diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
index df01c6b0a7e..9c48a564c91 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import styles from '@patternfly/react-styles/css/components/Banner/banner';
 import { css } from '@patternfly/react-styles';
 
+export type BannerColor = 'red' | 'orangered' | 'orange' | 'gold' | 'green' | 'cyan' | 'blue' | 'purple';
+
+export type BannerStatus = 'success' | 'warning' | 'danger' | 'info' | 'custom';
+
 export interface BannerProps extends React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement> {
   /** Content rendered inside the banner. */
   children?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -13,29 +17,48 @@ export interface BannerProps extends React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement> {
    * be passed in when the banner conveys status/severity.
    */
   screenReaderText?: string;
-  /** Variant styles for the banner. */
-  variant?: 'default' | 'blue' | 'red' | 'green' | 'gold';
+  /** Color options for the banner, will be overwritten by any applied using the status prop. */
+  color?: BannerColor;
+  /** Status style options for the banner, will overwrite any color applied using the color prop. */
+  status?: BannerStatus;
+}
+interface StatusBanner extends BannerProps {
+  color?: never;
+  status?: BannerStatus;
 }
 
-export const Banner: React.FunctionComponent<BannerProps> = ({
+interface NonStatusBanner extends BannerProps {
+  color?: BannerColor;
+  status?: never;
+}
+
+export const Banner: React.FunctionComponent<StatusBanner | NonStatusBanner> = ({
   children,
   className,
-  variant = 'default',
   screenReaderText,
   isSticky = false,
+  color,
+  status,
   ...props
-}: BannerProps) => (
-  <div
-    className={css(
-      styles.banner,
-      styles.modifiers[variant as 'green' | 'red' | 'gold' | 'blue'],
-      isSticky && styles.modifiers.sticky,
-      className
-    )}
-    {...props}
-  >
-    {screenReaderText && <span className="pf-v5-screen-reader">{screenReaderText}</span>}
-    {children}
-  </div>
-);
+}: BannerProps) => {
+  const getStatusOrColorModifier = () => {
+    if (status) {
+      return styles.modifiers[status];
+    }
+
+    if (color) {
+      return styles.modifiers[color];
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={css(styles.banner, getStatusOrColorModifier(), isSticky && styles.modifiers.sticky, className)}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {screenReaderText && <span className="pf-v5-screen-reader">{screenReaderText}</span>}
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
 Banner.displayName = 'Banner';
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/__tests__/Banner.test.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/__tests__/Banner.test.tsx
index e13ab61b4b3..214f9cf7c71 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/__tests__/Banner.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/__tests__/Banner.test.tsx
@@ -27,31 +27,76 @@ test('Renders with custom class name when className prop is provided', () => {
   expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('custom-class');
 });
 
-test('Renders without any modifier class when variant prop is not passed', () => {
+test('Renders without any modifier class when color and status props are not passed', () => {
   render(<Banner>Test</Banner>);
   expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass(styles.banner, { exact: true });
 });
 
-test('Renders with class name pf-m-green when "green" is passed to variant prop', () => {
-  render(<Banner variant="green">Test</Banner>);
-  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-green');
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-red when "red" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="red">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-red');
 });
 
-test('Renders with class name pf-m-red when "red" is passed to variant prop', () => {
-  render(<Banner variant="red">Test</Banner>);
-  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-red');
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-orangered when "orangered" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="orangered">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-orangered');
 });
 
-test('Renders with class name pf-m-gold when "gold" is passed to variant prop', () => {
-  render(<Banner variant="gold">Test</Banner>);
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-orange when "orange" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="orange">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-orange');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-gold when "gold" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="gold">Test</Banner>);
   expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-gold');
 });
 
-test('Renders with class name pf-m-blue when "blue" is passed to variant prop', () => {
-  render(<Banner variant="blue">Test</Banner>);
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-green when "green" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="green">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-green');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-cyan when "cyan" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="cyan">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-cyan');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-blue when "blue" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="blue">Test</Banner>);
   expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-blue');
 });
 
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-purple when "purple" is passed to color prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner color="purple">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-purple');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-success when "success" is passed to status prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner status="success">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-success');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-warning when "warning" is passed to status prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner status="warning">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-warning');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-danger when "danger" is passed to status prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner status="danger">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-danger');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-info when "info" is passed to status prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner status="info">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-info');
+});
+
+test('Renders with class name pf-m-custom when "custom" is passed to status prop', () => {
+  render(<Banner status="custom">Test</Banner>);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Test')).toHaveClass('pf-m-custom');
+});
+
 test('Does not render pf-v5-screen-reader class by default', () => {
   render(<Banner>Test</Banner>);
   expect(screen.getByText('Test')).not.toContainHTML('<span class="pf-v5-screen-reader"></span>');
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/Banner.md b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/Banner.md
index 369fe7afdbf..e075c612aae 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/Banner.md
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/Banner.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import BellIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/bell-icon';
 
