diff --git a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/config/constants.py b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/config/constants.py
index 813a12b19..a05aca48e 100644
--- a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/config/constants.py
+++ b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/config/constants.py
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 CONSUMER_MAPPING_FILE_NAME = "consumer_mapping_config.json"
 
 CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = int(os.getenv("CONFIG_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS", "1800"))
+STATUS_TEXT_OVERRIDE_ACTION_TYPE = "norender_StatusTextOverride"
diff --git a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility_status.py b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility_status.py
index 89b73828b..f7096a08d 100644
--- a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility_status.py
+++ b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility_status.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class MatchedActionDetail:
     rule_name: campaign_config.RuleName | None = None
     rule_priority: campaign_config.RulePriority | None = None
     actions: list[SuggestedAction] | None = None
+    status_text_override: StatusText | None = None
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_config.py b/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
index 1deefbb87..d7f6b033e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from yarl import URL
 
 from eligibility_signposting_api.config.config import LOG_LEVEL, AwsAccessKey, AwsRegion, AwsSecretAccessKey, config
+from eligibility_signposting_api.config.constants import STATUS_TEXT_OVERRIDE_ACTION_TYPE
 from eligibility_signposting_api.repos.campaign_repo import BucketName
 from eligibility_signposting_api.repos.person_repo import TableName
 
@@ -48,3 +49,7 @@ def test_config_without_env_variable():
     assert config_data_without_env["s3_endpoint"] == URL("http://localhost:4566")
     assert config_data_without_env["rules_bucket_name"] == BucketName("test-rules-bucket")
     assert config_data_without_env["log_level"] == LOG_LEVEL
+
+
+def test_status_text_override_action_type_constant_value():
+    assert STATUS_TEXT_OVERRIDE_ACTION_TYPE == "norender_StatusTextOverride"
diff --git a/tests/unit/model/test_status.py b/tests/unit/model/test_status.py
index 8c07b9511..4419542f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/model/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/unit/model/test_status.py
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-from eligibility_signposting_api.model.eligibility_status import ConditionName, RuleType, Status, StatusText
+from hamcrest import assert_that, has_properties
+
+from eligibility_signposting_api.model.campaign_config import RuleName, RulePriority
+from eligibility_signposting_api.model.eligibility_status import (
+    ConditionName,
+    MatchedActionDetail,
+    RuleType,
+    Status,
+    StatusText,
+    SuggestedAction,
+)
 
 
 class TestStatus:
@@ -45,3 +55,49 @@ def test_get_action_rule_type(self):
         assert Status.not_actionable.get_action_rule_type() == RuleType(RuleType.not_actionable_actions)
 
         assert Status.actionable.get_action_rule_type() == RuleType(RuleType.redirect)
+
+
+def test_matched_action_detail_default_status_text_override_is_none():
+    action_detail = MatchedActionDetail()
+
+    assert_that(action_detail, has_properties(status_text_override=None))
+
+
+def test_matched_action_detail_stores_status_text_override_value():
+    action_detail = MatchedActionDetail(status_text_override=StatusText("X"))
+
+    assert_that(action_detail, has_properties(status_text_override=StatusText("X")))
+
+
+def test_matched_action_detail_existing_constructor_still_works_with_three_args():
+    actions: list[SuggestedAction] = []
+
+    action_detail = MatchedActionDetail(RuleName("RuleA"), RulePriority(1), actions)
+
+    assert_that(
+        action_detail,
+        has_properties(
+            rule_name=RuleName("RuleA"),
+            rule_priority=RulePriority(1),
+            actions=actions,
+            status_text_override=StatusText(None),
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def test_matched_action_detail_existing_constructor_works_with_four_args():
+    actions: list[SuggestedAction] = []
+
+    action_detail = MatchedActionDetail(
+        RuleName("RuleA"), RulePriority(1), actions, status_text_override=StatusText("Override")
+    )
+
+    assert_that(
+        action_detail,
+        has_properties(
+            rule_name=RuleName("RuleA"),
+            rule_priority=RulePriority(1),
+            actions=actions,
+            status_text_override=StatusText("Override"),
+        ),
+    )