diff --git a/src/status/functions/index.ts b/src/status/functions/index.ts
index 794cefd62f..34d8ebd6a6 100644
--- a/src/status/functions/index.ts
+++ b/src/status/functions/index.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
 
 export { get } from './get';
 export { getMyStatus } from './getMyStatus';
+export { ImageStatusOptions, sendImageStatus } from './sendImageStatus';
 export { sendRawStatus, SendStatusOptions } from './sendRawStatus';
 export { sendTextStatus, TextStatusOptions } from './sendTextStatus';
diff --git a/src/status/functions/sendImageStatus.ts b/src/status/functions/sendImageStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e67324bc01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status/functions/sendImageStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2021 WPPConnect Team
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { sendFileMessage } from '../../chat';
+import { defaultSendStatusOptions } from '..';
+import { SendStatusOptions } from './sendRawStatus';
+
+export type ImageStatusOptions = SendStatusOptions;
+
+/**
+ * Send a image message to status stories
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```javascript
+ * WPP.status.sendImageStatus('data:image/jpeg;base64,<a long base64 file...>');
+ * ```
+ */
+export async function sendImageStatus(
+  content: any,
+  options: ImageStatusOptions = {}
+): Promise<any> {
+  options = {
+    ...defaultSendStatusOptions,
+    ...options,
+  };
+
+  return sendFileMessage('status@broadcast', content, {
+    ...options,
+    createChat: true,
+    type: 'image',
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/models/StatusV3Model.ts b/src/whatsapp/models/StatusV3Model.ts
index 83837c5199..523371fd2a 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/models/StatusV3Model.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/models/StatusV3Model.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@
 import { StatusV3Collection } from '../collections';
 import { exportProxyModel } from '../exportModule';
 import { Wid } from '../misc';
-import {
-  Model,
-  ModelOptions,
-  ModelPropertiesContructor,
-  ModelProxy,
-} from './Model';
-import { PropsChatBase, SessionChatBase } from './ModelChatBase';
+import { ModelOptions, ModelPropertiesContructor, ModelProxy } from './Model';
+import { ModelChatBase, PropsChatBase, SessionChatBase } from './ModelChatBase';
 
 interface Props extends PropsChatBase {
   t?: any;
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ export declare interface StatusV3Model
 /** @whatsapp 47896
  * @whatsapp 547896 >= 2.2222.8
  */
-export declare class StatusV3Model extends Model<StatusV3Collection> {
+export declare class StatusV3Model extends ModelChatBase {
   idClass: typeof Wid;
   constructor(
     proterties?: ModelPropertiesContructor<StatusV3Model>,