diff --git a/cmd/subscribers.go b/cmd/subscribers.go
index add2e62..7be8dc1 100644
--- a/cmd/subscribers.go
+++ b/cmd/subscribers.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type subQueryReq struct {
 	TargetListIDs pq.Int64Array `json:"target_list_ids"`
 	SubscriberIDs pq.Int64Array `json:"ids"`
 	Action        string        `json:"action"`
+	Status        string        `json:"status"`
 }
 
 type subsWrap struct {
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ func handleManageSubscriberLists(c echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	switch req.Action {
 	case "add":
-		_, err = app.queries.AddSubscribersToLists.Exec(IDs, req.TargetListIDs)
+		_, err = app.queries.AddSubscribersToLists.Exec(IDs, req.TargetListIDs, req.Status)
 	case "remove":
 		_, err = app.queries.DeleteSubscriptions.Exec(IDs, req.TargetListIDs)
 	case "unsubscribe":
diff --git a/queries.sql b/queries.sql
index bc5f197..f5245d1 100644
--- a/queries.sql
+++ b/queries.sql
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ UPDATE subscriber_lists SET status='unsubscribed', updated_at=NOW()
     WHERE subscriber_id = ANY($1::INT[]);
 
 -- name: add-subscribers-to-lists
-INSERT INTO subscriber_lists (subscriber_id, list_id)
-    (SELECT a, b FROM UNNEST($1::INT[]) a, UNNEST($2::INT[]) b)
-    ON CONFLICT (subscriber_id, list_id) DO NOTHING;
+INSERT INTO subscriber_lists (subscriber_id, list_id, status)
+    (SELECT a, b, (CASE WHEN $3 != '' THEN $3::subscription_status ELSE 'unconfirmed' END) FROM UNNEST($1::INT[]) a, UNNEST($2::INT[]) b)
+    ON CONFLICT (subscriber_id, list_id) DO UPDATE SET status=(CASE WHEN $3 != '' THEN $3::subscription_status ELSE subscriber_lists.status END);
 
 -- name: delete-subscriptions
 DELETE FROM subscriber_lists