diff --git a/install/ipamcontroller.openshift.io_ippools.yaml b/install/ipamcontroller.openshift.io_ippools.yaml
index 22ba8acf..0bd4059d 100644
--- a/install/ipamcontroller.openshift.io_ippools.yaml
+++ b/install/ipamcontroller.openshift.io_ippools.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ spec:
             - address-cidr
             - prefix
             type: object
+          status:
+            description: status represents the current information/status for the
+              IP pool. Populated by the system. Read-only.
+            type: object
         required:
         - spec
         type: object
diff --git a/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/types.go b/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/types.go
index b3c9acab..ebbb497c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/types.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ type IPPool struct {
 
 	// +required
 	Spec IPPoolSpec `json:"spec"`
+
+	// status represents the current information/status for the IP pool.
+	// Populated by the system.
+	// Read-only.
+	// +optional
+	Status IPPoolStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // IPPoolSpec is the spec for an IPPool
@@ -41,6 +47,10 @@ type IPPoolSpec struct {
 	Nameserver []string `json:"nameserver"`
 }
 
+// IPPoolStatus is the current status of an IPPool.
+type IPPoolStatus struct {
+}
+
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 
 type IPPoolList struct {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 3151ec9a..a55ff7ed 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/ipamcontroller.openshift.io/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (in *IPPool) DeepCopyInto(out *IPPool) {
 	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
 	in.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ObjectMeta)
 	in.Spec.DeepCopyInto(&out.Spec)
+	out.Status = in.Status
 	return
 }
 
@@ -89,3 +90,19 @@ func (in *IPPoolSpec) DeepCopy() *IPPoolSpec {
 	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
 	return out
 }
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *IPPoolStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *IPPoolStatus) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new IPPoolStatus.
+func (in *IPPoolStatus) DeepCopy() *IPPoolStatus {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(IPPoolStatus)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}