diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c31fc1a..6fdb2eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Add: Translation
 - Fix: #67 HTML image tags are not recognized for `image` option
 - Add: Option to disable automatic update of a note overview #57
+- Add: Option to configure the `status` field per note overview #66 @aiosk
 
 ## v1.6.0 (2022-12-26)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0060ce..d620184 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ A note overview is created based on the defined search and the specified fields.
     - [count](#count)
     - [listview](#listview)
     - [link](#link)
+    - [status](#status)
 - [Examples](#examples)
     - [ToDo Overview](#todo-overview)
     - [Show all ToDos with status](#show-all-todos-with-status)
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ Options that can be specified in the in the code block using YAML syntax.
 ### search
 
 The search filter which will be used to create the overview.
-[Documentation of search filters](https://joplinapp.org/help/#search-filters).
+[Documentation of search filters](https://joplinapp.org/help/apps/search#search-filters).
 
 ```yml
 search: type:todo
@@ -273,6 +274,19 @@ link:
   html: true
 ```
 
+### status
+
+Customize note status field for a single overview.
+
+```yml
+status:
+  note: ""
+  todo:
+    open: ☐
+    done: 🗹
+    overdue: ⚠
+```
+
 ## Examples
 
 ### ToDo Overview
diff --git a/__test__/data/options/note_status.yml b/__test__/data/options/note_status.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99258d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__test__/data/options/note_status.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+status:
+  note: "n"
+  todo:
+    open: "o"
+    done: "d"
+    overdue: "od"
diff --git a/__test__/fields.test.ts b/__test__/fields.test.ts
index 881a794..45f7441 100644
--- a/__test__/fields.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/fields.test.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,35 @@ describe("Field function", function () {
     expect(result).toBe("[Link](" + fields["source_url"] + ")");
   });
 });
+
+describe("note status text", function () {
+  it(`Status `, async () => {
+    const options = getOptionsFromFile("note_status");
+    const optionsObject = await noteoverview.getOptions(options);
+
+    const now = new Date().getTime();
+    const testCases = [
+      [0, 0, 0, "n"],
+      [1, 0, 0, "o"],
+      [1, 0, now, "d"],
+      [1, now - 86400, 0, "od"],
+      [1, now + 86400, now - 86400, "d"],
+      [1, now - 86400, now + 86400, "d"],
+    ];
+
+    for (const t of testCases) {
+      const fields: Object = {
+        is_todo: Number(t[0]),
+        todo_due: Number(t[1]),
+        todo_completed: Number(t[2]),
+      };
+      const expected = t[3];
+      const actual = await noteoverview.getFieldValue(
+        "status",
+        fields,
+        optionsObject
+      );
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/locales/de_DE.json b/src/locales/de_DE.json
index e85ef60..4388f2a 100644
--- a/src/locales/de_DE.json
+++ b/src/locales/de_DE.json
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
       "label": "Farbe: %s",
       "description": "HTML Farbe für das Abschlussdatum (%s), wenn die Aufgabe abgeschlossen wurde, aber kein Fälligkeitsdatum gesetzt wurde"
     },
+    "noteStatus": {
+      "label": "Feld status: %s",
+      "description": "Text für das Statusfeld wenn es sich um eine Notiz und keine Aufgabe handelt"
+    },
     "fileLogLevel": {
       "label": "Loglevel",
       "description": "Einstellung für das Loglevel",
diff --git a/src/locales/en_US.json b/src/locales/en_US.json
index 19ab491..b932094 100644
--- a/src/locales/en_US.json
+++ b/src/locales/en_US.json
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
       "label": "Color: %s",
       "description": "HTML color for the %s, when the todo was completed but no due date was set"
     },
+    "noteStatus": {
+      "label": "Field status: %s",
+      "description": "Text for the status field if it is a note and not a todo"
+    },
     "fileLogLevel": {
       "label": "Loglevel",
       "description": "Setting for the Loglevel",
diff --git a/src/noteoverview.ts b/src/noteoverview.ts
index e283295..e0605bd 100644
--- a/src/noteoverview.ts
+++ b/src/noteoverview.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
 
   export async function getDefaultStatusText(): Promise<Object> {
     let status = {
+      note: await joplin.settings.value("noteStatus"),
       todo: {
         overdue: await joplin.settings.value("todoStatusOverdue"),
         open: await joplin.settings.value("todoStatusOpen"),
@@ -865,6 +866,7 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
     if (fields.includes("status")) {
       additionalFields.push("todo_due");
       additionalFields.push("todo_completed");
+      additionalFields.push("is_todo");
     }
 
     // include body
@@ -1201,11 +1203,15 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
         }
         break;
       case "status":
-        const status: string = await noteoverview.getToDoStatus(
-          fields["todo_due"],
-          fields["todo_completed"]
-        );
-        value = options.statusText["todo"][status];
+        if (!!fields["is_todo"]) {
+          const status: string = await noteoverview.getToDoStatus(
+            fields["todo_due"],
+            fields["todo_completed"]
+          );
+          value = options.statusText["todo"][status];
+        } else {
+          value = options.statusText["note"];
+        }
         break;
       case "excerpt":
         value = await noteoverview.getMarkdownExcerpt(
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 07bb09e..2db83af 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ export namespace settings {
         ),
       },
 
+      noteStatus: {
+        value: "",
+        advanced: true,
+        type: SettingItemType.String,
+        section: "noteOverviewSection",
+        public: true,
+        label: i18n.__("settings.noteStatus.label", "note"),
+        description: i18n.__("settings.noteStatus.description"),
+      },
       todoStatusOpen: {
         value: "",
         advanced: true,