diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
index fea24492326..f4e3279e86c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
@@ -181,14 +181,7 @@ def enc
 
       api :GET, "/hosts/:id/status/:type", N_("Get status of host")
       param :id, :identifier_dottable, :required => true
-      param :type, [HostStatus::Global] + HostStatus.status_registry.to_a.map { |s| s.humanized_name }, :required => true, :desc => N_(
-        <<~EOS
-          status type, can be one of
-          * global
-          * configuration
-          * build
-        EOS
-      )
+      param :type, :callable_enum, of: -> { [HostStatus::Global.status_name.underscore] + HostStatus.status_registry.to_a.map { |s| s.humanized_name } }, required: true
 
       description N_('Returns string representing a host status of a given type')
       def get_status
@@ -203,11 +196,7 @@ def get_status
 
       api :DELETE, "/hosts/:id/status/:type", N_("Clear sub-status of host")
       param :id, :identifier_dottable, :required => true
-      param :type, HostStatus.status_registry.to_a.map { |s| s.humanized_name }, :required => true, :desc => N_(
-        <<~EOS
-          status type
-        EOS
-      )
+      param :type, :callable_enum, of: -> { HostStatus.status_registry.to_a.map { |s| s.humanized_name } }, required: true
 
       description N_('Clears a host sub-status of a given type')
       def forget_status
diff --git a/config/initializers/apipie.rb b/config/initializers/apipie.rb
index 7d0f852fef7..2a6d8b30ba4 100644
--- a/config/initializers/apipie.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/apipie.rb
@@ -173,3 +173,30 @@ def expected_type
     :any_type
   end
 end
+
+class CallableEnumValidator < Apipie::Validator::BaseValidator
+  def initialize(param_description, block)
+    super(param_description)
+    @block = block
+  end
+
+  def self.build(param_description, argument, options, block)
+    if argument == :callable_enum
+      raise ArgumentError, "options[:of] must be provided and must be a proc/lambda" unless options[:of].is_a?(Proc)
+      new(param_description, options[:of])
+    end
+  end
+
+  def values
+    @block&.call || []
+  end
+
+  def validate(value)
+    values.include?(value)
+  end
+
+  def description
+    enum = values.map { |value| format_description_value(value) }.join(', ')
+    "Must be one of: #{enum}."
+  end
+end