diff --git a/provision-lms.sh b/provision-lms.sh
index 184be24125..de257f2004 100755
--- a/provision-lms.sh
+++ b/provision-lms.sh
@@ -88,5 +88,8 @@ done
 # Provision a retirement service account user
 ./provision-retirement-user.sh retirement retirement_service_worker
 
+# Provision the default retirement states
+./provision-retirement-states.sh
+
 # Add demo program
 ./programs/provision.sh lms
diff --git a/provision-retirement-states.sh b/provision-retirement-states.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5322476ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provision-retirement-states.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#This script depends on the LMS being up!
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+. scripts/colors.sh
+set -x
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Creating retirement states...${NC}"
+docker compose exec -T lms  bash -e -c 'source /edx/app/edxapp/edxapp_env && python /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/manage.py lms --settings=devstack_docker populate_retirement_states'