diff --git a/svn/local.py b/svn/local.py
index 686063b..fd31f43 100644
--- a/svn/local.py
+++ b/svn/local.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             'type_raw_name',
             'type',
             'revision',
+            'changelist',
         ])
 
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ def status(self, rel_path=None):
         root = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(raw)
 
         list_ = root.findall('target/entry')
-        for entry in list_:
+        def make_status(entry, changelist):
             entry_attr = entry.attrib
             name = entry_attr['path']
 
@@ -93,12 +94,20 @@ def status(self, rel_path=None):
             if revision is not None:
                 revision = int(revision)
 
-            yield _STATUS_ENTRY(
+            return _STATUS_ENTRY(
                 name=name,
                 type_raw_name=change_type_raw,
                 type=change_type,
-                revision=revision
+                revision=revision,
+                changelist=changelist,
             )
+        for entry in list_:
+            yield make_status(entry, None)
+        changes = root.findall('changelist')
+        for c in changes:
+            cl_name = c.attrib['name']
+            for entry in c:
+                yield make_status(entry, cl_name)
 
     def remove(self, rel_path, do_keep_local=False, do_force=False):
         args = []
diff --git a/tests/test_local.py b/tests/test_local.py
index 445f4b8..83e4a26 100644
--- a/tests/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/test_local.py
@@ -8,19 +8,35 @@
 class TestLocalClient(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_status(self):
         with svn.test_support.temp_repo():
-            with svn.test_support.temp_checkout() as (_, lc):
+            with svn.test_support.temp_checkout() as (wc, lc):
                 svn.test_support.populate_bigger_file_changes1()
 
+                file_in_cl = 'file_in_cl'
+                with open(file_in_cl, 'w') as f:
+                    f.write("data")
+
+                lc.add(file_in_cl)
+                lc.run_command('changelist', ['test-cl', file_in_cl])
+
                 status = {}
                 for s in lc.status():
                     filename = os.path.basename(s.name)
                     status[filename] = s
 
                 added = status['added']
-                self.assertTrue(added is not None and added.type == svn.constants.ST_ADDED)
+                self.assertIsNotNone(added)
+                self.assertTrue(added.type, svn.constants.ST_ADDED)
+                self.assertEqual(added.changelist, None)
 
                 committed_deleted = status['committed_deleted']
-                self.assertTrue(committed_deleted is not None and committed_deleted.type == svn.constants.ST_MISSING)
+                self.assertIsNotNone(committed_deleted)
+                self.assertEqual(committed_deleted.type, svn.constants.ST_MISSING)
+                self.assertEqual(added.changelist, None)
+
+                in_cl = status[file_in_cl]
+                self.assertIsNotNone(in_cl)
+                self.assertEqual(in_cl.changelist, 'test-cl')
+
 
     def test_remove(self):
         with svn.test_support.temp_repo():