diff --git a/cmd/status/cmdstatus.go b/cmd/status/cmdstatus.go
index 28f87d5d..83b138be 100644
--- a/cmd/status/cmdstatus.go
+++ b/cmd/status/cmdstatus.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/flagutils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers/printer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/poller"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/inventory"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/polling/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/status"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/manifestreader"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 )
 
 func GetRunner(factory cmdutil.Factory, invFactory inventory.ClientFactory, loader manifestreader.ManifestLoader) *Runner {
@@ -109,6 +111,18 @@ func (r *Runner) runE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// initialize maps in printData
+	printData := printer.PrintData{
+		InvNameMap: make(map[object.ObjMetadata]string),
+		StatusSet:  make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+	for _, obj := range identifiers {
+		// add to the map for future reference
+		printData.InvNameMap[obj] = inv.Name()
+		// append to identifiers
+		printData.Identifiers = append(printData.Identifiers, obj)
+	}
+
 	statusPoller, err := r.pollerFactoryFunc(r.factory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -120,7 +134,7 @@ func (r *Runner) runE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		In:     cmd.InOrStdin(),
 		Out:    cmd.OutOrStdout(),
 		ErrOut: cmd.ErrOrStderr(),
-	})
+	}, &printData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating printer: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/status/cmdstatus_test.go b/cmd/status/cmdstatus_test.go
index a1375296..47702b8b 100644
--- a/cmd/status/cmdstatus_test.go
+++ b/cmd/status/cmdstatus_test.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func TestCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: `
-deployment.apps/foo is InProgress: inProgress
-statefulset.apps/bar is Current: current
+foo/deployment.apps/default/foo is InProgress: inProgress
+foo/statefulset.apps/default/bar is Current: current
 `,
 		},
 		"wait for all current": {
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ statefulset.apps/bar is Current: current
 				},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: `
-deployment.apps/foo is InProgress: inProgress
-statefulset.apps/bar is InProgress: inProgress
-statefulset.apps/bar is Current: current
-deployment.apps/foo is Current: current
+foo/deployment.apps/default/foo is InProgress: inProgress
+foo/statefulset.apps/default/bar is InProgress: inProgress
+foo/statefulset.apps/default/bar is Current: current
+foo/deployment.apps/default/foo is Current: current
 `,
 		},
 		"wait for all deleted": {
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ deployment.apps/foo is Current: current
 				},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: `
-statefulset.apps/bar is NotFound: notFound
-deployment.apps/foo is NotFound: notFound
+foo/statefulset.apps/default/bar is NotFound: notFound
+foo/deployment.apps/default/foo is NotFound: notFound
 `,
 		},
 		"forever with timeout": {
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ deployment.apps/foo is NotFound: notFound
 				},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: `
-statefulset.apps/bar is InProgress: inProgress
-deployment.apps/foo is InProgress: inProgress
+foo/statefulset.apps/default/bar is InProgress: inProgress
+foo/deployment.apps/default/foo is InProgress: inProgress
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/status/printers/event/printer.go b/cmd/status/printers/event/printer.go
index c500911d..6cc57dd1 100644
--- a/cmd/status/printers/event/printer.go
+++ b/cmd/status/printers/event/printer.go
@@ -7,23 +7,31 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers/printer"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/event"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/polling/collector"
 	pollevent "sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/polling/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/print/list"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/printers/events"
 )
 
 // Printer implements the Printer interface and outputs the resource
 // status information as a list of events as they happen.
 type Printer struct {
+	Formatter list.Formatter
 	IOStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams
+	Data      *printer.PrintData
 }
 
 // NewPrinter returns a new instance of the eventPrinter.
-func NewPrinter(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *Printer {
+func NewPrinter(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, printData *printer.PrintData) *Printer {
 	return &Printer{
+		Formatter: events.NewFormatter(ioStreams, common.DryRunNone),
 		IOStreams: ioStreams,
+		Data:      printData,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +48,10 @@ func (ep *Printer) Print(ch <-chan pollevent.Event, identifiers object.ObjMetada
 	// stopping the poller at the correct time.
 	done := coll.ListenWithObserver(ch, collector.ObserverFunc(
 		func(statusCollector *collector.ResourceStatusCollector, e pollevent.Event) {
-			ep.printStatusEvent(e)
+			err := ep.printStatusEvent(e)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
 			cancelFunc(statusCollector, e)
 		}),
 	)
@@ -52,25 +63,27 @@ func (ep *Printer) Print(ch <-chan pollevent.Event, identifiers object.ObjMetada
 	return err
 }
 
-func (ep *Printer) printStatusEvent(se pollevent.Event) {
+func (ep *Printer) printStatusEvent(se pollevent.Event) error {
 	switch se.Type {
 	case pollevent.ResourceUpdateEvent:
 		id := se.Resource.Identifier
-		printResourceStatus(id, se, ep.IOStreams)
+		var invName string
+		var ok bool
+		if invName, ok = ep.Data.InvNameMap[id]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: resource not found", id)
+		}
+		// filter out status that are not assigned
+		statusString := se.Resource.Status.String()
+		if _, ok := ep.Data.StatusSet[strings.ToLower(statusString)]; len(ep.Data.StatusSet) != 0 && !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(ep.IOStreams.Out, "%s/%s/%s/%s is %s: %s\n", invName,
+			strings.ToLower(id.GroupKind.String()), id.Namespace, id.Name, statusString, se.Resource.Message)
+		return err
 	case pollevent.ErrorEvent:
-		id := se.Resource.Identifier
-		gk := id.GroupKind
-		fmt.Fprintf(ep.IOStreams.Out, "%s error: %s\n", resourceIDToString(gk, id.Name),
-			se.Error.Error())
+		return ep.Formatter.FormatErrorEvent(event.ErrorEvent{
+			Err: se.Error,
+		})
 	}
-}
-
-// resourceIDToString returns the string representation of a GroupKind and a resource name.
-func resourceIDToString(gk schema.GroupKind, name string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", strings.ToLower(gk.String()), name)
-}
-
-func printResourceStatus(id object.ObjMetadata, se pollevent.Event, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(ioStreams.Out, "%s is %s: %s\n", resourceIDToString(id.GroupKind, id.Name),
-		se.Resource.Status.String(), se.Resource.Message)
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/status/printers/printer/printer.go b/cmd/status/printers/printer/printer.go
index 33a22ee5..b89a4bc3 100644
--- a/cmd/status/printers/printer/printer.go
+++ b/cmd/status/printers/printer/printer.go
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 )
 
+// PrintData records data required for printing
+type PrintData struct {
+	Identifiers object.ObjMetadataSet
+	InvNameMap  map[object.ObjMetadata]string
+	StatusSet   map[string]bool
+}
+
 // Printer defines an interface for outputting information about status of
 // resources. Different implementations allow output formats tailored to
 // different use cases.
diff --git a/cmd/status/printers/printers.go b/cmd/status/printers/printers.go
index 5c638246..2751dc75 100644
--- a/cmd/status/printers/printers.go
+++ b/cmd/status/printers/printers.go
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
 package printers
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers/printer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/status/printers/table"
-
-	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 // CreatePrinter return an implementation of the Printer interface. The
 // actual implementation is based on the printerType requested.
-func CreatePrinter(printerType string, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) (printer.Printer, error) {
+func CreatePrinter(printerType string, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, printData *printer.PrintData) (printer.Printer, error) {
 	switch printerType {
 	case "table":
 		return table.NewPrinter(ioStreams), nil
 	default:
-		return event.NewPrinter(ioStreams), nil
+		return event.NewPrinter(ioStreams, printData), nil
 	}
 }