diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index ec362d9e..171e8a1f 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@
         // Get the post category.
         $post_category = str_replace(array("\n", '-'), '', $fcontents[4]);
         
+        // Get the post status.
+        $post_status = str_replace(array("\n", '- '), '', $fcontents[5]);
+        
         // Get the post category link.
         $post_category_link = $blog_url.'category/'.urlencode(trim(strtolower($post_category)));
 
diff --git a/templates/simple/post.php b/templates/simple/post.php
index 95e1f788..44b4ec01 100755
--- a/templates/simple/post.php
+++ b/templates/simple/post.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<article class="single">
+<article class="single <?php echo($post_status); ?>">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="one-quarter meta">
             <div class="thumbnail">