diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 6132a16c7..e8d805ea2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -788,6 +788,9 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $error_payload['target_type'] = 'user';
         }
 
+        if ($request->filled('status_id')) {
+            $asset->status_id = $request->get('status_id');
+        }
 
 
         if (!isset($target)) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/AssetCheckoutRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/AssetCheckoutRequest.php
index 4ba8ce09b..35d17537b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/AssetCheckoutRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/AssetCheckoutRequest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class AssetCheckoutRequest extends Request
             "assigned_user"         => 'required_without_all:assigned_asset,assigned_location',
             "assigned_asset"        => 'required_without_all:assigned_user,assigned_location',
             "assigned_location"     => 'required_without_all:assigned_user,assigned_asset',
+            'status_id'             => 'exists:status_labels,id,deployable,1',
             "checkout_to_type"      => 'required|in:asset,location,user'
         ];