diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/authz_types.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/authz_types.go
index f89a3d86..bd04cbef 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/authz_types.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/authz_types.go
@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
 package v3
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/condition"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/types"
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extv1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+var (
+	NamespaceBackedResource condition.Cond = "BackingNamespaceCreated"
+)
+
 type Project struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
-	Spec ProjectSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+	Spec   ProjectSpec   `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+	Status ProjectStatus `json:"status"`
+}
+
+type ProjectStatus struct {
+	Conditions []ProjectCondition `json:"conditions"`
+}
+
+type ProjectCondition struct {
+	// Type of project condition.
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	// Status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
+	Status v1.ConditionStatus `json:"status"`
+	// The last time this condition was updated.
+	LastUpdateTime string `json:"lastUpdateTime,omitempty"`
+	// Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+	LastTransitionTime string `json:"lastTransitionTime,omitempty"`
+	// The reason for the condition's last transition.
+	Reason string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
+	// Human-readable, longer explanation of the last transition
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ProjectSpec struct {
diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
index c4baf063..568e849d 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ func clusterTypes(schemas *types.Schemas) *types.Schemas {
 
 func authzTypes(schemas *types.Schemas) *types.Schemas {
 	return schemas.
-		AddMapperForType(&Version, v3.Project{}, m.DisplayName{}).
+		MustImport(&Version, v3.ProjectStatus{}).
+		AddMapperForType(&Version, v3.Project{}, m.DisplayName{},
+			&m.Embed{Field: "status"}).
 		AddMapperForType(&Version, v3.GlobalRole{}, m.DisplayName{}).
 		AddMapperForType(&Version, v3.RoleTemplate{}, m.DisplayName{}).
 		AddMapperForType(&Version, v3.ProjectRoleTemplateBinding{},
diff --git a/status/status.go b/status/status.go
index f62960cc..e94dc777 100644
--- a/status/status.go
+++ b/status/status.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var conditionMappings = []conditionMapping{
 	{Name: "Unschedulable", Error: true, FalseIsGood: true},
 	{Name: "ReplicaFailure", Error: true, FalseIsGood: true},
 	{Name: "Ready", Transition: false, State: "activating"},
+	{Name: "BackingNamespaceCreated", Transition: true, State: "activating"},
 }
 
 func Set(data map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ func Set(data map[string]interface{}) {
 
 		if !good && conditionMapping.Transition {
 			transitioning = true
+			if len(message) > 0 {
+				message = strings.Join([]string{message, condition.Message}, ",")
+			} else {
+				message = condition.Message
+			}
 		}
 
 		if !good && state == "" && conditionMapping.State != "" {