diff --git a/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/5793cd26898d_add_bay_status.py b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/5793cd26898d_add_bay_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93c3f8dc55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/5793cd26898d_add_bay_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+"""Add bay status
+
+Revision ID: 5793cd26898d
+Revises: 3bea56f25597
+Create Date: 2015-02-09 12:54:09.449948
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '5793cd26898d'
+down_revision = '3bea56f25597'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('bay', sa.Column('status', sa.String(length=20),
+                  nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('bay', 'status')
diff --git a/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/models.py b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
index 90b1ee9b75..ac511ceeee 100644
--- a/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
+++ b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class Bay(Base):
     master_address = Column(String(255))
     minions_address = Column(JSONEncodedList)
     node_count = Column(Integer())
+    status = Column(String(20), nullable=True)
 
 
 class BayModel(Base):
diff --git a/magnum/objects/bay.py b/magnum/objects/bay.py
index 06070cd714..75c335bf71 100644
--- a/magnum/objects/bay.py
+++ b/magnum/objects/bay.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ from magnum.objects import base
 from magnum.objects import utils as obj_utils
 
 
+class Status(object):
+    CREATE_IN_PROGRESS = 'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'
+    CREATE_FAILED = 'CREATE_FAILED'
+    CREATED = 'CREATED'
+    UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS = 'UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS'
+    UPDATE_FAILED = 'UPDATE_FAILED'
+    UPDATED = 'UPDATED'
+    DELETE_IN_PROGRESS = 'DELETE_IN_PROGRESS'
+    DELETE_FAILED = 'DELETE_FAILED'
+    DELETED = 'DELETED'
+
+
 class Bay(base.MagnumObject):
     # Version 1.0: Initial version
     VERSION = '1.0'
@@ -34,6 +46,10 @@ class Bay(base.MagnumObject):
         'user_id': obj_utils.str_or_none,
         'baymodel_id': obj_utils.str_or_none,
         'stack_id': obj_utils.str_or_none,
+        # One of CREATE_IN_PROGRESS|CREATE_FAILED|CREATED
+        #        UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS|UPDATE_FAILED|UPDATED
+        #        DELETE_IN_PROGRESS|DELETE_FAILED|DELETED
+        'status': obj_utils.str_or_none,
         'master_address': obj_utils.str_or_none,
         'minions_address': obj_utils.list_or_none,
         'node_count': obj_utils.int_or_none
diff --git a/magnum/tests/db/utils.py b/magnum/tests/db/utils.py
index 78a8ef76ba..9bc1a349ad 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/db/utils.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/db/utils.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def get_test_bay(**kw):
         'baymodel_id': kw.get('baymodel_id',
                               'e74c40e0-d825-11e2-a28f-0800200c9a66'),
         'stack_id': kw.get('stack_id', '047c6319-7abd-4bd9-a033-8c6af0173cd0'),
+        'status': kw.get('status', 'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'),
         'master_address': kw.get('master_address', '172.17.2.3'),
         'minions_address': kw.get('minions_address', ['172.17.2.4']),
         'node_count': kw.get('node_count', 3),