_status 'superseded'
+-- current counts in production db as of 29-05-2024:
+-- 145 works (incl. chapters)
+-- Before running migration, make a list of affected works
+-- After running migration, publishers should be notified to add correct work_status
+-- and remove withdrawn_date as necessary. Many OBP "out of print" works are actually first editions
+-- for which superseded is the correct new work_status.
+-- !!! This is irreversible
 UPDATE work 
     SET 
         work_status = 'superseded', 
-        -- assign a withdrawn_date, which will be required for superseded works
+        -- assign a withdrawn_date, which is required for superseded works
         withdrawn_date = CASE 
             WHEN withdrawn_date IS NOT NULL THEN withdrawn_date
-            -- + INTERVAL '1 day' is necessary because one work has publication_date on
+            -- + INTERVAL '1 day' is necessary because at least one work has publication_date on
             -- the same day as updated_at, but updated_at has a timestamp, so it's
             -- greater than. Which then throws an error with the
             -- work_withdrawn_date_after_publication_date_check constraint.
@@ -45,27 +49,21 @@ UPDATE work
         OR work_status = 'out-of-stock-indefinitely' 
         OR work_status = 'inactive';
 
--- these work_status currently have no works with this status in production db;
--- nonetheless, reassign in case works get assigned these work_status
--- before migration is run in production
--- current counts in local db as of 27-05-2024:
+-- Assign unspecified/unkown works work_status 'forthcoming'
+-- current counts in production db as of 29-05-2024:
 -- unspecified, 0 works
 -- unknown, 0 works
--- !!! This step of the migration is irreversible, because of merging two
--- different work_status into a single one, and there are lots of 
--- real works with forthcoming work_status that we don't want to 
--- incorrectly change back to 'unspecified' or 'unknown'. However, this doesn't 
--- seem like a big deal, since there are no works with these work_status
--- currently. 
+-- !!! This is irreversible
 UPDATE work 
     SET work_status = 'forthcoming' 
     WHERE work_status = 'unspecified' OR work_status = 'unknown';
 
--- current counts in local db as of 27-05-2024:
+-- Assign no longer our product/remaindered/recalled works work_status 'withdrawn-from-sale'
+-- current counts in production db as of 29-05-2024:
 -- no-longer-our-product, 0 works
 -- remaindered, 0 works
 -- recalled, 0 works
--- !!! see above: this step of the migration is irreversible.
+-- !!! This is irreversible
 UPDATE work 
     SET 
         work_status = 'withdrawn-from-sale',
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ UPDATE work
         OR work_status = 'remaindered'
         OR work_status = 'recalled';
 
-
 -- create new work_status enum, adds superseded
 CREATE TYPE work_status AS ENUM (
     'cancelled',
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ ALTER TABLE work ALTER COLUMN work_status TYPE work_status USING work_status::wo
 ALTER TABLE work
     -- withdrawn and superseded works must have withdrawn_date
     -- note that this constraint has the same name as migration from v.0.12.3,
-    -- but changes that constraint by adding superseded alongside withdrawn-from-sale
+    -- but changes previous constraint by adding superseded alongside withdrawn-from-sale
     ADD CONSTRAINT work_inactive_no_withdrawn_date_check CHECK
         (((work_status = 'withdrawn-from-sale' OR work_status = 'superseded') AND withdrawn_date IS NOT NULL)
         OR (work_status NOT IN ('withdrawn-from-sale', 'superseded'))),
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ ALTER TABLE work
     ADD CONSTRAINT work_active_withdrawn_date_check CHECK
         ((work_status = 'withdrawn-from-sale' OR work_status = 'superseded')
         OR (work_status NOT IN ('withdrawn-from-sale', 'superseded') AND withdrawn_date IS NULL)),
-    -- active works must have publication_date
+    -- active, withdrawn-from-sale, and superseded works must have publication_date
     ADD CONSTRAINT work_active_publication_date_check CHECK
-        ((work_status = 'active' AND publication_date IS NOT NULL)
-        OR (work_status != 'active'));
+        ((work_status IN ('active', 'withdrawn-from-sale', 'superseded') AND publication_date IS NOT NULL)
+        OR (work_status NOT IN ('active', 'withdrawn-from-sale', 'superseded')));
diff --git a/thoth-api/src/model/work/mod.rs b/thoth-api/src/model/work/mod.rs
index 873571bb..c349fc4d 100644
--- a/thoth-api/src/model/work/mod.rs
+++ b/thoth-api/src/model/work/mod.rs
@@ -323,11 +323,13 @@ pub struct WorkOrderBy {
 }
 
