diff --git a/api/v3/MembershipStatus.php b/api/v3/MembershipStatus.php
index cad70e9..99995ac 100644
--- a/api/v3/MembershipStatus.php
+++ b/api/v3/MembershipStatus.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SELECT start_date, end_date, join_date, membership_type_id
   $dao = CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery($query, $params);
   if ($dao->fetch()) {
     $membershipTypeID = empty($membershipParams['membership_type_id']) ? $dao->membership_type_id : $membershipParams['membership_type_id'];
-    $result = CRM_Member_BAO_MembershipStatus::getMembershipStatusByDate($dao->start_date, $dao->end_date, $dao->join_date, 'today', CRM_Utils_Array::value('ignore_admin_only', $membershipParams), $membershipTypeID, $membershipParams);
+    $result = CRM_Member_BAO_MembershipStatus::getMembershipStatusByDate($dao->start_date, $dao->end_date, $dao->join_date, $membershipParams['status_date'], CRM_Utils_Array::value('ignore_admin_only', $membershipParams), $membershipTypeID, $membershipParams);
     //make is error zero only when valid status found.
     if (!empty($result['id'])) {
       $result['is_error'] = 0;
@@ -189,4 +189,8 @@ SELECT start_date, end_date, join_date, membership_type_id
 function _civicrm_api3_membership_status_calc_spec(&$params) {
   $params['membership_id']['api.required'] = 1;
   $params['membership_id']['title'] = 'Membership ID';
+  
+  $params['status_date']['api.default'] = 'today';
+  $params['status_date']['title'] = 'Calculation date';
+  $params['status_date']['description'] = 'Status date of the member whose membership status is to be calculated.';
 }