diff --git a/renderer.php b/renderer.php
index 9b63828..226af26 100644
--- a/renderer.php
+++ b/renderer.php
@@ -1650,17 +1650,19 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     $emptydescription = $this->construct_notice(get_string('emptydescription', 'mod_attendance') , 'notifyproblem');
                 }
             }
-
-            $table->data[$i][] = $i;
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('acronym['.$st->id.']', 2, 2, $st->acronym) . $emptyacronym;
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('description['.$st->id.']', 30, 30, $st->description) .
+            $cells = array();
+            $cells[] = $i;
+            $cells[] = $this->construct_text_input('acronym['.$st->id.']', 2, 2, $st->acronym) . $emptyacronym;
+            $cells[] = $this->construct_text_input('description['.$st->id.']', 30, 30, $st->description) .
                                  $emptydescription;
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('grade['.$st->id.']', 4, 4, $st->grade);
+            $cells[] = $this->construct_text_input('grade['.$st->id.']', 4, 4, $st->grade);
             if ($studentscanmark) {
-                $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('studentavailability['.$st->id.']', 4, 5, $st->studentavailability);
+                $cells[] = $this->construct_text_input('studentavailability['.$st->id.']', 4, 5, $st->studentavailability);
             }
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_preferences_actions_icons($st, $prefdata);
+            $cells[] = $this->construct_preferences_actions_icons($st, $prefdata);
 
+            $table->data[$i] = new html_table_row($cells);
+            $table->data[$i]->style = "statusrow".$i;
             $i++;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/behat/attendance_mod.feature b/tests/behat/attendance_mod.feature
index 91c9921..0c09b68 100644
--- a/tests/behat/attendance_mod.feature
+++ b/tests/behat/attendance_mod.feature
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Feature: Teachers and Students can record session attendance
     And I should see "Attendance"
     And I log out
 
-  Scenario: Students can mark their own attendance
+  Scenario: Students can mark their own attendance and teacher can hide specific status from students.
     Given I log in as "teacher1"
     And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
     And I follow "Attendance"
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ Feature: Teachers and Students can record session attendance
     And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
     And I follow "Attendance"
     And I follow "Submit attendance"
+    And I should see "Excused"
+    And I log out
+    And I log in as "teacher1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    And I follow "Attendance"
+    And I follow "Status set"
+    And I set the field with the ".statusrow2 .c4" "css_element" to "0"
+    And I press "Update"
+    And I log out
+    And I log in as "student1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    And I follow "Attendance"
+    And I follow "Submit attendance"
+    And I should not see "Excused"
     And I set the field "Present" to "1"
     And I press "Save changes"
     And I should see "Self-recorded"