diff --git a/src/ophyd_async/core/__init__.py b/src/ophyd_async/core/__init__.py
index 3f88752fdd..71d8ae76d1 100644
--- a/src/ophyd_async/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ophyd_async/core/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 )
 from ._signal_backend import RuntimeSubsetEnum, SignalBackend, SubsetEnum
 from ._soft_signal_backend import SignalMetadata, SoftSignalBackend
-from ._status import AsyncStatus, WatchableAsyncStatus
+from ._status import AsyncStatus, WatchableAsyncStatus, completed_status
 from ._utils import (
     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
     CalculatableTimeout,
@@ -158,4 +158,5 @@
     "get_unique",
     "in_micros",
     "wait_for_connection",
+    "completed_status",
 ]
diff --git a/src/ophyd_async/core/_status.py b/src/ophyd_async/core/_status.py
index d2d285e675..ca35362ace 100644
--- a/src/ophyd_async/core/_status.py
+++ b/src/ophyd_async/core/_status.py
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@
 import functools
 import time
 from dataclasses import asdict, replace
-from typing import AsyncIterator, Awaitable, Callable, Generic, Type, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import (
+    AsyncIterator,
+    Awaitable,
+    Callable,
+    Generic,
+    Optional,
+    Type,
+    TypeVar,
+    cast,
+)
 
 from bluesky.protocols import Status
 
@@ -132,3 +141,10 @@ def wrap_f(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> WAS:
             return cls(f(*args, **kwargs))
 
         return cast(Callable[P, WAS], wrap_f)
+
+
+@AsyncStatus.wrap
+async def completed_status(exception: Optional[Exception] = None):
+    if exception:
+        raise exception
+    return None
diff --git a/tests/core/test_status.py b/tests/core/test_status.py
index 6e8da751c9..f8af39bbc4 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_status.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from bluesky.protocols import Movable, Status
 from bluesky.utils import FailedStatus
 
-from ophyd_async.core import AsyncStatus, Device
+from ophyd_async.core import AsyncStatus, Device, completed_status
 
 
 async def test_async_status_success():
@@ -188,3 +188,9 @@ async def coro_status(x: int, y: int, *, z=False):
         assert test_result == 12
 
     loop.run_until_complete(do_test())
+
+
+async def test_completed_status():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        await completed_status(ValueError())
+    await completed_status()