diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
index 44e06df..7a33952 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check existing artifact
         id: check
         run: |
+          bash scripts/report-status.sh pending "Checking version..." ci-check-running
           VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         id: build
         run: |
+          bash scripts/report-status.sh pending "Building Docker image..." ci-docker-build-running
           VERSION="${{ needs.check.outputs.version }}"
           NOW=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
           docker build \
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         id: push
         run: |
+          bash scripts/report-status.sh pending "Pushing to registry..." ci-docker-push-running
           VERSION="${{ needs.check.outputs.version }}"
           docker load -i /tmp/image/artifact.tar
           REGISTRY=$(echo "$GITEA_API_URL" | sed 's|https://||')
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         id: tag
         run: |
+          bash scripts/report-status.sh pending "Creating tag..." ci-docker-tag-running
           VERSION="${{ needs.check.outputs.version }}"
           HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
             "$GITEA_API_URL/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/tags" \
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/quality-gate.yml b/.gitea/workflows/quality-gate.yml
index 40bc17e..3e911f7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/quality-gate.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/quality-gate.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ jobs:
           path: .ci
 
       - name: Validate CI config
-        run: bash .ci/scripts/ci-validate.sh
+        run: |
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh pending "Validating CI config..." ci-validate-running
+          bash .ci/scripts/ci-validate.sh
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh success "CI config valid" ci-validate
+
+      - name: Report validate running
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh pending "Validating CI config..." ci-validate-running
 
   bats:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -65,6 +73,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "BATS_EXIT=${BATS_EXIT}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           exit ${BATS_EXIT}
 
+      - name: Report bats running
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh pending "Running Bats tests..." ci-bats-running
+
       - name: Publish bats reports
         if: always()
         run: bash .ci/scripts/publish-git-pages.sh bats
@@ -73,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: |
           if [ "${BATS_EXIT}" = "0" ]; then
-            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh success "Bats tests" ci-bats bats
+            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh success "Bats tests OK" ci-bats bats
           else
             bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh failure "Bats tests FAILED" ci-bats bats
           fi
@@ -105,13 +118,18 @@ jobs:
           STATE="success"
           [ "${CUCUMBER_EXIT}" != "0" ] && STATE="failure"
           if [ -f "reports/${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}/cucumber/index.html" ]; then
-            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh "${STATE}" "Cucumber tests" ci-cucumber cucumber
+            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh "${STATE}" "Cucumber tests OK" ci-cucumber cucumber
           else
-            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh "${STATE}" "Cucumber tests" ci-cucumber
+            bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh "${STATE}" "Cucumber tests OK" ci-cucumber
           fi
 
           exit ${CUCUMBER_EXIT}
 
+      - name: Report cucumber running
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh pending "Running Cucumber tests..." ci-cucumber-running
+
       - name: Publish cucumber reports
         if: always()
         run: bash .ci/scripts/publish-git-pages.sh cucumber
@@ -127,7 +145,9 @@ jobs:
           path: .ci
 
       - name: Generate report index
-        run: bash .ci/.gitea/scripts/generate-report-index.sh
+        run: |
+          bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh pending "Generating report index..." ci-build-running
+          bash .ci/.gitea/scripts/generate-report-index.sh
 
       - name: Set build commit status
         run: bash .ci/scripts/report-status.sh success "Build complete" ci-build
diff --git a/scripts/report-status.sh b/scripts/report-status.sh
index d2c10ce..abf7455 100755
--- a/scripts/report-status.sh
+++ b/scripts/report-status.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# https://docs.gitea.com/api/next/#tag/repository/operation/repoCreateStatus
+
 STATE="${1:-}"
 DESCRIPTION="${2:-}"
 KEY="${3:-commit-${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}}"