 impl WorkStatus {
-    fn is_withdrawn(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale)
+    fn is_withdrawn_superseded(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale |
+        WorkStatus::Superseded)
     }
-    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, WorkStatus::Active)
+    fn is_active_withdrawn_superseded(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, WorkStatus::Active | 
+        WorkStatus::Superseded | WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale)
     }
 }
 
@@ -336,12 +338,12 @@ pub trait WorkProperties {
     fn publication_date(&self) -> &Option<NaiveDate>;
     fn withdrawn_date(&self) -> &Option<NaiveDate>;
 
-    fn is_withdrawn(&self) -> bool {
-        self.work_status().is_withdrawn()
+    fn is_withdrawn_superseded(&self) -> bool {
+        self.work_status().is_withdrawn_superseded()
     }
 
-    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
-        self.work_status().is_active()
+    fn is_active_withdrawn_superseded(&self) -> bool {
+        self.work_status().is_active_withdrawn_superseded()
     }
 
     fn has_withdrawn_date(&self) -> bool {
@@ -353,21 +355,21 @@ pub trait WorkProperties {
     }
 
     fn active_no_publication_date_error(&self) -> ThothResult<()> {
-        if self.is_active() && self.has_publication_date() {
+        if self.is_active_withdrawn_superseded() && !self.has_publication_date() {
             return Err(ThothError::PublicationDateError);
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn withdrawn_date_error(&self) -> ThothResult<()> {
-        if !self.is_withdrawn() && self.has_withdrawn_date() {
+        if !self.is_withdrawn_superseded() && self.has_withdrawn_date() {
             return Err(ThothError::WithdrawnDateError);
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn no_withdrawn_date_error(&self) -> ThothResult<()> {
-        if self.is_withdrawn() && !self.has_withdrawn_date() {
+        if self.is_withdrawn_superseded() && !self.has_withdrawn_date() {
             return Err(ThothError::NoWithdrawnDateError);
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/thoth-app/src/component/new_work.rs b/thoth-app/src/component/new_work.rs
index 4400d664..61e68fa4 100644
--- a/thoth-app/src/component/new_work.rs
+++ b/thoth-app/src/component/new_work.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ impl Component for NewWorkComponent {
                     self.work.last_page = None;
                     self.work.page_interval = None;
                 }
-                if self.work.work_status != WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale
+                if self.work.work_status != WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale &&
+                self.work.work_status != WorkStatus::WithdrawnFromSale
                 {
                     self.work.withdrawn_date = None;
                 }
diff --git a/thoth-errors/src/lib.rs b/thoth-errors/src/lib.rs
index 913c4070..1c68b8cd 100644
--- a/thoth-errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/thoth-errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub enum ThothError {
         "Price values must be greater than zero. To indicate an unpriced Publication, omit all Prices."
     )]
     PriceZeroError,
-    #[error("Publication Date is required for an Active Work.")]
+    #[error("Publication Date is required for Active, Withdrawn From Sale, and Superseded Works.")]
     PublicationDateError,
     #[error("{0}")]
     RequestError(String),
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ pub enum ThothError {
     GraphqlError(String),
     #[error("Withdrawn Date must be later than Publication Date.")]
     WithdrawnDateBeforePublicationDateError,
-    #[error("Withdrawn Date can only be added to an Out of Print or Withdrawn From Sale Work.")]
+    #[error("Withdrawn Date can only be added to a Superseded or Withdrawn From Sale Work.")]
     WithdrawnDateError,
-    #[error("An Out of Print or Withdrawn From Sale Work must have a Withdrawn Date.")]
+    #[error("A Superseded or Withdrawn From Sale Work must have a Withdrawn Date.")]
     NoWithdrawnDateError,
 }