diff --git a/src/components/pages/ApprovalSteps.tsx b/src/components/pages/ApprovalSteps.tsx
index daac4ab0..cb4e6715 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/ApprovalSteps.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/ApprovalSteps.tsx
@@ -130,10 +130,17 @@ export const formatGroupedApprovalsToApprovalSteps = (
 
       if (!approvalGroup) {
         const isWaiting = currentStepNumber === latestApproval.step_number + 1;
+        const isPreviousApprovalRejected =
+          groupedApprovals[groupedApprovals.length - 1].approvals[0].action ===
+          'REJECTED';
 
         return {
           name: approvalLineItem.step_name,
-          status: isWaiting ? 'WAITING' : 'IDLE',
+          status: isPreviousApprovalRejected
+            ? 'IDLE'
+            : isWaiting
+              ? 'WAITING'
+              : 'IDLE',
         };
       }