diff --git a/googlemaps/places.py b/googlemaps/places.py
index eb748b35..1ead5fe4 100644
--- a/googlemaps/places.py
+++ b/googlemaps/places.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 PLACES_FIND_FIELDS_BASIC = set(
     [
+        "business_status",
         "formatted_address",
         "geometry",
         "geometry/location",
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     [
         "address_component",
         "adr_address",
+        "business_status",
         "formatted_address",
         "geometry",
         "geometry/location",
diff --git a/googlemaps/test/test_places.py b/googlemaps/test/test_places.py
index a21cd8ee..c2ce4ec9 100644
--- a/googlemaps/test/test_places.py
+++ b/googlemaps/test/test_places.py
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ def test_places_find(self):
                       status=200, content_type='application/json')
 
         self.client.find_place('restaurant', 'textquery',
-                                fields=['geometry/location', 'place_id'],
+                                fields=['business_status', 'geometry/location', 'place_id'],
                                 location_bias='point:90,90',
                                 language=self.language)
 
         self.assertEqual(1, len(responses.calls))
         self.assertURLEqual('%s?language=en-AU&inputtype=textquery&'
                             'locationbias=point:90,90&input=restaurant'
-                            '&fields=geometry/location,place_id&key=%s'
+                            '&fields=business_status,geometry/location,place_id&key=%s'
                             % (url, self.key), responses.calls[0].request.url)
 
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ def test_place_detail(self):
                       status=200, content_type='application/json')
 
         self.client.place('ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4',
-                          fields=['geometry/location', 'place_id'], language=self.language)
+                          fields=['business_status', 'geometry/location', 'place_id'],
+                          language=self.language)
 
         self.assertEqual(1, len(responses.calls))
         self.assertURLEqual('%s?language=en-AU&placeid=ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4'
-                            '&key=%s&fields=geometry/location,place_id'
+                            '&key=%s&fields=business_status,geometry/location,place_id'
                             % (url, self.key), responses.calls[0].request.url)
 
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):