diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/services/status.py b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/services/status.py
index ce67978afd7..d22ee8bd937 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/services/status.py
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/services/status.py
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ class StatusService:
 
 		status = (
 			"In Process"
-			if flt(self.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing) > 0 or self.doc.skip_transfer
+			if flt(self.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing) > 0
+			or self.doc.skip_transfer
+			or self._has_transferred_material()
 			else "Not Started"
 		)
 		precision = frappe.get_precision("Work Order", "produced_qty")
@@ -141,6 +143,26 @@ class StatusService:
 			status = "Completed"
 		return status
 
+	def _has_transferred_material(self):
+		"""True if any raw material was transferred against this work order via a pick list
+		(these leave material_transferred_for_manufacturing at 0 via the min-fraction rule)."""
+		ste = frappe.qb.DocType("Stock Entry")
+		ste_child = frappe.qb.DocType("Stock Entry Detail")
+		qty = (
+			frappe.qb.from_(ste)
+			.inner_join(ste_child)
+			.on(ste_child.parent == ste.name)
+			.select(Sum(ste_child.transfer_qty))
+			.where(
+				(ste.work_order == self.doc.name)
+				& (ste.docstatus == 1)
+				& (ste.purpose == "Material Transfer for Manufacture")
+				& (ste.is_return == 0)
+				& (ste.pick_list.isnotnull())
+			)
+		).run()[0][0]
+		return flt(qty) > 0
+
 	def _is_partial_skip_transfer(self):
 		return bool(
 			self.doc.skip_transfer