diff --git a/vc/vc.go b/vc/vc.go
index 0580753..cffa38b 100644
--- a/vc/vc.go
+++ b/vc/vc.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ type VerifiableCredential struct {
 	IssuanceDate time.Time `json:"issuanceDate"`
 	// ExpirationDate is a rfc3339 formatted datetime. It is optional
 	ExpirationDate *time.Time `json:"expirationDate,omitempty"`
-	// CredentialStatus holds information on how the credential can be revoked. It is optional
+	// CredentialStatus holds information on how the credential can be revoked. It must be extracted using the UnmarshalCredentialStatus method and a custom type. It is optional
 	CredentialStatus *CredentialStatus `json:"credentialStatus,omitempty"`
 	// CredentialSubject holds the actual data for the credential. It must be extracted using the UnmarshalCredentialSubject method and a custom type.
 	CredentialSubject []interface{} `json:"credentialSubject"`
@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ func (vc VerifiableCredential) UnmarshalCredentialSubject(target interface{}) er
 	}
 }
 
+// UnmarshalCredentialStatus unmarshalls the credentialStatus field to the provided target.
+func (vc VerifiableCredential) UnmarshalCredentialStatus(target any) error {
+	type VC struct {
+		Target any `json:"credentialStatus"`
+	}
+
+	cs := VC{Target: target}
+	return json.Unmarshal([]byte(vc.Raw()), &cs)
+}
+
 // SubjectDID returns the credential subject's ID as DID (credentialSubject.id).
 // If there are multiple subjects, all subjects must have the same ID.
 // It returns an error when:
diff --git a/vc/vc_test.go b/vc/vc_test.go
index bf0f91c..47db5a9 100644
--- a/vc/vc_test.go
+++ b/vc/vc_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,32 @@ func TestVerifiableCredential_UnmarshalCredentialSubject(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestVerifiableCredential_UnmarshalCredentialStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	// custom status that contains more fields than CredentialStatus
+	type CustomCredentialStatus struct {
+		Id          string `json:"id,omitempty"`
+		Type        string `json:"type,omitempty"`
+		CustomField string `json:"customField,omitempty"`
+	}
+	expectedJSON := `
+	{ "credentialStatus": {
+		"type": "CustomType",
+		"customField": "not empty"
+	  }
+	}`
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := VerifiableCredential{}
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(expectedJSON), &input)
+		var target CustomCredentialStatus
+
+		err := input.UnmarshalCredentialStatus(&target)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "CustomType", target.Type)
+		assert.Equal(t, "not empty", target.CustomField)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestCredentialStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("can unmarshal JWT VC Presentation Profile JWT-VC example", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// CredentialStatus example taken from https://identity.foundation/jwt-vc-presentation-profile/#vc-jwt