diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index 3cb44634..bfba86a0 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -2984,6 +2984,7 @@ format = '[📦 \[$env\]]($style) '
 
 The `status` module displays the exit code of the previous command.
 The module will be shown only if the exit code is not `0`.
+The status code will cast to a signed 32-bit integer.
 
 ::: tip
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 24a10dbb..80abe108 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ pub enum Target {
 /// Properties as passed on from the shell as arguments
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 pub struct Properties {
-    /// The status code of the previously run command
+    /// The status code of the previously run command as an unsigned or signed 32bit integer
     #[clap(short = 's', long = "status")]
     pub status_code: Option<String>,
     /// Bash, Fish and Zsh support returning codes for each process in a pipeline.
diff --git a/src/modules/status.rs b/src/modules/status.rs
index e0b0f1ff..d7299c0d 100644
--- a/src/modules/status.rs
+++ b/src/modules/status.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::configs::status::StatusConfig;
 use crate::formatter::{string_formatter::StringFormatterError, StringFormatter};
 use crate::segment::Segment;
 
-type ExitCode = i64;
+type ExitCode = i32;
 type SignalNumber = u32;
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 enum PipeStatusStatus<'a> {
@@ -101,18 +101,16 @@ fn format_exit_code<'a>(
     config: &'a StatusConfig,
     context: &'a Context,
 ) -> Result<Vec<Segment>, StringFormatterError> {
-    let exit_code_int: ExitCode = match exit_code.parse() {
-        Ok(i) => i,
+    // First, parse as i64 to accept both i32 or u32, then normalize to i32.
+    let exit_code_int: ExitCode = match exit_code.parse::<i64>() {
+        Ok(i) => i as ExitCode,
         Err(_) => {
             log::warn!("Error parsing exit_code string to int");
             return Ok(Vec::new());
         }
     };
 
-    let hex_status = exit_code
-        .parse::<i32>()
-        .ok()
-        .map(|code| format!("0x{:X}", code));
+    let hex_status = format!("0x{:X}", exit_code_int);
 
     let common_meaning = status_common_meaning(exit_code_int);
 
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ fn format_exit_code<'a>(
             })
             .map(|variable| match variable {
                 "status" => Some(Ok(exit_code)),
-                "hex_status" => Ok(hex_status.as_deref().or(Some(exit_code))).transpose(),
+                "hex_status" => Some(Ok(hex_status.as_ref())),
                 "int" => Some(Ok(exit_code)),
                 "maybe_int" => Ok(maybe_exit_code_number).transpose(),
                 "common_meaning" => Ok(common_meaning).transpose(),
@@ -290,8 +288,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn failure_hex_status() {
-        let exit_values = [1, 2, 130, -2147467260];
-        let string_values = ["0x1", "0x2", "0x82", "0x80004004"];
+        let exit_values = [1, 2, 130, -2147467260, 2147500036];
+        let string_values = ["0x1", "0x2", "0x82", "0x80004004", "0x80004004"];
 
         for (exit_value, string_value) in exit_values.iter().zip(string_values) {
             let expected = Some(format!(
diff --git a/src/test/mod.rs b/src/test/mod.rs
index 1cada5f4..af8775e6 100644
--- a/src/test/mod.rs
+++ b/src/test/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl<'a> ModuleRenderer<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn status(mut self, status: i32) -> Self {
+    pub fn status(mut self, status: i64) -> Self {
         self.context.properties.status_code = Some(status.to_string());
         self
     }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl<'a> ModuleRenderer<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn pipestatus(mut self, status: &[i32]) -> Self {
+    pub fn pipestatus(mut self, status: &[i64]) -> Self {
         self.context.properties.pipestatus = Some(
             status
                 .iter()