diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index ab587a745..e78fd18ea 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1003,11 +1003,14 @@ NOTIFICATION_FAILED = 'failed'
 NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE = 'technical-failure'
 NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE = 'temporary-failure'
 NOTIFICATION_PERMANENT_FAILURE = 'permanent-failure'
+NOTIFICATION_PENDING_VIRUS_CHECK = 'pending-virus-check'
+NOTIFICATION_VIRUS_SCAN_FAILED = 'virus-scan-failed'
 
 NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_FAILED = [
     NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE,
     NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE,
     NOTIFICATION_PERMANENT_FAILURE,
+    NOTIFICATION_VIRUS_SCAN_FAILED,
 ]
 
 NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_COMPLETED = [
@@ -1044,6 +1047,8 @@ NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES = [
     NOTIFICATION_TECHNICAL_FAILURE,
     NOTIFICATION_TEMPORARY_FAILURE,
     NOTIFICATION_PERMANENT_FAILURE,
+    NOTIFICATION_PENDING_VIRUS_CHECK,
+    NOTIFICATION_VIRUS_SCAN_FAILED,
 ]
 
 NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_NON_BILLABLE = list(set(NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES) - set(NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES_BILLABLE))
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0177_add_virus_scan_statuses.py b/migrations/versions/0177_add_virus_scan_statuses.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..013df7e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0177_add_virus_scan_statuses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0177_add_virus_scan_statuses
+Revises: 0176_alter_billing_columns
+Create Date: 2018-02-21 14:05:04.448977
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+
+
+revision = '0176_alter_billing_columns'
+down_revision = '0175_drop_job_statistics_table'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.execute("INSERT INTO notification_status_types (name) VALUES ('pending-virus-check')")
+    op.execute("INSERT INTO notification_status_types (name) VALUES ('virus-scan-failed')")
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.execute("UPDATE notifications SET notification_status = 'created' WHERE notification_status = 'pending-virus-check'")
+    op.execute("UPDATE notification_history SET notification_status = 'created' WHERE notification_status = 'pending-virus-check'")
+
+    op.execute("UPDATE notifications SET notification_status = 'permanent-failure' WHERE notification_status = 'virus-scan-failed'")
+    op.execute("UPDATE notification_history SET notification_status = 'permanent-failure' WHERE notification_status = 'virus-scan-failed'")
+
+    op.execute("DELETE FROM notification_status_types WHERE name in ('pending-virus-check', 'virus-scan-failed')")
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
index 0e6a3d911..f2da004f7 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_get_notifications.py
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ def test_get_all_notifications_filter_by_status_invalid_status(client, sample_no
     assert json_response['status_code'] == 400
     assert len(json_response['errors']) == 1
     assert json_response['errors'][0]['message'] == "status elephant is not one of [created, sending, sent, " \
-        "delivered, pending, failed, technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, accepted, received]"
+        "delivered, pending, failed, technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, pending-virus-check, " \
+        "virus-scan-failed, accepted, received]"
 
 
 def test_get_all_notifications_filter_by_multiple_statuses(client, sample_template):
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
index 7506da990..201f35542 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def test_get_notifications_request_invalid_statuses(
 ):
     partial_error_status = "is not one of " \
         "[created, sending, sent, delivered, pending, failed, " \
-        "technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, accepted, received]"
+        "technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, pending-virus-check, " \
+        "virus-scan-failed, accepted, received]"
 
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
         validate({'status': invalid_statuses + valid_statuses}, get_notifications_request)
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ def test_get_notifications_request_invalid_statuses_and_template_types():
     error_messages = [error['message'] for error in errors]
     for invalid_status in ["elephant", "giraffe"]:
         assert "status {} is not one of [created, sending, sent, delivered, " \
-            "pending, failed, technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, accepted, received]".format(
+            "pending, failed, technical-failure, temporary-failure, permanent-failure, " \
+            "pending-virus-check, virus-scan-failed, accepted, received]".format(
                 invalid_status
             ) in error_messages