diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.test.tsx
index b8a2c767961d8..7a7d4f86228d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Ecs } from '../../../../../common/ecs';
 import { mockTimelines } from '../../../../common/mock/mock_timelines_plugin';
 
-const ecsRowData: Ecs = { _id: '1', agent: { type: ['blah'] } };
+const ecsRowData: Ecs = {
+  _id: '1',
+  agent: { type: ['blah'] },
+  kibana: {
+    alert: {
+      workflow_status: ['open'],
+      rule: {
+        uuid: ['testId'],
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
 
 const props = {
   ariaLabel:
@@ -47,9 +58,19 @@ jest.mock('../../../../common/lib/kibana', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+jest.mock(
+  '../../../../detections/containers/detection_engine/alerts/use_alerts_privileges',
+  () => ({
+    useAlertsPrivileges: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ hasIndexWrite: true, hasKibanaCRUD: true }),
+  })
+);
+
 const actionMenuButton = '[data-test-subj="timeline-context-menu-button"] button';
 const addToExistingCaseButton = '[data-test-subj="add-to-existing-case-action"]';
 const addToNewCaseButton = '[data-test-subj="add-to-new-case-action"]';
+const markAsOpenButton = '[data-test-subj="open-alert-status"]';
+const markAsAcknowledgedButton = '[data-test-subj="acknowledged-alert-status"]';
+const markAsClosedButton = '[data-test-subj="close-alert-status"]';
 
 describe('InvestigateInResolverAction', () => {
   test('it render AddToCase context menu item if timelineId === TimelineId.detectionsPage', () => {
@@ -98,4 +119,16 @@ describe('InvestigateInResolverAction', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find(addToExistingCaseButton).first().exists()).toEqual(false);
     expect(wrapper.find(addToNewCaseButton).first().exists()).toEqual(false);
   });
+
+  test('it renders the correct status action buttons', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(<AlertContextMenu {...props} timelineId={TimelineId.active} />, {
+      wrappingComponent: TestProviders,
+    });
+
+    wrapper.find(actionMenuButton).simulate('click');
+
+    expect(wrapper.find(markAsOpenButton).first().exists()).toEqual(false);
+    expect(wrapper.find(markAsAcknowledgedButton).first().exists()).toEqual(true);
+    expect(wrapper.find(markAsClosedButton).first().exists()).toEqual(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.tsx
index 0f8239ef0ecd1..974b500ddd2de 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/timeline_actions/alert_context_menu.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const AlertContextMenuComponent: React.FC<AlertContextMenuProps & PropsFromRedux
     ariaLabel: ATTACH_ALERT_TO_CASE_FOR_ROW({ ariaRowindex, columnValues }),
   });
 
-  const alertStatus = get(0, ecsRowData?.['kibana.alert.workflow_status']) as Status;
+  const alertStatus = get(0, ecsRowData?.kibana?.alert?.workflow_status) as Status | undefined;
 
   const isEvent = useMemo(() => indexOf(ecsRowData.event?.kind, 'event') !== -1, [ecsRowData]);