diff --git a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
index 688b0b7feb..dd213c526b 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ The following classes are currently supported.
 * `.ng-dirty`
 * `.ng-untouched`
 * `.ng-touched`
+* `.ng-submitted` (enclosing form element only)
 
 In the following example, the hero form uses the `.ng-valid` and `.ng-invalid` classes to
 set the color of each form control's border.
diff --git a/aio/content/guide/forms.md b/aio/content/guide/forms.md
index 4da2ceb83c..31905bd432 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/forms.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/forms.md
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ Angular sets special CSS classes on the control element to reflect the state, as
 
 </table>
 
+Additionally, Angular applies the `ng-submitted` class to `<form>` elements upon submission. This class does *not* apply to inner controls.
+
 You use these CSS classes to define the styles for your control based on its status.
 
 ### Observe control states
diff --git a/goldens/public-api/forms/forms.d.ts b/goldens/public-api/forms/forms.d.ts
index 34271f8e13..ed8a0ee336 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/forms/forms.d.ts
+++ b/goldens/public-api/forms/forms.d.ts
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export declare class RadioControlValueAccessor extends ɵangular_packages_forms_
     name: string;
     onChange: () => void;
     value: any;
-    constructor(renderer: Renderer2, elementRef: ElementRef, _registry: ɵangular_packages_forms_forms_q, _injector: Injector);
+    constructor(renderer: Renderer2, elementRef: ElementRef, _registry: ɵangular_packages_forms_forms_r, _injector: Injector);
     fireUncheck(value: any): void;
     ngOnDestroy(): void;
     ngOnInit(): void;
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_control_status.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_control_status.ts
index a032484823..02417f44a3 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_control_status.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_control_status.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {AbstractControlDirective} from './abstract_control_directive';
 import {ControlContainer} from './control_container';
 import {NgControl} from './ng_control';
 
-type AnyControlStatus = 'untouched'|'touched'|'pristine'|'dirty'|'valid'|'invalid'|'pending';
+type AnyControlStatus =
+    'untouched'|'touched'|'pristine'|'dirty'|'valid'|'invalid'|'pending'|'submitted';
 
 export class AbstractControlStatus {
   private _cd: AbstractControlDirective|null;
@@ -22,6 +23,17 @@ export class AbstractControlStatus {
   }
 
   is(status: AnyControlStatus): boolean {
+    // Currently with ViewEngine (in AOT mode) it's not possible to use private methods in host
+    // bindings.
+    // TODO: once ViewEngine is removed, this function should be refactored:
+    //  - make the `is` method `protected`, so it's not accessible publicly
+    //  - move the `submitted` status logic to the `NgControlStatusGroup` class
+    //    and make it `private` or `protected` too.
+    if (status === 'submitted') {
+      // We check for the `submitted` field from `NgForm` and `FormGroupDirective` classes, but
+      // we avoid instanceof checks to prevent non-tree-shakable references to those types.
+      return !!(this._cd as unknown as {submitted: boolean} | null)?.submitted;
+    }
     return !!this._cd?.control?.[status];
   }
 }
@@ -36,6 +48,17 @@ export const ngControlStatusHost = {
   '[class.ng-pending]': 'is("pending")',
 };
 
+export const ngGroupStatusHost = {
+  '[class.ng-untouched]': 'is("untouched")',
+  '[class.ng-touched]': 'is("touched")',
+  '[class.ng-pristine]': 'is("pristine")',
+  '[class.ng-dirty]': 'is("dirty")',
+  '[class.ng-valid]': 'is("valid")',
+  '[class.ng-invalid]': 'is("invalid")',
+  '[class.ng-pending]': 'is("pending")',
+  '[class.ng-submitted]': 'is("submitted")',
+};
+
 /**
  * @description
  * Directive automatically applied to Angular form controls that sets CSS classes
@@ -69,7 +92,8 @@ export class NgControlStatus extends AbstractControlStatus {
 /**
  * @description
  * Directive automatically applied to Angular form groups that sets CSS classes
- * based on control status (valid/invalid/dirty/etc).
+ * based on control status (valid/invalid/dirty/etc). On groups, this includes the additional
+ * class ng-submitted.
  *
  * @see `NgControlStatus`
  *
@@ -80,7 +104,7 @@ export class NgControlStatus extends AbstractControlStatus {
 @Directive({
   selector:
       '[formGroupName],[formArrayName],[ngModelGroup],[formGroup],form:not([ngNoForm]),[ngForm]',
-  host: ngControlStatusHost
+  host: ngGroupStatusHost
 })
 export class NgControlStatusGroup extends AbstractControlStatus {
   constructor(@Optional() @Self() cd: ControlContainer) {
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
index b75e4c3e13..7e42404d6c 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
       });
 
