diff --git a/config/schema/eck.schema.yml b/config/schema/eck.schema.yml
index 4a30f06..1023cd8 100644
--- a/config/schema/eck.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/eck.schema.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ eck.eck_entity_type.*:
     title:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Title'
+    status:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Status'
 
 eck.eck_type.*:
   type: config_entity
diff --git a/eck.install b/eck.install
index e3171a2..8e564dc 100644
--- a/eck.install
+++ b/eck.install
@@ -82,3 +82,30 @@ function eck_update_8004() {
     $entityDefinitionUpdateManager->installEntityType($entityTypeDefinition);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add 'status' key for entity type config.
+ */
+function eck_update_8005() {
+  $config_factory = \Drupal::configFactory();
+  foreach ($config_factory->listAll('eck.eck_entity_type.') as $name) {
+    $config = $config_factory->getEditable($name);
+    // By default 'status' field will be disabled for existing entities types.
+    $config->set('status', FALSE);
+    $config->save();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the 'published' entity key.
+ */
+function eck_update_8006() {
+  $definition_update_manager = \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager();
+  foreach (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('eck_entity_type')->loadMultiple() as $entity_type) {
+    $entity_type = $definition_update_manager->getEntityType($entity_type->id());
+    $keys = $entity_type->getKeys();
+    $keys['published'] = 'status';
+    $entity_type->set('entity_keys', $keys);
+    $definition_update_manager->updateEntityType($entity_type);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eck.module b/eck.module
index 1b13bf6..726659d 100644
--- a/eck.module
+++ b/eck.module
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ function eck_entity_type_build(array &$entity_types) {
         'label' => 'title',
         'uuid' => 'uuid',
         'langcode' => 'langcode',
+        'published' => 'status',
       ],
       'translatable' => TRUE,
       'provider' => 'eck',
diff --git a/src/Entity/EckEntity.php b/src/Entity/EckEntity.php
index f24cadc..3a5cd1c 100644
--- a/src/Entity/EckEntity.php
+++ b/src/Entity/EckEntity.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\eck\Entity;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityPublishedInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityPublishedTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\BaseFieldDefinition;
@@ -14,7 +16,17 @@ use Drupal\user\UserInterface;
  *
  * @ingroup eck
  */
-class EckEntity extends ContentEntityBase implements EckEntityInterface {
+class EckEntity extends ContentEntityBase implements EckEntityInterface, EntityPublishedInterface {
+
+  use EntityPublishedTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function __construct(array $values, $entity_type, $bundle = FALSE, $translations = []) {
+    parent::__construct($values, $entity_type, $bundle, $translations);
+    $this->entityKeys['published'] = 'status';
+  }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -176,6 +188,22 @@ class EckEntity extends ContentEntityBase implements EckEntityInterface {
         ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE);
     }
 
+    // Status field for the entity.
+    if ($config->get('status')) {
+      $fields += static::publishedBaseFieldDefinitions($entityType);
+      $fields['status']
+        ->setLabel(t('Published'))
+        ->setInitialValue(TRUE)
+        ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
+        ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
+          'type' => 'boolean_checkbox',
+          'settings' => [
+            'display_label' => TRUE,
+          ],
+          'weight' => 100,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     return $fields;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Entity/EckEntityType.php b/src/Entity/EckEntityType.php
index 0241a78..af74cc1 100644
--- a/src/Entity/EckEntityType.php
+++ b/src/Entity/EckEntityType.php
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ use Drupal\eck\EckEntityTypeInterface;
  *     "created",
  *     "changed",
  *     "uid",
- *     "title"
+ *     "title",
+ *     "status"
  *   }
  * )
  *
diff --git a/src/Form/EntityBundle/EckEntityBundleForm.php b/src/Form/EntityBundle/EckEntityBundleForm.php
index 0405c96..71cf8dd 100644
--- a/src/Form/EntityBundle/EckEntityBundleForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/EntityBundle/EckEntityBundleForm.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class EckEntityBundleForm extends EntityForm {
     $base_fields = $this->entityFieldManager->getBaseFieldDefinitions($type->getEntityType()->getBundleOf());
     $bundle_fields = $this->entityFieldManager->getFieldDefinitions($entity_type_id, $type->id());
 
