diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 7b27f60dec..1bf551f2af 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 					'description' => __( 'A named status for the object.' ),
 					'type'        => 'string',
 					'enum'        => array_keys( get_post_stati( array( 'internal' => false ) ) ),
-					'context'     => array( 'edit' ),
+					'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit' ),
 				),
 				'type'            => array(
 					'description' => __( 'Type of Post for the object.' ),
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-rest-post-type-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-rest-post-type-controller.php
index 0a13d81586..b36972b5d3 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-rest-post-type-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase-rest-post-type-controller.php
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ abstract class WP_Test_REST_Post_Type_Controller_Testcase extends WP_Test_REST_C
 			$this->assertFalse( isset( $data['excerpt'] ) );
 		}
 
+		$this->assertEquals( $post->post_status, $data['status'] );
 		$this->assertEquals( $post->guid, $data['guid']['rendered'] );
 
 		if ( 'edit' === $context ) {
 			$this->assertEquals( $post->guid, $data['guid']['raw'] );
-			$this->assertEquals( $post->post_status, $data['status'] );
 
 			if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $post->post_date_gmt ) {
 				$this->assertNull( $data['date_gmt'] );