diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
index 1bf7524dae..8f0c34dd66 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControlDirective {
 
   get touched(): boolean|null { return this.control ? this.control.touched : null; }
 
+  get status(): string|null { return this.control ? this.control.status : null; }
+
   get untouched(): boolean|null { return this.control ? this.control.untouched : null; }
 
   get disabled(): boolean|null { return this.control ? this.control.disabled : null; }
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/directives_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/directives_spec.ts
index 00001a6fff..02c4363c5a 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/directives_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/directives_spec.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(form.touched).toBe(formModel.touched);
         expect(form.untouched).toBe(formModel.untouched);
         expect(form.statusChanges).toBe(formModel.statusChanges);
+        expect(form.status).toBe(formModel.status);
         expect(form.valueChanges).toBe(formModel.valueChanges);
         expect(form.disabled).toBe(formModel.disabled);
         expect(form.enabled).toBe(formModel.enabled);
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(controlGroupDir.touched).toBe(formModel.touched);
         expect(controlGroupDir.untouched).toBe(formModel.untouched);
         expect(controlGroupDir.statusChanges).toBe(formModel.statusChanges);
+        expect(controlGroupDir.status).toBe(formModel.status);
         expect(controlGroupDir.valueChanges).toBe(formModel.valueChanges);
         expect(controlGroupDir.disabled).toBe(formModel.disabled);
         expect(controlGroupDir.enabled).toBe(formModel.enabled);
@@ -456,6 +458,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(formArrayDir.pristine).toBe(formModel.pristine);
         expect(formArrayDir.dirty).toBe(formModel.dirty);
         expect(formArrayDir.touched).toBe(formModel.touched);
+        expect(formArrayDir.status).toBe(formModel.status);
         expect(formArrayDir.untouched).toBe(formModel.untouched);
         expect(formArrayDir.disabled).toBe(formModel.disabled);
         expect(formArrayDir.enabled).toBe(formModel.enabled);
@@ -486,6 +489,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(controlDir.touched).toBe(control.touched);
         expect(controlDir.untouched).toBe(control.untouched);
         expect(controlDir.statusChanges).toBe(control.statusChanges);
+        expect(controlDir.status).toBe(control.status);
         expect(controlDir.valueChanges).toBe(control.valueChanges);
         expect(controlDir.disabled).toBe(control.disabled);
         expect(controlDir.enabled).toBe(control.enabled);
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(ngModel.touched).toBe(control.touched);
         expect(ngModel.untouched).toBe(control.untouched);
         expect(ngModel.statusChanges).toBe(control.statusChanges);
+        expect(ngModel.status).toBe(control.status);
         expect(ngModel.valueChanges).toBe(control.valueChanges);
         expect(ngModel.disabled).toBe(control.disabled);
         expect(ngModel.enabled).toBe(control.enabled);
@@ -660,6 +665,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(controlNameDir.touched).toBe(formModel.touched);
         expect(controlNameDir.untouched).toBe(formModel.untouched);
         expect(controlNameDir.statusChanges).toBe(formModel.statusChanges);
+        expect(controlNameDir.status).toBe(formModel.status);
         expect(controlNameDir.valueChanges).toBe(formModel.valueChanges);
         expect(controlNameDir.disabled).toBe(formModel.disabled);
         expect(controlNameDir.enabled).toBe(formModel.enabled);
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
index e5d27c631f..2ce54bfc29 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export declare abstract class AbstractControlDirective {
     readonly path: string[] | null;
     readonly pending: boolean | null;
     readonly pristine: boolean | null;
+    readonly status: string | null;
     readonly statusChanges: Observable<any> | null;
     readonly touched: boolean | null;
     readonly untouched: boolean | null;