diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/ui/TreeNodeView.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/ui/TreeNodeView.js
index 2b02a2c1f9..3dfef187e7 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/ui/TreeNodeView.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/ui/TreeNodeView.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ define([
     function TreeNodeView(gestureService, subtreeFactory, selectFn) {
         this.li = $('<li>');
 
+        this.statusClasses = [];
+
         this.toggleView = new ToggleView(false);
         this.toggleView.observe(function (state) {
             if (state) {
@@ -61,6 +63,20 @@ define([
         this.model(undefined);
     }
 
+    TreeNodeView.prototype.updateStatusClasses = function (statuses) {
+        this.statusClasses.forEach(function (statusClass) {
+            this.li.removeClass(statusClass);
+        }.bind(this));
+
+        this.statusClasses = statuses.map(function (status) {
+            return 's-status-' + status;
+        });
+
+        this.statusClasses.forEach(function (statusClass) {
+            this.li.addClass(statusClass);
+        }.bind(this));
+    };
+
     TreeNodeView.prototype.model = function (domainObject) {
         if (this.unlisten) {
             this.unlisten();
@@ -74,6 +90,14 @@ define([
             $(this.toggleView.elements()).removeClass('has-children');
         }
 
+        if (domainObject && domainObject.hasCapability('status')) {
+            this.unlisten = domainObject.getCapability('status')
+                .listen(this.updateStatusClasses.bind(this));
+            this.updateStatusClasses(
+                domainObject.getCapability('status').list()
+            );
+        }
+
         this.labelView.model(domainObject);
         if (this.subtreeView) {
             this.subtreeView.model(domainObject);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/test/ui/TreeViewSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/general/test/ui/TreeViewSpec.js
index 370e5c8e10..c196890782 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/test/ui/TreeViewSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/test/ui/TreeViewSpec.js
@@ -107,12 +107,18 @@ define([
                     mockLocation =
                         jasmine.createSpyObj('location', [ 'isLink' ]),
                     mockMutation =
-                        jasmine.createSpyObj('mutation', [ 'listen' ]);
+                        jasmine.createSpyObj('mutation', [ 'listen' ]),
+                    mockStatus =
+                        jasmine.createSpyObj('status', [ 'listen', 'list' ]);
+
+                mockStatus.list.andReturn([]);
+
                 return {
                     context: mockContext,
                     type: mockType,
                     mutation: mockMutation,
-                    location: mockLocation
+                    location: mockLocation,
+                    status: mockStatus
                 };
             }
 
@@ -247,6 +253,24 @@ define([
                         .toEqual(1);
                 });
             });
+
+            describe("when status changes", function () {
+                var testStatuses;
+
+                beforeEach(function () {
+                    var mockStatus = mockComposition[1].getCapability('status');
+
+                    testStatuses = [ 'foo' ];
+
+                    mockStatus.list.andReturn(testStatuses);
+                    mockStatus.listen.mostRecentCall.args[0](testStatuses);
+                });
+
+                it("reflects the status change in the tree", function () {
+                    expect($(treeView.elements()).find('.s-status-foo').length)
+                        .toEqual(1);
+                });
+            });
         });
 
         describe("observe", function () {