diff --git a/docs/.vuepress/public/presets/toml/plain-text-symbols.toml b/docs/.vuepress/public/presets/toml/plain-text-symbols.toml
index 66eca654..e9ee0b95 100644
--- a/docs/.vuepress/public/presets/toml/plain-text-symbols.toml
+++ b/docs/.vuepress/public/presets/toml/plain-text-symbols.toml
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ symbol = "scala "
 [spack]
 symbol = "spack "
 
+[status]
+symbol = "[x](bold red) "
+
 [sudo]
 symbol = "sudo "
 
diff --git a/src/modules/status.rs b/src/modules/status.rs
index 8d17ea40..4c33896c 100644
--- a/src/modules/status.rs
+++ b/src/modules/status.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,27 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn failure_plaintext_status() {
+        let exit_values = [1, 2, 130];
+
+        for status in &exit_values {
+            let expected = Some(format!(
+                "{} ",
+                Color::Red.bold().paint(format!("x {status}"))
+            ));
+            let actual = ModuleRenderer::new("status")
+                .config(toml::toml! {
+                    [status]
+                    symbol = "[x](bold red) "
+                    disabled = false
+                })
+                .status(*status)
+                .collect();
+            assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn failure_hex_status() {
         let exit_values = [1, 2, 130, -2_147_467_260, 2_147_500_036];