diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/handleCheckin.go b/internal/pkg/api/handleCheckin.go
index 721ee4538..d3c1323e4 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/handleCheckin.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/handleCheckin.go
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) processRequest(zlog zerolog.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Compare agent_components content and update if different
+	rawComponents, err := parseComponents(zlog, agent, &req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Resolve AckToken from request, fallback on the agent record
 	seqno, err := ct.resolveSeqNo(ctx, zlog, req, agent)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) processRequest(zlog zerolog.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 	defer longPoll.Stop()
 
 	// Initial update on checkin, and any user fields that might have changed
-	err = ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, rawMeta, seqno, ver)
+	err = ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, req.Message, rawMeta, rawComponents, seqno, ver)
 	if err != nil {
 		zlog.Error().Err(err).Str("agent_id", agent.Id).Msg("checkin failed")
 	}
@@ -277,7 +283,7 @@ func (ct *CheckinT) processRequest(zlog zerolog.Logger, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 				zlog.Trace().Msg("fire long poll")
 				break LOOP
 			case <-tick.C:
-				err := ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, nil, nil, ver)
+				err := ct.bc.CheckIn(agent.Id, req.Status, req.Message, nil, rawComponents, nil, ver)
 				if err != nil {
 					zlog.Error().Err(err).Str("agent_id", agent.Id).Msg("checkin failed")
 				}
@@ -555,6 +561,60 @@ func parseMeta(zlog zerolog.Logger, agent *model.Agent, req *CheckinRequest) ([]
 	return outMeta, nil
 }
 
+func parseComponents(zlog zerolog.Logger, agent *model.Agent, req *CheckinRequest) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	// Quick comparison first; compare the JSON payloads.
+	// If the data is not consistently normalized, this short-circuit will not work.
+	if bytes.Equal(req.Components, agent.Components) {
+		zlog.Trace().Msg("quick comparing agent components data is equal")
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Deserialize the request components data
+	var reqComponents interface{}
+	if len(req.Components) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(req.Components, &reqComponents); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parseComponents request")
+		}
+		// Validate that components is an array
+		if _, ok := reqComponents.([]interface{}); !ok {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(errors.New("components property is not array"), "parseComponents request")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If empty, don't step on existing data
+	if reqComponents == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Deserialize the agent's components copy
+	var agentComponents interface{}
+	if len(agent.Components) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(agent.Components, &agentComponents); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parseComponents local")
+		}
+	}
+
+	var outComponents []byte
+
+	// Compare the deserialized meta structures and return the bytes to update if different
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(reqComponents, agentComponents) {
+
+		zlog.Trace().
+			RawJSON("oldComponents", agent.Components).
+			RawJSON("newComponents", req.Components).
+			Msg("local components data is not equal")
+
+		zlog.Info().
+			RawJSON("req.Components", req.Components).
+			Msg("applying new components data")
+
+		outComponents = req.Components
+	}
+
+	return outComponents, nil
+}
+
 func calcPollDuration(zlog zerolog.Logger, cfg *config.Server, setupDuration time.Duration) (time.Duration, time.Duration) {
 
 	pollDuration := cfg.Timeouts.CheckinLongPoll
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/schema.go b/internal/pkg/api/schema.go
index 7a7e3a0f3..5d04d563e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/schema.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/schema.go
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ 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"`
+	Status     string          `json:"status"`
+	AckToken   string          `json:"ack_token,omitempty"`
+	Events     []Event         `json:"events"`
+	LocalMeta  json.RawMessage `json:"local_metadata"`
+	Message    string          `json:"message"`              // V2 Agent message
+	Components json.RawMessage `json:"components,omitempty"` // V2 Agent components
 }
 
 type CheckinResponse struct {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
index 3d510c8f0..8ece0547f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk.go
@@ -33,18 +33,20 @@ func WithFlushInterval(d time.Duration) Opt {
 }
 
 type extraT struct {
-	meta  []byte
-	seqNo sqn.SeqNo
-	ver   string
+	meta       []byte
+	seqNo      sqn.SeqNo
+	ver        string
+	components []byte
 }
 
