diff --git a/includes/class-sp-calendar.php b/includes/class-sp-calendar.php
index 97d6d35f..143539b1 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-calendar.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-calendar.php
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@
  */
 class SP_Calendar extends SP_Custom_Post {
 
+	/** @var array The events status. */
+	public $status;
+
+	/**
+	 * __construct function.
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @param mixed $post
+	 */
+	public function __construct( $post ) {
+		if ( $post instanceof WP_Post || $post instanceof SP_Custom_Post ):
+			$this->ID   = absint( $post->ID );
+			$this->post = $post;
+		else:
+			$this->ID  = absint( $post );
+			$this->post = get_post( $this->ID );
+		endif;
+
+		$this->status = $this->__get( 'status' );
+
+		if ( ! $this->status )
+			$this->status = 'any';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns formatted data
 	 *
@@ -21,17 +45,13 @@ class SP_Calendar extends SP_Custom_Post {
 	public function data() {
 		global $pagenow;
 
-		$post_status = $this->status;
-		if ( ! $post_status )
-			$post_status = 'any';
-
 		$args = array(
 			'post_type' => 'sp_event',
 			'numberposts' => -1,
 			'posts_per_page' => -1,
 			'orderby' => 'post_date',
 			'order' => 'ASC',
-			'post_status' => $post_status,
+			'post_status' => $this->status,
 			'tax_query' => array(
 				'relation' => 'AND'
 			),
diff --git a/includes/sp-core-functions.php b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
index d5dd41c5..bd58ffb8 100644
--- a/includes/sp-core-functions.php
+++ b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sp_get_post_order' ) ) {
 if ( !function_exists( 'sp_dropdown_statuses' ) ) {
 	function sp_dropdown_statuses( $args = array() ) {
 		$defaults = array(
+			'show_option_default' => false,
 			'name' => 'sp_status',
 			'id' => null,
 			'selected' => null,
@@ -387,6 +388,10 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sp_dropdown_statuses' ) ) {
 
 		printf( '<select name="%s" class="postform %s">', $args['name'], $args['class'] );
 
+		if ( $args['show_option_default'] ):
+			printf( '<option value="default">%s</option>', $args['show_option_default'] );
+		endif;
+
 		$statuses = apply_filters( 'sportspress_statuses', array(
 			'any' => __( 'All', 'sportspress' ),
 			'publish' => __( 'Published', 'sportspress' ),
diff --git a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-event-list.php b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-event-list.php
index 615f9faa..0556abaf 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-event-list.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-event-list.php
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ class SP_Widget_Event_List extends WP_Widget {
 		extract($args);
 		$title = apply_filters('widget_title', empty($instance['title']) ? '' : $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base);
 		$id = empty($instance['id']) ? null : $instance['id'];
+		$status = empty($instance['status']) ? 'default' : $instance['status'];
 		$number = empty($instance['number']) ? null : $instance['number'];
 		$columns = empty($instance['columns']) ? null : $instance['columns'];
 		$show_all_events_link = empty($instance['show_all_events_link']) ? false : $instance['show_all_events_link'];
 		echo $before_widget;
 		if ( $title )
 			echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
-		sp_get_template( 'event-list.php', array( 'id' => $id, 'number' => $number, 'columns' => $columns, 'show_all_events_link' => $show_all_events_link ) );
+		sp_get_template( 'event-list.php', array( 'id' => $id, 'status' => $status, 'number' => $number, 'columns' => $columns, 'show_all_events_link' => $show_all_events_link ) );
 		echo $after_widget;
 	}
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Event_List extends WP_Widget {
 		$instance = $old_instance;
 		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
 		$instance['id'] = intval($new_instance['id']);
+		$instance['status'] = $new_instance['status'];
 		$instance['number'] = intval($new_instance['number']);
 		$instance['columns'] = (array)$new_instance['columns'];
 		$instance['show_all_events_link'] = $new_instance['show_all_events_link'];
@@ -32,9 +34,10 @@ class SP_Widget_Event_List extends WP_Widget {
 	}
 
 	function form( $instance ) {
-		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => null, 'number' => 5, 'columns' => null, 'show_all_events_link' => true ) );
+		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => null, 'status' => 'default', 'number' => 5, 'columns' => null, 'show_all_events_link' => true ) );
 		$title = strip_tags($instance['title']);
 		$id = intval($instance['id']);
+		$status = $instance['status'];
 		$number = intval($instance['number']);
 		$columns = $instance['columns'];
 		$show_all_events_link = $instance['show_all_events_link'];
@@ -59,10 +62,22 @@ class SP_Widget_Event_List extends WP_Widget {
 		?>
 		</p>
 
+		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('status'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Status:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
+			<?php
+			$args = array(
+				'show_option_default' => __( 'Default', 'sportspress' ),
+				'name' => $this->get_field_name('status'),
+				'id' => $this->get_field_id('status'),
+				'selected' => $status,
+				'class' => 'sp-event-status-select widefat',
+			);
+			sp_dropdown_statuses( $args );
+			?>
+		</p>
+
 		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Number of events to show:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
 		<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('number'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($number); ?>" size="3"></p>
 
-
 		<p class="sp-prefs">
 			<?php _e( 'Columns:', 'sportspress' ); ?><br>
 			<?php 
diff --git a/templates/event-list.php b/templates/event-list.php
index 25e0b4e6..4701026f 100644
--- a/templates/event-list.php
+++ b/templates/event-list.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; // Exit if accessed directly
 $primary_result = get_option( 'sportspress_primary_result', null );
 
 $defaults = array(
+	'status' => 'default',
 	'number' => -1,
 	'sortable' => get_option( 'sportspress_enable_sortable_tables', 'yes' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
 	'responsive' => get_option( 'sportspress_enable_responsive_tables', 'yes' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ extract( $defaults, EXTR_SKIP );
 			<tr>
 				<?php
 				$calendar = new SP_Calendar( $id );
+				if ( $status != 'default' )
+					$calendar->status = $status;
 				$data = $calendar->data();
 				$usecolumns = $calendar->columns;