diff --git a/aurweb/models/package_request.py b/aurweb/models/package_request.py
index 00f46ce2..a5125cee 100644
--- a/aurweb/models/package_request.py
+++ b/aurweb/models/package_request.py
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ import aurweb.models.user
 
 from aurweb.models.declarative import Base
 
+PENDING = "Pending"
+CLOSED = "Closed"
+ACCEPTED = "Accepted"
+REJECTED = "Rejected"
+
+# Integer values used for the Status column of PackageRequest.
+PENDING_ID = 0
+CLOSED_ID = 1
+ACCEPTED_ID = 2
+REJECTED_ID = 3
+
 
 class PackageRequest(Base):
     __tablename__ = "PackageRequests"
@@ -40,6 +51,13 @@ class PackageRequest(Base):
 
     __mapper_args__ = {"primary_key": [ID]}
 
+    STATUS_DISPLAY = {
+        PENDING_ID: PENDING,
+        CLOSED_ID: CLOSED,
+        ACCEPTED_ID: ACCEPTED,
+        REJECTED_ID: REJECTED
+    }
+
     def __init__(self,
                  RequestType: aurweb.models.request_type.RequestType = None,
                  PackageBase: aurweb.models.package_base.PackageBase = None,
@@ -91,3 +109,7 @@ class PackageRequest(Base):
                 statement="Column ClosureComment cannot be null.",
                 orig="PackageRequests.ClosureComment",
                 params=("NULL"))
+
+    def status_display(self) -> str:
+        """ Return a display string for the Status column. """
+        return self.STATUS_DISPLAY[self.Status]
diff --git a/test/test_package_request.py b/test/test_package_request.py
index fc839836..c28af6bd 100644
--- a/test/test_package_request.py
+++ b/test/test_package_request.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import pytest
 
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 
-from aurweb.db import create, query, rollback
+from aurweb.db import commit, create, query, rollback
 from aurweb.models.package_base import PackageBase
-from aurweb.models.package_request import PackageRequest
+from aurweb.models.package_request import (ACCEPTED, ACCEPTED_ID, CLOSED, CLOSED_ID, PENDING, PENDING_ID, REJECTED,
+                                           REJECTED_ID, PackageRequest)
 from aurweb.models.request_type import RequestType
 from aurweb.models.user import User
 from aurweb.testing import setup_test_db
@@ -117,3 +118,32 @@ def test_package_request_null_closure_comment_raises_exception():
                User=user, PackageBase=pkgbase, PackageBaseName=pkgbase.Name,
                Comments=str())
     rollback()
+
+
+def test_package_request_status_display():
+    """ Test status_display() based on the Status column value. """
+    request_type = query(RequestType, RequestType.Name == "merge").first()
+
+    pkgreq = create(PackageRequest, RequestType=request_type,
+                    User=user, PackageBase=pkgbase,
+                    PackageBaseName=pkgbase.Name,
+                    Comments=str(), ClosureComment=str(),
+                    Status=PENDING_ID)
+    assert pkgreq.status_display() == PENDING
+
+    pkgreq.Status = CLOSED_ID
+    commit()
+    assert pkgreq.status_display() == CLOSED
+
+    pkgreq.Status = ACCEPTED_ID
+    commit()
+    assert pkgreq.status_display() == ACCEPTED
+
+    pkgreq.Status = REJECTED_ID
+    commit()
+    assert pkgreq.status_display() == REJECTED
+
+    pkgreq.Status = 124
+    commit()
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+        pkgreq.status_display()