diff --git a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_test.go b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_test.go
index 397a2c0263..9f673662d2 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_test.go
@@ -154,6 +154,85 @@ func TestAccGithubBranchProtectionV3_conversation_resolution(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAccGithubBranchProtectionV3_required_status_checks(t *testing.T) {
 	randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
 
+	t.Run("configures required status checks", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+			  name      = "tf-acc-test-%s"
+			  auto_init = true
+			}
+
+			resource "github_branch_protection_v3" "test" {
+
+			  repository  = github_repository.test.name
+			  branch      = "main"
+
+			  required_status_checks {
+			    strict   = true
+			    checks = [
+						"github/foo",
+						"github/bar:-1",
+						"github:foo:baz:1",
+					]
+			  }
+
+			}
+
+	`, randomID)
+
+		check := resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.#", "1",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.strict", "true",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.checks.#", "3",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.checks.0", "github/foo",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.checks.1", "github/bar",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_branch_protection_v3.test", "required_status_checks.checks.2", "github:foo:baz",
+			),
+		)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: config,
+						Check:  check,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an anonymous account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("anonymous account not supported for this operation")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("individual account not supported for this operation")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccGithubBranchProtectionV3_required_status_contexts(t *testing.T) {
+	randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
+
 	t.Run("configures required status checks", func(t *testing.T) {
 
 		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
diff --git a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_utils.go b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_utils.go
index 3a8519802a..b4488a63f0 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_utils.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_v3_utils.go
@@ -269,15 +269,13 @@ func expandRequiredStatusChecks(d *schema.ResourceData) (*github.RequiredStatusC
 			for _, c := range checks {
 
 				// Expect a string of "context:app_id", allowing for the absence of "app_id"
-				parts := strings.SplitN(c, ":", 2)
+				index := strings.LastIndex(c, ":")
 				var cContext, cAppId string
-				switch len(parts) {
-				case 1:
-					cContext, cAppId = parts[0], ""
-				case 2:
-					cContext, cAppId = parts[0], parts[1]
-				default:
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not parse check '%s'. Expected `context:app_id` or `context`", c)
+				if index <= 0 {
+					// If there is no ":" or it's in the first position, there is no app_id.
+					cContext, cAppId = c, ""
+				} else {
+					cContext, cAppId = c[:index], c[index+1:]
 				}
 
 				var rscCheck *github.RequiredStatusCheck