diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
index 5645f3c3323ad..28dcae889ee18 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
@@ -57,24 +57,9 @@
 $workflow_featured = false;
 
 if ($workflow_enabled) :
-// @todo move the script to a file
-    $js = <<<JS
-(function() {
-	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-	  var elements = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.article-status'));
-
-	  elements.forEach(function (element) {
-		element.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
-			event.stopPropagation();
-		});
-	  });
-	});
-})();
-JS;
-
     $wa->getRegistry()->addExtensionRegistryFile('com_workflow');
     $wa->useScript('com_workflow.admin-items-workflow-buttons')
-    ->addInlineScript($js, [], ['type' => 'module']);
+    ->useScript('com_content.articles-status');
 
     $workflow_state    = Factory::getApplication()->bootComponent('com_content')->isFunctionalityUsed('core.state', 'com_content.article');
     $workflow_featured = Factory::getApplication()->bootComponent('com_content')->isFunctionalityUsed('core.featured', 'com_content.article');
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/featured/default.php b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/featured/default.php
index d0f9714e2494b..8aff2eb661e2c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/featured/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/featured/default.php
@@ -58,24 +58,9 @@
 $workflow_featured = false;
 
 if ($workflow_enabled) :
-// @todo move the script to a file
-    $js = <<<JS
-(function() {
-	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-	  var elements = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.article-status'));
-
-	  elements.forEach(function (element) {
-		element.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
-			event.stopPropagation();
-		});
-	  });
-	});
-})();
-JS;
-
     $wa->getRegistry()->addExtensionRegistryFile('com_workflow');
     $wa->useScript('com_workflow.admin-items-workflow-buttons')
-    ->addInlineScript($js, [], ['type' => 'module']);
+    ->useScript('com_content.articles-status');
 
     $workflow_state    = Factory::getApplication()->bootComponent('com_content')->isFunctionalityUsed('core.state', 'com_content.article');
     $workflow_featured = Factory::getApplication()->bootComponent('com_content')->isFunctionalityUsed('core.featured', 'com_content.article');
diff --git a/build/media_source/com_content/joomla.asset.json b/build/media_source/com_content/joomla.asset.json
index af995ea1c937f..695bcab967809 100644
--- a/build/media_source/com_content/joomla.asset.json
+++ b/build/media_source/com_content/joomla.asset.json
@@ -166,6 +166,29 @@
       "attributes": {
         "type": "module"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com_content.articles-status.es5",
+      "type": "script",
+      "uri": "com_content/articles-status-es5.min.js",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "core"
+      ],
+      "attributes": {
+        "nomodule": true,
+        "defer": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com_content.articles-status",
+      "type": "script",
+      "uri": "com_content/articles-status.min.js",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "com_content.articles-status.es5"
+      ],
+      "attributes": {
+        "type": "module"
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/build/media_source/com_content/js/articles-status.es6.js b/build/media_source/com_content/js/articles-status.es6.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..61d836fb47798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/media_source/com_content/js/articles-status.es6.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @copyright  (C) 2022 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    const elements = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.article-status'));
+
+    elements.forEach((element) => {
+      element.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}());