 // Minimize the size of this structure.
 // There will be 10's of thousands of items
 // in the map at any point.
 type pendingT struct {
-	ts     string
-	status string
-	extra  *extraT
+	ts      string
+	status  string
+	message string
+	extra   *extraT
 }
 
 // Bulk will batch pending checkins and update elasticsearch at a set interval.
@@ -98,25 +100,27 @@ func (bc *Bulk) timestamp() string {
 // CheckIn will add the agent (identified by id) to the pending set.
 // The pending agents are sent to elasticsearch as a bulk update at each flush interval.
 // WARNING: Bulk will take ownership of fields, so do not use after passing in.
-func (bc *Bulk) CheckIn(id string, status string, meta []byte, seqno sqn.SeqNo, newVer string) error {
+func (bc *Bulk) CheckIn(id string, status, message string, meta []byte, components []byte, seqno sqn.SeqNo, newVer string) error {
 	// Separate out the extra data to minimize
 	// the memory footprint of the 90% case of just
 	// updating the timestamp.
 	var extra *extraT
-	if meta != nil || seqno.IsSet() || newVer != "" {
+	if meta != nil || seqno.IsSet() || newVer != "" || components != nil {
 		extra = &extraT{
-			meta:  meta,
-			seqNo: seqno,
-			ver:   newVer,
+			meta:       meta,
+			seqNo:      seqno,
+			ver:        newVer,
+			components: components,
 		}
 	}
 
 	bc.mut.Lock()
 
 	bc.pending[id] = pendingT{
-		ts:     bc.timestamp(),
-		status: status,
-		extra:  extra,
+		ts:      bc.timestamp(),
+		status:  status,
+		message: message,
+		extra:   extra,
 	}
 
 	bc.mut.Unlock()
@@ -180,9 +184,10 @@ func (bc *Bulk) flush(ctx context.Context) error {
 			body, ok = simpleCache[pendingData]
 			if !ok {
 				fields := bulk.UpdateFields{
-					dl.FieldLastCheckin:       pendingData.ts,
-					dl.FieldUpdatedAt:         nowTimestamp,
-					dl.FieldLastCheckinStatus: pendingData.status,
+					dl.FieldLastCheckin:        pendingData.ts,
+					dl.FieldUpdatedAt:          nowTimestamp,
+					dl.FieldLastCheckinStatus:  pendingData.status,
+					dl.FieldLastCheckinMessage: pendingData.message,
 				}
 				if body, err = fields.Marshal(); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -192,9 +197,10 @@ func (bc *Bulk) flush(ctx context.Context) error {
 		} else {
 
 			fields := bulk.UpdateFields{
-				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
+				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
+				dl.FieldLastCheckinMessage: pendingData.message, // Set the status message
 			}
 
 			// If the agent version is not empty it needs to be updated
@@ -213,6 +219,11 @@ func (bc *Bulk) flush(ctx context.Context) error {
 				fields[dl.FieldLocalMetadata] = json.RawMessage(pendingData.extra.meta)
 			}
 
+			// Update components if provided
+			if pendingData.extra.components != nil {
+				fields[dl.FieldComponents] = json.RawMessage(pendingData.extra.components)
+			}
+
 			// If seqNo changed, set the field appropriately
 			if pendingData.extra.seqNo.IsSet() {
 				fields[dl.FieldActionSeqNo] = pendingData.extra.seqNo
diff --git a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
index 4254c1c89..af18eefd8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/checkin/bulk_test.go
@@ -79,12 +79,13 @@ func matchOp(tb testing.TB, c bulkcase, ts time.Time) func(ops []bulk.MultiOp) b
 }
 
 type bulkcase struct {
-	desc   string
-	id     string
-	status string
-	meta   []byte
-	seqno  sqn.SeqNo
-	ver    string
+	desc       string
+	id         string
+	status     string
+	meta       []byte
+	components []byte
+	seqno      sqn.SeqNo
+	ver        string
 }
 
