diff --git a/vc/vc.go b/vc/vc.go
index 9bc1225..11dbe88 100644
--- a/vc/vc.go
+++ b/vc/vc.go
@@ -388,14 +388,15 @@ func CreateJWTVerifiableCredential(ctx context.Context, template VerifiableCrede
 	headers := map[string]interface{}{
 		jws.TypeKey: "JWT",
 	}
+	vcMap := map[string]interface{}{
+		"@context":          template.Context,
+		"type":              template.Type,
+		"credentialSubject": template.CredentialSubject,
+	}
 	claims := map[string]interface{}{
 		jwt.IssuerKey:  template.Issuer.String(),
 		jwt.SubjectKey: subjectDID.String(),
-		"vc": map[string]interface{}{
-			"@context":          template.Context,
-			"type":              template.Type,
-			"credentialSubject": template.CredentialSubject,
-		},
+		"vc":           vcMap,
 	}
 	if template.ID != nil {
 		claims[jwt.JwtIDKey] = template.ID.String()
@@ -411,6 +412,9 @@ func CreateJWTVerifiableCredential(ctx context.Context, template VerifiableCrede
 		// so a template using ValidFrom/ValidUntil would not match the final VC
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot use validFrom/validUntil to generate JWT-VCs")
 	}
+	if template.CredentialStatus != nil {
+		vcMap["credentialStatus"] = template.CredentialStatus
+	}
 	token, err := signer(ctx, claims, headers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to sign JWT credential: %w", err)
diff --git a/vc/vc_test.go b/vc/vc_test.go
index 288bc41..0c0e779 100644
--- a/vc/vc_test.go
+++ b/vc/vc_test.go
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ func TestCreateJWTVerifiableCredential(t *testing.T) {
 				"id": subjectDID.String(),
 			},
 		},
+		CredentialStatus: []any{CredentialStatus{
+			ID:   ssi.MustParseURI("did:example:something"),
+			Type: "test",
+		}},
 		Issuer: issuerDID.URI(),
 	}
 	captureFn := func(claims *map[string]any, headers *map[string]any) func(_ context.Context, c map[string]interface{}, h map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
@@ -437,6 +441,7 @@ func TestCreateJWTVerifiableCredential(t *testing.T) {
 			"credentialSubject": template.CredentialSubject,
 			"@context":          template.Context,
 			"type":              template.Type,
+			"credentialStatus":  template.CredentialStatus,
 		}, claims["vc"])
 		assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{"typ": "JWT"}, headers)
 	})