diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
index e4c3703..b3f0105 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
@@ -155,6 +155,37 @@ class WuttaEnum(colander.Enum):
         return widgets.SelectWidget(**kwargs)
 
 
+class WuttaDictEnum(colander.String):
+    """
+    Schema type for "pseudo-enum" fields which reference a dict for
+    known values instead of a true enum class.
+
+    This is primarily for use with "status" fields such as
+    :attr:`~wuttjamaican:wuttjamaican.db.model.batch.BatchRowMixin.status_code`.
+
+    This is a subclass of :class:`colander.String`, but adds a default
+    widget (``SelectWidget``) with enum choices.
+
+    :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
+
+    :param enum_dct: Dict with possible enum values and labels.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, request, enum_dct, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.request = request
+        self.config = self.request.wutta_config
+        self.app = self.config.get_app()
+        self.enum_dct = enum_dct
+
+    def widget_maker(self, **kwargs):
+        """ """
+        if 'values' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['values'] = [(k, v) for k, v in self.enum_dct.items()]
+
+        return widgets.SelectWidget(**kwargs)
+
+
 class WuttaMoney(colander.Money):
     """
     Custom schema type for "money" fields.
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_schema.py b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
index 2a37aa5..3187161 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ class TestWuttaEnum(WebTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.SelectWidget)
 
 
+MOCK_STATUS_ONE = 1
+MOCK_STATUS_TWO = 2
+MOCK_STATUS = {
+    MOCK_STATUS_ONE: 'one',
+    MOCK_STATUS_TWO: 'two',
+}
+
+class TestWuttaDictEnum(WebTestCase):
+
+    def test_widget_maker(self):
+        typ = mod.WuttaDictEnum(self.request, MOCK_STATUS)
+        widget = typ.widget_maker()
+        self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.SelectWidget)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.values, [
+            (1, 'one'),
+            (2, 'two'),
+        ])
+
+
 class TestWuttaMoney(WebTestCase):
 
     def test_widget_maker(self):