diff --git a/.changeset/unlucky-oranges-peel.md b/.changeset/unlucky-oranges-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc4428e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unlucky-oranges-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@osdk/client.unstable": minor
+"@osdk/maker": minor
+---
+
+Making interface type status configurable
diff --git a/packages/client.unstable/src/index.ts b/packages/client.unstable/src/index.ts
index 7d9f4f81a..614cce291 100644
--- a/packages/client.unstable/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client.unstable/src/index.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ export type { ValueTypeDisplayMetadata } from "./generated/type-registry/api/Val
 export type { ValueTypeStatus } from "./generated/type-registry/api/ValueTypeStatus.js";
 export type { ValueTypeVersion } from "./generated/type-registry/api/ValueTypeVersion.js";
 
+export type { InterfaceTypeRid } from "./generated/ontology-metadata/api/InterfaceTypeRid.js";
+export type {
+  InterfaceTypeStatus,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_active,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_deprecated,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_experimental,
+} from "./generated/ontology-metadata/api/InterfaceTypeStatus.js";
+
 export type {
   ApiNameValueTypeReference,
   ImportedSharedPropertyTypes,
diff --git a/packages/maker/src/api/defineInterface.ts b/packages/maker/src/api/defineInterface.ts
index c61cc51be..c807ff085 100644
--- a/packages/maker/src/api/defineInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/maker/src/api/defineInterface.ts
@@ -20,20 +20,28 @@ import { defineSharedPropertyType } from "./defineSpt.js";
 import type { BlueprintIcon } from "./iconNames.js";
 import type {
   InterfaceType,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus,
   PropertyTypeType,
   SharedPropertyType,
 } from "./types.js";
 
+type SimplifiedInterfaceTypeStatus =
+  | { type: "deprecated"; message: string; deadline: string }
+  | { type: "active" }
+  | { type: "experimental" };
+
 export function defineInterface(
   opts: {
     apiName: string;
     displayName?: string;
     description?: string;
     icon?: { locator: BlueprintIcon; color: string };
+    status?: SimplifiedInterfaceTypeStatus;
     properties?: Record<
       string,
       SharedPropertyType | PropertyTypeType
     >;
+
     extends?: InterfaceType | InterfaceType[] | string | string[];
   },
 ): InterfaceType {
@@ -99,6 +107,16 @@ export function defineInterface(
     }
   }
 
+  const status: InterfaceTypeStatus = mapSimplifiedStatusToInterfaceTypeStatus(
+    opts.status ?? { type: "active" },
+  );
+
+  invariant(
+    status.type !== "deprecated"
+      || (status.deprecated.message && status.deprecated.deadline),
+    `Deprecated status must include message and deadline properties.`,
+  );
+
   const a: InterfaceType = {
     apiName,
     displayMetadata: {
@@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ export function defineInterface(
     extendsInterfaces: extendsInterfaces,
     links: [],
     properties,
-    status: { type: "active", active: {} },
+    status,
   };
 
   return ontologyDefinition.interfaceTypes[apiName] = a;
@@ -131,3 +149,31 @@ function isPropertyTypeType(
     || v === "short" || v === "string"
     || v === "timestamp";
 }
+
+function mapSimplifiedStatusToInterfaceTypeStatus(
+  status: SimplifiedInterfaceTypeStatus,
+): InterfaceTypeStatus {
+  switch (status.type) {
+    case "deprecated":
+      return {
+        type: "deprecated",
+        deprecated: {
+          message: status.message,
+          deadline: status.deadline,
+          replacedBy: undefined,
+        },
+      };
+    case "active":
+      return {
+        type: "active",
+        active: {},
+      };
+    case "experimental":
+      return {
+        type: "experimental",
+        experimental: {},
+      };
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Invalid status type: ${(status as any).type}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/maker/src/api/overall.test.ts b/packages/maker/src/api/overall.test.ts
index a2cbd6640..a6d379743 100644
--- a/packages/maker/src/api/overall.test.ts
+++ b/packages/maker/src/api/overall.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import {
 } from "./defineOntology.js";
 import { defineSharedPropertyType } from "./defineSpt.js";
 import { defineValueType } from "./defineValueType.js";
-import type { InterfaceType } from "./types.js";
+import type {
+  InterfaceType,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_deprecated,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_experimental,
+} from "./types.js";
 
 describe("Ontology Defining", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -1307,4 +1311,36 @@ describe("Ontology Defining", () => {
        }
     `);
   });
+
+  it("defaults interface status to active", () => {
+    const result = defineInterface({ apiName: "Foo" });
+    expect(result.status).toEqual({ type: "active", active: {} });
+  });
+
+  it("sets interface status as experimental from opts as typed", () => {
+    const experimentalStatus = {
+      type: "experimental",
+      experimental: {},
+    } as InterfaceTypeStatus_experimental;
+    const result = defineInterface({
+      apiName: "Foo",
+      status: { type: "experimental" },
+    });
+    expect(result.status).toEqual(experimentalStatus);
+  });
+
+  it("sets interface status as deprecated from opts as typed", () => {
+    const deprecatedStatus = {
+      type: "deprecated",
+      deprecated: {
+        message: "foo",
+        deadline: "foo",
+      },
+    } as InterfaceTypeStatus_deprecated;
+    const result = defineInterface({
+      apiName: "Foo",
+      status: { type: "deprecated", message: "foo", deadline: "foo" },
+    });
+    expect(result.status).toEqual(deprecatedStatus);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/maker/src/api/types.ts b/packages/maker/src/api/types.ts
index 30a51d557..d93d36c94 100644
--- a/packages/maker/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/packages/maker/src/api/types.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import type {
   ExampleValue,
   FailureMessage,
   ImportedTypes,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_active,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_deprecated,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_experimental,
   OntologyIrInterfaceType,
   SharedPropertyTypeGothamMapping,
   StructFieldType,
@@ -44,6 +48,12 @@ export interface Ontology extends
   valueTypes: Record<string, ValueTypeDefinitionVersion[]>;
   importedTypes: ImportedTypes;
 }
+export type {
+  InterfaceTypeStatus,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_active,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_deprecated,
+  InterfaceTypeStatus_experimental,
+};
 
 export interface InterfaceType extends
   Omit<
@@ -57,6 +67,7 @@ export interface InterfaceType extends
   >
 {
   properties: Record<string, SharedPropertyType>;
+  status: InterfaceTypeStatus;
 }
 
 export interface PropertyType {