diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index c019b98..938cc94 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ $app->get('/tasks/{id}', [TaskController::class, 'getTask']);
 $app->delete('/tasks/{id}', [TaskController::class, 'delete']);
 $app->patch('/tasks/{id}', [TaskController::class, 'update']);
 
+$app->patch('/tasks/{id}/status/update', [TaskController::class, 'updateStatus']);
+
 $app->get('/tasks', [TaskController::class, 'getTasks']);
 $app->post('/tasks', [TaskController::class, 'addTask']);
 
diff --git a/src/Controllers/TaskController.php b/src/Controllers/TaskController.php
index 4f6342a..ab839b6 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/TaskController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/TaskController.php
@@ -261,4 +261,35 @@ class TaskController
             return $errorResponse;
         }
     }
+
+    public function updateStatus(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, $id): ResponseInterface
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            $task = $this->repository->readById($id);
+            $newCode = $request->getParsedBody()['payload']['status_id'];
+
+            if (is_null(TaskStatus::tryFrom($newCode)))
+            {
+                $this->builder->setError()->setErrorCode(400)->setErrorMessage('Invalid task status, must be between 1 to 4 (started, in progress, blocked, completed).');
+                $response->getBody()->write($this->builder->build());
+
+                return $response->withStatus(400);
+            }
+
+            $task->setStatusId(TaskStatus::from($newCode));
+            $this->repository->updateSelective($task, ['status_id']);
+
+            return $response->withStatus(204);
+
+
+        } catch (TaskNotFoundException $e)
+        {
+            $this->builder->setError()->setErrorCode(404)->setErrorMessage($e->getMessage());
+            $response->getBody()->write($this->builder->build());
+
+            return $response->withStatus(404);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Models/Task.php b/src/Models/Task.php
index b2ccbd2..c1de1d5 100644
--- a/src/Models/Task.php
+++ b/src/Models/Task.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Task
 
     private string $start;
 
-    private string $startDt;
+
+    private array $dirty = [];
 
 
     public function __construct($status = TaskStatus::STARTED)
@@ -40,6 +41,19 @@ class Task
     }
 
 
+
+    protected function markDirty($field): bool
+    {
+        if(property_exists(self::class, $field))
+        {
+            $this->dirty[] = $field;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     public function getTaskOwner(): int
     {
         return self::task_owner;
@@ -55,6 +69,16 @@ class Task
         $this->updatedAt = Carbon::now();
     }
 
+    public function getCreatedAt(): string
+    {
+        return $this->createdAt->toDateTimeString();
+    }
+
+    public function getUpdatedAt(): string
+    {
+        return $this->updatedAt->toDateTimeString();
+    }
+
     public function getName(): string
     {
         return $this->name;
@@ -63,6 +87,7 @@ class Task
     public function setName(string $name): self
     {
         $this->name = $name;
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -74,6 +99,7 @@ class Task
     public function setDescription(string $description): self
     {
         $this->description = $description;
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -85,6 +111,7 @@ class Task
     public function setStart(string $start): self
     {
         $this->start = Carbon::parse($start)->toDateTimeString();
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +123,7 @@ class Task
     public function setEnd(string $end): self
     {
         $this->end = Carbon::parse($end)->toDateTimeString();
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -107,6 +135,7 @@ class Task
     public function setStatusId(TaskStatus $statusId): self
     {
         $this->statusId = $statusId;
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +148,7 @@ class Task
     public function setId(int $id): Task
     {
         $this->id = $id;
+        $this->touch();
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -148,8 +178,8 @@ class Task
         return [
             'id' => $this->id ?? null,
             'task_owner' => 1, // fake hard-coded user for now
-            'created_at' => $this->createdAt->toDateTimeString(),
-            'updated_at' => $this->updatedAt->toDateTimeString(),
+            'created_at' => $this->getCreatedAt(),
+            'updated_at' => $this->getUpdatedAt(),
             'name' => $this->getName(),
             'description' => $this->getDescription(),
             'start' => $this->getStart(),
diff --git a/src/Repositories/TaskRepository.php b/src/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
index e35a274..d83d373 100644
--- a/src/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class TaskRepository implements TaskDao
             if (property_exists($task,  snakeToCamel($field)))
             {
                 $setClause[] = camel_to_snake($field) . " = ?"; // SET name = ?, SET updatedAt = ? (fixed by camel_to_snake)
+
+                if ($field == 'status_id')
+                {
+                    $params[] = $task->getStatusId()->value;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 $params[] = $task->{'get' . ucfirst(snakeToCamel($field))}();
 
             }