diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.6/01-remove-comped-status.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.6/01-remove-comped-status.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d8543305e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.6/01-remove-comped-status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const logging = require('../../../../../shared/logging');
+const {createTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils.js');
+
+module.exports = createTransactionalMigration(
+    async function up(knex) {
+        logging.info('Updating all member "comped" statuses to "paid"');
+        await knex('members')
+            .update('status', 'paid')
+            .where('status', 'comped');
+    },
+    async function down(knex) {
+        const compedMemberIds = (await knex('members')
+            .select('members.id')
+            .innerJoin(
+                'members_stripe_customers',
+                'members.id',
+                'members_stripe_customers.member_id'
+            ).innerJoin(
+                'members_stripe_customers_subscriptions',
+                function () {
+                    this.on(
+                        'members_stripe_customers.customer_id',
+                        'members_stripe_customers_subscriptions.customer_id'
+                    ).onIn(
+                        'members_stripe_customers_subscriptions.status',
+                        ['active', 'trialing', 'past_due', 'unpaid']
+                    );
+                }
+            ).where(
+                'members_stripe_customers_subscriptions.plan_nickname',
+                '=',
+                'Complimentary'
+            )).map(({id}) => id);
+
+        if (compedMemberIds.length === 0) {
+            logging.info('No Members found with Complimentary subscriptions');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        logging.info(`Updating ${compedMemberIds.length} Members status from 'paid' -> 'comped'`);
+
+        await knex('members')
+            .update('status', 'comped')
+            .whereIn('id', compedMemberIds);
+    }
+);
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
index 979577a81e..7c22553450 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ module.exports = {
         email: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: false, unique: true, validations: {isEmail: true}},
         status: {
             type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'free', validations: {
-                isIn: [['free', 'paid', 'comped']]
+                isIn: [['free', 'paid']]
             }
         },
         name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 191, nullable: true},
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@ module.exports = {
         member_id: {type: 'string', maxlength: 24, nullable: false, references: 'members.id', cascadeDelete: true},
         from_status: {
             type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true, validations: {
-                isIn: [['free', 'paid', 'comped']]
+                isIn: [['free', 'paid']]
             }
         },
         to_status: {
             type: 'string', maxlength: 50, nullable: true, validations: {
-                isIn: [['free', 'paid', 'comped']]
+                isIn: [['free', 'paid']]
             }
         },
         created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false}
diff --git a/core/server/models/member-status-event.js b/core/server/models/member-status-event.js
index b0e04d8c4e..994a6db669 100644
--- a/core/server/models/member-status-event.js
+++ b/core/server/models/member-status-event.js
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@ const MemberStatusEvent = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             return qb.clear('select')
                 .select(knex.raw('DATE(created_at) as date'))
                 .select(knex.raw(`SUM(
-                    CASE WHEN to_status='paid' THEN 1
-                    WHEN from_status='paid' THEN -1
-                    ELSE 0 END
+                    CASE WHEN to_status IN ('paid', 'comped') THEN 1
+                    WHEN from_status IN ('paid', 'comped') THEN -1
+                    ELSE 0
+                    END
                 ) as paid_delta`))
-                .select(knex.raw(`SUM(
-                    CASE WHEN to_status='comped' THEN 1
-                    WHEN from_status='comped' THEN -1
-                    ELSE 0 END
-                ) as comped_delta`))
+                .select(knex.raw(`0 as comped_delta`))
                 .select(knex.raw(`SUM(
                     CASE WHEN to_status='free' THEN 1
                     WHEN from_status='free' THEN -1
diff --git a/test/api-acceptance/admin/members_spec.js b/test/api-acceptance/admin/members_spec.js
index d1f6817c5d..7b3977f8c8 100644
--- a/test/api-acceptance/admin/members_spec.js
+++ b/test/api-acceptance/admin/members_spec.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('Members API', function () {
         const jsonResponse = res.body;
         should.exist(jsonResponse);
         should.exist(jsonResponse.members);
-        jsonResponse.members.should.have.length(4);
+        jsonResponse.members.should.have.length(5);
         jsonResponse.members[0].email.should.equal('paid@test.com');
         jsonResponse.members[1].email.should.equal('trialing@test.com');
         localUtils.API.checkResponse(jsonResponse, 'members');
diff --git a/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js b/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
index b555814504..b71be0352b 100644
--- a/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
+++ b/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ DataGenerator.Content = {
             email: 'comped@test.com',
             name: 'Vinz Clortho',
             uuid: 'f6f91461-d7d8-4a3f-aa5d-8e582c40b344',
-            status: 'comped'
+            status: 'paid'
         },
         {
             id: ObjectId().toHexString(),