diff --git a/micropub.go b/micropub.go
index 4b11834..64b2349 100644
--- a/micropub.go
+++ b/micropub.go
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ func (s *micropubImplementation) updatePostPropertiesFromMf(p *post, properties
 
 	// Ignore the following properties
 	delete(properties, "url")
-	delete(properties, "post-status")
 	delete(properties, "photo")
 	delete(properties, "photo-alt")
 
@@ -492,6 +491,12 @@ func (s *micropubImplementation) updatePostPropertiesFromMf(p *post, properties
 	delete(properties, "mp-channel")
 	p.Visibility = postVisibility(defaultIfEmpty(getFirstStringFromArray(properties["visibility"]), string(p.Visibility)))
 	delete(properties, "visibility")
+	if newStatusString := getFirstStringFromArray(properties["post-status"]); newStatusString != "" {
+		if newStatus := postStatus(newStatusString); newStatus == statusPublished || newStatus == statusDraft {
+			p.Status = newStatus
+		}
+	}
+	delete(properties, "post-status")
 
 	for key, value := range properties {
 		p.Parameters[s.mapToParameterName(key)] = cast.ToStringSlice(value)
diff --git a/micropub_test.go b/micropub_test.go
index d162a3e..b050751 100644
--- a/micropub_test.go
+++ b/micropub_test.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func Test_micropubUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					"category":    {"test"},
 					"random":      {"def"},
 					"content":     {"New test"},
-					"post-status": {"published-deleted"},
+					"post-status": {"draft"},
 					"visibility":  {"unlisted"},
 				},
 			},
@@ -292,11 +292,40 @@ func Test_micropubUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"test"}, p.Parameters["tags"])
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"def"}, p.Parameters["random"])
 		assert.Equal(t, "New test", p.Content)
-		assert.Equal(t, statusPublished, p.Status)
+		assert.Equal(t, statusDraft, p.Status)
 		assert.Nil(t, p.Parameters["post-status"])
 		assert.Equal(t, visibilityUnlisted, p.Visibility)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("Replace wrong status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		postPath := "/replace2"
+
+		err := app.createPost(&post{
+			Path:       postPath,
+			Content:    "",
+			Status:     statusPublished,
+			Visibility: visibilityPublic,
+			Parameters: map[string][]string{},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = app.getMicropubImplementation().Update(&micropub.Request{
+			URL: app.cfg.Server.PublicAddress + postPath,
+			Updates: micropub.RequestUpdate{
+				Replace: map[string][]any{
+					"post-status": {"published-deleted"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		p, err := app.getPost(postPath)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, statusPublished, p.Status)
+		assert.Nil(t, p.Parameters["post-status"])
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Add", func(t *testing.T) {
 		postPath := "/add1"