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
diff --git a/zuul/driver/github/githubmodel.py b/zuul/driver/github/githubmodel.py
index bbacc9b..85738d8 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/github/githubmodel.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/github/githubmodel.py
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@
         return False
 
 
-class GithubReviewFilter(object):
-    def __init__(self, required_reviews=[]):
+class GithubCommonFilter(object):
+    def __init__(self, required_reviews=[], required_statuses=[]):
         self._required_reviews = copy.deepcopy(required_reviews)
         self.required_reviews = self._tidy_reviews(required_reviews)
+        self.required_statuses = required_statuses
 
     def _tidy_reviews(self, reviews):
         for r in reviews:
@@ -126,14 +127,27 @@
                 return False
         return True
 
+    def matchesRequiredStatuses(self, change):
+        # statuses are ORed
+        # A PR head can have multiple statuses on it. If the change
+        # statuses and the filter statuses are a null intersection, there
+        # are no matches and we return false
+        if self.required_statuses:
+            if set(change.status).isdisjoint(set(self.required_statuses)):
+                return False
+        return True
 
-class GithubEventFilter(EventFilter):
+
+class GithubEventFilter(EventFilter, GithubCommonFilter):
     def __init__(self, trigger, types=[], branches=[], refs=[],
                  comments=[], actions=[], labels=[], unlabels=[],
-                 states=[], statuses=[], ignore_deletes=True):
+                 states=[], statuses=[], required_statuses=[],
+                 ignore_deletes=True):
 
         EventFilter.__init__(self, trigger)
 
+        GithubCommonFilter.__init__(self, required_statuses=required_statuses)
+
         self._types = types
         self._branches = branches
         self._refs = refs
@@ -147,6 +161,7 @@
         self.unlabels = unlabels
         self.states = states
         self.statuses = statuses
+        self.required_statuses = required_statuses
         self.ignore_deletes = ignore_deletes
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -172,6 +187,8 @@
             ret += ' states: %s' % ', '.join(self.states)
         if self.statuses:
             ret += ' statuses: %s' % ', '.join(self.statuses)
+        if self.required_statuses:
+            ret += ' required_statuses: %s' % ', '.join(self.required_statuses)
         ret += '>'
 
         return ret
@@ -239,14 +256,18 @@
         if self.statuses and event.status not in self.statuses:
             return False
 
+        if not self.matchesRequiredStatuses(change):
+            return False
+
         return True
 
 
-class GithubRefFilter(RefFilter, GithubReviewFilter):
+class GithubRefFilter(RefFilter, GithubCommonFilter):
     def __init__(self, statuses=[], required_reviews=[]):
         RefFilter.__init__(self)
 
-        GithubReviewFilter.__init__(self, required_reviews=required_reviews)
+        GithubCommonFilter.__init__(self, required_reviews=required_reviews,
+                                    required_statuses=statuses)
         self.statuses = statuses
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -263,13 +284,8 @@
         return ret
 
     def matches(self, change):
-        # statuses are ORed
-        # A PR head can have multiple statuses on it. If the change
-        # statuses and the filter statuses are a null intersection, there
-        # are no matches and we return false
-        if self.statuses:
-            if set(change.status).isdisjoint(set(self.statuses)):
-                return False
+        if not self.matchesRequiredStatuses(change):
+            return False
 
         # required reviews are ANDed
         if not self.matchesReviews(change):
diff --git a/zuul/driver/github/githubtrigger.py b/zuul/driver/github/githubtrigger.py
index 3269c36..4f01591 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/github/githubtrigger.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/github/githubtrigger.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
                 labels=toList(trigger.get('label')),
                 unlabels=toList(trigger.get('unlabel')),
                 states=toList(trigger.get('state')),
-                statuses=toList(trigger.get('status'))
+                statuses=toList(trigger.get('status')),
+                required_statuses=toList(trigger.get('require-status'))
             )
             efilters.append(f)
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
         'label': toList(str),
         'unlabel': toList(str),
         'state': toList(str),
+        'require-status': toList(str),
         'status': toList(str)
     }