diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 99b802d..3952e3f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var (
 	filterOpts           FilterOpts
 	includeTestOutput    bool
 	outputFile           string
+	statusList           string
 	configFileError      error
 	controlsCollection   []*check.Controls
 )
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&skipIds, "skip", "", "List of comma separated values of checks to be skipped")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&includeTestOutput, "include-test-output", false, "Prints the actual result when test fails")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&outputFile, "outputfile", "", "Writes the JSON results to output file")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statusList, "status", "", "List of comma separated status to be printed")
 
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(
 		&filterOpts.CheckList,