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+---
+'@backstage/core': patch
+---
+
+add test cases for Status components
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Status/Status.test.jsx b/packages/core/src/components/Status/Status.test.jsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+
+import {
+  StatusOK,
+  StatusWarning,
+  StatusError,
+  StatusPending,
+  StatusRunning,
+  StatusAborted,
+} from './Status';
+
+describe('<StatusOK />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusOK />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status ok')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<StatusWarning />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusWarning />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status warning')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<StatusError />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusError />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status error')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<StatusPending />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusPending />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status pending')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<StatusRunning />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusRunning />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status running')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<StatusAborted />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(<StatusAborted />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Status aborted')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});