diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index d9d705c..0bc5b29 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1064,12 +1064,15 @@ impl<T: Read + Write> Session<T> {
         mailbox_name: S1,
         data_items: S2,
     ) -> Result<Mailbox> {
+        let mailbox_name = mailbox_name.as_ref();
         self.run_command_and_read_response(&format!(
             "STATUS {} {}",
-            validate_str(mailbox_name.as_ref())?,
+            validate_str(mailbox_name)?,
             data_items.as_ref()
         ))
-        .and_then(|lines| parse_mailbox(&lines[..], &mut self.unsolicited_responses_tx))
+        .and_then(|lines| {
+            parse_status(&lines[..], mailbox_name, &mut self.unsolicited_responses_tx)
+        })
     }
 
     /// This method returns a handle that lets you use the [`IDLE`
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 4ed0ea1..16afbf5 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// or an unsolicited response that could not be converted into a local type in
     /// [`UnsolicitedResponse`](crate::types::UnsolicitedResponse).
     Unexpected(Response<'static>),
+    /// In response to a STATUS command, the server sent OK without actually sending any STATUS
+    /// responses first.
+    MissingStatusResponse,
 }
 
 impl From<IoError> for Error {
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             Error::ConnectionLost => f.write_str("Connection Lost"),
             Error::Append => f.write_str("Could not append mail to mailbox"),
             Error::Unexpected(ref r) => write!(f, "Unexpected Response: {:?}", r),
+            Error::MissingStatusResponse => write!(f, "Missing STATUS Response"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
             Error::ConnectionLost => "Connection lost",
             Error::Append => "Could not append mail to mailbox",
             Error::Unexpected(_) => "Unexpected Response",
+            Error::MissingStatusResponse => "Missing STATUS Response",
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index 8a2a1cc..fc56674 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use imap_proto::{MailboxDatum, Response, ResponseCode};
+use imap_proto::{MailboxDatum, Response, ResponseCode, StatusAttribute};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
@@ -315,6 +315,53 @@ pub fn parse_mailbox(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn parse_status(
+    mut lines: &[u8],
+    mailbox_name: &str,
+    unsolicited: &mut mpsc::Sender<UnsolicitedResponse>,
+) -> Result<Mailbox> {
+    let mut mailbox = Mailbox::default();
+    let mut got_anything = false;
+    while !lines.is_empty() {
+        match imap_proto::parser::parse_response(lines) {
+            Ok((
+                rest,
+                Response::MailboxData(MailboxDatum::Status {
+                    mailbox: their_mailbox_name,
+                    status,
+                }),
+            )) if their_mailbox_name == mailbox_name => {
+                lines = rest;
+                got_anything = true;
+                for attr in status {
+                    match attr {
+                        StatusAttribute::HighestModSeq(v) => mailbox.highest_mod_seq = Some(v),
+                        StatusAttribute::Messages(v) => mailbox.exists = v,
+                        StatusAttribute::Recent(v) => mailbox.recent = v,
+                        StatusAttribute::UidNext(v) => mailbox.uid_next = Some(v),
+                        StatusAttribute::UidValidity(v) => mailbox.uid_validity = Some(v),
+                        StatusAttribute::Unseen(v) => mailbox.unseen = Some(v),
+                        _ => {} // needed because StatusAttribute is #[non_exhaustive]
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Ok((rest, data)) => {
+                lines = rest;
+                if let Some(resp) = try_handle_unilateral(data, unsolicited) {
+                    return Err(resp.into());
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                return Err(Error::Parse(ParseError::Invalid(lines.to_vec())));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if !got_anything {
+        return Err(Error::MissingStatusResponse);
+    }
+    Ok(mailbox)
+}
+
 fn parse_ids_with<T: Extend<u32>>(
     lines: &[u8],
     unsolicited: &mut mpsc::Sender<UnsolicitedResponse>,
diff --git a/tests/imap_integration.rs b/tests/imap_integration.rs
index bd17a21..18292d3 100644
--- a/tests/imap_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/imap_integration.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use lettre::Transport;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 
 use crate::imap::extensions::sort::{SortCharset, SortCriterion};
+use crate::imap::types::Mailbox;
 
 fn tls() -> native_tls::TlsConnector {
     native_tls::TlsConnector::builder()
@@ -448,3 +449,29 @@ fn append_with_flags_and_date() {
     let inbox = c.search("ALL").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(inbox.len(), 0);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn status() {
+    let mut s = session("readonly-test@localhost");
+
+    // Test all valid fields except HIGHESTMODSEQ, which apparently
+    // isn't supported by the IMAP server used for this test.
+    let mb = s.status("INBOX", "(MESSAGES RECENT UIDNEXT UIDVALIDITY UNSEEN)").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(mb.flags, Vec::new());
+    assert_eq!(mb.exists, 0);
+    assert_eq!(mb.recent, 0);
+    assert!(mb.unseen.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(mb.permanent_flags, Vec::new());
+    assert!(mb.uid_next.is_some());
+    assert!(mb.uid_validity.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(mb.highest_mod_seq, None);
+    assert_eq!(mb.is_read_only, false);
+
+    // If we only request one field, we should only get one field
+    // back. (A server could legally send an unsolicited STATUS
+    // response, but this one won't.)
+    let mb = s.status("INBOX", "(MESSAGES)").unwrap();
+    let mut expected = Mailbox::default();
+    expected.exists = 0;
+    assert_eq!(mb, expected);
+}