diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/validation/validation.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/validation/validation.go
index ef69b78e612..f88585f4b53 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/validation/validation.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/validation/validation.go
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	utilvalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 
-	discoveryapi "k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration"
+	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration"
 )
 
-func ValidateAPIService(apiService *discoveryapi.APIService) field.ErrorList {
+func ValidateAPIService(apiService *apiregistration.APIService) field.ErrorList {
 	requiredName := apiService.Spec.Version + "." + apiService.Spec.Group
 
 	allErrs := validation.ValidateObjectMeta(&apiService.ObjectMeta, false,
@@ -86,9 +87,29 @@ func ValidateAPIService(apiService *discoveryapi.APIService) field.ErrorList {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func ValidateAPIServiceUpdate(newAPIService *discoveryapi.APIService, oldAPIService *discoveryapi.APIService) field.ErrorList {
+func ValidateAPIServiceUpdate(newAPIService *apiregistration.APIService, oldAPIService *apiregistration.APIService) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := validation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&newAPIService.ObjectMeta, &oldAPIService.ObjectMeta, field.NewPath("metadata"))
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateAPIService(newAPIService)...)
 
 	return allErrs
 }
+
+func ValidateAPIServiceStatus(status *apiregistration.APIServiceStatus, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+
+	for i, condition := range status.Conditions {
+		if condition.Status != apiregistration.ConditionTrue &&
+			condition.Status != apiregistration.ConditionFalse &&
+			condition.Status != apiregistration.ConditionUnknown {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.NotSupported(fldPath.Child("conditions").Index(i).Child("status"), condition.Status, []string{apiregistration.ConditionTrue, apiregistration.ConditionFalse, apiregistration.ConditionUnknown}))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allErrs
+}
+
+func ValidateAPIServiceStatusUpdate(newAPIService *apiregistration.APIService, oldAPIService *apiregistration.APIService) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := validation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&update.ObjectMeta, &old.ObjectMeta, field.NewPath("metadata"))
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateAPIServiceStatus(&update.Status, field.NewPath("status"))...)
+	return allErrs
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index 6de74e316d1..f8adab5c9c6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ func (c completedConfig) NewWithDelegate(delegationTarget genericapiserver.Deleg
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(apiregistration.GroupName, registry, Scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, Codecs)
 	apiGroupInfo.GroupMeta.GroupVersion = v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion
 	v1alpha1storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	v1alpha1storage["apiservices"] = apiservicestorage.NewREST(Scheme, c.GenericConfig.RESTOptionsGetter)
+	apiServiceREST := apiservicestorage.NewREST(Scheme, c.GenericConfig.RESTOptionsGetter)
+	v1alpha1storage["apiservices"] = apiServiceREST
+	v1alpha1storage["apiservices/status"] = apiservicestorage.NewStatusREST(Scheme, apiServiceREST)
 	apiGroupInfo.VersionedResourcesStorageMap["v1alpha1"] = v1alpha1storage
 
 	if err := s.GenericAPIServer.InstallAPIGroup(&apiGroupInfo); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
index 53e86e6186f..01b3152b000 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration"
 	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice"
 )
@@ -50,3 +51,28 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) *REST
 	}
 	return &REST{store}
 }
+
+// NewStatusREST makes a RESTStorage for status that has more limited options.
+// It is based on the original REST so that we can share the same underlying store
+func NewStatusREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, rest *REST) *StatusREST {
+	statusStore := *rest.store
+	statusStore.CreateStrategy = nil
+	statusStore.DeleteStrategy = nil
+	statusStore.UpdateStrategy = apiservice.NewStatusStrategy(scheme)
+	return &REST{store: statusStore}
+}
+
+type StatusREST struct {
+	store *genericregistry.Store
+}
+
+var _ = rest.Updater(&StatusREST{})
+
+func (r *StatusREST) New() runtime.Object {
+	return &extensions.Deployment{}
+}
+
+// Update alters the status subset of an object.
+func (r *StatusREST) Update(ctx genericapirequest.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
+	return r.store.Update(ctx, name, objInfo)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/strategy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/strategy.go
index 1689e1f6ac5..cad75ad60d2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/strategy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/strategy.go
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ func (apiServerStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 }
 
 func (apiServerStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
-	_ = obj.(*apiregistration.APIService)
+	apiservice = obj.(*apiregistration.APIService)
+	apiservice.Status = apiregistration.APIServiceStatus{}
 }
 
 func (apiServerStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) {
@@ -74,6 +75,44 @@ func (apiServerStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj, old
 	return validation.ValidateAPIServiceUpdate(obj.(*apiregistration.APIService), old.(*apiregistration.APIService))
 }
 
+type apiServerStatusStrategy struct {
+	runtime.ObjectTyper
+	names.NameGenerator
+}
+
+func NewStatusStrategy(typer runtime.ObjectTyper) apiServerStatusStrategy {
+	return apiServerStrategy{typer, names.SimpleNameGenerator}
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) {
+	newAPIService := obj.(*apiregistration.APIService)
+	oldAPIService := old.(*apiregistration.APIService)
+	newAPIService.Spec = oldAPIService.Spec
+	newAPIService.Labels = oldAPIService.Labels
+	newAPIService.Annotations = oldAPIService.Annotations
+	newAPIService.Finalizers = oldAPIService.Finalizers
+	newAPIService.OwnerReferences = oldAPIService.OwnerReferences
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) Canonicalize(obj runtime.Object) {
+}
+
+func (apiServerStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
+	return validation.ValidateAPIServiceStatusUpdate(obj.(*apiregistration.APIService), old.(*apiregistration.APIService))
+}
+
 func GetAttrs(obj runtime.Object) (labels.Set, fields.Set, error) {
 	apiserver, ok := obj.(*apiregistration.APIService)
 	if !ok {