 ### Basic
 
-Banners can be styled with one of 5 different colors. A basic banner should only be used when the banner color does not represent status or severity.
+Banners can be styled with one of 9 different colors using the `color` prop. A basic banner should only be used when the banner color does not represent status or severity.
 
 ```ts file="./BannerBasic.tsx"
 
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ Banners can be styled with one of 5 different colors. A basic banner should only
 
 ### Status
 
-When a banner is used to convey status, it is advised to pass in an icon inside the banner to convey the status in a way besides just color. The `screenReaderText` prop should also be passed in to convey the status/severity of the banner to users of certain assistive technologies such as screen readers.
+When a banner is used to convey status it should be styled using the `status` prop. Additionally, it is advised to pass an icon inside the banner to convey the status in a way besides just color.
+
+The `screenReaderText` prop should also be passed in to convey the status/severity of the banner to users of certain assistive technologies such as screen readers.
 
 In the following example, a flex layout is used inside the banner content to show one possible way to create spacing between the icons and banner text.
 
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerBasic.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerBasic.tsx
index acedc38a541..a53e1efdeba 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerBasic.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerBasic.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,20 @@ export const BannerBasic: React.FunctionComponent = () => (
   <>
     <Banner>Default banner</Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner variant="blue">Blue banner</Banner>
+    <Banner color="red">Red banner</Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner variant="red">Red banner</Banner>
+    <Banner color="orangered">Orangered banner</Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner variant="green">Green banner</Banner>
+    <Banner color="orange">Orange banner</Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner variant="gold">Gold banner</Banner>
+    <Banner color="gold">Gold banner</Banner>
+    <br />
+    <Banner color="green">Green banner</Banner>
+    <br />
+    <Banner color="cyan">Cyan banner</Banner>
+    <br />
+    <Banner color="blue">Blue banner</Banner>
+    <br />
+    <Banner color="purple">Purple banner</Banner>
   </>
 );
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerStatus.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerStatus.tsx
index 80d130ea03f..56f60c8de7c 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerStatus.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Banner/examples/BannerStatus.tsx
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@ import BellIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/bell-icon';
 
 export const BannerStatus: React.FunctionComponent = () => (
   <>
-    <Banner screenReaderText="Default banner">
+    <Banner screenReaderText="Success banner" status="success">
       <Flex spaceItems={{ default: 'spaceItemsSm' }}>
         <FlexItem>
-          <BellIcon />
+          <CheckCircleIcon />
         </FlexItem>
-        <FlexItem>Default banner</FlexItem>
+        <FlexItem>Success banner</FlexItem>
       </Flex>
     </Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner screenReaderText="Info banner" variant="blue">
+    <Banner screenReaderText="Warning banner" status="warning">
       <Flex spaceItems={{ default: 'spaceItemsSm' }}>
         <FlexItem>
-          <InfoCircleIcon />
+          <ExclamationTriangleIcon />
         </FlexItem>
-        <FlexItem>Info banner</FlexItem>
+        <FlexItem>Warning banner</FlexItem>
       </Flex>
     </Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner screenReaderText="Danger banner" variant="red">
+    <Banner screenReaderText="Danger banner" status="danger">
       <Flex spaceItems={{ default: 'spaceItemsSm' }}>
         <FlexItem>
           <ExclamationCircleIcon />
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ export const BannerStatus: React.FunctionComponent = () => (
       </Flex>
     </Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner screenReaderText="Success banner" variant="green">
+    <Banner screenReaderText="Info banner" status="info">
       <Flex spaceItems={{ default: 'spaceItemsSm' }}>
         <FlexItem>
-          <CheckCircleIcon />
+          <InfoCircleIcon />
         </FlexItem>
-        <FlexItem>Success banner</FlexItem>
+        <FlexItem>Info banner</FlexItem>
       </Flex>
     </Banner>
     <br />
-    <Banner screenReaderText="Warning banner" variant="gold">
+    <Banner screenReaderText="Custom banner" status="custom">
       <Flex spaceItems={{ default: 'spaceItemsSm' }}>
         <FlexItem>
-          <ExclamationTriangleIcon />
+          <BellIcon />
         </FlexItem>
-        <FlexItem>Warning banner</FlexItem>
+        <FlexItem>Custom banner</FlexItem>
       </Flex>
     </Banner>
   </>