diff --git a/remote/gitlab/client/project.go b/remote/gitlab/client/project.go
index 49d58f109..97b661ee5 100644
--- a/remote/gitlab/client/project.go
+++ b/remote/gitlab/client/project.go
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	searchUrl      = "/projects/search/:query"
-	projectsUrl    = "/projects"
-	projectUrl     = "/projects/:id"
-	repoUrlRawFile = "/projects/:id/repository/blobs/:sha"
+	searchUrl       = "/projects/search/:query"
+	projectsUrl     = "/projects"
+	projectUrl      = "/projects/:id"
+	repoUrlRawFile  = "/projects/:id/repository/blobs/:sha"
+	commitStatusUrl = "/projects/:id/statuses/:sha"
 )
 
 // Get a list of all projects owned by the authenticated user.
@@ -90,6 +91,28 @@ func (c *Client) RepoRawFile(id, sha, filepath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return contents, err
 }
 
+//
+func (c *Client) SetStatus(id, sha, state, desc, ref, link string) error {
+	url, opaque := c.ResourceUrl(
+		commitStatusUrl,
+		QMap{
+			":id":  id,
+			":sha": sha,
+		},
+		QMap{
+			"state":       state,
+			"ref":         ref,
+			"target_url":  link,
+			"description": desc,
+			"context":     "ci/drone",
+		},
+	)
+
+	println(url, opaque)
+	_, err := c.Do("POST", url, opaque, nil)
+	return err
+}
+
 // Get a list of projects by query owned by the authenticated user.
 func (c *Client) SearchProjectId(namespace string, name string) (id int, err error) {
 
diff --git a/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go b/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
index e24a2532a..4b5e8a72c 100644
--- a/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Script(user *model.User, repo *model.Repo, build *model.Build)
 //      also if we want get MR status in gitlab we need implement a special plugin for gitlab,
 //      gitlab uses API to fetch build status on client side. But for now we skip this.
 func (g *Gitlab) Status(u *model.User, repo *model.Repo, b *model.Build, link string) error {
+	client := NewClient(g.URL, u.Token, g.SkipVerify)
+
+	status := getStatus(b.Status)
+	desc := getDesc(b.Status)
+
+	client.SetStatus(
+		ns(repo.Owner, repo.Name),
+		b.Commit,
+		status,
+		desc,
+		strings.Replace(b.Ref, "refs/heads/", "", -1),
+		link,
+	)
+
+	// Gitlab statuses it's a new feature, just ignore error
+	// if gitlab version not support this
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -431,3 +447,57 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Scope() string {
 func (g *Gitlab) String() string {
 	return "gitlab"
 }
+
+const (
+	StatusPending  = "pending"
+	StatusRunning  = "running"
+	StatusSuccess  = "success"
+	StatusFailure  = "failed"
+	StatusCanceled = "canceled"
+)
+
+const (
+	DescPending  = "this build is pending"
+	DescRunning  = "this buils is running"
+	DescSuccess  = "the build was successful"
+	DescFailure  = "the build failed"
+	DescCanceled = "the build canceled"
+)
+
+// getStatus is a helper functin that converts a Drone
+// status to a GitHub status.
+func getStatus(status string) string {
+	switch status {
+	case model.StatusPending:
+		return StatusPending
+	case model.StatusRunning:
+		return StatusRunning
+	case model.StatusSuccess:
+		return StatusSuccess
+	case model.StatusFailure, model.StatusError:
+		return StatusFailure
+	case model.StatusKilled:
+		return StatusCanceled
+	default:
+		return StatusFailure
+	}
+}
+
+// getDesc is a helper function that generates a description
+// message for the build based on the status.
+func getDesc(status string) string {
+	switch status {
+	case model.StatusPending:
+		return DescPending
+	case model.StatusRunning:
+		return DescRunning
+	case model.StatusSuccess:
+		return DescSuccess
+	case model.StatusFailure, model.StatusError:
+		return DescFailure
+	case model.StatusKilled:
+		return DescCanceled
+	default:
+		return DescFailure
+	}
+}