diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index c655eb80..aa034ef4 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   mount_uploader :attachment, AttachmentUploader
 
+  def self.create_status_change_note(noteable, author, status)
+    create({ :noteable => noteable,
+             :project => noteable.project,
+             :author => author,
+             :note => "_Status changed to #{status}_" },
+          :without_protection => true)
+  end
+
   def notify
     @notify ||= false
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/note_spec.rb b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
index c74f7277..af6ee9b8 100644
--- a/spec/models/note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,25 @@ describe Note do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#create_status_change_note' do
+    let(:project)  { Factory.create(:project) }
+    let(:thing)    { Factory.create(:issue, :project => project) }
+    let(:author)   { Factory(:user) }
+    let(:status)   { 'new_status' }
+
+    subject { Note.create_status_change_note(thing, author, status) }
+
+    it 'creates and saves a Note' do
+      should be_a Note
+      subject.id.should_not be_nil
+    end
+
+    its(:noteable) { should == thing }
+    its(:project)  { should == thing.project }
+    its(:author)   { should == author }
+    its(:note)     { should =~ /Status changed to #{status}/ }
+  end
+
   describe :authorization do
     before do
       @p1 = project