diff --git a/src/os/inc/common_types.h b/src/os/inc/common_types.h
index 411407452..277c85ec9 100644
--- a/src/os/inc/common_types.h
+++ b/src/os/inc/common_types.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ extern "C"
      */
     typedef uint32 osal_objtype_t;
 
+    /**
+     * The preferred type to represent OSAL status codes defined in osapi-error.h
+     */
+    typedef int32 osal_status_t;
+
     /**
      * @brief General purpose OSAL callback function
      *
@@ -155,5 +160,6 @@ extern "C"
 #define OSAL_BLOCKCOUNT_C(X) ((osal_blockcount_t)(X))
 #define OSAL_INDEX_C(X)      ((osal_index_t)(X))
 #define OSAL_OBJTYPE_C(X)    ((osal_objtype_t)(X))
+#define OSAL_STATUS_C(X)     ((osal_status_t)(X))
 
 #endif /* COMMON_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/src/os/inc/osapi-error.h b/src/os/inc/osapi-error.h
index f71e97eb7..53db5c3c5 100644
--- a/src/os/inc/osapi-error.h
+++ b/src/os/inc/osapi-error.h
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ typedef char os_err_name_t[OS_ERROR_NAME_LENGTH];
  * @{
  */
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+ * @brief Convert a status code to a native "long" type
+ *
+ * For printing or logging purposes, this converts the given status code
+ * to a "long" (signed integer) value.  It should be used in conjunction
+ * with the "%ld" conversion specifier in printf-style statements.
+ *
+ * @param[in] Status Execution status, see @ref OSReturnCodes
+ * @return Same status value converted to the "long" data type
+ */
+static inline long OS_StatusToInteger(osal_status_t Status)
+{
+    return (long)Status;
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /**
  * @brief Convert an error number to a string