Index: wp-includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 12712)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 	register_post_type( 'revision', array('label' => __('Revisions'),'exclude_from_search' => true, '_builtin' => true, '_edit_link' => 'revision.php?revision=%d', 'capability_type' => 'post', 'hierarchical' => false) );
 	add_post_type_support('post', array('post-thumbnails', 'excerpts', 'trackbacks', 'custom-fields', 'comments') );
 	add_post_type_support('page', array('post-thumbnails', 'page-attributes', 'custom-fields', 'comments') );
+
+	register_post_status( 'publish', array('label' => _x('Published', 'post'), 'exclude_from_search' => false, '_builtin' => true, 'label_count' => _n_noop('Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>')) );
+	register_post_status( 'future', array('label' => _x('Scheduled', 'post'), 'exclude_from_search' => false, '_builtin' => true, 'label_count' => _n_noop('Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>')) );
+	register_post_status( 'draft', array('label' => _x('Draft', 'post'), 'exclude_from_search' => false, '_builtin' => true, 'label_count' => _n_noop('Draft <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Drafts <span class="count">(%s)</span>')) );
+	register_post_status( 'private', array('label' => _x('Private', 'post'), 'exclude_from_search' => false, '_builtin' => true, 'label_count' => _n_noop('Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>')) );
+	register_post_status( 'trash', array('label' => _x('Trash', 'post'), 'exclude_from_search' => false, '_builtin' => true, 'label_count' => _n_noop('Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>')) );
 }
 add_action( 'init', 'create_initial_post_types', 0 ); // highest priority
 
@@ -419,6 +425,118 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Register a post type. Do not use before init.
+ *
+ * A simple function for creating or modifying a post status based on the
+ * parameters given. The function will accept an array (second optional
+ * parameter), along with a string for the post status name.
+ *
+ *
+ * Optional $args contents:
+ *
+ * label - A descriptive name for the post status marked for translation. Defaults to $post_status.
+ * public - Whether posts of this status should be shown in the admin UI. Defaults to true.
+ * exclude_from_search - Whether to exclude posts with this post status from search results. Defaults to true.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Post
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @uses $wp_post_statuses Inserts new post status object into the list
+ *
+ * @param string $post_status Name of the post status.
+ * @param array|string $args See above description.
+ */
+function register_post_status($post_status, $args = array()) {
+	global $wp_post_statuses;
+
+	if (!is_array($wp_post_statuses))
+		$wp_post_statuses = array();
+
+	// Args prefixed with an underscore are reserved for internal use.
+	$defaults = array('label' => false, 'label_count' => false, 'exclude_from_search' => true, '_builtin' => false, '_edit_link' => 'post.php?post=%d', 'capability_type' => 'post', 'hierarchical' => false, 'public' => false, '_show' => false);
+	$args = wp_parse_args($args, $defaults);
+	$args = (object) $args;
+
+	$post_status = sanitize_user($post_status, true);
+	$args->name = $post_status;
+
+	if ( false === $args->label )
+		$args->label = $post_status;
+
+	if ( false === $args->label_count )
+		$args->label_count = $args->label;
+
+	if ( !$args->_builtin && $args->public )
+		$args->_show = true;
+
+	$wp_post_statuses[$post_status] = $args;
+
+	return $args;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a post status object by name
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Post
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @uses $wp_post_statuses
+ * @see register_post_status
+ * @see get_post_statuses
+ *
+ * @param string $post_type The name of a registered post status
+ * @return object A post status object
+ */
+function get_post_status_object( $post_status ) {
+	global $wp_post_statuses;
+
+	if ( empty($wp_post_statuses[$post_status]) )
+		return null;
+
+	return $wp_post_statuses[$post_status];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a list of all registered post status objects.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Post
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @uses $wp_post_statuses
+ * @see register_post_status
+ * @see get_post_status_object
+ *
+ * @param array|string $args An array of key => value arguments to match against the post statuses.
+ *  Only post statuses having attributes that match all arguments are returned.
+ * @param string $output The type of output to return, either post status 'names' or 'objects'. 'names' is the default.
+ * @return array A list of post type names or objects
+ */
+function get_post_stati( $args = array(), $output = 'names' ) {
+	global $wp_post_statuses;
+
+	$do_names = false;
+	if ( 'names' == $output )
+		$do_names = true;
+
+	$post_statuses = array();
+	foreach ( (array) $wp_post_statuses as $post_status ) {
+		if ( empty($args) ) {
+			if ( $do_names )
+				$post_statuses[] = $post_status->name;
+			else
+				$post_statuses[] = $post_status;
+		} elseif ( array_intersect_assoc((array) $post_status, $args) ) {
+			if ( $do_names )
+				$post_statuses[] = $post_status->name;
+			else
+				$post_statuses[] = $post_status;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $post_statuses;
+}
+
+/**
  * Retrieve the post type of the current post or of a given post.
  *
  * @since 2.1.0
Index: wp-admin/includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 12712)
+++ wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -817,17 +817,8 @@
 		$q = $_GET;
 	$q['m'] = isset($q['m']) ? (int) $q['m'] : 0;
 	$q['cat'] = isset($q['cat']) ? (int) $q['cat'] : 0;
-	$post_stati  = array(	//	array( adj, noun )
-				'publish' => array(_x('Published', 'post'), __('Published posts'), _n_noop('Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-				'future' => array(_x('Scheduled', 'post'), __('Scheduled posts'), _n_noop('Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-				'pending' => array(_x('Pending Review', 'post'), __('Pending posts'), _n_noop('Pending Review <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Pending Review <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-				'draft' => array(_x('Draft', 'post'), _x('Drafts', 'manage posts header'), _n_noop('Draft <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Drafts <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-				'private' => array(_x('Private', 'post'), __('Private posts'), _n_noop('Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-				'trash' => array(_x('Trash', 'post'), __('Trash posts'), _n_noop('Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>')),
-			);
+	$post_stati  = get_post_stati();
 
