Power is one of the important antecedents of the leader status, but high power does not necessarily lead to high status. Unfortunately, researchers do not give a clear answer when the leader power transforms into the status. In order to make up for this deficiency, based on the moral virtue theory, this study attempts to find the boundary conditions for the relationship between the leader power and the status. Based on the data of 224 subordinates’ evaluations of their leaders, the present study finds that the leader power has a positive correlation with the status. The relationship between the two is moderated by the leaders’ virtuous management acts. When leaders adopt fair management approaches with virtues, the leader power can transform into status. However, when leaders adopt unfair management policies, the positive relationship between the leader power and the status disappears. In addition, when leaders stop their abusive supervision management, there is a significant positive correlation between leader power and status. However, when leaders’ abusive supervision becomes more frequent, their high power cannot transform into high status. The findings could help leaders gain a higher organizational status by improving their virtuous management acts.