       it('should update nested form group model when UI changes', () => {
-        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp);
+        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp);
         fixture.componentInstance.form = new FormGroup(
             {'signin': new FormGroup({'login': new FormControl(), 'password': new FormControl()})});
         fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
       });
 
       it('should pick up dir validators from nested form groups', () => {
-        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
+        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
         const form = new FormGroup({
           'signin': new FormGroup({'login': new FormControl(''), 'password': new FormControl('')})
         });
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
       });
 
       it('should strip named controls that are not found', () => {
-        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
+        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
         const form = new FormGroup({
           'signin': new FormGroup({'login': new FormControl(''), 'password': new FormControl('')})
         });
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
         });
 
         it('should attach dirs to all child controls when group control changes', () => {
-          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
+          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp, LoginIsEmptyValidator);
           const form = new FormGroup({
             signin: new FormGroup(
                 {login: new FormControl('oldLogin'), password: new FormControl('oldPassword')})
@@ -1087,6 +1087,8 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+        const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+
         expect(sortedClassList(input)).toEqual(['ng-invalid', 'ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched']);
 
         dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
@@ -1099,6 +1101,19 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         expect(sortedClassList(input)).toEqual(['ng-dirty', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid']);
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
       });
 
       it('should work with formGroup', () => {
@@ -1122,6 +1137,126 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toEqual(['ng-dirty', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid']);
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+      });
+
+      it('should not assign `ng-submitted` class to elements with `formArrayName`', () => {
+        // Since element with the `formArrayName` can not represent top-level forms (can only be
+        // inside other elements), this test verifies that these elements never receive
+        // `ng-submitted` CSS class even when they are located inside submitted form.
+        const fixture = initTest(FormArrayComp);
+        const cityArray = new FormArray([new FormControl('SF'), new FormControl('NY')]);
+        const form = new FormGroup({cities: cityArray});
+        fixture.componentInstance.form = form;
+        fixture.componentInstance.cityArray = cityArray;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const [loginInput, passwordInput] =
+            fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('input')).map(el => el.nativeElement);
+        const arrEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div')).nativeElement;
+        const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+
+        expect(passwordInput).toBeDefined();
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+      });
+
+      it('should apply submitted status with nested formArrayName', () => {
+        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormArrayNameComp);
+        const ic = new FormControl('foo');
+        const arr = new FormArray([ic]);
+        const form = new FormGroup({arr});
+        fixture.componentInstance.form = form;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+        const arrEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div')).nativeElement;
+        const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(arrEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+      });
+
+      it('should apply submitted status with nested formGroupName', () => {
+        const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp);
+        const loginControl =
+            new FormControl('', {validators: Validators.required, updateOn: 'change'});
+        const passwordControl = new FormControl('', Validators.required);
+        const formGroup = new FormGroup(
+            {signin: new FormGroup({login: loginControl, password: passwordControl})},
+            {updateOn: 'blur'});
+        fixture.componentInstance.form = formGroup;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const [loginInput, passwordInput] =
+            fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('input')).map(el => el.nativeElement);
+
+        const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+        const groupEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div')).nativeElement;
+        loginInput.value = 'Nancy';
+        // Input and blur events, as in a real interaction, cause the form to be touched and
+        // dirtied.
+        dispatchEvent(loginInput, 'input');
+        dispatchEvent(loginInput, 'blur');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(groupEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(groupEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+        dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(sortedClassList(loginInput)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(groupEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
       });
     });
 
