diff --git a/src/uu/dd/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/dd/locales/en-US.ftl
index 3b72e4a8f6c..6cfa1448063 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/dd/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ dd-error-conv-flag-no-match = Unrecognized conv=CONV -> { $flag }
 dd-error-multiplier-parse-failure = invalid number: '{ $input }'
 dd-error-multiplier-overflow = Multiplier string would overflow on current system -> { $input }
 dd-error-block-without-cbs = conv=block or conv=unblock specified without cbs=N
-dd-error-status-not-recognized = status=LEVEL not recognized -> { $level }
+dd-error-status-not-recognized = invalid status level: ‘{ $level }’
 dd-error-unimplemented = feature not implemented on this system -> { $feature }
 dd-error-bs-out-of-range = { $param }=N cannot fit into memory
 dd-error-invalid-number = invalid number: ‘{ $input }’
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs b/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
index 9c6d1d7b230..938f3a5316f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
@@ -2209,3 +2209,11 @@ fn test_count_bytes_with_expanding_block_conv() {
     assert_eq!(bytecount::count(&output, b'a'), 1000);
     assert!(!output.contains(&b'Z'));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_invalid_status_level() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["status=invalid"])
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("dd: invalid status level: ‘invalid’");
+}