diff --git a/src/w3c/defaults.js b/src/w3c/defaults.js
index 6fc94a79f7..9f252f43ff 100644
--- a/src/w3c/defaults.js
+++ b/src/w3c/defaults.js
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ function validateStatusForGroup(conf) {
     case "other":
       if (
         group === "tag" &&
-        ![...trStatus, ...tagStatus].includes(specStatus)
+        !["ED", ...trStatus, ...tagStatus].includes(specStatus)
       ) {
         const msg = docLink`The W3C Technical Architecture Group's documents can't use \`"${specStatus}"\` for the ${"[specStatus]"} configuration option.`;
-        const supportedStatus = codedJoinOr([...trStatus, ...tagStatus], {
+        const supportedStatus = codedJoinOr(["ED", ...trStatus, ...tagStatus], {
           quotes: true,
         });
         const hint = `Please use one of: ${supportedStatus}. Automatically falling back to \`"unofficial"\`.`;
diff --git a/tests/spec/w3c/defaults-spec.js b/tests/spec/w3c/defaults-spec.js
index 27e0e8f47f..7934b7e201 100644
--- a/tests/spec/w3c/defaults-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/w3c/defaults-spec.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe("W3C — Defaults", () => {
   });
 
   it("allows W3C TAG to show logos", async () => {
-    for (const specStatus of tagStatus) {
+    for (const specStatus of [...tagStatus, "ED"]) {
       const ops = makeStandardOps({
         specStatus,
         group: "tag",