diff --git a/alembic/versions/e66a49285f23_add_relationship_between_revision_and_.py b/alembic/versions/e66a49285f23_add_relationship_between_revision_and_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c22c188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/e66a49285f23_add_relationship_between_revision_and_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""add relationship between revision and status event
+
+Revision ID: e66a49285f23
+Revises: 090e1bd0d7ce
+Create Date: 2018-09-04 14:01:31.548665
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'e66a49285f23'
+down_revision = '090e1bd0d7ce'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('request_status_events', sa.Column('request_revision_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False))
+    op.create_foreign_key(None, 'request_status_events', 'request_revisions', ['request_revision_id'], ['id'])
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_constraint(None, 'request_status_events', type_='foreignkey')
+    op.drop_column('request_status_events', 'request_revision_id')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/atst/domain/requests.py b/atst/domain/requests.py
index 4c922629..6fe45002 100644
--- a/atst/domain/requests.py
+++ b/atst/domain/requests.py
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ class Requests(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def set_status(cls, request: Request, status: RequestStatus):
-        status_event = RequestStatusEvent(new_status=status)
+        status_event = RequestStatusEvent(
+            new_status=status, revision=request.latest_revision
+        )
         request.status_events.append(status_event)
         return request
 
diff --git a/atst/models/request_status_event.py b/atst/models/request_status_event.py
index bf95f5ce..ba13c242 100644
--- a/atst/models/request_status_event.py
+++ b/atst/models/request_status_event.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from sqlalchemy import Column, func, ForeignKey, Enum as SQLAEnum
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 from sqlalchemy.types import DateTime, BigInteger
 from sqlalchemy.schema import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ class RequestStatusEvent(Base):
     sequence = Column(
         BigInteger, Sequence("request_status_events_sequence_seq"), nullable=False
     )
+    request_revision_id = Column(ForeignKey("request_revisions.id"), nullable=False)
+    revision = relationship("RequestRevision")
 
     @property
     def displayname(self):
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_requests.py b/tests/domain/test_requests.py
index d1ab45e8..e938d7bc 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_requests.py
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def test_should_allow_submission():
     assert Requests.should_allow_submission(new_request)
 
     RequestStatusEventFactory.create(
-        request=new_request, new_status=RequestStatus.CHANGES_REQUESTED
+        request=new_request,
+        new_status=RequestStatus.CHANGES_REQUESTED,
+        revision=new_request.latest_revision,
     )
     assert Requests.should_allow_submission(new_request)
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ def test_status_count(session):
     RequestStatusEventFactory.create(
         sequence=2,
         request_id=request2.id,
+        revision=request2.latest_revision,
         new_status=RequestStatus.PENDING_FINANCIAL_VERIFICATION,
     )
 
@@ -169,3 +172,9 @@ def test_update_financial_verification_with_invalid_task_order():
         request.body["financial_verification"]["task_order_number"]
         == request_financial_data["task_order_number"]
     )
+
+
+def test_set_status_sets_revision():
+    request = RequestFactory.create()
+    Requests.set_status(request, RequestStatus.APPROVED)
+    assert request.latest_revision == request.status_events[-1].revision
diff --git a/tests/factories.py b/tests/factories.py
index 5f94da13..ea6097c7 100644
--- a/tests/factories.py
+++ b/tests/factories.py
@@ -56,17 +56,28 @@ class RequestFactory(factory.alchemy.SQLAlchemyModelFactory):
         model = Request
 
     id = factory.Sequence(lambda x: uuid4())
-    status_events = factory.RelatedFactory(
-        RequestStatusEventFactory, "request", new_status=RequestStatus.STARTED
-    )
     creator = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory)
     revisions = factory.LazyAttribute(
         lambda r: [RequestFactory.create_initial_revision(r)]
     )
+    status_events = factory.RelatedFactory(
+        RequestStatusEventFactory,
+        "request",
+        new_status=RequestStatus.STARTED,
+        revision=factory.LazyAttribute(lambda se: se.factory_parent.revisions[-1]),
+    )
 
     class Params:
         initial_revision = None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_initial_status_event(cls, request):
+        return RequestStatusEventFactory(
+            request=request,
+            new_status=RequestStatus.STARTED,
+            revision=request.revisions,
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def create_initial_revision(cls, request, dollar_value=1000000):
         user = request.creator