diff --git a/doc/articles/scripts.md b/doc/articles/scripts.md
index 7e6f9f41b..be777aa08 100644
--- a/doc/articles/scripts.md
+++ b/doc/articles/scripts.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Composer fires the following named events during its execution process:
 - **post-install-cmd**: occurs after the `install` command is executed.
 - **pre-update-cmd**: occurs before the `update` command is executed.
 - **post-update-cmd**: occurs after the `update` command is executed.
+- **pre-status-cmd**: occurs before the `status` command is executed.
+- **post-status-cmd**: occurs after the `status` command is executed.
 - **pre-package-install**: occurs before a package is installed.
 - **post-package-install**: occurs after a package is installed.
 - **pre-package-update**: occurs before a package is updated.
diff --git a/res/composer-schema.json b/res/composer-schema.json
index 343b1bf9f..328794ef8 100644
--- a/res/composer-schema.json
+++ b/res/composer-schema.json
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
                     "description": "Occurs after the update command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
+                "pre-status-cmd": {
+                    "type": ["array", "string"],
+                    "description": "Occurs before the status command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
+                },
+                "post-status-cmd": {
+                    "type": ["array", "string"],
+                    "description": "Occurs after the status command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
+                },
                 "pre-package-install": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
                     "description": "Occurs before a package is installed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
index e504ce527..c4a3a3563 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ EOT
             ScriptEvents::POST_INSTALL_CMD,
             ScriptEvents::PRE_UPDATE_CMD,
             ScriptEvents::POST_UPDATE_CMD,
+            ScriptEvents::PRE_STATUS_CMD,
+            ScriptEvents::POST_STATUS_CMD,
         ))) {
             if (defined('Composer\Script\ScriptEvents::'.str_replace('-', '_', strtoupper($script)))) {
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Script "%s" cannot be run with this command', $script));
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/StatusCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/StatusCommand.php
index 4eaddda5c..5151d734b 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/StatusCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/StatusCommand.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Composer\Downloader\ChangeReportInterface;
 use Composer\Downloader\VcsDownloader;
+use Composer\Script\ScriptEvents;
 
 /**
  * @author Tiago Ribeiro <tiago.ribeiro@seegno.com>
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ EOT
         $dm = $composer->getDownloadManager();
         $im = $composer->getInstallationManager();
 
+        // Dispatch pre-status-command
+        $composer->getEventDispatcher()->dispatchCommandEvent(ScriptEvents::PRE_STATUS_CMD, true);
+
         $errors = array();
 
         // list packages
@@ -88,6 +92,9 @@ EOT
             $output->writeln('Use --verbose (-v) to see modified files');
         }
 
+        // Dispatch post-status-command
+        $composer->getEventDispatcher()->dispatchCommandEvent(ScriptEvents::POST_STATUS_CMD, true);
+
         return $errors ? 1 : 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Script/ScriptEvents.php b/src/Composer/Script/ScriptEvents.php
index 0a608e301..5f3eaafd8 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Script/ScriptEvents.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Script/ScriptEvents.php
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ class ScriptEvents
      */
     const POST_UPDATE_CMD = 'post-update-cmd';
 
+    /**
+     * The PRE_STATUS_CMD event occurs before the status command is executed.
+     *
+     * The event listener method receives a Composer\Script\CommandEvent instance.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const PRE_STATUS_CMD = 'pre-status-cmd';
+
+    /**
+     * The POST_STATUS_CMD event occurs after the status command is executed.
+     *
+     * The event listener method receives a Composer\Script\CommandEvent instance.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const POST_STATUS_CMD = 'post-status-cmd';
+
     /**
      * The PRE_PACKAGE_INSTALL event occurs before a package is installed.
      *