diff --git a/remote/github/github.go b/remote/github/github.go
index fe7244bb..1f698ded 100644
--- a/remote/github/github.go
+++ b/remote/github/github.go
@@ -236,7 +236,14 @@ func (g *Github) File(u *model.User, r *model.Repo, b *model.Build, f string) ([
 // An example would be the GitHub pull request status.
 func (g *Github) Status(u *model.User, r *model.Repo, b *model.Build, link string) error {
 	client := NewClient(g.API, u.Token, g.SkipVerify)
+	if ( b.Event == "deployment") {
+		return deploymentStatus(client,r,b,link)
+	} else {
+		return repoStatus(client,r,b,link)
+	}
+}
 
+func repoStatus(client *github.Client, r *model.Repo, b *model.Build, link string) error {
 	status := getStatus(b.Status)
 	desc := getDesc(b.Status)
 	data := github.RepoStatus{
@@ -249,6 +256,21 @@ func (g *Github) Status(u *model.User, r *model.Repo, b *model.Build, link strin
 	return err
 }
 
+func deploymentStatus(client *github.Client, r *model.Repo, b *model.Build, link string) error {
+	// the deployment ID is only available in the the link to the build as the last element in the URL
+	parts := strings.Split(b.Link,"/")
+	id, _ := strconv.Atoi(parts[len(parts)-1])
+	status := getStatus(b.Status)
+	desc := getDesc(b.Status)
+	data := github.DeploymentStatusRequest{
+		State:			github.String(status),
+		Description: 	github.String(desc),
+		TargetURL:		github.String(link),
+	}
+	_, _, err := client.Repositories.CreateDeploymentStatus(r.Owner, r.Name, id, &data)
+	return err
+}
+
 // Netrc returns a .netrc file that can be used to clone
 // private repositories from a remote system.
 func (g *Github) Netrc(u *model.User, r *model.Repo) (*model.Netrc, error) {