diff --git a/cmd/fleet/handleCheckin.go b/cmd/fleet/handleCheckin.go
index f3a7cca3c..b490f500f 100644
--- a/cmd/fleet/handleCheckin.go
+++ b/cmd/fleet/handleCheckin.go
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) _handleCheckin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id st
 		return err
 	}
 
+	log.Debug().
+		Str("agentId", id).
+		Str("reqId", reqId).
+		Str("status", req.Status).
+		Str("seqNo", seqno.String()).
+		RawJSON("meta", rawMeta).
+		Uint64("bodyCount", readCounter.Count()).
+		Msg("checkin start long poll")
+
 	// Subscribe to actions dispatcher
 	aSub := ct.ad.Subscribe(agent.Id, seqno)
 	defer ct.ad.Unsubscribe(aSub)
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) _handleCheckin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id st
 	defer longPoll.Stop()
 
 	// Intial update on checkin, and any user fields that might have changed
-	ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, rawMeta, seqno)
+	ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, rawMeta, seqno)
 
 	// Initial fetch for pending actions
 	var (
@@ -234,7 +243,7 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) _handleCheckin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id st
 				log.Trace().Str(EcsHttpRequestId, reqId).Str("agentId", agent.Id).Msg("fire long poll")
 				break LOOP
 			case <-tick.C:
-				ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, nil, nil)
+				ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, nil, nil)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/fleet/schema.go b/cmd/fleet/schema.go
index e3dde6ed8..8c28436e7 100644
--- a/cmd/fleet/schema.go
+++ b/cmd/fleet/schema.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type EnrollResponse struct {
 }
 
 type CheckinRequest struct {
+	Status    string          `json:"status"`
 	AckToken  string          `json:"ack_token,omitempty"`
 	Events    []Event         `json:"events"`
 	LocalMeta json.RawMessage `json:"local_metadata"`
diff --git a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
index 8f20d0294..ec9bdc937 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ type extraT struct {
 // There will be 10's of thousands of items
 // in the map at any point.
 type pendingT struct {
-	ts    string
-	extra *extraT
+	ts     string
+	status string
+	extra  *extraT
 }
 
 type Bulk struct {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (bc *Bulk) timestamp() string {
 
 // WARNING: Bulk will take ownership of fields,
 // so do not use after passing in.
-func (bc *Bulk) CheckIn(id string, meta []byte, seqno sqn.SeqNo) error {
+func (bc *Bulk) CheckIn(id string, status string, meta []byte, seqno sqn.SeqNo) error {
 
 	// Separate out the extra data to minimize
 	// the memory footprint of the 90% case of just
@@ -109,8 +110,9 @@ func (bc *Bulk) CheckIn(id string, meta []byte, seqno sqn.SeqNo) error {
 	bc.mut.Lock()
 
 	bc.pending[id] = pendingT{
-		ts:    bc.timestamp(),
-		extra: extra,
+		ts:     bc.timestamp(),
+		status: status,
+		extra:  extra,
 	}
 
 	bc.mut.Unlock()
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ func (bc *Bulk) flush(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	updates := make([]bulk.MultiOp, 0, len(pending))
 
-	simpleCache := make(map[string][]byte)
+	simpleCache := make(map[pendingT][]byte)
 
 	nowTimestamp := start.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
@@ -168,23 +170,26 @@ func (bc *Bulk) flush(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// JSON body containing just the timestamp updates.
 		var body []byte
 		if pendingData.extra == nil {
+
 			var ok bool
-			body, ok = simpleCache[pendingData.ts]
+			body, ok = simpleCache[pendingData]
 			if !ok {
 				fields := bulk.UpdateFields{
-					dl.FieldLastCheckin: pendingData.ts,
-					dl.FieldUpdatedAt:   nowTimestamp,
+					dl.FieldLastCheckin:       pendingData.ts,
+					dl.FieldUpdatedAt:         nowTimestamp,
+					dl.FieldLastCheckinStatus: pendingData.status,
 				}
 				if body, err = fields.Marshal(); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				simpleCache[pendingData.ts] = body
+				simpleCache[pendingData] = body
 			}
 		} else {
 
 			fields := bulk.UpdateFields{
-				dl.FieldLastCheckin: pendingData.ts, // Set the checkin timestamp
-				dl.FieldUpdatedAt:   nowTimestamp,   // Set "updated_at" to the current timestamp
+				dl.FieldLastCheckin:       pendingData.ts,     // Set the checkin timestamp
+				dl.FieldUpdatedAt:         nowTimestamp,       // Set "updated_at" to the current timestamp
+				dl.FieldLastCheckinStatus: pendingData.status, // Set the pending status
 			}
 
 			// Update local metadata if provided
diff --git a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
index fc881e16a..897450242 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
@@ -44,53 +44,74 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	bc := NewBulk(&mockBulk)
 
 	cases := []struct {
-		desc  string
-		id    string
-		meta  []byte
-		seqno sqn.SeqNo
+		desc   string
+		id     string
+		status string
+		meta   []byte
+		seqno  sqn.SeqNo
 	}{
 		{
 			"Simple case",
 			"simpleId",
+			"online",
 			nil,
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"Singled field case",
 			"singleFieldId",
+			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now"}`),
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"Multi field case",
 			"multiFieldId",
+			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now","brown":"cow"}`),
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"Multi field nested case",
 			"multiFieldNestedId",
+			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now","wee":{"little":"doggie"}}`),
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"Simple case with seqNo",
 			"simpleseqno",
+			"online",
 			nil,
 			sqn.SeqNo{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		},
 		{
 			"Field case with seqNo",
 			"simpleseqno",
+			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"uncle":"fester"}`),
 			sqn.SeqNo{5, 6, 7, 8},
 		},
+		{
+			"Unusual status",
+			"singleFieldId",
+			"unusual",
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"Empty status",
+			"singleFieldId",
+			"",
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 
-			if err := bc.CheckIn(c.id, c.meta, c.seqno); err != nil {
+			if err := bc.CheckIn(c.id, c.status, c.meta, c.seqno); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
@@ -117,6 +138,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 
 			type updateT struct {
 				LastCheckin string          `json:"last_checkin"`
+				Status      string          `json:"last_checkin_status"`
 				UpdatedAt   string          `json:"updated_at"`
 				Meta        json.RawMessage `json:"local_metadata"`
 				SeqNo       sqn.SeqNo       `json:"action_seq_no"`
@@ -145,6 +167,10 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Error("meta doesn't match up")
 			}
 
+			if c.status != sub.Status {
+				t.Error("status mismatch")
+			}
+
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -179,7 +205,7 @@ func benchmarkBulk(n int, flush bool, b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 
 		for _, id := range ids {
-			err := bc.CheckIn(id, nil, nil)
+			err := bc.CheckIn(id, "", nil, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				b.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go b/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
index 7d0d6df99..80811717f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	FieldRevisionIdx                 = "revision_idx"
 	FieldCoordinatorIdx              = "coordinator_idx"
 	FieldLastCheckin                 = "last_checkin"
+	FieldLastCheckinStatus           = "last_checkin_status"
 	FieldLocalMetadata               = "local_metadata"
 	FieldPolicyRevisionIdx           = "policy_revision_idx"
 	FieldPolicyCoordinatorIdx        = "policy_coordinator_idx"