diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js b/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js
index 2751c198a9..6b0221d188 100644
--- a/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js
+++ b/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js
@@ -49,11 +49,20 @@ define(
         }
 
         /**
-         * Get all status flags currently set for this domain object.
+         * List all status flags currently set for this domain object.
          * @returns {string[]} all current status flags.
          */
-        StatusCapability.prototype.get = function () {
-            return this.statusService.getStatus(this.domainObject.getId());
+        StatusCapability.prototype.list = function () {
+            return this.statusService.listStatuses(this.domainObject.getId());
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Check if a status flag is currently set for this domain object.
+         * @param {string} status the status to get
+         * @returns {boolean} true if the flag is present, otherwise false
+         */
+        StatusCapability.prototype.get = function (status) {
+            return this.list().indexOf(status) !== -1;
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js b/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js
index 0808688c02..550fec3e6d 100644
--- a/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js
+++ b/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ define(
                 self.lastClasses = newClasses;
             }
 
-            updateStatus(statusCapability.get());
+            updateStatus(statusCapability.list());
             this.unlisten = statusCapability.listen(updateStatus);
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusService.js b/platform/status/src/StatusService.js
index 6fff6f49d8..d75e935429 100644
--- a/platform/status/src/StatusService.js
+++ b/platform/status/src/StatusService.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ define(
          * @returns {string[]} an array containing all status flags currently
          *          applicable to the object with this identifier
          */
-        StatusService.prototype.getStatus = function (id) {
+        StatusService.prototype.listStatuses = function (id) {
             return this.statusTable[id] || [];
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/status/test/StatusCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/status/test/StatusCapabilitySpec.js
index 481abf6a53..1bd3326c4e 100644
--- a/platform/status/test/StatusCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/status/test/StatusCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define(
 
                 mockStatusService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     'statusService',
-                    [ 'listen', 'setStatus', 'getStatus' ]
+                    [ 'listen', 'setStatus', 'listStatuses' ]
                 );
                 mockDomainObject = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     'domainObject',
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define(
                 mockUnlisten = jasmine.createSpy('unlisten');
 
                 mockStatusService.listen.andReturn(mockUnlisten);
-                mockStatusService.getStatus.andReturn(testStatusFlags);
+                mockStatusService.listStatuses.andReturn(testStatusFlags);
                 mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn(testId);
 
                 capability = new StatusCapability(
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ define(
             });
 
             it("gets status from the statusService", function () {
-                expect(capability.get()).toBe(testStatusFlags);
+                expect(capability.list()).toBe(testStatusFlags);
             });
 
             it("listens to changes from the statusService", function () {
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ define(
                 expect(mockStatusService.listen)
                     .toHaveBeenCalledWith(testId, mockCallback);
             });
+
+            it("allows statuses to be checked individually", function () {
+                expect(capability.get('some-unset-status')).toBe(false);
+                expect(capability.get(testStatusFlags[0])).toBe(true);
+            });
         });
     }
 );
diff --git a/platform/status/test/StatusRepresenterSpec.js b/platform/status/test/StatusRepresenterSpec.js
index e9191587a7..1d305ea983 100644
--- a/platform/status/test/StatusRepresenterSpec.js
+++ b/platform/status/test/StatusRepresenterSpec.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define(
                 );
                 mockStatusCapability = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     'status',
-                    [ 'get', 'set', 'listen' ]
+                    [ 'list', 'get', 'set', 'listen' ]
                 );
                 mockUnlisten = jasmine.createSpy();
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ define(
                     delete elementClasses[c];
                 });
 
-                mockStatusCapability.get.andReturn(testStatusFlags);
+                mockStatusCapability.list.andReturn(testStatusFlags);
                 mockStatusCapability.listen.andReturn(mockUnlisten);
 
                 mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
diff --git a/platform/status/test/StatusServiceSpec.js b/platform/status/test/StatusServiceSpec.js
index 1f85cd70a1..c064af6bc8 100644
--- a/platform/status/test/StatusServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/status/test/StatusServiceSpec.js
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ define(
             });
 
             it("initially contains no flags for an object", function () {
-                expect(statusService.getStatus(testId)).toEqual([]);
+                expect(statusService.listStatuses(testId)).toEqual([]);
             });
 
             it("stores and clears status flags", function () {
                 statusService.setStatus(testId, testStatus, true);
-                expect(statusService.getStatus(testId)).toEqual([testStatus]);
+                expect(statusService.listStatuses(testId)).toEqual([testStatus]);
                 statusService.setStatus(testId, testStatus, false);
-                expect(statusService.getStatus(testId)).toEqual([]);
+                expect(statusService.listStatuses(testId)).toEqual([]);
             });
 
             it("uses topic to listen for changes", function () {