diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go b/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
index e25d7f74620..07d3476a3d3 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ func (storage *PodRegistryStorage) List(url *url.URL) (interface{}, error) {
 	return result, err
 }
 
+func makePodStatus(info interface{}) string {
+	if state, ok := info.(map[string]interface{})["State"]; ok {
+		if running, ok := state.(map[string]interface{})["Running"]; ok {
+			if running.(bool) {
+				return "Running"
+			} else {
+				return "Stopped"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "Pending"
+}
+
 func (storage *PodRegistryStorage) Get(id string) (interface{}, error) {
 	pod, err := storage.registry.GetPod(id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,6 +103,7 @@ func (storage *PodRegistryStorage) Get(id string) (interface{}, error) {
 		return pod, err
 	}
 	pod.CurrentState.Info = info
+	pod.CurrentState.Status = makePodStatus(info)
 	pod.Kind = "cluster#pod"
 	return pod, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod_registry_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod_registry_test.go
index 1630ca8eb55..0af7e403891 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod_registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod_registry_test.go
@@ -201,5 +201,31 @@ func TestLabelsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		"foobar": "bar",
 		"baz":    "blah",
 	})
-
+}
+
+func TestMakePodStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	status := makePodStatus(map[string]interface{}{})
+	if status != "Pending" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'Pending', got '%s'", status)
+	}
+
+	status = makePodStatus(map[string]interface{}{
+		"State": map[string]interface{}{
+			"Running": false,
+		},
+	})
+
+	if status != "Stopped" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'Stopped', got '%s'", status)
+	}
+
+	status = makePodStatus(map[string]interface{}{
+		"State": map[string]interface{}{
+			"Running": true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	if status != "Running" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'Running', got '%s'", status)
+	}
 }