diff --git a/Status.hxx.in b/Status.hxx.in
index ed46d5c2bc875fa50f954f1f61189cce469d56a0..16efaefdf3397e013d90cecb19f2e4ec285432be 100644
--- a/Status.hxx.in
+++ b/Status.hxx.in
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ public:
 #endif
 
   /** Return true on "Success", false otherwise.  */
-  explicit operator bool() const { return this->Kind_ == Kind::Success; }
+  bool IsSuccess() const { return this->Kind_ == Kind::Success; }
+
+  /** Return true on "Success", false otherwise.  */
+  explicit operator bool() const { return this->IsSuccess(); }
 
   /** Return the kind of status.  */
   Kind GetKind() const { return this->Kind_; }
diff --git a/testStatus.cxx b/testStatus.cxx
index f85ef422dbf322347f9828b66fe620b00eb78fe9..0a767a8547d57871fb5d2e033aba8a451c340884 100644
--- a/testStatus.cxx
+++ b/testStatus.cxx
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ int testStatus(int, char* [])
       std::cerr << "Status Success constructor does not produce Success\n";
       res = false;
     }
+    if (!status.IsSuccess()) {
+      std::cerr << "Status Success gives false IsSuccess\n";
+      res = false;
+    }
     if (!status) {
       std::cerr << "Status Success kind is not true\n";
       res = false;
@@ -55,6 +59,10 @@ int testStatus(int, char* [])
       std::cerr << "Status POSIX constructor does not produce POSIX\n";
       res = false;
     }
+    if (status.IsSuccess()) {
+      std::cerr << "Status POSIX gives true IsSuccess\n";
+      res = false;
+    }
     if (status) {
       std::cerr << "Status POSIX kind is not false\n";
       res = false;
@@ -87,6 +95,10 @@ int testStatus(int, char* [])
       std::cerr << "Status Windows constructor does not produce Windows\n";
       res = false;
     }
+    if (status.IsSuccess()) {
+      std::cerr << "Status Windows gives true IsSuccess\n";
+      res = false;
+    }
     if (status) {
       std::cerr << "Status Windows kind is not false\n";
       res = false;