diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/requirements-github.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/requirements-github.yaml
index 5b92b58..addba1e 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layouts/requirements-github.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/requirements-github.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
         comment: true
 
 - pipeline:
+    name: trigger_status
+    manager: independent
+    trigger:
+      github:
+        - event: pull_request
+          action: comment
+          comment: 'trigger me'
+          require-status: "zuul:check:success"
+    success:
+      github:
+        comment: true
+
+- pipeline:
     name: trigger
     manager: independent
     trigger:
@@ -146,6 +159,9 @@
     pipeline:
       jobs:
         - project1-pipeline
+    trigger_status:
+      jobs:
+        - project1-pipeline
 
 - project:
     name: org/project2
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_github_requirements.py b/tests/unit/test_github_requirements.py
index 60bcf74..5f8f14d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_github_requirements.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_github_requirements.py
@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@
     @simple_layout('layouts/requirements-github.yaml', driver='github')
     def test_trigger_require_status(self):
         "Test trigger requirement: status"
+        A = self.fake_github.openFakePullRequest('org/project1', 'master', 'A')
+        # A comment event that we will keep submitting to trigger
+        comment = A.getCommentAddedEvent('trigger me')
+        self.fake_github.emitEvent(comment)
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+        # No status from zuul so should not be enqueued
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 0)
+
+        # An error status should not cause it to be enqueued
+        A.setStatus(A.head_sha, 'error', 'null', 'null', 'check')
+        self.fake_github.emitEvent(comment)
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 0)
+
+        # A success status goes in
+        A.setStatus(A.head_sha, 'success', 'null', 'null', 'check')
+        self.fake_github.emitEvent(comment)
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.history[0].name, 'project1-pipeline')
+
+    @simple_layout('layouts/requirements-github.yaml', driver='github')
+    def test_trigger_on_status(self):
+        "Test trigger on: status"
         A = self.fake_github.openFakePullRequest('org/project2', 'master', 'A')
 
         # An error status should not cause it to be enqueued