diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27c2e28..acf6028 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,8 +267,11 @@ Renders just the exception details section. Returns `nil` if no exception.
 #### `backtrace_html(**options)`
 Renders just the backtrace section. Returns `nil` if no backtrace.
 
+#### `status_html(**options)`
+Renders just the status section.
+
 #### `render_html(**options)`
-Convenience method that renders all three sections in a standard layout.
+Convenience method that renders all four sections in a standard layout.
 
 ### Class Methods
 
diff --git a/lib/rspec/html_messages.rb b/lib/rspec/html_messages.rb
index cda7a7d..21c4d8d 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/html_messages.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/html_messages.rb
@@ -81,16 +81,27 @@ def backtrace_html(**options)
       render_template("_backtrace")
     end
 
+    def status_html(**options)
+      if passed?
+        css_class = "alert-success"
+        message = "This test passed!"
+      else
+        css_class = "alert-warning"
+        message = "The test did not pass."
+      end
+      render_template("_status", css_class: css_class, message: message)
+    end
+
     # Public boolean methods so users can make their own decisions
     def has_output?
       # Don't show output for errors before assertions
       return false if error_before_assertion?
 
-      status == "failed" || has_actual?
+      failed? || has_actual?
     end
 
     def has_failure_message?
-      status == "failed" && !error_before_assertion? && failure_message.present?
+      failed? && !error_before_assertion? && failure_message.present?
     end
 
     def has_exception_details?
@@ -142,6 +153,14 @@ def self.diff_css
 
     private
 
+    def passed?
+      status == "passed"
+    end
+    
+    def failed?
+      status == "failed"
+    end
+
     def default_options
       {
         force_diffable: FORCE_DIFFABLE_MATCHERS,
@@ -174,7 +193,7 @@ def failure_message
     end
 
     def calculate_failure_message
-      return nil unless status == "failed"
+      return nil unless failed?
 
       message = example.dig("exception", "message")
       return nil unless message
@@ -314,8 +333,6 @@ def friendly_error_location
       end
     end
 
-    private
-
     def validate_example!(example)
       raise ArgumentError, "Example cannot be nil" if example.nil?
       raise ArgumentError, "Example must be a Hash" unless example.is_a?(Hash)
diff --git a/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/_status.html.erb b/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/_status.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ded5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/_status.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="alert <%= css_class %>" role="alert">
+  <%= message %>
+</div>
diff --git a/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/example.html.erb b/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/example.html.erb
index 2a2c735..fa9ac61 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/example.html.erb
+++ b/lib/rspec/html_messages/templates/example.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <div class="rspec-html-messages">
-  <% if output_content = output_html(**@options) %>
+  <% if status_content = status_html(**@options) %>
     <div>
+      <%= status_content %>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <% if output_content = output_html(**@options) %>
+    <div class="mt-3">
       <%= output_content %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/lib/rspec/html_messages/version.rb b/lib/rspec/html_messages/version.rb
index 7f22353..0b614b6 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/html_messages/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/html_messages/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module Rspec
   class HtmlMessages
-    VERSION = "0.2.0"
+    VERSION = "0.2.1"
   end
 end