diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/stagings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/stagings_controller.rb
index 714427ecf..bbf5b38a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards/stagings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/stagings_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ class Cards::StagingsController < ApplicationController
   include CardScoped
 
   def update
-    @card.change_stage_to @collection.workflow.stages.find(params[:stage_id])
+    stage = @collection.workflow.stages.find(params[:stage_id])
+
+    if @card.considering?
+      @card.engage
+    end
+
+    @card.change_stage_to(stage)
     render_card_replacement
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/card/engageable.rb b/app/models/card/engageable.rb
index 0a006fd79..ae0f795d7 100644
--- a/app/models/card/engageable.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/engageable.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ module Card::Engageable
       reopen
       engagement&.destroy
       activity_spike&.destroy
+      update!(stage: nil)
       touch_last_active_at
     end
   end
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ module Card::Engageable
         reopen
         engagement&.destroy
         create_engagement!(status:)
+        if status == "doing" && stage.blank?
+          update!(stage: collection.initial_workflow_stage)
+        end
       end
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/cards/_container.html.erb b/app/views/cards/_container.html.erb
index 09eb83d11..c131ace03 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/_container.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/_container.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <%= render "cards/container/title", card: card %>
             <%= render "cards/display/perma/steps", card: card %>
           </div>
-          <%= render "cards/stagings/stages", card: card if card.doing? %>
+          <%= render "cards/stagings/stages", card: card if card.open? %>
         </div>
 
         <footer class="card__footer full-width flex align-start gap">
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
index 771eedc91..41b430536 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <%= render "cards/display/preview/steps", card: card %>
         <%= icon_tag "attachment", class: "card__attachments-indicator translucent txt-x-small" if card.has_attachments? %>
 
-        <% if card.staged? && card.doing? %>
+        <% if card.staged? && card.open? %>
           <span class="btn justify-start workflow-stage workflow-stage--current txt-uppercase min-width max-width">
             <span class="overflow-ellipsis "><%= card.stage.name %></span>
           </span>