diff --git a/libpldm/platform.c b/libpldm/platform.c
index 21c5802..2ec8931 100644
--- a/libpldm/platform.c
+++ b/libpldm/platform.c
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
 }
 
 int encode_platform_event_message_resp(uint8_t instance_id,
-				       uint8_t completion_code, uint8_t status,
+				       uint8_t completion_code,
+				       uint8_t platform_event_status,
 				       struct pldm_msg *msg)
 {
 	int rc = PLDM_SUCCESS;
@@ -592,10 +593,14 @@
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
 	}
 
+	if (platform_event_status > PLDM_EVENT_LOGGING_REJECTED) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
 	struct pldm_platform_event_message_resp *response =
 	    (struct pldm_platform_event_message_resp *)msg->payload;
 	response->completion_code = completion_code;
-	response->status = status;
+	response->platform_event_status = platform_event_status;
 
 	struct pldm_header_info header = {0};
 	header.msg_type = PLDM_RESPONSE;
diff --git a/libpldm/platform.h b/libpldm/platform.h
index 5bb110c..dd99633 100644
--- a/libpldm/platform.h
+++ b/libpldm/platform.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
  */
 struct pldm_platform_event_message_resp {
 	uint8_t completion_code;
-	uint8_t status;
+	uint8_t platform_event_status;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 /** @struct pldm_pdr_repository_chg_event_data
@@ -853,14 +853,16 @@
 /** @brief Encode PlatformEventMessage response data
  *  @param[in] instance_id - Message's instance id
  *  @param[in] completion_code - PLDM completion code
- *  @param[in] status - Response status of the event message command
+ *  @param[in] platform_event_status - Response status of the event message
+ * command
  *  @param[out] msg - Message will be written to this
  *  @return pldm_completion_codes
  *  @note  Caller is responsible for memory alloc and dealloc of param
  *         'msg.payload'
  */
 int encode_platform_event_message_resp(uint8_t instance_id,
-				       uint8_t completion_code, uint8_t status,
+				       uint8_t completion_code,
+				       uint8_t platform_event_status,
 				       struct pldm_msg *msg);
 
 /** @brief Decode sensorEventData response data
diff --git a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
index 548ab05..aa45c35 100644
--- a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
+++ b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
@@ -839,14 +839,14 @@
     auto response = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(responseMsg.data());
     uint8_t completionCode = 0;
     uint8_t instanceId = 0x01;
-    uint8_t status = 1;
+    uint8_t platformEventStatus = 0x01;
 
     auto rc = encode_platform_event_message_resp(instanceId, PLDM_SUCCESS,
-                                                 status, response);
+                                                 platformEventStatus, response);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_SUCCESS);
     EXPECT_EQ(completionCode, response->payload[0]);
-    EXPECT_EQ(status, response->payload[1]);
+    EXPECT_EQ(platformEventStatus, response->payload[1]);
 }
 
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testBadEncodeResponse)