diff --git a/runbot_merge/models/pull_requests.py b/runbot_merge/models/pull_requests.py
index 8d38f047..19a6dbd7 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/models/pull_requests.py
+++ b/runbot_merge/models/pull_requests.py
@@ -223,11 +223,22 @@ class StatusConfiguration(models.Model):
     context = fields.Char(required=True)
     repo_id = fields.Many2one('runbot_merge.repository', required=True, ondelete='cascade')
     branch_ids = fields.Many2many('runbot_merge.branch', 'runbot_merge_repository_status_branch', 'status_id', 'branch_id')
+    prs = fields.Boolean(string="Applies to pull requests", default=True)
+    stagings = fields.Boolean(string="Applies to stagings", default=True)
 
     def _for_branch(self, branch):
         assert branch._name == 'runbot_merge.branch', \
             f'Expected branch, got {branch}'
         return self.filtered(lambda st: not st.branch_ids or branch in st.branch_ids)
+    def _for_pr(self, pr):
+        assert pr._name == 'runbot_merge.pull_requests', \
+            f'Expected pull request, got {pr}'
+        return self._for_branch(pr.target).filtered('prs')
+    def _for_staging(self, staging):
+        assert staging._name == 'runbot_merge.stagings', \
+            f'Expected staging, got {staging}'
+        return self._for_branch(staging.target).filtered('stagings')
+
 class Repository(models.Model):
     _name = _description = 'runbot_merge.repository'
     _order = 'sequence, id'
@@ -699,7 +710,7 @@ class PullRequests(models.Model):
             pr.statuses = pprint.pformat(statuses)
 
             st = 'success'
-            for ci in pr.repository.status_ids._for_branch(pr.target):
+            for ci in pr.repository.status_ids._for_pr(pr):
                 v = state_(statuses, ci.context) or 'pending'
                 if v in ('error', 'failure'):
                     st = 'failure'
@@ -968,7 +979,7 @@ class PullRequests(models.Model):
         # targets
         failed = self.browse(())
         for pr in self:
-            required = pr.repository.status_ids._for_branch(pr.target).mapped('context')
+            required = pr.repository.status_ids._for_pr(pr).mapped('context')
 
             success = True
             for ci in required:
@@ -1547,7 +1558,7 @@ class Stagings(models.Model):
             }
             # maps commits to the statuses they need
             required_statuses = [
-                (head, repos[repo].status_ids._for_branch(s.target).mapped('context'))
+                (head, repos[repo].status_ids._for_staging(s).mapped('context'))
                 for repo, head in json.loads(s.heads).items()
                 if not repo.endswith('^')
             ]
diff --git a/runbot_merge/tests/test_by_branch.py b/runbot_merge/tests/test_by_branch.py
index f51098aa..ea688f8b 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/tests/test_by_branch.py
+++ b/runbot_merge/tests/test_by_branch.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def repo(env, project, make_repo, users, setreviewers):
                     'context': 'lint',
                     'branch_ids': [(4, project.branch_ids.id, False)]
                 }),
+                (0, 0, {'context': 'pr', 'stagings': False}),
+                (0, 0, {'context': 'staging', 'prs': False}),
             ]
         })],
     })
@@ -41,7 +43,10 @@ def test_status_applies(env, repo, config):
         repo.post_status(c, 'success', 'ci')
     env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
     assert pr_id.state == 'opened'
-
+    with repo:
+        repo.post_status(c, 'success', 'pr')
+    env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
+    assert pr_id.state == 'opened'
     with repo:
         repo.post_status(c, 'success', 'lint')
     env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
@@ -60,6 +65,10 @@ def test_status_applies(env, repo, config):
     with repo:
         repo.post_status('staging.master', 'success', 'lint')
     env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
+    assert st.state == 'pending'
+    with repo:
+        repo.post_status('staging.master', 'success', 'staging')
+    env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
     assert st.state == 'success'
 
 def test_status_skipped(env, project, repo, config):
@@ -82,6 +91,10 @@ def test_status_skipped(env, project, repo, config):
     with repo:
         repo.post_status(c, 'success', 'ci')
     env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
+    assert pr_id.state == 'opened'
+    with repo:
+        repo.post_status(c, 'success', 'pr')
+    env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
     assert pr_id.state == 'validated'
 
     with repo:
@@ -90,6 +103,10 @@ def test_status_skipped(env, project, repo, config):
 
     st = env['runbot_merge.stagings'].search([])
     assert st.state == 'pending'
+    with repo:
+        repo.post_status('staging.maintenance', 'success', 'staging')
+    env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
+    assert st.state == 'pending'
     with repo:
         repo.post_status('staging.maintenance', 'success', 'ci')
     env.run_crons('runbot_merge.process_updated_commits')
diff --git a/runbot_merge/views/mergebot.xml b/runbot_merge/views/mergebot.xml
index 566d5dbf..b6d27b55 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/views/mergebot.xml
+++ b/runbot_merge/views/mergebot.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
                         <tree editable="bottom">
                             <field name="context"/>
                             <field name="branch_ids" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                            <field name="prs"/>
+                            <field name="stagings"/>
                         </tree>
                     </field>
                 </sheet>