-	$post_stati = apply_filters('post_stati', $post_stati);
-
 	if ( isset($q['post_type']) && in_array( $q['post_type'], get_post_types( array('_show' => true) ) ) )
 		$post_type = $q['post_type'];
 	else
@@ -835,7 +826,7 @@
 
 	$avail_post_stati = get_available_post_statuses($post_type);
 
-	if ( isset($q['post_status']) && in_array( $q['post_status'], array_keys($post_stati) ) ) {
+	if ( isset($q['post_status']) && in_array( $q['post_status'], $post_stati ) ) {
 		$post_status = $q['post_status'];
 		$perm = 'readable';
 	}
@@ -862,7 +853,7 @@
 
 	wp( compact('post_type', 'post_status', 'perm', 'order', 'orderby', 'posts_per_page') );
 
-	return array($post_stati, $avail_post_stati);
+	return $avail_post_stati;
 }
 
 /**
Index: wp-admin/edit.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/edit.php	(revision 12712)
+++ wp-admin/edit.php	(working copy)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 		$_GET['author'] = $current_user->ID;
 }
 
-list($post_stati, $avail_post_stati) = wp_edit_posts_query();
+$avail_post_stati = wp_edit_posts_query();
 
 require_once('admin-header.php');
 
@@ -220,19 +220,21 @@
 $class = empty($class) && empty($_GET['post_status']) ? ' class="current"' : '';
 $status_links[] = "<li><a href='edit.php{$allposts}'$class>" . sprintf( _nx( 'All <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'All <span class="count">(%s)</span>', $total_posts, 'posts' ), number_format_i18n( $total_posts ) ) . '</a>';
 
-foreach ( $post_stati as $status => $label ) {
+foreach ( get_post_stati(array(), 'objects') as $status ) {
 	$class = '';
 
-	if ( !in_array( $status, $avail_post_stati ) )
+	$status_name = $status->name;
+
+	if ( !in_array( $status_name, $avail_post_stati ) )
 		continue;
 
-	if ( empty( $num_posts->$status ) )
+	if ( empty( $num_posts->$status_name ) )
 		continue;
 
-	if ( isset($_GET['post_status']) && $status == $_GET['post_status'] )
+	if ( isset($_GET['post_status']) && $status_name == $_GET['post_status'] )
 		$class = ' class="current"';
 
-	$status_links[] = "<li><a href='edit.php?post_status=$status&amp;post_type=$post_type'$class>" . sprintf( _n( $label[2][0], $label[2][1], $num_posts->$status ), number_format_i18n( $num_posts->$status ) ) . '</a>';
+	$status_links[] = "<li><a href='edit.php?post_status=$status_name&amp;post_type=$post_type'$class>" . sprintf( _n( $status->label_count[0], $status->label_count[1], $num_posts->$status_name ), number_format_i18n( $num_posts->$status_name ) ) . '</a>';
 }
 echo implode( " |</li>\n", $status_links ) . '</li>';
 unset( $status_links );
