diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/StatusItem.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/StatusItem.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddae58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/StatusItem.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the 'status' entity field type.
+ *
+ * @FieldType(
+ *   id = "status",
+ *   label = @Translation("Status"),
+ *   description = @Translation("An entity field containing an integer value relating to the entity's status."),
+ *   default_formatter = "number_integer",
+ * )
+ */
+class StatusItem extends IntegerItem {
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritDoc
+   */
+  public function __get($name) {
+    $value = parent::__get($name);
+    if ($value == 1) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+    else {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public function isArchived() {
+    if ($this->getValue() == -1) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+    else {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.install b/core/modules/comment/comment.install
index b4fd6aa..b3124d0 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.install
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.install
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\BaseFieldDefinition;
 use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\PluralTranslatableMarkup;
 use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldStorageConfig;
@@ -179,3 +180,18 @@ function comment_update_8200() {
 /**
  * @} End of "addtogroup updates-8.2.x".
  */
+
+/**
+ * Switch status from boolean to integer.
+ */
+function comment_update_8300() {
+  $manager = \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager();
+  $definition = BaseFieldDefinition::create('status')
+    ->setName('status')
+    ->setTargetEntityTypeId('comment')
+    ->setLabel(t('Publishing status'))
+    ->setDescription(t('An integer indicating the comment status.'))
+    ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
+    ->setDefaultValue(1);
+  $manager->updateFieldStorageDefinition($definition);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
index d626be3..fe1d641 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
       ->setDescription(t('The time that the comment was last edited.'))
       ->setTranslatable(TRUE);
 
-    $fields['status'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('boolean')
+    $fields['status'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('status')
       ->setLabel(t('Publishing status'))
-      ->setDescription(t('A boolean indicating whether the comment is published.'))
+      ->setDescription(t('An integer indicating the comment status.'))
       ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
-      ->setDefaultValue(TRUE);
+      ->setDefaultValue(1);
 
     $fields['thread'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('string')
       ->setLabel(t('Thread place'))
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.install b/core/modules/node/node.install
index c754880..191039c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.install
@@ -218,3 +218,19 @@ function node_update_8003() {
     $manager->updateFieldStorageDefinition($manager->getFieldStorageDefinition($field_name, 'node'));
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Switch status from boolean to integer.
+ */
+function node_update_8004() {
+  $manager = \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager();
+  $definition = BaseFieldDefinition::create('status')
+    ->setName('status')
+    ->setTargetEntityTypeId('node')
+    ->setLabel(t('Publishing status'))
+    ->setDescription(t('A integer indicating the node status.'))
+    ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
+    ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
+    ->setDefaultValue(1);
+  $manager->updateFieldStorageDefinition($definition);
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
index bdb8050..e4555d4 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
       ))
       ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE);
 
-    $fields['status'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('boolean')
+    $fields['status'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('status')
       ->setLabel(t('Publishing status'))
-      ->setDescription(t('A boolean indicating whether the node is published.'))
+      ->setDescription(t('A integer indicating the node status.'))
       ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
       ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
-      ->setDefaultValue(TRUE);
+      ->setDefaultValue(1);
 
     $fields['created'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('created')
       ->setLabel(t('Authored on'))
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
index 61def5a..f2e849d 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
@@ -449,6 +449,13 @@ protected function mapSingleFieldViewsData($table, $field_name, $field_type, $co
         $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
         break;
 
+      case 'status':
+        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
+        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'numeric';
+        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'status';
+        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
+        break;
+
       case 'uri':
         // Let's render URIs as URIs by default, not links.
         $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/Status.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/Status.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9109680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/Status.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\views\filter;
+
+/**
+ * Implements a custom filter for status field.
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_filter_handlers
+ *
+ * @ViewsFilter("status")
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\StatusItem
+ */
+class Status extends InOperator {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getValueOptions() {
+    if (!isset($this->valueOptions)) {
+      $this->valueOptions = [
+        -1 => $this->t('Archived'),
+        0 => $this->t('Unpublished'),
+        1 => $this->t('Published'),
+        2 => $this->t('Forward revision'),
+      ];
+    }
+
+    return $this->valueOptions;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.views.inc b/core/modules/views/views.views.inc
index 93a659c..6223b45 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.views.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.views.inc
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ function views_field_default_views_data(FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_stora
         if ($field_storage->getType() == 'boolean') {
           $filter = 'boolean';
         }
+        elseif ($field_storage->getType() == 'status') {
+          $filter = 'status';
+        }
         break;
       case 'text':
       case 'blob':