diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
index 1dae7ac9..2e329a50 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def armonce(nr, cli):
 
 
 def setpending(nr, profile, cli):
-    args = {'deployment.pendingprofile': profile}
+    args = {'deployment.pendingprofile': profile, 'deployment.state': '', 'deployment.state_detail': ''}
     if not profile.startswith('genesis-'):
         args['deployment.stagedprofile'] = ''
         args['deployment.profile'] = ''
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/config/attributes.py b/confluent_server/confluent/config/attributes.py
index be5c5dcc..50f5492b 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/config/attributes.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/config/attributes.py
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ node = {
                         'a stateless profile would be both after first boot.')
 
     },
+    'deployment.state': {
+        'description': ('Profiles may push more specific state, for example, it may set the state to "failed" or "succeded"'),
+    },
+    'deployment.state_detail': {
+        'description': ('Detailed state information as reported by an OS profile, when available'),
+    },
     'deployment.useinsecureprotocols': {
         'description': ('What phase(s) of boot are permitted to use insecure protocols '
                         '(TFTP and HTTP without TLS.  By default, only HTTPS is used.  However '
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
index 574844f5..29b7fa01 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
@@ -420,6 +420,19 @@ def handle_request(env, start_response):
         yield 'complete'
     elif env['PATH_INFO'] == '/self/updatestatus' and reqbody:
         update = yaml.safe_load(reqbody)
+        statusstr = update.get('state', None)
+        statusdetail = update.get('state_detail', None)
+        didstateupdate = False
+        if statusstr:
+            cfg.set_node_attributes({nodename: {'deployment.state': statusstr}})
+            didstateupdate = True
+        if statusdetail:
+            cfg.set_node_attributes({nodename: {'deployment.state_detail': statusdetail}})
+            didstateupdate = True
+        if 'status' not in update and didstateupdate:
+            start_response('200 Ok', ())
+            yield 'Accepted'
+            return
         if update['status'] == 'staged':
             targattr = 'deployment.stagedprofile'
         elif update['status'] == 'complete':