diff --git a/k8s/base.py b/k8s/base.py
index ffe9bdd..a7a557a 100644
--- a/k8s/base.py
+++ b/k8s/base.py
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ def save(self):
             resp = self._client.put(url, self.as_dict())
         self.update_from_dict(resp.json())
 
+    def save_status(self):
+        """Save status to API server, always updating"""
+        url = self._build_url(name=self.metadata.name, namespace=self.metadata.namespace) + "/status"
+        resp = self._client.put(url, self.as_dict())
+        self.update_from_dict(resp.json())
+
     @staticmethod
     def _label_selector(labels):
         """ Build a labelSelector string from a collection of key/values. The parameter can be either
diff --git a/k8s/models/apiextensions_v1_custom_resource_definition.py b/k8s/models/apiextensions_v1_custom_resource_definition.py
index 968999b..f1cf1da 100644
--- a/k8s/models/apiextensions_v1_custom_resource_definition.py
+++ b/k8s/models/apiextensions_v1_custom_resource_definition.py
@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ class JSONSchemaProps(Model):
     x_kubernetes_preserve_unknown_fields = Field(bool, name="x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields")
 
 
+class JSONSchemaPropsStatusEnabled(Model):
+    ref = Field(six.text_type, name='$ref')
+    schema = Field(six.text_type, name='$schema')
+
+    description = Field(six.text_type)
+    example = JSONField()
+    exclusiveMaximum = Field(bool)
+    exclusiveMinimum = Field(bool)
+    externalDocs = Field(ExternalDocumentation)
+    format = Field(six.text_type)
+    items = Field(SelfModel, alt_type=list)
+    maxItems = Field(int)
+    maxLength = Field(int)
+    maximum = Field(int, alt_type=float)
+    minItems = Field(int)
+    minLength = Field(int)
+    minimum = Field(int, alt_type=float)
+    multipleOf = Field(int, alt_type=float)
+    pattern = Field(six.text_type)
+    properties = Field(dict)
+    required = ListField(six.text_type)
+    title = Field(six.text_type)
+    type = Field(six.text_type)
+
+
 class ServiceReference(Model):
     name = Field(six.text_type)
     namespace = Field(six.text_type)
@@ -122,6 +147,10 @@ class CustomResourceValidation(Model):
     openAPIV3Schema = Field(JSONSchemaProps)
 
 
+class CustomResourceValidationStatusEnabled(Model):
+    openAPIV3Schema = Field(JSONSchemaPropsStatusEnabled)
+
+
 class CustomResourceSubresourceScale(Model):
     labelSelectorPath = Field(six.text_type)
     specReplicasPath = Field(six.text_type)