diff --git a/tasks/mantis.yml b/tasks/mantis.yml
index ee722ec..64a9ca7 100644
--- a/tasks/mantis.yml
+++ b/tasks/mantis.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@
     group: apache
     mode: '0640'
 
+- name: Configure custom strings
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "var/www/mantis/config/{{ item }}.j2"
+    dest: "/var/www/mantisbt-{{ mantis_version }}/config/{{ item }}"
+    owner: apache
+    group: apache
+    mode: '0644'
+  with_items:
+    - "custom_constants_inc.php"
+    - "custom_strings_inc.php"
+
 - name: Deploy plugins from Mantis GitHub
   git:
     repo: "https://github.com/mantisbt-plugins/{{ item }}.git"
diff --git a/templates/var/www/mantis/config/config_inc.php.j2 b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/config_inc.php.j2
index a653d09..3c1ef0f 100644
--- a/templates/var/www/mantis/config/config_inc.php.j2
+++ b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/config_inc.php.j2
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ $g_enable_email_notification = ON;
 
 # Cookie problems
 $g_allow_permanent_cookie = OFF;
+$g_status_enum_string = '10:new,20:feedback,25:needinfo,30:acknowledged,40:confirmed,50:assigned,80:resolved,90:closed';
+$g_status_colors['needinfo'] = '#797ee8';
diff --git a/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_constants_inc.php.j2 b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_constants_inc.php.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc081c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_constants_inc.php.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+        # Custom status codes
+        define( 'NEEDINFO', 25 );
diff --git a/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_strings_inc.php.j2 b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_strings_inc.php.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d123d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/var/www/mantis/config/custom_strings_inc.php.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+switch( $g_active_language ) {
+        default: # english
+                $s_status_enum_string = '10:new,20:feedback,25:needinfo,30:acknowledged,40:confirmed,50:assigned,60:testing,80:resolved,90:closed';
+
+                $s_testing_bug_title = 'Mark issue as Need Information';
+                $s_testing_bug_button = 'Need Information';
+
+                $s_email_notification_title_for_status_bug_testing = 'The following issue has been set to NEEDINFO';
+                break;
+}