diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/exceptions/Status.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/exceptions/Status.java
index a66baee9229fe450193d1128e09550e3c8d0937d..3e9855f92a491345c23d1225f54b415f31b1c2f8 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/exceptions/Status.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/exceptions/Status.java
@@ -47,29 +47,29 @@ public class Status
     public static Status createError(final boolean retriable, final String message)
     {
         assert message != null;
-        
+
         return new Status(getErrorFlag(retriable), message);
     }
-    
+
     public static Status createError()
     {
         return new Status(StatusFlag.ERROR, "");
     }
-    
+
     public static Status createError(final String message)
     {
         assert message != null;
-        
+
         return new Status(StatusFlag.ERROR, message);
     }
-    
-    public static Status createError(final String messageTemplate, final Object ... args)
+
+    public static Status createError(final String messageTemplate, final Object... args)
     {
         assert messageTemplate != null;
-        
+
         return new Status(StatusFlag.ERROR, String.format(messageTemplate, args));
     }
-    
+
     public static Status createRetriableError()
     {
         return new Status(StatusFlag.RETRIABLE_ERROR, "");
@@ -78,22 +78,22 @@ public class Status
     public static Status createRetriableError(final String message)
     {
         assert message != null;
-        
+
         return new Status(StatusFlag.RETRIABLE_ERROR, message);
     }
 
-    public static Status createRetriableError(final String messageTemplate, final Object ... args)
+    public static Status createRetriableError(final String messageTemplate, final Object... args)
     {
         assert messageTemplate != null;
-        
+
         return new Status(StatusFlag.RETRIABLE_ERROR, String.format(messageTemplate, args));
     }
-    
+
     protected static StatusFlag getErrorFlag(final boolean retriable)
     {
         return retriable ? StatusFlag.RETRIABLE_ERROR : StatusFlag.ERROR;
     }
-    
+
     protected Status(final StatusFlag flag, final String message)
     {
         assert flag != null;
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ public class Status
         return flag;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return <code>true</code> if this status represents an OK status.
+     */
+    public final boolean isOK()
+    {
+        return flag == StatusFlag.OK;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return <code>true</code> if this status represents an error.
      */
@@ -119,6 +127,24 @@ public class Status
         return flag != StatusFlag.OK;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return <code>true</code> if this status represents an error where it makes sense to retry
+     *         the operation.
+     */
+    public final boolean isRetriableError()
+    {
+        return flag == StatusFlag.RETRIABLE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return <code>true</code> if this status represents an error where it does not make sense to
+     *         retry the operation.
+     */
+    public final boolean isNonRetriableError()
+    {
+        return flag == StatusFlag.ERROR;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return The error message of the operation if <code>getFlag() != OK</code> (can be empty), or
      *         <code>null</code> otherwise.