diff --git a/account_members.go b/account_members.go
index ce1a209f002..ba2c5544783 100644
--- a/account_members.go
+++ b/account_members.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ type AccountMemberDetailResponse struct {
 // AccountMemberInvitation represents the invitation for a new member to
 // the account.
 type AccountMemberInvitation struct {
-	Email string   `json:"email"`
-	Roles []string `json:"roles"`
+	Email  string   `json:"email"`
+	Roles  []string `json:"roles"`
+	Status string   `json:"status,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AccountMembers returns all members of an account.
@@ -89,10 +90,12 @@ func (api *API) AccountMembers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, pageOpts P
 	return accountMemberListresponse.Result, accountMemberListresponse.ResultInfo, nil
 }
 
-// CreateAccountMember invites a new member to join an account.
+// CreateAccountMemberWithStatus invites a new member to join an account, allowing setting the status.
+//
+// Refer to the API reference for valid statuses.
 //
 // API reference: https://api.cloudflare.com/#account-members-add-member
-func (api *API) CreateAccountMember(ctx context.Context, accountID string, emailAddress string, roles []string) (AccountMember, error) {
+func (api *API) CreateAccountMemberWithStatus(ctx context.Context, accountID string, emailAddress string, roles []string, status string) (AccountMember, error) {
 	if accountID == "" {
 		return AccountMember{}, errors.New(errMissingAccountID)
 	}
@@ -100,8 +103,9 @@ func (api *API) CreateAccountMember(ctx context.Context, accountID string, email
 	uri := fmt.Sprintf("/accounts/%s/members", accountID)
 
 	var newMember = AccountMemberInvitation{
-		Email: emailAddress,
-		Roles: roles,
+		Email:  emailAddress,
+		Roles:  roles,
+		Status: status,
 	}
 	res, err := api.makeRequestContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, uri, newMember)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -117,6 +121,14 @@ func (api *API) CreateAccountMember(ctx context.Context, accountID string, email
 	return accountMemberListResponse.Result, nil
 }
 
+// CreateAccountMember invites a new member to join an account.
+// The member will be placed into "pending" status and receive an email confirmation.
+//
+// API reference: https://api.cloudflare.com/#account-members-add-member
+func (api *API) CreateAccountMember(ctx context.Context, accountID string, emailAddress string, roles []string) (AccountMember, error) {
+	return api.CreateAccountMemberWithStatus(ctx, accountID, emailAddress, roles, "")
+}
+
 // DeleteAccountMember removes a member from an account.
 //
 // API reference: https://api.cloudflare.com/#account-members-remove-member
diff --git a/account_members_test.go b/account_members_test.go
index 95224052fb9..418b62284d3 100644
--- a/account_members_test.go
+++ b/account_members_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,27 @@ var expectedNewAccountMemberStruct = AccountMember{
 	},
 }
 
+var expectedNewAccountMemberAcceptedStruct = AccountMember{
+	ID:   "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
+	Code: "05dd05cce12bbed97c0d87cd78e89bc2fd41a6cee72f27f6fc84af2e45c0fac0",
+	User: AccountMemberUserDetails{
+		Email:                          "user@example.com",
+		TwoFactorAuthenticationEnabled: false,
+	},
+	Status: "accepted",
+	Roles: []AccountRole{
+		{
+			ID:          "3536bcfad5faccb999b47003c79917fb",
+			Name:        "Account Administrator",
+			Description: "Administrative access to the entire Account",
+			Permissions: map[string]AccountRolePermission{
+				"analytics": {Read: true, Edit: true},
+				"billing":   {Read: true, Edit: true},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 var newUpdatedAccountMemberStruct = AccountMember{
 	ID:   "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
 	Code: "05dd05cce12bbed97c0d87cd78e89bc2fd41a6cee72f27f6fc84af2e45c0fac0",
@@ -151,6 +172,57 @@ func TestAccountMembersWithoutAccountID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCreateAccountMemberWithStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method, "Expected method 'POST', got %s", r.Method)
+		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{
+			"success": true,
+			"errors": [],
+			"messages": [],
+			"result": {
+				"id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
+				"code": "05dd05cce12bbed97c0d87cd78e89bc2fd41a6cee72f27f6fc84af2e45c0fac0",
+				"user": {
+					"id": null,
+					"first_name": null,
+					"last_name": null,
+					"email": "user@example.com",
+					"two_factor_authentication_enabled": false
+				},
+				"status": "accepted",
+				"roles": [{
+					"id": "3536bcfad5faccb999b47003c79917fb",
+					"name": "Account Administrator",
+					"description": "Administrative access to the entire Account",
+					"permissions": {
+						"analytics": {
+							"read": true,
+							"edit": true
+						},
+						"billing": {
+							"read": true,
+							"edit": true
+						}
+					}
+				}]
+			}
+		}
+		`)
+	}
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("/accounts/01a7362d577a6c3019a474fd6f485823/members", handler)
+
+	actual, err := client.CreateAccountMemberWithStatus(context.Background(), "01a7362d577a6c3019a474fd6f485823", "user@example.com", []string{"3536bcfad5faccb999b47003c79917fb"}, "accepted")
+
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedNewAccountMemberAcceptedStruct, actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateAccountMember(t *testing.T) {
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()