diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StatusBadge.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StatusBadge.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a355fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StatusBadge.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { CheckCircle, Clock, Lock, Pause, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface StatusBadgeProps {
+  status: 'active' | 'revoked' | 'expired' | 'frozen' | 'suspended';
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const statusConfig: Record<string, { bg: string; text: string; icon: React.ReactNode; label: string }> = {
+  active: {
+    bg: 'bg-green-100 dark:bg-green-900/30',
+    text: 'text-green-700 dark:text-green-400',
+    icon: <CheckCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />,
+    label: 'Active',
+  },
+  revoked: {
+    bg: 'bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-900/30',
+    text: 'text-red-700 dark:text-red-400',
+    icon: <XCircle className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />,
+    label: 'Revoked',
+  },
+  expired: {
+    bg: 'bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900/30',
+    text: 'text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400',
+    icon: <Clock className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />,
+    label: 'Expired',
+  },
+  frozen: {
+    bg: 'bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/30',
+    text: 'text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-400',
+    icon: <Lock className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />,
+    label: 'Frozen',
+  },
+  suspended: {
+    bg: 'bg-amber-100 dark:bg-amber-900/30',
+    text: 'text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-400',
+    icon: <Pause className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />,
+    label: 'Suspended',
+  },
+};
+
+/**
+ * Renders a status badge for a certificate
+ * Displays the certificate status with appropriate color, icon, and label
+ */
+export const StatusBadge: React.FC<StatusBadgeProps> = ({ status, className = '' }) => {
+  const config = statusConfig[status] || statusConfig.active;
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`text-xs ${config.bg} ${config.text} px-2 py-1 rounded-full font-medium flex items-center gap-1.5 w-fit ${className}`}
+      role="status"
+      aria-label={`Certificate status: ${config.label}`}
+    >
+      {config.icon}
+      {config.label}
+    </span>
+  );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to check if a certificate status is active (revocable)
+ */
+export const isRevocableStatus = (status: string): boolean => {
+  return status === 'active';
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to get a user-friendly message for why a certificate cannot be revoked
+ */
+export const getRevocationBlockedMessage = (status: string): string => {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'revoked':
+      return 'This certificate has already been revoked.';
+    case 'expired':
+      return 'Cannot revoke an expired certificate.';
+    case 'frozen':
+      return 'Cannot revoke a frozen certificate. Please unfreeze it first.';
+    case 'suspended':
+      return 'Cannot revoke a suspended certificate. Please reinstate it first.';
+    default:
+      return 'Cannot revoke this certificate.';
+  }
+};
+
+export default StatusBadge;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/RevokeCertificate.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/RevokeCertificate.tsx
index 7c831991..dbcce9ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/RevokeCertificate.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/RevokeCertificate.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { findCertBySerialNumber, revokeCertificate } from '../api';
 import { AlertTriangle, Search, ShieldAlert, CheckCircle, XCircle, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { StatusBadge, isRevocableStatus, getRevocationBlockedMessage } from '../components/StatusBadge';
 import type { Certificate } from '../api';
 interface Message {
   type: 'success' | 'error' | 'warning' | '';
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ const RevokeCertificate = () => {
       const result = await findCertBySerialNumber(serialNumber.trim());
       if (result && result.status === 'revoked') {
         setMessage({ type: 'warning', text: 'This certificate has already been revoked.' });
+      } else if (result && !isRevocableStatus(result.status)) {
+        // Block revocation for non-active statuses (expired, frozen, suspended)
+        setMessage({ type: 'warning', text: getRevocationBlockedMessage(result.status) });
       } else if (result) {
         setCertificate({
           id: result.id,
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ const RevokeCertificate = () => {
               <span className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300 text-xs font-bold flex items-center justify-center">2</span>
               Certificate Found
             </h2>
-            <span className="text-xs bg-green-100 dark:bg-green-900/30 text-green-700 dark:text-green-400 px-2 py-1 rounded-full font-medium">Active</span>
+            <StatusBadge status={certificate.status} />
           </div>
 
           <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-6 gap-y-3 text-sm mb-6">