diff --git a/lib/puppet/status.rb b/lib/puppet/status.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/status.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/status.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ class Puppet::Status
     def self.from_pson( pson )
         self.new( pson )
     end
+
+    def name
+        "status"
+    end
+
+    def name=(name)
+        # NOOP
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/status.rb b/spec/unit/status.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/unit/status.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/status.rb
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@ describe Puppet::Status do
         status = Puppet::Status.new( { "is_alive" => false } )
         status.status.should == { "is_alive" => false }
     end
+
+    it "should have a name" do
+        Puppet::Status.new.name
+    end
+
+    it "should allow a name to be set" do
+        Puppet::Status.new.name = "status"
+    end
 end
Fix a failing test in #<I>