diff --git a/backend/src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity.ts b/backend/src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity.ts
index fdf13aa9..907c0199 100644
--- a/backend/src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@ import { Entity, Enum, ManyToOne } from '@mikro-orm/core';
 import { Student } from '../users/student.entity.js';
 import { Class } from './class.entity.js';
 import { ClassJoinRequestRepository } from '../../data/classes/class-join-request-repository.js';
-
-export enum ClassJoinRequestStatus {
-    Open = 'open',
-    Accepted = 'accepted',
-    Declined = 'declined',
-}
+import { ClassJoinRequestStatus } from '@dwengo-1/common/util/class-join-request';
 
 @Entity({
     repository: () => ClassJoinRequestRepository,
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata.ts b/backend/tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata.ts
index 632fd392..becee15c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { EntityManager } from '@mikro-orm/core';
-import { ClassJoinRequest, ClassJoinRequestStatus } from '../../../src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity';
+import { ClassJoinRequest } from '../../../src/entities/classes/class-join-request.entity';
 import { Student } from '../../../src/entities/users/student.entity';
 import { Class } from '../../../src/entities/classes/class.entity';
 
diff --git a/common/src/util/class-join-request.ts b/common/src/util/class-join-request.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f9410f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/util/class-join-request.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export enum ClassJoinRequestStatus {
+    Open = 'open',
+    Accepted = 'accepted',
+    Declined = 'declined',
+}