diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9818cb3..1ee2dc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ You can check if a specific status has been set on the model at any time by usin
 $model->hasEverHadStatus('status 1');
 ```
 
+### Check if status has never been assigned
+
+You can check if a specific status has never been set on the model at any time by using the `hasNeverHadStatus` method:
+
+```php
+$model->hasNeverHadStatus('status 1');
+```
+
 ### Delete status from model
 
 You can delete any given status that has been set on the model at any time by using the `deleteStatus` method:
diff --git a/src/HasStatuses.php b/src/HasStatuses.php
index bc48659..a75953e 100644
--- a/src/HasStatuses.php
+++ b/src/HasStatuses.php
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ public function latestStatus(...$names): ?Status
         return $statuses->whereIn('name', $names)->first();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the model has ever had a status with the given name.
+     *
+     * This method determines whether the current model instance has ever had a status
+     * with the specified name.
+     *
+     * @param string $name The name of the status to check for.
+     *
+     * @return bool Returns true if the model has ever had the status with the given name,
+     *              otherwise returns false.
+     */
     public function hasEverHadStatus($name): bool
     {
         $statuses = $this->relationLoaded('statuses') ? $this->statuses : $this->statuses();
@@ -62,6 +73,22 @@ public function hasEverHadStatus($name): bool
         return $statuses->where('name', $name)->count() > 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the model has never had a status with the given name.
+     *
+     * This method determines whether the current model instance has never had a status
+     * with the specified name by negating the result of hasEverHadStatus.
+     *
+     * @param string $name The name of the status to check for.
+     *
+     * @return bool Returns true if the model has never had the status with the given name,
+     *              otherwise returns false.
+     */
+    public function hasNeverHadStatus($name): bool
+    {
+        return !$this->hasEverHadStatus($name);
+    }
+
     public function deleteStatus(...$names)
     {
         $names = is_array($names) ? Arr::flatten($names) : func_get_args();
diff --git a/tests/HasStatusesTest.php b/tests/HasStatusesTest.php
index a127789..075630a 100644
--- a/tests/HasStatusesTest.php
+++ b/tests/HasStatusesTest.php
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@
     ->expect(fn () => $this->testModel->hasEverHadStatus('status 2'))
     ->toBeFalse();
 
+it('will return `false` if specific status is found')
+    ->tap(fn () => $this->testModel->setStatus('status 1'))
+    ->expect(fn () => $this->testModel->hasNeverHadStatus('status 1'))
+    ->toBeFalse();
+
+it('will return `true` if specific status is not found')
+    ->tap(fn () => $this->testModel->setStatus('status 1'))
+    ->expect(fn () => $this->testModel->hasNeverHadStatus('status 2'))
+    ->toBeTrue();
+
 it('can delete a specific status', function () {
     $this->testModel->setStatus('status to delete');