diff --git a/packages/notices/src/store/actions.js b/packages/notices/src/store/actions.js
index 4777ccfcc90f8..6d62e7fbda219 100644
--- a/packages/notices/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/packages/notices/src/store/actions.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isPlainObject, uniqueId } from 'lodash';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT } from './constants';
+import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_STATUS } from './constants';
 
 /**
  * Yields action objects used in signalling that a notice is to be created.
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT } from './constants';
  * @param {?Array<WPNoticeAction>} options.actions       User actions to be
  *                                                       presented with notice.
  */
-export function* createNotice( statusOrNotice = 'info', content, options = {} ) {
+export function* createNotice( statusOrNotice = DEFAULT_STATUS, content, options = {} ) {
 	let status;
 
 	if ( isPlainObject( statusOrNotice ) ) {
 		// Support overloaded form `createNotice( notice: WPNotice )`.
 		options = statusOrNotice;
-		( { status = 'info', content } = options );
+		( { status = DEFAULT_STATUS, content } = options );
 	} else {
 		// Else consider the first argument the status type string.
 		status = statusOrNotice;
diff --git a/packages/notices/src/store/constants.js b/packages/notices/src/store/constants.js
index 4c6ded8a4a308..2949bde0577db 100644
--- a/packages/notices/src/store/constants.js
+++ b/packages/notices/src/store/constants.js
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@
  * @type {string}
  */
 export const DEFAULT_CONTEXT = 'global';
+
+/**
+ * Default notice status.
+ *
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_STATUS = 'info';
diff --git a/packages/notices/src/store/test/actions.js b/packages/notices/src/store/test/actions.js
index 416db7b30a460..40cc1d5929ede 100644
--- a/packages/notices/src/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/packages/notices/src/store/test/actions.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 	createWarningNotice,
 	removeNotice,
 } from '../actions';
-import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT } from '../constants';
+import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_STATUS } from '../constants';
 
 describe( 'actions', () => {
 	describe( 'createNotice', () => {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				context: DEFAULT_CONTEXT,
 				notice: {
 					id,
-					status: 'info',
+					status: DEFAULT_STATUS,
 					content,
 					isDismissible: false,
 					actions: [],
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				type: 'CREATE_NOTICE',
 				context: DEFAULT_CONTEXT,
 				notice: {
-					status: 'info',
+					status: DEFAULT_STATUS,
 					content,
 					isDismissible: true,
 					id: expect.any( String ),