diff --git a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
index 5451ae40..4976926e 100644
--- a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
+++ b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]):
         api_router.add_api_route(
             "/status/{job_id}",
             self._sim_status,
-            methods=["POST"],
+            methods=["GET", "POST"],
             response_model_exclude_none=True,
             summary="Mimics the behavior of the status endpoint.",
             description=STATUS_DESCRIPTION,
diff --git a/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_fastapi.py b/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_fastapi.py
index 4830b9df..74d695bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_fastapi.py
+++ b/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_fastapi.py
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ def test_start_serverless_with_realtime(self):
             os.environ.pop("RUNPOD_REALTIME_PORT")
             os.environ.pop("RUNPOD_ENDPOINT_ID")
 
+    def test_status_route_accepts_get_and_post(self):
+        """The local status endpoint mirrors the API's GET and POST methods."""
+        module_location = "runpod.serverless.modules.rp_fastapi"
+        router = Mock()
+        with patch(f"{module_location}.Heartbeat.start_ping", Mock()), patch(
+            f"{module_location}.FastAPI", Mock()
+        ), patch(f"{module_location}.APIRouter", return_value=router), patch(
+            f"{module_location}.uvicorn", Mock()
+        ):
+            rp_fastapi.WorkerAPI({"handler": self.handler})
+
+        status_calls = [
+            call
+            for call in router.add_api_route.call_args_list
+            if call.args and call.args[0] == "/status/{job_id}"
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(len(status_calls), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(status_calls[0].kwargs["methods"], ["GET", "POST"])
+
     def test_worker_api_attaches_ping_mirror(self):
         """WorkerAPI attaches a PingJobMirror to job_list and passes the same
         instance to the ping; job tracking then syncs it. Regression guard for
@@ -356,4 +375,3 @@ def generator_handler(job):
             asyncio.run(error_worker_api._sim_run(default_input_object))
             error_status_return = asyncio.run(error_worker_api._sim_status("test-123"))
             assert "error" in error_status_return
-