diff --git a/uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc b/uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
index c82e685..b068310 100644
--- a/uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
+++ b/uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
@@ -583,7 +583,10 @@ function uc_order_create_form_create_submit($form, &$form_state) {
       $uid = 0;
   }
 
-  $order = uc_order_new($uid, 'post_checkout');
+  $order = uc_order_new($uid, 'in_checkout');
+  $order->order_status = 'admin_in_checkout';
+  uc_order_save($order);
+
   uc_order_comment_save($order->order_id, $user->uid, t('Order created by the administration.'), 'admin');
 
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/store/orders/' . $order->order_id . '/edit';
@@ -595,7 +598,10 @@ function uc_order_create_form_create_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 function uc_order_create_for_user($account) {
   global $user;
 
-  $order = uc_order_new($account->uid, 'post_checkout');
+  $order = uc_order_new($uid, 'in_checkout');
+  $order->order_status = 'admin_in_checkout';
+  uc_order_save($order);
+
   uc_order_comment_save($order->order_id, $user->uid, t('Order created by the administration.'), 'admin');
 
   drupal_goto('admin/store/orders/' . $order->order_id . '/edit');
diff --git a/uc_order/uc_order.install b/uc_order/uc_order.install
index 98a9b47..5aa1507 100644
--- a/uc_order/uc_order.install
+++ b/uc_order/uc_order.install
@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ function uc_order_install() {
       'locked' => 1,
     ),
     array(
+      'order_status_id' => 'admin_in_checkout',
+      'title' => $t('Admin - in checkout'),
+      'state' => 'in_checkout',
+      'weight' => -10,
+      'locked' => 1,
+    ),
+    array(
       'order_status_id' => 'pending',
       'title' => $t('Pending'),
       'state' => 'post_checkout',
@@ -920,3 +927,29 @@ function uc_order_update_7302() {
     ->condition('name', 'uc_order_pane_%', 'LIKE')
     ->execute();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add a new "Admin - in checkout" status for admin created orders.
+ */
+function uc_order_update_7303() {
+  $t = get_t();
+
+  $query = db_insert('uc_order_statuses')
+    ->fields(array(
+      'order_status_id',
+      'title',
+      'state',
+      'weight',
+      'locked',
+    ));
+
+  $values = array(
+    'order_status_id' => 'admin_in_checkout',
+    'title' => $t('Admin - in checkout'),
+    'state' => 'in_checkout',
+    'weight' => -10,
+    'locked' => 1,
+  );
+  $query->values($values);
+  $query->execute();
+}
diff --git a/uc_order/views/uc_order_handler_filter_order_status.inc b/uc_order/views/uc_order_handler_filter_order_status.inc
index f2b82ab..0cb1f0f 100644
--- a/uc_order/views/uc_order_handler_filter_order_status.inc
+++ b/uc_order/views/uc_order_handler_filter_order_status.inc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class uc_order_handler_filter_order_status extends views_handler_filter_in_opera
    */
   function query() {
     if (is_array($this->value) && in_array('_active', $this->value)) {
-      $this->value = array_merge($this->value, array_values(uc_order_status_list('general', TRUE)));
+      $this->value = array_merge($this->value, array('admin_in_checkout'), array_values(uc_order_status_list('general', TRUE)));
     }
 
     parent::query();