diff --git a/src/host.cmake b/src/host.cmake
index 46e575627..10cafc7f9 100644
--- a/src/host.cmake
+++ b/src/host.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ include (${CMAKE_DIR}/no_hardware.cmake)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_rand)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_runtime)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_printf)
+ pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_status_led)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_stdio)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_stdlib)
  pico_add_subdirectory(${HOST_DIR}/pico_time_adapter)
diff --git a/src/host/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel b/src/host/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c4cf3252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host/pico_status_led/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "pico_status_led",
+    srcs = ["status_led.c"],
+    hdrs = ["include/pico/status_led.h"],
+    includes = ["include"],
+    target_compatible_with = ["//bazel/constraint:host"],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/host/hardware_gpio",
+    ],
+)
+
diff --git a/src/host/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt b/src/host/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe6453327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host/pico_status_led/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+pico_add_library(pico_status_led)
+target_sources(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/status_led.c
+)
+target_include_directories(pico_status_led_headers SYSTEM INTERFACE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include
+)
+pico_mirrored_target_link_libraries(pico_status_led INTERFACE
+    hardware_gpio
+)
diff --git a/src/host/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h b/src/host/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4dc21e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host/pico_status_led/include/pico/status_led.h
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/** \file pico/status_led.h
+ *  \defgroup pico_status_led pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \brief Enables access to the on-board status LED(s)
+ *
+ * Boards usually have access to one or two on-board status LEDs which are configured via the board header (PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN and/or PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN).
+ * This library hides the low-level details so you can use the status LEDs for all boards without changing your code.
+ * \note If your board has both a single-color LED and a colored LED, you can independently control the single-color LED with the `status_led_` APIs, and the colored LED with the `colored_status_led_` APIs
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PICO_STATUS_LED_H
+#define _PICO_STATUS_LED_H
+
+#include "pico.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE, Indicate whether a single-color status LED is available, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN or CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN is defined; may be set by the user to 0 to not use either even if they are available, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+#define PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 1
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE, Indicate whether a colored status LED is available, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN is defined; may be set by the user to 0 to not use the colored status LED even if available, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE 1
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED, Indicate if the colored status LED should be used for both status_led and colored_status_led APIs, type=bool, default=1 if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE is 1 and PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE is 0, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+#define PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED (PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE && !PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE)
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB, Indicate if the colored status LED supports WRGB, type=bool, default=0, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB 0
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Generate an RGB color value for /ref colored_status_led_set_on_with_color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ */
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB(r, g, b) (((r) << 16) | ((g) << 8) | (b))
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Generate an WRGB color value for \ref colored_status_led_set_on_with_color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ *  \note If your hardware does not support a white pixel, the white component is ignored
+ */
+#ifndef PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB
+#define PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB(w, r, g, b) (((w) << 24) | ((r) << 16) | ((g) << 8) | (b))
+#endif
+
+// PICO_CONFIG: PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR, the default pixel color value of the colored status LED when it is on, type=int, group=pico_status_led
+#ifndef PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR
+#if PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_USES_WRGB
+#define PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_WRGB(0xaa, 0, 0, 0)
+#else
+#define PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_COLOR_FROM_RGB(0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa)
+#endif
+#endif
+
+struct async_context;
+
+/*! \brief Initialize the status LED(s)
+ * \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * Initialize the status LED(s) and the resources they need before use. On some devices (e.g. Pico W, Pico 2 W) accessing
+ * the status LED requires talking to the WiFi chip, which requires an \ref async_context.
+ * This method will create an async_context for you.
+ *
+ * However an application should only use a single \ref async_context instance to talk to the WiFi chip.
+ * If the application already has an async context (e.g. created by cyw43_arch_init) you should use \ref
+ * status_led_init_with_context instead and pass it the \ref async_context already created by your application
+ *
+ * \note You must call this function (or \ref status_led_init_with_context) before using any other pico_status_led functions.
+ *
+ * \return Returns true if the LED was initialized successfully, otherwise false on failure
+ * \sa status_led_init_with_context
+ */
+bool status_led_init(void);
+
+/*! \brief Initialise the status LED(s)
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * Initialize the status LED(s) and the resources they need before use.
+ *
+ * \note You must call this function (or \ref status_led_init) before using any other pico_status_led functions.
