diff --git a/src/contact/info.rs b/src/contact/info.rs
index 103495c..25e0d8a 100644
--- a/src/contact/info.rs
+++ b/src/contact/info.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub struct InfoData {
     /// The contact ROID
     pub roid: String,
     /// The list of contact statuses
-    pub statuses: Vec<Status<'static>>,
+    pub statuses: Vec<Status>,
     /// The postal info for the contact
     pub postal_info: PostalInfo<'static>,
     /// The voice data for the contact
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ mod tests {
     use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
 
     use super::ContactInfo;
+    use crate::contact::Status;
     use crate::response::ResultCode;
     use crate::tests::{assert_serialized, response_from_file, CLTRID, SUCCESS_MSG, SVTRID};
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(object.result.message, SUCCESS_MSG);
         assert_eq!(result.id, "eppdev-contact-3");
         assert_eq!(result.roid, "UNDEF-ROID");
-        assert_eq!(result.statuses[0].status, "ok");
+        assert_eq!(result.statuses[0], Status::Ok);
         assert_eq!(result.postal_info.info_type, "loc");
         assert_eq!(result.postal_info.name, "John Doe");
         assert_eq!(result.postal_info.organization, "Acme Widgets");
diff --git a/src/contact/mod.rs b/src/contact/mod.rs
index e4e3071..e717282 100644
--- a/src/contact/mod.rs
+++ b/src/contact/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use instant_xml::{display_to_xml, from_xml_str, FromXml, ToXml};
+use instant_xml::{display_to_xml, from_xml_str, Deserializer, FromXml, Serializer, ToXml};
 
 pub mod check;
 pub use check::ContactCheck;
@@ -220,10 +220,107 @@ impl<'a> PostalInfo<'a> {
 }
 
