diff --git a/platform/status/README.md b/platform/status/README.md
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+Facilitates tracking states associated with specific domain
+objects.
diff --git a/platform/status/bundle.json b/platform/status/bundle.json
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+{
+    "extensions": {
+        "representers": [
+            {
+                "implementation": "StatusRepresenter.js"
+            }
+        ],
+        "capabilities": [
+            {
+                "key": "status",
+                "implementation": "StatusCapability.js",
+                "depends": [ "statusService" ]
+            }
+        ],
+        "services": [
+            {
+                "key": "statusService",
+                "implementation": "StatusService.js",
+                "depends": [ "topic" ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js b/platform/status/src/StatusCapability.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is 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.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        function StatusCapability(statusService, domainObject) {
+            this.statusService = statusService;
+            this.domainObject = domainObject;
+        }
+
+        StatusCapability.prototype.get = function () {
+            return this.statusService.getStatus(this.domainObject.getId());
+        };
+
+        StatusCapability.prototype.set = function (status, state) {
+            return this.statusService.setStatus(
+                this.domainObject.getId(),
+                status,
+                state
+            );
+        };
+
+        StatusCapability.prototype.listen = function (callback) {
+            return this.statusService.listen(
+                this.domainObject.getId(),
+                callback
+            );
+        };
+
+        return StatusCapability;
+
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js b/platform/status/src/StatusRepresenter.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is 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.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        var STATUS_CLASS_PREFIX = "l-status-";
+
+        function StatusRepresenter(scope, element) {
+            this.element = element;
+            this.lastClasses = [];
+        }
+
+        StatusRepresenter.prototype.represent = function (representation, domainObject) {
+            var self = this,
+                statusCapability = domainObject.getCapability('status');
+
+            function updateStatus(flags) {
+                var newClasses = flags.map(function (flag) {
+                    return STATUS_CLASS_PREFIX + flag;
+                });
+
+                self.lastClasses.forEach(function (c) {
+                    self.element.removeClass(c);
+                });
+
+                newClasses.forEach(function (c) {
+                    self.element.addClass(c);
+                });
+
+                self.lastClasses = newClasses;
+            }
+
+            updateStatus(statusCapability.get());
+            this.unlisten = statusCapability.listen(updateStatus);
+        };
+
+        StatusRepresenter.prototype.destroy = function () {
+            if (this.unlisten) {
+                this.unlisten();
+                this.unlisten = undefined;
+            }
+        };
+
+
+        return StatusRepresenter;
+
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/status/src/StatusService.js b/platform/status/src/StatusService.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is 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.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        var STATUS_PREFIX = "status:";
+
+        function StatusService(topic) {
+            this.statusTable = {};
+            this.topic = topic;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @returns {string[]} an array containing all status flags currently
+         *          applicable to the object with this identifier
+         */
+        StatusService.prototype.getStatus = function (id) {
+            return this.statusTable[id] || [];
+        };
+
+        StatusService.prototype.setStatus = function (id, status, state) {
+            this.statusTable[id] = this.statusTable[id] || [];
+            this.statusTable[id] = this.statusTable[id].filter(function (s) {
+                return s !== status;
+            });
+            if (state) {
+                this.statusTable[id].push(status);
+            }
+            this.topic(STATUS_PREFIX + id).notify(this.statusTable[id]);
+        };
+
+        StatusService.prototype.listen = function (id, callback) {
+            return this.topic(STATUS_PREFIX + id).listen(callback);
+        };
+
+        return StatusService;
+
+    }
+);