diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 9685a6f5a..b3511d304 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77a51855e..d4a0a53dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [10.2.2] - 2021-05-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed status not rendering console markup https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich/issues/1244
+
 ## [10.2.1] - 2021-05-17
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c70a52f52..68cbe2a91 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "rich"
 homepage = "https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich"
 documentation = "https://rich.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.2.2"
 description = "Render rich text, tables, progress bars, syntax highlighting, markdown and more to the terminal"
 authors = ["Will McGugan <willmcgugan@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Typing :: Typed"
 ]
 include = ["rich/py.typed"]
diff --git a/rich/spinner.py b/rich/spinner.py
index b3d9d9c0c..5b13b1e9b 100644
--- a/rich/spinner.py
+++ b/rich/spinner.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(
             spinner = SPINNERS[name]
         except KeyError:
             raise KeyError(f"no spinner called {name!r}")
-        self.text = text
+        self.text = Text.from_markup(text) if isinstance(text, str) else text
         self.frames = cast(List[str], spinner["frames"])[:]
         self.interval = cast(float, spinner["interval"])
         self.start_time: Optional[float] = None
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def update(
             speed (float, optional): Speed factor for animation. Defaults to None.
         """
         if text:
-            self.text = text
+            self.text = Text.from_markup(text) if isinstance(text, str) else text
         if style:
             self.style = style
         if speed:
diff --git a/tests/test_segment.py b/tests/test_segment.py
index 60069afbc..3aa0cb11f 100644
--- a/tests/test_segment.py
+++ b/tests/test_segment.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+
 from rich.segment import ControlType
 from rich.segment import Segment
 from rich.style import Style
@@ -6,10 +8,16 @@
 def test_repr():
     assert repr(Segment("foo")) == "Segment('foo', None)"
     home = (ControlType.HOME, 0)
-    assert (
-        repr(Segment("foo", None, [home]))
-        == "Segment('foo', None, [(<ControlType.HOME: 3>, 0)])"
-    )
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+        assert (
+            repr(Segment("foo", None, [home]))
+            == "Segment('foo', None, [(ControlType.HOME, 0)])"
+        )
+    else:
+        assert (
+            repr(Segment("foo", None, [home]))
+            == "Segment('foo', None, [(<ControlType.HOME: 3>, 0)])"
+        )
 
 
 def test_line():
diff --git a/tests/test_spinner.py b/tests/test_spinner.py
index 28aac7fc0..5560f1daf 100644
--- a/tests/test_spinner.py
+++ b/tests/test_spinner.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from rich.measure import Measurement
 from rich.rule import Rule
 from rich.spinner import Spinner
+from rich.text import Text
 
 
 def test_spinner_create():
@@ -65,3 +66,9 @@ def test_rich_measure():
     min_width, max_width = Measurement.get(console, console.options, spinner)
     assert min_width == 3
     assert max_width == 5
+
+
+def test_spinner_markup():
+    spinner = Spinner("dots", "[bold]spinning[/bold]")
+    assert isinstance(spinner.text, Text)
+    assert str(spinner.text) == "spinning"