diff --git a/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py b/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
index fbaaab0e8..8110963c4 100644
--- a/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
+++ b/zun/api/controllers/v1/capsules.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class CapsuleController(base.Controller):
         new_capsule = objects.Capsule(context, **capsule_dict)
         new_capsule.project_id = context.project_id
         new_capsule.user_id = context.user_id
+        new_capsule.status = consts.PENDING
         new_capsule.create(context)
         new_capsule.containers = []
         new_capsule.containers_uuids = []
diff --git a/zun/common/consts.py b/zun/common/consts.py
index 83d6dc87f..f3eda77d2 100644
--- a/zun/common/consts.py
+++ b/zun/common/consts.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ CONTAINER_STATUSES = (
     'Deleted', 'Deleting'
 )
 
+CAPSULE_STATUSES = (
+    PENDING, RUNNING, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, UNKNOWN
+) = (
+    'Pending', 'Running', 'Succeeded', 'Failed', 'Unknown'
+    )
+
 TASK_STATES = (
     IMAGE_PULLING, CONTAINER_CREATING, SANDBOX_CREATING,
     CONTAINER_STARTING, CONTAINER_DELETING, SANDBOX_DELETING,
diff --git a/zun/compute/manager.py b/zun/compute/manager.py
index ac6fec870..94719648b 100644
--- a/zun/compute/manager.py
+++ b/zun/compute/manager.py
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
                     container_list = [container_uuid]
                     capsule.volumes_info[volume_id] = container_list
 
+        capsule.status = consts.RUNNING
         capsule.save(context)
 
     def capsule_delete(self, context, capsule):
diff --git a/zun/objects/capsule.py b/zun/objects/capsule.py
index 414a184c3..11c583af0 100644
--- a/zun/objects/capsule.py
+++ b/zun/objects/capsule.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class Capsule(base.ZunPersistentObject, base.ZunObject):
     # Version 1.3: Add 'Deleting' to ContainerStatus
     # Version 1.4: Add addresses and volumes_info
     # Version 1.5: Change the properties of restort_policy
-    VERSION = '1.5'
+    # Version 1.6: Change the type of status
+    VERSION = '1.6'
 
     fields = {
         'capsule_version': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class Capsule(base.ZunPersistentObject, base.ZunObject):
         'project_id': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
         'user_id': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
 
-        'status': z_fields.ContainerStatusField(nullable=True),
+        'status': z_fields.CapsuleStatusField(nullable=True),
         'status_reason': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
         'cpu': fields.FloatField(nullable=True),
         'memory': fields.StringField(nullable=True),
diff --git a/zun/objects/fields.py b/zun/objects/fields.py
index befc754e0..936f81c3b 100644
--- a/zun/objects/fields.py
+++ b/zun/objects/fields.py
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ class ContainerStatusField(fields.BaseEnumField):
     AUTO_TYPE = ContainerStatus()
 
 
+class CapsuleStatus(fields.Enum):
+    ALL = consts.CAPSULE_STATUSES
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(CapsuleStatus, self).__init__(
+            valid_values=CapsuleStatus.ALL)
+
+
+class CapsuleStatusField(fields.BaseEnumField):
+    AUTO_TYPE = CapsuleStatus()
+
+
 class TaskState(fields.Enum):
     ALL = consts.TASK_STATES
 
diff --git a/zun/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py b/zun/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
index 57bc948b4..9faaaaee4 100644
--- a/zun/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/zun/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ object_data = {
     'ResourceClass': '1.1-d661c7675b3cd5b8c3618b68ba64324e',
     'ResourceProvider': '1.0-92b427359d5a4cf9ec6c72cbe630ee24',
     'ZunService': '1.2-deff2a74a9ce23baa231ae12f39a6189',
-    'Capsule': '1.5-cbdaffa78fa68c26cf4a61d8f75dd32d',
+    'Capsule': '1.6-7238a80b4ef34e219c135fa72d0adc06',
     'PciDevice': '1.1-6e3f0851ad1cf12583e6af4df1883979',
     'ComputeNode': '1.9-e8536102d3b28cb3378e9e26f508cd72',
     'PciDevicePool': '1.0-3f5ddc3ff7bfa14da7f6c7e9904cc000',