diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
index ac45e636fd..72cd268652 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
- * Represents a deployment
+ * Represents a check run.
  *
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/checks/runs/">documentation</a>
  */
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class GHCheckRun extends GHObject {
     private String status;
     private String conclusion;
     private String name;
+    private String headSha;
     private GHPullRequest[] pullRequests;
 
     GHCheckRun wrap(GHRepository owner) {
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the HEAD SHA.
+     *
+     * @return sha for the HEAD commit
+     */
+    public String getHeadSha() {
+        return headSha;
+    }
+
     GHPullRequest[] getPullRequests() throws IOException {
         if (pullRequests != null && pullRequests.length != 0) {
             for (GHPullRequest singlePull : pullRequests) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayload.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayload.java
index 64c0567558..f3607eea39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayload.java
@@ -1428,6 +1428,107 @@ void wrapUp(GitHub root) {
                 organization.wrapUp(root);
             }
         }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A git commit status was changed.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/#statusevent">authoritative source</a>
+     */
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD" }, justification = "Constructed by JSON deserialization")
+    public static class Status extends GHEventPayload {
+        private String context;
+        private String description;
+        private GHCommitState state;
+        private GHCommit commit;
+        private GHRepository repository;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status content.
+         * 
+         * @return status content
+         */
+        public String getContext() {
+            return context;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status description.
+         * 
+         * @return status description
+         */
+        public String getDescription() {
+            return description;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status state.
+         * 
+         * @return status state
+         */
+        public GHCommitState getState() {
+            return state;
+        }
 
+        /**
+         * Sets the status stage.
+         * 
+         * @param state
+         *            status state
+         */
+        public void setState(GHCommitState state) {
+            this.state = state;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the commit associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @return commit
+         */
+        public GHCommit getCommit() {
+            return commit;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the commit associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @param commit
+         *            commit
+         */
+        public void setCommit(GHCommit commit) {
+            this.commit = commit;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the repository associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @return repository
+         */
+        public GHRepository getRepository() {
+            return repository;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the repository associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @param repository
+         *            repository
+         */
+        public void setRepository(GHRepository repository) {
+            this.repository = repository;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        void wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+            super.wrapUp(root);
+            if (state == null) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(
+                        "Expected status payload, but got something else. Maybe we've got another type of event?");
+            }
+            if (repository != null) {
+                repository.wrap(root);
+                commit.wrapUp(repository);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest.java
index a4360618fb..80e2774f5c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest.java
@@ -294,9 +294,16 @@ public void repository() throws Exception {
         assertThat(event.getSender().getLogin(), is("baxterthehacker"));
     }
 
-    // TODO implement support classes and write test
-    // @Test
-    // public void status() throws Exception {}
+    @Test
+    public void status() throws Exception {
+        GHEventPayload.Status event = GitHub.offline()
+                .parseEventPayload(payload.asReader(), GHEventPayload.Status.class);
+        assertThat(event.getContext(), is("default"));
+        assertThat(event.getDescription(), is("status description"));
+        assertThat(event.getState(), is(GHCommitState.SUCCESS));
+        assertThat(event.getCommit().getSHA1(), is("9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b"));
+        assertThat(event.getRepository().getOwner().getLogin(), is("baxterthehacker"));
+    }
 
     // TODO implement support classes and write test
     // @Test
@@ -314,6 +321,7 @@ public void checkRunEvent() throws Exception {
         assertThat(event.getRepository().getName(), is("Hello-World"));
         assertThat(event.getAction(), is("created"));
         assertThat(event.getCheckRun().getName(), is("Octocoders-linter"));
+        assertThat(event.getCheckRun().getHeadSha(), is("ec26c3e57ca3a959ca5aad62de7213c562f8c821"));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest/status.json b/src/test/resources/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest/status.json
index a9c45c5c93..058a40624f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest/status.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayloadTest/status.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "name": "baxterthehacker/public-repo",
   "target_url": null,
   "context": "default",
-  "description": null,
+  "description": "status description",
   "state": "success",
   "commit": {
     "sha": "9049f1265b7d61be4a8904a9a27120d2064dab3b",
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@
     "type": "User",
     "site_admin": false
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}