diff --git a/docs/content/asset_modelling/locations/PRO__migrating_from_endpoints.md b/docs/content/asset_modelling/locations/PRO__migrating_from_endpoints.md
index 683f4b6a560..9da37cbeb87 100644
--- a/docs/content/asset_modelling/locations/PRO__migrating_from_endpoints.md
+++ b/docs/content/asset_modelling/locations/PRO__migrating_from_endpoints.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ A few things behave differently from the original Endpoint API:
 
 - **Single status instead of flags.** Locations have one status at a time. If your code relied on a Finding being *both* `mitigated=True` *and* `false_positive=True` simultaneously on an Endpoint_Status, that is no longer representable — the migration picks the highest-priority flag (the order shown in the table above).
 - **`endpoint` field on Endpoint_Status.** The legacy `endpoint` field is reconstructed by looking up the matching Asset Reference. In rare cases where a Finding's Asset no longer matches its Location's Asset references, this field may be null.
+- **`mitigated` returned a date before 3.2.400.** On releases before 3.2.400 the `mitigated` field of `/api/v2/endpoint_status/` returned the record's creation date instead of a boolean. Because a date string is truthy, `mitigated_time` and `mitigated_by` answered as though every status was mitigated. From 3.2.400 the field is a boolean that is true only when the Location status is `Mitigated`. If you poll for mitigated statuses, upgrade before you trust this field.
 - **Pagination and ordering.** Available ordering fields on the read-compat shim are `host`, `product`, `id`, and `active_finding_count`. If your client orders by another field, switch to one of these or move to the new Locations endpoints.
 
 ## Tags and Metadata
diff --git a/dojo/location/api/endpoint_compat.py b/dojo/location/api/endpoint_compat.py
index ccfc156a9bc..c31d6ceeda9 100644
--- a/dojo/location/api/endpoint_compat.py
+++ b/dojo/location/api/endpoint_compat.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def get_date(self, obj) -> datetime.date | None:
         return obj.created.date() if obj.created else None
 
     def get_mitigated(self, obj) -> bool | None:
-        return obj.created.date() if obj.created else None
+        return obj.status == FindingLocationStatus.Mitigated
 
     def get_mitigated_time(self, obj) -> datetime.datetime | None:
         return obj.audit_time if self.get_mitigated(obj) else None
diff --git a/unittests/test_endpoint_init_v3.py b/unittests/test_endpoint_init_v3.py
index be090b4eb8b..13cbf4d9747 100644
--- a/unittests/test_endpoint_init_v3.py
+++ b/unittests/test_endpoint_init_v3.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from openpyxl import load_workbook
+from parameterized import parameterized
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 from dojo.finding.helper import post_process_findings_batch
 from dojo.github.services import github_body
 from dojo.jira.helper import jira_description
+from dojo.location.api.endpoint_compat import V3EndpointStatusCompatibleSerializer
 from dojo.location.models import LocationFindingReference, LocationProductReference
 from dojo.location.status import FindingLocationStatus, ProductLocationStatus
 from dojo.models import (
@@ -335,3 +337,54 @@ def test_post_process_findings_batch_with_legacy_endpoints_under_v3(self):
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(Finding.objects.filter(id=tree.finding.id).exists())
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # endpoint_status compatibility serializer
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Regression: V3EndpointStatusCompatibleSerializer.get_mitigated returned obj.created.date()
+    # (a copy of get_date) instead of the Mitigated status, so every row reported a truthy date.
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        (FindingLocationStatus.Active, False),
+        (FindingLocationStatus.Mitigated, True),
+        (FindingLocationStatus.FalsePositive, False),
+        (FindingLocationStatus.RiskAccepted, False),
+        (FindingLocationStatus.OutOfScope, False),
+    ])
+    def test_endpoint_status_mitigated_is_a_bool_tracking_the_status(self, status, expected):
+        """``mitigated`` must be a bool that is True only for a Mitigated location."""
+        tree = self._make_tree(f"mit-{status.value}")
+        ref = self._add_location(tree, f"loc-{status.value.lower()}.example.com", status=status)
+
+        data = V3EndpointStatusCompatibleSerializer(ref).data
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            data["mitigated"], bool,
+            msg=f"expected a bool for status={status.value}, got {type(data['mitigated']).__name__} {data['mitigated']!r}",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            data["mitigated"], expected,
+            msg=f"expected mitigated={expected} for status={status.value}, got {data['mitigated']!r}",
+        )
+
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        (FindingLocationStatus.Active, False),
+        (FindingLocationStatus.Mitigated, True),
+    ])
+    def test_endpoint_status_mitigated_time_and_by_follow_mitigated(self, status, expected):
+        """``mitigated_time``/``mitigated_by`` branch on get_mitigated, so they must follow it."""
+        tree = self._make_tree(f"mitby-{status.value}")
+        ref = self._add_location(tree, f"loc-mitby-{status.value.lower()}.example.com", status=status)
+        ref.auditor = self.admin
+        ref.audit_time = timezone.now()
+        ref.save()
+
+        data = V3EndpointStatusCompatibleSerializer(ref).data
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            data["mitigated_time"] is not None, expected,
+            msg=f"expected mitigated_time set={expected} for status={status.value}, got {data['mitigated_time']!r}",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            data["mitigated_by"], self.admin.id if expected else None,
+            msg=f"expected mitigated_by set={expected} for status={status.value}, got {data['mitigated_by']!r}",
+        )