diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.module.css b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20d2127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.statusText {}
+.success { color: var(--success); }
+.warning { color: var(--warning); }
+.error   { color: var(--error); }
+.running { color: var(--running); }
+.muted   { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.bold { font-weight: 600; }
diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.test.tsx b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b1bab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { StatusText } from './StatusText'
+
+describe('StatusText', () => {
+  it('renders children text', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="success">Online</StatusText>)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Online')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders as a span element', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="success">Status</StatusText>)
+    const el = screen.getByText('Status')
+    expect(el.tagName).toBe('SPAN')
+  })
+
+  it('applies variant class', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="error">Failed</StatusText>)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Failed')).toHaveClass('error')
+  })
+
+  it('applies bold class when bold=true', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="success" bold>OK</StatusText>)
+    expect(screen.getByText('OK')).toHaveClass('bold')
+  })
+
+  it('does not apply bold class by default', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="success">OK</StatusText>)
+    expect(screen.getByText('OK')).not.toHaveClass('bold')
+  })
+
+  it('accepts custom className', () => {
+    render(<StatusText variant="muted" className="custom">Text</StatusText>)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Text')).toHaveClass('custom')
+  })
+
+  it('renders all 5 variant classes correctly', () => {
+    const variants = ['success', 'warning', 'error', 'running', 'muted'] as const
+    for (const variant of variants) {
+      const { unmount } = render(
+        <StatusText variant={variant}>{variant}</StatusText>
+      )
+      expect(screen.getByText(variant)).toHaveClass(variant)
+      unmount()
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.tsx b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2798e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/design-system/primitives/StatusText/StatusText.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import styles from './StatusText.module.css'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
+interface StatusTextProps {
+  variant: 'success' | 'warning' | 'error' | 'running' | 'muted'
+  bold?: boolean
+  children: ReactNode
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function StatusText({ variant, bold = false, children, className }: StatusTextProps) {
+  const classes = [
+    styles.statusText,
+    styles[variant],
+    bold ? styles.bold : '',
+    className ?? '',
+  ].filter(Boolean).join(' ')
+
+  return <span className={classes}>{children}</span>
+}
diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/index.ts b/src/design-system/primitives/index.ts
index 23798e3..06cdb0b 100644
--- a/src/design-system/primitives/index.ts
+++ b/src/design-system/primitives/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export { Sparkline } from './Sparkline/Sparkline'
 export { Spinner } from './Spinner/Spinner'
 export { StatCard } from './StatCard/StatCard'
 export { StatusDot } from './StatusDot/StatusDot'
+export { StatusText } from './StatusText/StatusText'
 export { Tag } from './Tag/Tag'
 export { Textarea } from './Textarea/Textarea'
 export { TimeRangeDropdown } from './TimeRangeDropdown/TimeRangeDropdown'