diff --git a/ssl/test/runner/common.go b/ssl/test/runner/common.go
index abed611..75fa4b4 100644
--- a/ssl/test/runner/common.go
+++ b/ssl/test/runner/common.go
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@
 	// HelloVerifyRequest message.
 	SkipHelloVerifyRequest bool
 
+	// SkipCertificateStatus, if true, causes the server to skip the
+	// CertificateStatus message. This is legal because CertificateStatus is
+	// optional, even with a status_request in ServerHello.
+	SkipCertificateStatus bool
+
 	// SkipServerKeyExchange causes the server to skip sending
 	// ServerKeyExchange messages.
 	SkipServerKeyExchange bool