@@ -1501,7 +1636,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
 
 
         it('should allow child control updateOn blur to override group updateOn', () => {
-          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp);
+          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp);
           const loginControl =
               new FormControl('', {validators: Validators.required, updateOn: 'change'});
           const passwordControl = new FormControl('', Validators.required);
@@ -1810,7 +1945,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
           const validatorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('validator');
           const groupValidatorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('groupValidatorSpy');
 
-          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp);
+          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp);
           const formGroup = new FormGroup({
             signin: new FormGroup({login: new FormControl(), password: new FormControl()}),
             email: new FormControl('', {updateOn: 'submit'})
@@ -1907,7 +2042,7 @@ const ValueAccessorB = createControlValueAccessor('[cva-b]');
         });
 
         it('should allow child control updateOn submit to override group updateOn', () => {
-          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupComp);
+          const fixture = initTest(NestedFormGroupNameComp);
           const loginControl =
               new FormControl('', {validators: Validators.required, updateOn: 'change'});
           const passwordControl = new FormControl('', Validators.required);
@@ -4807,7 +4942,7 @@ class FormGroupComp {
 }
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'nested-form-group-comp',
+  selector: 'nested-form-group-name-comp',
   template: `
     <form [formGroup]="form">
       <div formGroupName="signin" login-is-empty-validator>
@@ -4817,7 +4952,7 @@ class FormGroupComp {
       <input *ngIf="form.contains('email')" formControlName="email">
     </form>`
 })
-class NestedFormGroupComp {
+class NestedFormGroupNameComp {
   // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
   form!: FormGroup;
 }
@@ -4840,6 +4975,20 @@ class FormArrayComp {
   cityArray!: FormArray;
 }
 
+@Component({
+  selector: 'nested-form-array-name-comp',
+  template: `
+    <form [formGroup]="form">
+      <div formArrayName="arr">
+        <input formControlName="0">
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  `
+})
+class NestedFormArrayNameComp {
+  form!: FormGroup;
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'form-array-nested-group',
   template: `
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
index 8270270ceb..f31adfbb23 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,21 @@ import {NgModelCustomComp, NgModelCustomWrapper} from './value_accessor_integrat
              dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
              fixture.detectChanges();
              expect(sortedClassList(input)).toEqual(['ng-dirty', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid']);
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toEqual([
+               'ng-dirty', 'ng-submitted', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid'
+             ]);
+             expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+             expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
            });
          }));
 
@@ -244,9 +259,52 @@ import {NgModelCustomComp, NgModelCustomWrapper} from './value_accessor_integrat
 
              expect(sortedClassList(modelGroup)).toEqual(['ng-dirty', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid']);
              expect(sortedClassList(form)).toEqual(['ng-dirty', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid']);
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(sortedClassList(formEl)).toEqual([
+               'ng-dirty', 'ng-submitted', 'ng-touched', 'ng-valid'
+             ]);
            });
          }));
 
+      it('should set status classes involving nested FormGroups', () => {
+        const fixture = initTest(NgModelNestedForm);
+        fixture.componentInstance.first = '';
+        fixture.componentInstance.other = '';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+        const modelGroup = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[ngModelGroup]')).nativeElement;
+        const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+
+        fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          expect(sortedClassList(modelGroup)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+
+          expect(sortedClassList(form)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+
+          const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+          dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(sortedClassList(modelGroup)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+          expect(sortedClassList(form)).toEqual([
+            'ng-pristine', 'ng-submitted', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid'
+          ]);
+          expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+
+          dispatchEvent(formEl, 'reset');
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(sortedClassList(modelGroup)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+          expect(sortedClassList(form)).toEqual(['ng-pristine', 'ng-untouched', 'ng-valid']);
+          expect(sortedClassList(input)).not.toContain('ng-submitted');
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should not create a template-driven form when ngNoForm is used', () => {
         const fixture = initTest(NgNoFormComp);
         fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -2367,6 +2425,24 @@ class NgModelNgIfForm {
   email!: string;
 }
 
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ng-model-nested',
+  template: `
+    <form>
+      <div ngModelGroup="contact-info">
+        <input name="first" [(ngModel)]="first">
+        <div ngModelGroup="other-names">
+          <input name="other-names" [(ngModel)]="other">
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  `
+})
+class NgModelNestedForm {
+  first!: string;
+  other!: string;
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'ng-no-form',
   template: `