 func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"online",
 			nil,
 			nil,
+			nil,
 			"",
 		},
 		{
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"singleFieldId",
 			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now"}`),
+			[]byte(`[{"id":"winlog-default"}]`),
 			nil,
 			"",
 		},
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"multiFieldId",
 			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now","brown":"cow"}`),
+			[]byte(`[{"id":"winlog-default","type":"winlog"}]`),
 			nil,
 			ver,
 		},
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"multiFieldNestedId",
 			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"hey":"now","wee":{"little":"doggie"}}`),
+			[]byte(`[{"id":"winlog-default","type":"winlog"}]`),
 			nil,
 			"",
 		},
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"simpleseqno",
 			"online",
 			nil,
+			nil,
 			sqn.SeqNo{1, 2, 3, 4},
 			ver,
 		},
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"simpleseqno",
 			"online",
 			[]byte(`{"uncle":"fester"}`),
+			[]byte(`[{"id":"log-default"}]`),
 			sqn.SeqNo{5, 6, 7, 8},
 			ver,
 		},
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"unusual",
 			nil,
 			nil,
+			nil,
 			"",
 		},
 		{
@@ -154,6 +162,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			"",
 			nil,
 			nil,
+			nil,
 			"",
 		},
 	}
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ func TestBulkSimple(t *testing.T) {
 			mockBulk.On("MUpdate", mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(matchOp(t, c, start)), mock.Anything).Return([]bulk.BulkIndexerResponseItem{}, nil).Once()
 			bc := NewBulk(mockBulk)
 
-			if err := bc.CheckIn(c.id, c.status, c.meta, c.seqno, c.ver); err != nil {
+			if err := bc.CheckIn(c.id, c.status, "", c.meta, c.components, c.seqno, c.ver); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ 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, nil, "")
 			if err != nil {
 				b.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go b/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
index 14c5bc7a6..c0f1f2c0b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/dl/constants.go
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ const (
 	FieldCoordinatorIdx              = "coordinator_idx"
 	FieldLastCheckin                 = "last_checkin"
 	FieldLastCheckinStatus           = "last_checkin_status"
+	FieldLastCheckinMessage          = "last_checkin_message"
 	FieldLocalMetadata               = "local_metadata"
+	FieldComponents                  = "components"
 	FieldPolicyRevisionIdx           = "policy_revision_idx"
 	FieldPolicyCoordinatorIdx        = "policy_coordinator_idx"
 	FieldDefaultAPIKey               = "default_api_key"
diff --git a/internal/pkg/model/schema.go b/internal/pkg/model/schema.go
index fca90db0b..51856533e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/model/schema.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/model/schema.go
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ type Agent struct {
 	Active bool           `json:"active"`
 	Agent  *AgentMetadata `json:"agent,omitempty"`
 
+	// Elastic Agent components detailed status information
+	Components json.RawMessage `json:"components,omitempty"`
+
 	// API key the Elastic Agent uses to authenticate with elasticsearch
 	DefaultAPIKey string `json:"default_api_key,omitempty"`
 
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ type Agent struct {
 	// Date/time the Elastic Agent checked in last time
 	LastCheckin string `json:"last_checkin,omitempty"`
 
+	// Last checkin message
+	LastCheckinMessage string `json:"last_checkin_message,omitempty"`
+
 	// Lst checkin status
 	LastCheckinStatus string `json:"last_checkin_status,omitempty"`
 
@@ -243,6 +249,10 @@ type Artifact struct {
 type Body struct {
 }
 
+// Components Elastic Agent components detailed status information
+type Components struct {
+}
+
 // Data The opaque payload.
 type Data struct {
 }
diff --git a/model/schema.json b/model/schema.json
index 09eda21a9..fe390db9e 100644
--- a/model/schema.json
+++ b/model/schema.json
@@ -454,6 +454,15 @@
           "description": "Lst checkin status",
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "last_checkin_message": {
+          "description": "Last checkin message",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "components": {
+          "description": "Elastic Agent components detailed status information",
+          "type": "object",
+          "format": "raw"
+        },
         "default_api_key_id": {
           "description": "ID of the API key the Elastic Agent uses to authenticate with elasticsearch",
           "type": "string"