diff --git a/internal/domain/device_auth.go b/internal/domain/device_auth.go
index 79f30250f0..da076663aa 100644
--- a/internal/domain/device_auth.go
+++ b/internal/domain/device_auth.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package domain
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore/v1/models"
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ func (s DeviceAuthState) Denied() bool {
 	return s >= DeviceAuthStateDenied
 }
 
+func (s DeviceAuthState) GoString() string {
+	return strconv.Itoa(int(s))
+}
+
 // DeviceAuthCanceled is a subset of DeviceAuthState, allowed to
 // be used in the deviceauth.CanceledEvent.
 // The string type is used to make the eventstore more readable