diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
index 8be648f6f6..ccce328bbf 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
             {"PullRequestEvent", typeof(PullRequestEventPayload)},
             {"PullRequestReviewCommentEvent", typeof(PullRequestCommentPayload)},
             {"PushEvent", typeof(PushEventPayload)},
+            {"StatusEvent", typeof(StatusEventPayload)},
             {"WatchEvent", typeof(StarredEventPayload)},
             {"unknown", typeof(ActivityPayload)}
         };
@@ -810,6 +811,55 @@ public async Task DeserializesPushEventCorrectly()
             Assert.Equal("message", payload.Commits.FirstOrDefault().Message);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeserializesStatusEventCorrectly()
+        {
+            var jsonObj = new JsonObject
+            {
+                { "type", "StatusEvent" },
+                {
+                    "payload", new
+                    {
+                        id = 214015194,
+                        sha = "9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b",
+                        name = "baxterthehacker/public-repo",
+                        target_url = "https://www.some_target_url.com",
+                        context = "default",
+                        description = "some human readable text",
+                        state = "success",
+                        branches = new []
+                        {
+                            new
+                            {
+                                name = "master",
+                                commit = new
+                                {
+                                    sha = "9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b",
+                                    url = "https://api.github.com/repos/baxterthehacker/public-repo/commits/9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        created_at = "2015-05-05T23:40:39Z"
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var client = GetTestingEventsClient(jsonObj);
+            var activities = await client.GetAll();
+            Assert.Equal(1, activities.Count);
+
+            var payload = activities.FirstOrDefault().Payload as StatusEventPayload;
+            Assert.Equal(214015194, payload.Id);
+            Assert.Equal("9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b", payload.Sha);
+            Assert.Equal("baxterthehacker/public-repo", payload.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("https://www.some_target_url.com", payload.TargetUrl);
+            Assert.Equal("default", payload.Context);
+            Assert.Equal("some human readable text", payload.Description);
+            Assert.Equal(CommitState.Success, payload.State.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(1, payload.Branches.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(new DateTimeOffset(2015, 05, 05, 23, 40, 39, TimeSpan.Zero), payload.CreatedAt);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task DeserializesStarredEventCorrectly()
         {
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs b/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
index 429e9d4090..e450d66c1f 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ private static Type GetPayloadType(string activityType)
                         return typeof(PullRequestCommentPayload);
                     case "PushEvent":
                         return typeof(PushEventPayload);
+                    case "StatusEvent":
+                        return typeof(StatusEventPayload);
                     case "WatchEvent":
                         return typeof(StarredEventPayload);
                 }
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/StatusEventPayload.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/StatusEventPayload.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3e39749b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/StatusEventPayload.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Octokit
+{
+    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
+    public class StatusEventPayload : ActivityPayload
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The SHA of the reference.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Sha { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The date the commit status was created.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DateTimeOffset CreatedAt { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The date the commit status was updated.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DateTimeOffset UpdatedAt { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The state of the commit
+        /// </summary>
+        public StringEnum<CommitState> State { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URL associated with this status. GitHub.com displays this URL as a link to allow users to easily see the
+        /// ‘source’ of the Status.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TargetUrl { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Short description of the status.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Description { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A string label to differentiate this status from the status of other systems.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Context { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The unique identifier of the status.
+        /// </summary>
+        public long Id { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The relevant commit.
+        /// </summary>
+        public GitHubCommit Commit { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The organization associated with the event.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Organization Organization { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The branches involved.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IReadOnlyList<Branch> Branches { get; protected set; }
+
+    }
+}