-    foreach (['title', 'uid', 'created', 'changed'] as $field) {
+    foreach (['title', 'uid', 'created', 'changed', 'status'] as $field) {
       if (!empty($entity_type_config->get($field))) {
         if (!isset($form['title_overrides'])) {
           $form['title_overrides'] = [
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class EckEntityBundleForm extends EntityForm {
     $bundle_fields = $this->entityFieldManager->getFieldDefinitions($type->getEntityType()->getBundleOf(), $type->id());
     $base_fields = $this->entityFieldManager->getBaseFieldDefinitions($type->getEntityType()->getBundleOf());
 
-    foreach (['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title'] as $field) {
+    foreach (['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title', 'status'] as $field) {
       if (!$form_state->hasValue($field . '_title_override')) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeEditForm.php b/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeEditForm.php
index 3a86590..47c6200 100644
--- a/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeEditForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeEditForm.php
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class EckEntityTypeEditForm extends EckEntityTypeFormBase {
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFieldManagerInterface $efm */
     $definitions = $this->entityFieldManager->getBaseFieldDefinitions($this->entity->id());
 
-    foreach (['title', 'created', 'changed', 'uid'] as $field) {
+    foreach (['title', 'created', 'changed', 'uid', 'status'] as $field) {
+      // Lock entity base field configuration in case when that field already
+      // contain some data.
       if (isset($definitions[$field]) && $fieldStorage->countFieldData($definitions[$field], TRUE)) {
         $form['base_fields'][$field]['#disabled'] = TRUE;
       }
diff --git a/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeFormBase.php b/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeFormBase.php
index 21853a8..80b8c6a 100644
--- a/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeFormBase.php
+++ b/src/Form/EntityType/EckEntityTypeFormBase.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class EckEntityTypeFormBase extends EntityForm {
     ];
 
     $config = \Drupal::config('eck.eck_entity_type.' . $eck_entity_type->id());
-    foreach (['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title'] as $field) {
+    foreach (['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title', 'status'] as $field) {
       $title = $field === 'uid' ? 'author' : $field;
 
       $form['base_fields'][$field] = [
diff --git a/tests/src/Functional/DynamicBaseFieldTest.php b/tests/src/Functional/DynamicBaseFieldTest.php
index 199b42c..c42e61c 100644
--- a/tests/src/Functional/DynamicBaseFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Functional/DynamicBaseFieldTest.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DynamicBaseFieldTest extends FunctionalTestBase {
    */
   public function testBaseFieldCRUD() {
     // Create the entity type.
-    $type = $this->createEntityType(['uid', 'created', 'changed']);
+    $type = $this->createEntityType(['uid', 'created', 'changed', 'status']);
     $bundle = $this->createEntityBundle($type['id']);
 
     // Make sure base fields are added.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class DynamicBaseFieldTest extends FunctionalTestBase {
     $this->drupalGet(Url::fromRoute('eck.entity.add', $route_args));
     $this->assertSession()->fieldExists('uid[0][target_id]');
     $this->assertSession()->fieldExists('created[0][value][date]');
+    $this->assertSession()->fieldExists('status[value]');
 
     // Add a field to the entity type.
     $edit = ['title' => TRUE];
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ class DynamicBaseFieldTest extends FunctionalTestBase {
     $this->drupalGet(Url::fromRoute('eck.entity.add', $route_args));
     $this->assertSession()->fieldNotExists('created[0][value][date]');
 
+    // Remove 'status' field from entity type.
+    $edit = ['status' => FALSE];
+    $this->drupalPostForm(Url::fromRoute('entity.eck_entity_type.edit_form', ['eck_entity_type' => $type['id']]), $edit, t('Update @type', ['@type' => $type['label']]));
+    $this->assertSession()->responseContains((string) t('Entity type %label has been updated.', ['%label' => $type['label']]));
+
+    // Check if 'status' field really removed.
+    $this->drupalGet(Url::fromRoute('eck.entity.add', $route_args));
+    $this->assertSession()->fieldNotExists('status[value]');
+
     // Add an entity to make sure there is data in the title field.
     $edit = ['title[0][value]' => $this->randomMachineName()];
     $this->drupalPostForm(Url::fromRoute('eck.entity.add', $route_args), $edit, t('Save'));
diff --git a/tests/src/Functional/FunctionalTestBase.php b/tests/src/Functional/FunctionalTestBase.php
index 6a1bc71..f9bc878 100644
--- a/tests/src/Functional/FunctionalTestBase.php
+++ b/tests/src/Functional/FunctionalTestBase.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ abstract class FunctionalTestBase extends BrowserTestBase {
    *   The machine names of the configurable base fields.
    */
   protected function getConfigurableBaseFields() {
-    return ['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title'];
+    return ['created', 'changed', 'uid', 'title', 'status'];
   }
 
   /**