diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
index 206c60a159d04f..1de48094ca8952 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const postTypeEntity = {
 	slug: 'post',
 	rest_base: 'posts',
 	labels: {
+		item_drafted: 'Draft saved as post type label.',
 		item_updated: 'Updated Post',
 		item_published: 'Post published',
 		item_reverted_to_draft: 'Post reverted to draft.',
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ describe( 'Post actions', () => {
 			expect( notices ).toMatchObject( [
 				{
 					status: 'success',
-					content: 'Draft saved.',
+					content: 'Draft saved as post type label.',
 				},
 			] );
 		} );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js
index 92e68f4f8bdb3d..5d3658c6ff8a6b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { __, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export function getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess( data ) {
 		shouldShowLink = false;
 	} else if ( ! isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
 		// If saving a non-published post, don't show notice.
-		noticeMessage = __( 'Draft saved.' );
+		noticeMessage =
+			postType.labels.item_drafted ||
+			_x( 'Draft saved.', 'post saved in draft status' );
 		isDraft = true;
 	} else if ( isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
 		// If undoing publish status, show specific notice.
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js
index dddbd0c18222e5..4ac09c91bd581f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 describe( 'getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess()', () => {
 	const postType = {
 		labels: {
+			item_drafted: 'drafted',
 			item_reverted_to_draft: 'draft',
 			item_published: 'publish',
 			item_published_privately: 'private',
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ describe( 'getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess()', () => {
 		[
 			'when previous post is not published and post will not be published',
 			[ 'draft', 'draft', false ],
-			[ 'Draft saved.', defaultExpectedAction ],
+			[ 'drafted', defaultExpectedAction ],
 		],
 		[
 			'when previous post is published and post will be unpublished',