+ *
+ * \param context An \ref async_context used to communicate with the status LED (e.g. on Pico W or Pico 2 W)
+ * \return Returns true if the LED was initialized successfully, otherwise false on failure
+ * \sa status_led_init_with_context
+ */
+bool status_led_init_with_context(struct async_context *context);
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the `colored_status_led_` APIs are supported (i.e. if there is a colored status LED, and its
+ *         use isn't disabled via \ref PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE being set to 0
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the colored status LED API is available and expected to produce visible results
+ * \sa PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+ */
+static inline bool colored_status_led_supported(void) {
+    return PICO_COLORED_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the colored status LED is being used for the single-color `status_led_` APIs
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the colored status LED is being used for the single-color `status_led_` API
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+ */
+static inline bool status_led_via_colored_status_led(void) {
+    return PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Determine if the single-color `status_led_` APIs are supported (i.e. if there is a regular LED, and its
+ *         use isn't disabled via \ref PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE being set to 0, or if the colored status LED is being used for
+ *         the single-color `status_led_` APIs
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ * \return true if the single-color status LED API is available and expected to produce visible results
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE
+ * \sa PICO_STATUS_LED_VIA_COLORED_STATUS_LED
+ */
+static inline bool status_led_supported(void) {
+    if (status_led_via_colored_status_led()) {
+        return colored_status_led_supported();
+    }
+    return PICO_STATUS_LED_AVAILABLE;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Set the colored status LED on or off
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function does nothing and returns false.
+ *
+ * \param led_on true to turn the colored LED on. Pass false to turn the colored LED off
+ * \return true if the colored status LED could be set, otherwise false
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_set_state(bool led_on);
+
+/*! \brief Get the state of the colored status LED
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function returns false.
+ *
+ * \return true if the colored status LED is on, or false if the colored status LED is off
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_get_state(void);
+    
+/*! \brief Ensure the colored status LED is on, with the specified color
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function does nothing and returns false.
+ *
+ * \param color The color to use for the colored status LED when it is on, in 0xWWRRGGBB format
+ * \return true if the colored status LED could be set, otherwise false on failure
+ */
+bool colored_status_led_set_on_with_color(uint32_t color);
+
+/*! \brief Get the color used for the status LED value when it is on
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note If your hardware does not support a colored status LED (PICO_DEFAULT_WS2812_PIN), this function always returns 0x0.
+ *
+* \return The color used for the colored status LED when it is on, in 0xWWRRGGBB format
+*/
+uint32_t colored_status_led_get_on_color(void);
+
+/*! \brief Set the status LED on or off
+*  \ingroup pico_status_led
+*
+* \note If your hardware does not support a status LED, this function does nothing and returns false.
+*
+* \param led_on true to turn the LED on. Pass false to turn the LED off
+* \return true if the status LED could be set, otherwise false
+*/
+bool status_led_set_state(bool led_on);
+
+/*! \brief Get the state of the status LED
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * \note If your hardware does not support a status LED, this function always returns false.
+ *
+ * \return true if the status LED is on, or false if the status LED is off
+ */
+bool status_led_get_state();
+
+/*! \brief De-initialize the status LED(s)
+ *  \ingroup pico_status_led
+ *
+ * De-initializes the status LED(s) when they are no longer needed.
+ */
+void status_led_deinit();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/host/pico_status_led/status_led.c b/src/host/pico_status_led/status_led.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5d079798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/host/pico_status_led/status_led.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include "pico/status_led.h"
+
+static bool status_led_on;
+static uint32_t colored_status_led_on_color = PICO_DEFAULT_COLORED_STATUS_LED_ON_COLOR;
+static bool colored_status_led_on;
+
+bool status_led_set_state(bool led_on) {
+    bool success = false;
+    if (status_led_supported()) {
+        success = true;
+    }
+    if (success) status_led_on = led_on;
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool status_led_get_state(void) {
+    return status_led_on;
+}
+
+bool colored_status_led_set_on_with_color(uint32_t color) {
+    colored_status_led_on_color = color;
+    return colored_status_led_set_state(true);
+}
+
+uint32_t colored_status_led_get_on_color(void) {
+    return colored_status_led_on_color;
+}
+
+bool colored_status_led_set_state(bool led_on) {
+    bool success = false;
+    if (colored_status_led_supported()) {
+        success = true;
+    }
+    if (success) colored_status_led_on = led_on;
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool colored_status_led_get_state(void) {
+    return colored_status_led_on;
+}
+
+bool status_led_init(void) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool status_led_init_with_context(__unused struct async_context *context) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+void status_led_deinit(void) {
+}