diff --git a/examples/examplepb/a_bit_of_everything.pb.gw.go b/examples/examplepb/a_bit_of_everything.pb.gw.go
index e1640d388d1..243f14013b3 100644
--- a/examples/examplepb/a_bit_of_everything.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/examplepb/a_bit_of_everything.pb.gw.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ codes.Code
 var _ io.Reader
+var _ status.Status
 var _ = runtime.String
 var _ = utilities.NewDoubleArray
 
diff --git a/examples/examplepb/echo_service.pb.gw.go b/examples/examplepb/echo_service.pb.gw.go
index d89d2c69caf..637de220a3d 100644
--- a/examples/examplepb/echo_service.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/examplepb/echo_service.pb.gw.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ codes.Code
 var _ io.Reader
+var _ status.Status
 var _ = runtime.String
 var _ = utilities.NewDoubleArray
 
diff --git a/examples/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go b/examples/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
index 1bdfd091f5f..ee4d3f648b9 100644
--- a/examples/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ codes.Code
 var _ io.Reader
+var _ status.Status
 var _ = runtime.String
 var _ = utilities.NewDoubleArray
 
diff --git a/examples/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go b/examples/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
index 67799b9ffb8..5019cb11352 100644
--- a/examples/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ codes.Code
 var _ io.Reader
+var _ status.Status
 var _ = runtime.String
 var _ = utilities.NewDoubleArray
 
diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
index ad5112c2652..65632b41405 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ codes.Code
 var _ io.Reader
+var _ status.Status
 var _ = runtime.String
 var _ = utilities.NewDoubleArray
 `))