diff --git a/model_utils/models.py b/model_utils/models.py
index 268db8c5..9b974b26 100644
--- a/model_utils/models.py
+++ b/model_utils/models.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ def add_status_query_managers(sender, **kwargs):
 
     default_manager = sender._meta.default_manager
 
+    status_manager_class = QueryManager.from_queryset(
+        queryset_class=default_manager.get_queryset().__class__,
+        class_name='{}StatusManager'.format(sender.__name__)
+    )
     for value, display in getattr(sender, 'STATUS', ()):
         if _field_exists(sender, value):
             raise ImproperlyConfigured(
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ def add_status_query_managers(sender, **kwargs):
                 "conflicts with a status of the same name."
                 % (sender.__name__, value)
             )
-        sender.add_to_class(value, QueryManager(status=value))
+        sender.add_to_class(value, status_manager_class(status=value))
 
     sender._meta.default_manager_name = default_manager.name
 
diff --git a/tests/models.py b/tests/models.py
index c789267e..e0a379e4 100644
--- a/tests/models.py
+++ b/tests/models.py
@@ -157,6 +157,23 @@ class StatusCustomManager(AbstractStatusCustomManager):
     title = models.CharField(max_length=50)
 
 
+class StatusCustomQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
+    def custom_exists(self):
+        return self.exists()
+
+    def custom_count(self):
+        return self.count()
+
+
+class StatusCustomQuerySet(StatusModel):
+    STATUS = Choices(
+        ("first_choice", _("First choice")),
+        ("second_choice", _("Second choice")),
+    )
+
+    objects = StatusCustomQuerySet.as_manager()
+
+
 class Post(models.Model):
     published = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     confirmed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
diff --git a/tests/test_models/test_status_model.py b/tests/test_models/test_status_model.py
index 2e311438..4fbe328c 100644
--- a/tests/test_models/test_status_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_models/test_status_model.py
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 from django.test.testcases import TestCase
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
-from tests.models import Status, StatusCustomManager, StatusPlainTuple
+from tests.models import (
+    Status,
+    StatusCustomManager,
+    StatusCustomQuerySet,
+    StatusPlainTuple,
+)
 
 
 class StatusModelTests(TestCase):
@@ -97,3 +102,22 @@ def test_default_manager_is_not_status_model_generated_ones(self):
         # ...and this one equal to 0, because of 2 successive filters of 'first_choice'
         # (default manager) and 'second_choice' (explicit filter below).
         self.assertEqual(StatusCustomManager._default_manager.filter(status='second_choice').count(), 2)
+
+
+class StatusModelStatusManagerTests(TestCase):
+
+    def test_manager_has_custom_qs_methods(self):
+        StatusCustomQuerySet.objects.create(status='first_choice')
+
+        StatusCustomQuerySet.objects.create(status='second_choice')
+        StatusCustomQuerySet.objects.create(status='second_choice')
+
+        self.assertTrue(StatusCustomQuerySet.first_choice.custom_exists())
+        self.assertEqual(StatusCustomQuerySet.first_choice.custom_count(), 1)
+
+        self.assertTrue(StatusCustomQuerySet.second_choice.custom_exists())
+        self.assertEqual(StatusCustomQuerySet.second_choice.custom_count(), 2)
+
+    def test_manager_class_name(self):
+        self.assertEqual(StatusCustomQuerySet.first_choice.__class__.__name__, 'StatusCustomQuerySetStatusManager')
+        self.assertEqual(StatusCustomQuerySet.second_choice.__class__.__name__, 'StatusCustomQuerySetStatusManager')