diff --git a/packages/oid4vci-issuer/src/functions.ts b/packages/oid4vci-issuer/src/functions.ts
index 3b5f36c0..2726fbb8 100644
--- a/packages/oid4vci-issuer/src/functions.ts
+++ b/packages/oid4vci-issuer/src/functions.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export async function getCredentialSignerCallback(
       }
 
       if (contextHasPlugin<IStatusListPlugin>(context, 'slAddStatusToCredential')) {
-        if (sdJwtPayload.status && sdJwtPayload.status.status_list) {
+        if ((sdJwtPayload.status && sdJwtPayload.status.status_list) || (statusListOpts && statusListOpts.length > 0)) {
           // Add status list if enabled (and when the input has a credentialStatus object (can be empty))
           const credentialStatusVC = await context.agent.slAddStatusToSdJwtCredential({ credential: sdJwtPayload, statusListOpts })
           if (sdJwtPayload.status?.status_list?.idx) {