diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4b8107175..fb2eb6322 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ not released yet
 * NEW event format option `status-symbol` which represents the status of an
   event with a symbol (e.g. `✓` for confirmed, `✗` for cancelled, `?` for
   tentative)
+* NEW event format option `partstat-symbol` which represents the participation
+  status of an event with a symbol (e.g. `✓` for accepted, `✗` for declined,
+  `?` for tentative); partication status is shown for the email address
+  configured for the event's calendar
 
 0.11.2
 ======
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 9e5673f18..6e0add440 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ Several options are common to almost all of :program:`khal`'s commands
     status-symbol
        The status of the event as a symbol, `✓` or `✗` or `?`.
 
+    partstat-symbol
+        The participation status of the event as a symbol, `✓` or `✗` or `?`.
+
    cancelled
        The string `CANCELLED` (plus one blank) if the event's status is
        cancelled, otherwise nothing.
diff --git a/khal/cli.py b/khal/cli.py
index 8b920f572..6a5231e60 100644
--- a/khal/cli.py
+++ b/khal/cli.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def build_collection(conf, selection):
                     'color': cal['color'],
                     'priority': cal['priority'],
                     'ctype': cal['type'],
+                    'address': cal['address'],
                 }
         collection = khalendar.CalendarCollection(
             calendars=props,
diff --git a/khal/khalendar/event.py b/khal/khalendar/event.py
index 87a9da9e6..be5a748b1 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/event.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/event.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  color: Optional[str] = None,
                  start: Optional[dt.datetime] = None,
                  end: Optional[dt.datetime] = None,
+                 address: Optional[str] = None,
                  ):
         """
         :param start: start datetime of this event instance
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.color = color
         self._start: dt.datetime
         self._end: dt.datetime
+        self.address = address
 
         if start is None:
             self._start = self._vevents[self.ref]['DTSTART'].dt
@@ -291,6 +293,8 @@ def symbol_strings(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
                 'cancelled': '\N{Cross mark}',
                 'confirmed': '\N{Heavy check mark}',
                 'tentative': '\N{White question mark ornament}',
+                'declined': '\N{Cross mark}',
+                'accepted': '\N{Heavy check mark}',
             }
         else:
             return {
@@ -303,6 +307,8 @@ def symbol_strings(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
                 'cancelled': 'X',
                 'confirmed': 'V',
                 'tentative': '?',
+                'declined': 'X',
+                'accepted': 'V',
             }
 
     @property
@@ -574,6 +580,20 @@ def _status_str(self) -> str:
             statusstr = ''
         return statusstr
 
+    @property
+    def _partstat_str(self) -> str:
+        partstat = self.partstat
+        if partstat == 'ACCEPTED':
+            partstatstr = ' ' + self.symbol_strings['accepted']
+        elif partstat == 'TENTATIVE':
+            partstatstr = ' ' + self.symbol_strings['tentative']
+        elif partstat == 'DECLINED':
+            partstatstr = ' ' + self.symbol_strings['declined']
+        else:
+            partstatstr = ''
+        return partstatstr
+
+
 
     def format(self, format_string: str, relative_to, env=None, colors: bool=True):
         """
@@ -702,6 +722,7 @@ def format(self, format_string: str, relative_to, env=None, colors: bool=True):
         attributes["repeat-pattern"] = self.recurpattern
         attributes["alarm-symbol"] = self._alarm_str
         attributes["status-symbol"] = self._status_str
+        attributes["partstat-symbol"] = self._partstat_str
         attributes["title"] = self.summary
         attributes["organizer"] = self.organizer.strip()
         attributes["description"] = self.description.strip()
@@ -781,6 +802,13 @@ def delete_instance(self, instance: dt.datetime) -> None:
     def status(self) -> str:
         return self._vevents[self.ref].get('STATUS', '')
 
+    @property
+    def partstat(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        for attendee in self._vevents[self.ref].get('ATTENDEE', []):
+            print(attendee)
+            if attendee == 'mailto:' + self.address:
+                return attendee.params.get('PARTSTAT', '')
+
 
 class DatetimeEvent(Event):
     pass
diff --git a/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py b/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
index 5814c2592..0ec6a313e 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def _construct_event(self,
             ref=ref,
             color=self._calendars[calendar]['color'],
             readonly=self._calendars[calendar]['readonly'],
+            address=self._calendars[calendar]['address'],
         )
         return event
 
diff --git a/tests/event_test.py b/tests/event_test.py
index d5452e0c9..6369c4d10 100644
--- a/tests/event_test.py
+++ b/tests/event_test.py
@@ -673,3 +673,28 @@ def test_timezone_creation_with_arbitrary_dates(freeze_ts, event_time):
     assert len(vtimezone) > 14
     assert 'BEGIN:STANDARD' in vtimezone
     assert 'BEGIN:DAYLIGHT' in vtimezone
+
+
+def test_partstat():
+    FORMAT_CALENDAR = ('{calendar-color}{partstat-symbol}{status-symbol}{start-end-time-style} ({calendar}) '
+                       '{title} [{location}]{repeat-symbol}')
+
+    event = Event.fromString(_get_text('event_dt_partstat'), address='jdoe@example.com', **EVENT_KWARGS)
+    assert event.partstat == 'ACCEPTED'
+    assert event.format(FORMAT_CALENDAR, dt.date(2014, 4, 9)) == ' ✔09:30-10:30 (foobar) An Event []\x1b[0m'
+
+    event = Event.fromString(_get_text('event_dt_partstat'), address='another@example.com', **EVENT_KWARGS)
+    assert event.partstat == 'DECLINED'
+    assert event.format(FORMAT_CALENDAR, dt.date(2014, 4, 9)) == ' ❌09:30-10:30 (foobar) An Event []\x1b[0m'
+
+    event = Event.fromString(_get_text('event_dt_partstat'), address='jqpublic@example.com', **EVENT_KWARGS)
+    assert event.partstat == 'ACCEPTED'
+    assert event.format(FORMAT_CALENDAR, dt.date(2014, 4, 9)) == ' ✔09:30-10:30 (foobar) An Event []\x1b[0m'
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail
+def test_partstat_deligated():
+    event = Event.fromString(_get_text('event_dt_partstat'), address='hcabot@example.com', **EVENT_KWARGS)
+    assert event.partstat == 'ACCEPTED'
+
+    event = Event.fromString(_get_text('event_dt_partstat'), address='iamboss@example.com', **EVENT_KWARGS)
+    assert event.partstat == 'ACCEPTED'