 /// The `<status>` type on contact transactions
-#[derive(Debug, FromXml, ToXml)]
-#[xml(rename = "status", ns(XMLNS))]
-pub struct Status<'a> {
-    /// The status name, represented by the 's' attr on `<status>` tags
-    #[xml(attribute, rename = "s")]
-    pub status: Cow<'a, str>,
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Status {
+    ClientDeleteProhibited,
+    ServerDeleteProhibited,
+    ClientTransferProhibited,
+    ServerTransferProhibited,
+    ClientUpdateProhibited,
+    ServerUpdateProhibited,
+    Linked,
+    Ok,
+    PendingCreate,
+    PendingDelete,
+    PendingTransfer,
+    PendingUpdate,
+}
+
+impl Status {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+        use Status::*;
+        match self {
+            ClientDeleteProhibited => "clientDeleteProhibited",
+            ServerDeleteProhibited => "serverDeleteProhibited",
+            ClientTransferProhibited => "clientTransferProhibited",
+            ServerTransferProhibited => "serverTransferProhibited",
+            ClientUpdateProhibited => "clientUpdateProhibited",
+            ServerUpdateProhibited => "serverUpdateProhibited",
+            Linked => "linked",
+            Ok => "ok",
+            PendingCreate => "pendingCreate",
+            PendingDelete => "pendingDelete",
+            PendingTransfer => "pendingTransfer",
+            PendingUpdate => "pendingUpdate",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToXml for Status {
+    fn serialize<W: fmt::Write + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        _: Option<instant_xml::Id<'_>>,
+        serializer: &mut Serializer<W>,
+    ) -> Result<(), instant_xml::Error> {
+        serializer.write_start("status", XMLNS)?;
+        serializer.write_attr("s", XMLNS, &self.as_str())?;
+        serializer.end_empty()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'xml> FromXml<'xml> for Status {
+    fn matches(id: instant_xml::Id<'_>, _: Option<instant_xml::Id<'_>>) -> bool {
+        id == instant_xml::Id {
+            ns: XMLNS,
+            name: "status",
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize<'cx>(
+        into: &mut Self::Accumulator,
+        field: &'static str,
+        deserializer: &mut Deserializer<'cx, 'xml>,
+    ) -> Result<(), instant_xml::Error> {
+        use instant_xml::de::Node;
+        use instant_xml::{Error, Id};
+
+        let node = match deserializer.next() {
+            Some(result) => result?,
+            None => return Err(Error::MissingValue(field)),
+        };
+
+        let attr = match node {
+            Node::Attribute(attr) => attr,
+            Node::Open(_) | Node::Text(_) => return Err(Error::MissingValue(field)),
+            node => return Err(Error::UnexpectedNode(format!("{node:?} in Status"))),
+        };
+
+        let id = deserializer.attribute_id(&attr)?;
+        let expected = Id { ns: "", name: "s" };
+        if id != expected {
+            return Err(Error::MissingValue(field));
+        }
+
+        *into = Some(match attr.value {
+            "clientDeleteProhibited" => Status::ClientDeleteProhibited,
+            "serverDeleteProhibited" => Status::ServerDeleteProhibited,
+            "clientTransferProhibited" => Status::ClientTransferProhibited,
+            "serverTransferProhibited" => Status::ServerTransferProhibited,
+            "clientUpdateProhibited" => Status::ClientUpdateProhibited,
+            "serverUpdateProhibited" => Status::ServerUpdateProhibited,
+            "linked" => Status::Linked,
+            "ok" => Status::Ok,
+            "pendingCreate" => Status::PendingCreate,
+            "pendingDelete" => Status::PendingDelete,
+            "pendingTransfer" => Status::PendingTransfer,
+            "pendingUpdate" => Status::PendingUpdate,
+            val => return Err(Error::UnexpectedValue(format!("invalid status {val:?}"))),
+        });
+
+        deserializer.ignore()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    type Accumulator = Option<Status>;
+    const KIND: instant_xml::Kind = instant_xml::Kind::Element;
 }
diff --git a/src/contact/update.rs b/src/contact/update.rs
index 72f8e39..c0ab021 100644
--- a/src/contact/update.rs
+++ b/src/contact/update.rs
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ pub struct ContactChangeInfo<'a> {
 /// Type for list of elements of the `<status>` tag for contact update request
 #[derive(Debug, ToXml)]
 pub struct StatusList<'a> {
-    status: &'a [Status<'a>],
+    status: &'a [Status],
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, ToXml)]
 #[xml(rename = "add", ns(XMLNS))]
 struct AddStatuses<'a> {
-    statuses: &'a [Status<'a>],
+    statuses: &'a [Status],
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, ToXml)]
 #[xml(rename = "rem", ns(XMLNS))]
 struct RemoveStatuses<'a> {
-    statuses: &'a [Status<'a>],
+    statuses: &'a [Status],
 }
 
 /// Type for elements under the contact `<update>` tag
@@ -125,14 +125,8 @@ mod tests {
         let voice = Voice::new("+33.47237942");
 
         object.set_info("newemail@eppdev.net", postal_info, voice, "eppdev-387323");
-        let add_statuses = &[Status {
-            status: "clientTransferProhibited".into(),
-        }];
-        object.add(add_statuses);
-        let remove_statuses = &[Status {
-            status: "clientDeleteProhibited".into(),
-        }];
-        object.remove(remove_statuses);
+        object.add(&[Status::ClientTransferProhibited]);
+        object.remove(&[Status::ClientDeleteProhibited]);
 
         assert_serialized("request/contact/update.xml", &object);
     }
diff --git a/tests/resources/request/contact/update.xml b/tests/resources/request/contact/update.xml
index ad4843e..1293846 100644
--- a/tests/resources/request/contact/update.xml
+++ b/tests/resources/request/contact/update.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
             <update xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
                 <id>eppdev-contact-3</id>
                 <add>
-                    <status s="clientTransferProhibited"></status>
+                    <status s="clientTransferProhibited" />
                 </add>
                 <rem>
-                    <status s="clientDeleteProhibited"></status>
+                    <status s="clientDeleteProhibited" />
                 </rem>
                 <chg>
                     <postalInfo type="loc">