diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11a7b845..3a3121df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 ```
 
 ### Minor changes
+* Added synatctic check for yang status: current, deprectated or obsolete.
 * Added CLICON_NACM_MODE "internal-rpc" which is for RPC functionality only, ie no module or data-node read-write functionality. This is for backward compatibility with Clixon 3. (A reduced-functionality "internal")
 * Made Makefile concurrent so that it can be compiled with -jN
 * Added flags to example backend to control its behaviour:
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
index 8c0f097d..f73f3ea3 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
@@ -3032,6 +3032,15 @@ ys_parse_sub(yang_stmt *ys,
 	}
 	cv_uint32_set(ys->ys_cv, date);
 	break;
+    case Y_STATUS: /* RFC7950 7.21.2: "current", "deprecated", or "obsolete". */
+	if (strcmp(ys->ys_argument, "current") &&
+	    strcmp(ys->ys_argument, "deprecated") &&
+	    strcmp(ys->ys_argument, "obsolete")){
+	    clicon_err(OE_YANG, errno, "Invalid status: \"%s\", expected current, deprecated, or obsolete", ys->ys_argument); 
+	    goto done;
+
+	}
+	break;
     case Y_UNKNOWN: /* XXX This code assumes ymod already loaded
 		       but it may not be */
 	if (extra == NULL)