diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/views/analytic.py b/apiserver/plane/api/views/analytic.py
index a096c2700..e537af84a 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/views/analytic.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/views/analytic.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.db.models import (
     Count,
     Sum,
     F,
+    Q
 )
 from django.db.models.functions import ExtractMonth
 
@@ -59,10 +60,11 @@ class AnalyticsEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
 
                 colors = (
                     State.objects.filter(
+                        ~Q(name="Triage"),
                         workspace__slug=slug, project_id__in=filters.get("project__in")
                     ).values(key, "color")
                     if filters.get("project__in", False)
-                    else State.objects.filter(workspace__slug=slug).values(key, "color")
+                    else State.objects.filter(~Q(name="Triage"), workspace__slug=slug).values(key, "color")
                 )
 
             if x_axis in ["labels__name"] or segment in ["labels__name"]:
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/views/importer.py b/apiserver/plane/api/views/importer.py
index e045a2ec1..28d490740 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/views/importer.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/views/importer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 
 # Django imports
-from django.db.models import Max
+from django.db.models import Max, Q
 
 # Module imports
 from plane.api.views import BaseAPIView
@@ -309,11 +309,13 @@ class BulkImportIssuesEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
 
             # Get the default state
             default_state = State.objects.filter(
-                project_id=project_id, default=True
+                ~Q(name="Triage"), project_id=project_id, default=True
             ).first()
             # if there is no default state assign any random state
             if default_state is None:
-                default_state = State.objects.filter(project_id=project_id).first()
+                default_state = State.objects.filter(
+                    ~Q(name="Triage"), sproject_id=project_id
+                ).first()
 
             # Get the maximum sequence_id
             last_id = IssueSequence.objects.filter(project_id=project_id).aggregate(
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py b/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
index 35583fea2..fa7d9d6ec 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class SubIssuesEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
             )
 
             state_distribution = (
-                State.objects.filter(workspace__slug=slug, project_id=project_id)
+                State.objects.filter(~Q(name="Triage"), workspace__slug=slug, project_id=project_id)
                 .annotate(
                     state_count=Count(
                         "state_issue",
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/views/state.py b/apiserver/plane/api/views/state.py
index 29cba7a74..4fe0c8260 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/views/state.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/views/state.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ from itertools import groupby
 
 # Django imports
 from django.db import IntegrityError
+from django.db.models import Q
 
 # Third party imports
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status
 from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 
-
 # Module imports
 from . import BaseViewSet, BaseAPIView
 from plane.api.serializers import StateSerializer
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class StateViewSet(BaseViewSet):
             .filter(workspace__slug=self.kwargs.get("slug"))
             .filter(project_id=self.kwargs.get("project_id"))
             .filter(project__project_projectmember__member=self.request.user)
+            .filter(~Q(name="Triage"))
             .select_related("project")
             .select_related("workspace")
             .distinct()
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ class StateViewSet(BaseViewSet):
     def destroy(self, request, slug, project_id, pk):
         try:
             state = State.objects.get(
-                pk=pk, project_id=project_id, workspace__slug=slug
+                ~Q(name="Triage"),
+                pk=pk, project_id=project_id, workspace__slug=slug,
             )
 
             if state.default:
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/db/models/issue.py b/apiserver/plane/db/models/issue.py
index 7efe86d46..1ecad6424 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/db/models/issue.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/db/models/issue.py
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ class Issue(ProjectBaseModel):
                 from plane.db.models import State
 
                 default_state = State.objects.filter(
-                    project=self.project, default=True
+                    ~models.Q(name="Triage"), project=self.project, default=True
                 ).first()
                 # if there is no default state assign any random state
                 if default_state is None:
-                    random_state = State.objects.filter(project=self.project).first()
+                    random_state = State.objects.filter(
+                        ~models.Q(name="Triage"), project=self.project
+                    ).first()
                     self.state = random_state
                     if random_state.group == "started":
                         self.start_date = timezone.now().date()