diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/pipelines.rb b/spec/factories/ci/pipelines.rb
index 77404f46c92..b67c96bc00d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/pipelines.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/pipelines.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
       trait :invalid do
         config(rspec: nil)
       end
+
+      trait :blocked do
+        status :manual
+      end
+
+      trait :success do
+        status :success
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/status/pipeline/blocked_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/status/pipeline/blocked_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a2b952d374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/status/pipeline/blocked_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Gitlab::Ci::Status::Pipeline::Blocked do
+  let(:pipeline) { double('pipeline') }
+
+  subject do
+    described_class.new(pipeline)
+  end
+
+  describe '#text' do
+    it 'overrides status text' do
+      expect(subject.text).to eq 'blocked'
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#label' do
+    it 'overrides status label' do
+      expect(subject.label).to eq 'waiting for manual action'
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.matches?' do
+    let(:user) { double('user') }
+    subject { described_class.matches?(pipeline, user) }
+
+    context 'when pipeline is blocked' do
+      let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_pipeline, :blocked) }
+
+      it 'is a correct match' do
+        expect(subject).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when pipeline is not blocked' do
+      let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_pipeline, :success) }
+
+      it 'does not match' do
+        expect(subject).to be false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end