diff --git a/plane-src/apps/api/plane/app/views/workspace/invite.py b/plane-src/apps/api/plane/app/views/workspace/invite.py
index ad09c73..815ca78 100644
--- a/plane-src/apps/api/plane/app/views/workspace/invite.py
+++ b/plane-src/apps/api/plane/app/views/workspace/invite.py
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ from plane.utils.workspace_bans import is_workspace_member_currently_banned, rel
 from .. import BaseViewSet
 
 
+NODEDC_ACCEPTABLE_WORKSPACE_INVITE_APPROVAL_STATUSES = (
+    WorkspaceMemberInvite.NODEDC_APPROVAL_NOT_REQUIRED,
+    WorkspaceMemberInvite.NODEDC_APPROVAL_APPROVED,
+)
+
+
 class WorkspaceInvitationsViewset(BaseViewSet):
     """Endpoint for creating, listing and  deleting workspaces"""
 
@@ -156,9 +162,17 @@ class WorkspaceInvitationsViewset(BaseViewSet):
                     approval_response = request_nodedc_workspace_invite_approval(request, workspace, invitation)
                     approval_request = approval_response.get("taskerInviteRequest") if isinstance(approval_response, dict) else None
                     approval_request_id = approval_request.get("id") if isinstance(approval_request, dict) else None
+                    approval_request_status = approval_request.get("status") if isinstance(approval_request, dict) else None
+                    update_fields = ["updated_at"]
                     if approval_request_id:
                         invitation.nodedc_approval_request_id = approval_request_id
-                        invitation.save(update_fields=["nodedc_approval_request_id", "updated_at"])
+                        update_fields.append("nodedc_approval_request_id")
+                    if approval_request_status == "approved":
+                        invitation.nodedc_approval_status = WorkspaceMemberInvite.NODEDC_APPROVAL_APPROVED
+                        invitation.nodedc_approval_decided_at = timezone.now()
+                        update_fields.extend(["nodedc_approval_status", "nodedc_approval_decided_at"])
+                    if len(update_fields) > 1:
+                        invitation.save(update_fields=update_fields)
                     approved_requests.append(approval_request_id)
                     invited_user = User.objects.filter(email__iexact=invitation.email, is_bot=False).first()
                     publish_nodedc_workspace_event_on_commit(
@@ -423,7 +437,13 @@ class UserWorkspaceInvitationsViewSet(BaseViewSet):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.filter_queryset(
-            super().get_queryset().filter(email=self.request.user.email).select_related("workspace")
+            super()
+            .get_queryset()
+            .filter(
+                email=self.request.user.email,
+                nodedc_approval_status__in=NODEDC_ACCEPTABLE_WORKSPACE_INVITE_APPROVAL_STATUSES,
+            )
+            .select_related("workspace")
         )
 
     @invalidate_cache(path="/api/workspaces/", user=False)
@@ -431,9 +451,17 @@ class UserWorkspaceInvitationsViewSet(BaseViewSet):
     def create(self, request):
         invitations = request.data.get("invitations", [])
         workspace_invitations = WorkspaceMemberInvite.objects.filter(
-            pk__in=invitations, email=request.user.email
+            pk__in=invitations,
+            email=request.user.email,
+            nodedc_approval_status__in=NODEDC_ACCEPTABLE_WORKSPACE_INVITE_APPROVAL_STATUSES,
         ).order_by("-created_at")
 
+        if len(set(invitations)) != workspace_invitations.count():
+            return Response(
+                {"error": "NODE.DC has not approved one or more workspace invitations yet"},
+                status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            )
+
         # If the user is already a member of workspace and was deactivated then activate the user
         accepted_notifications = []
         for invitation in workspace_invitations: