diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8f0bbb12d7b..544375e9e93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ v 8.1.0 (unreleased)
   - Move CI charts to project graphs area
   - Fix cases where Markdown did not render links in activity feed (Stan Hu)
   - Add first and last to pagination (Zeger-Jan van de Weg)
+  - Added Commit Status API
   - Show CI status on commit page
   - Show CI status on Your projects page and Starred projects page
   - Remove "Continuous Integration" page from dashboard
diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index a020b24a550..77c121ca5e8 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ class Ability
 
     def project_report_rules
       project_guest_rules + [
+        :create_commit_status,
+        :read_commit_statuses,
         :download_code,
         :fork_project,
         :create_project_snippet,
diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 5d17f4418ed..f8c731a7bf7 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -24,32 +24,19 @@
 #
 
 module Ci
-  class Build < ActiveRecord::Base
-    extend Ci::Model
-
+  class Build < CommitStatus
     LAZY_ATTRIBUTES = ['trace']
 
-    belongs_to :commit, class_name: 'Ci::Commit'
     belongs_to :runner, class_name: 'Ci::Runner'
     belongs_to :trigger_request, class_name: 'Ci::TriggerRequest'
-    belongs_to :user
 
     serialize :options
 
-    validates :commit, presence: true
-    validates :status, presence: true
     validates :coverage, numericality: true, allow_blank: true
     validates_presence_of :ref
 
-    scope :running, ->() { where(status: "running") }
-    scope :pending, ->() { where(status: "pending") }
-    scope :success, ->() { where(status: "success") }
-    scope :failed, ->() { where(status: "failed")  }
     scope :unstarted, ->() { where(runner_id: nil) }
-    scope :running_or_pending, ->() { where(status:[:running, :pending]) }
-    scope :latest, ->() { where(id: unscope(:select).select('max(id)').group(:name, :ref)).order(stage_idx: :asc) }
     scope :ignore_failures, ->() { where(allow_failure: false) }
-    scope :for_ref, ->(ref) { where(ref: ref) }
     scope :similar, ->(build) { where(ref: build.ref, tag: build.tag, trigger_request_id: build.trigger_request_id) }
 
     acts_as_taggable
@@ -74,13 +61,14 @@ module Ci
 
       def create_from(build)
         new_build = build.dup
-        new_build.status = :pending
+        new_build.status = 'pending'
         new_build.runner_id = nil
+        new_build.trigger_request_id = nil
         new_build.save
       end
 
       def retry(build)
-        new_build = Ci::Build.new(status: :pending)
+        new_build = Ci::Build.new(status: 'pending')
         new_build.ref = build.ref
         new_build.tag = build.tag
         new_build.options = build.options
@@ -98,28 +86,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     state_machine :status, initial: :pending do
-      event :run do
-        transition pending: :running
-      end
-
-      event :drop do
-        transition running: :failed
-      end
-
-      event :success do
-        transition running: :success
-      end
-
-      event :cancel do
-        transition [:pending, :running] => :canceled
-      end
-
-      after_transition pending: :running do |build, transition|
-        build.update_attributes started_at: Time.now
-      end
-
       after_transition any => [:success, :failed, :canceled] do |build, transition|
-        build.update_attributes finished_at: Time.now
         project = build.project
 
         if project.web_hooks?
@@ -136,19 +103,10 @@ module Ci
           build.update_coverage
         end
       end
-
-      state :pending, value: 'pending'
-      state :running, value: 'running'
-      state :failed, value: 'failed'
-      state :success, value: 'success'
-      state :canceled, value: 'canceled'
     end
 
-    delegate :sha, :short_sha, :project, :gl_project,
-      to: :commit, prefix: false
-
-    def before_sha
-      Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
+    def ignored?
+      failed? && allow_failure?
     end
 
     def trace_html
@@ -156,22 +114,6 @@ module Ci
       html || ''
     end
 
-    def started?
-      !pending? && !canceled? && started_at
-    end
-
-    def active?
-      running? || pending?
-    end
-
-    def complete?
-      canceled? || success? || failed?
-    end
-
-    def ignored?
-      failed? && allow_failure?
-    end
-
     def timeout
       project.timeout
     end
@@ -180,14 +122,6 @@ module Ci
       yaml_variables + project_variables + trigger_variables
     end
 
-    def duration
-      if started_at && finished_at
-        finished_at - started_at
-      elsif started_at
-        Time.now - started_at
-      end
-    end
-
     def project
       commit.project
     end
@@ -278,6 +212,25 @@ module Ci
       "#{dir_to_trace}/#{id}.log"
     end
 
+    def target_url
+      Gitlab::Application.routes.url_helpers.
+        namespace_project_build_url(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, self)
+    end
+
+    def cancel_url
+      if active?
+        Gitlab::Application.routes.url_helpers.
+          cancel_namespace_project_build_path(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, self, return_to: request.original_url)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def retry_url
+      if commands.present?
+        Gitlab::Application.routes.url_helpers.
+          cancel_namespace_project_build_path(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, self, return_to: request.original_url)
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     def yaml_variables
diff --git a/app/models/ci/commit.rb b/app/models/ci/commit.rb
index fde754a92a1..68864edfbbf 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/commit.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module Ci
     extend Ci::Model
 
     belongs_to :gl_project, class_name: '::Project', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
-    has_many :builds, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'Ci::Build'
+    has_many :statuses, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'CommitStatus'
+    has_many :builds, class_name: 'Ci::Build'
     has_many :trigger_requests, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'Ci::TriggerRequest'
 
     validates_presence_of :sha
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def retry
-      builds_without_retry.each do |build|
+      latest_builds.each do |build|
         Ci::Build.retry(build)
       end
     end
@@ -81,12 +82,11 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def stage
-      running_or_pending = builds_without_retry.running_or_pending
-      running_or_pending.limit(1).pluck(:stage).first
+      running_or_pending = statuses.latest.running_or_pending.ordered
+      running_or_pending.first.try(:stage)
     end
 
     def create_builds(ref, tag, user, trigger_request = nil)
-      return if skip_ci? && trigger_request.blank?
       return unless config_processor
       config_processor.stages.any? do |stage|
         CreateBuildsService.new.execute(self, stage, ref, tag, user, trigger_request).present?
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def create_next_builds(ref, tag, user, trigger_request)
-      return if skip_ci? && trigger_request.blank?
       return unless config_processor
 
       stages = builds.where(ref: ref, tag: tag, trigger_request: trigger_request).group_by(&:stage)
@@ -107,61 +106,60 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def refs
-      builds.group(:ref).pluck(:ref)
+      statuses.order(:ref).pluck(:ref).uniq
     end
 
-    def last_ref
-      builds.latest.first.try(:ref)
+    def latest_statuses
+      @latest_statuses ||= statuses.latest.to_a
     end
 
-    def builds_without_retry
-      builds.latest
+    def latest_builds
+      @latest_builds ||= builds.latest.to_a
     end
 
-    def builds_without_retry_for_ref(ref)
-      builds.for_ref(ref).latest
+    def latest_builds_for_ref(ref)
+      latest_builds.select { |build| build.ref == ref }
     end
 
-    def retried_builds
-      @retried_builds ||= (builds.order(id: :desc) - builds_without_retry)
+    def retried
+      @retried ||= (statuses.order(id: :desc) - statuses.latest)
     end
 
     def status
-      if skip_ci?
-        return 'skipped'
-      elsif yaml_errors.present?
+      if yaml_errors.present?
         return 'failed'
-      elsif builds.none?
-        return 'skipped'
-      elsif success?
-        'success'
-      elsif pending?
-        'pending'
-      elsif running?
-        'running'
-      elsif canceled?
-        'canceled'
-      else
-        'failed'
+      end
+
+      @status ||= begin
+        latest = latest_statuses
+        latest.reject! { |status| status.try(&:allow_failure?) }
+
+        if latest.none?
+          'skipped'
+        elsif latest.all?(&:success?)
+          'success'
+        elsif latest.all?(&:pending?)
+          'pending'
+        elsif latest.any?(&:running?) || latest.any?(&:pending?)
+          'running'
+        elsif latest.all?(&:canceled?)
+          'canceled'
+        else
+          'failed'
+        end
       end
     end
 
     def pending?
-      builds_without_retry.all? do |build|
-        build.pending?
-      end
+      status == 'pending'
     end
 
     def running?
-      builds_without_retry.any? do |build|
-        build.running? || build.pending?
-      end
+      status == 'running'
     end
 
     def success?
-      builds_without_retry.all? do |build|
-        build.success? || build.ignored?
-      end
+      status == 'success'
     end
 
     def failed?
@@ -169,26 +167,21 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def canceled?
-      builds_without_retry.all? do |build|
-        build.canceled?
-      end
+      status == 'canceled'
     end
 
     def duration
-      @duration ||= builds_without_retry.select(&:duration).sum(&:duration).to_i
-    end
-
-    def duration_for_ref(ref)
-      builds_without_retry_for_ref(ref).select(&:duration).sum(&:duration).to_i
+      duration_array = latest_statuses.map(&:duration).compact
+      duration_array.reduce(:+).to_i
     end
 
     def finished_at
-      @finished_at ||= builds.order('finished_at DESC').first.try(:finished_at)
+      @finished_at ||= statuses.order('finished_at DESC').first.try(:finished_at)
     end
 
     def coverage
       if project.coverage_enabled?
-        coverage_array = builds_without_retry.map(&:coverage).compact
+        coverage_array = latest_builds.map(&:coverage).compact
         if coverage_array.size >= 1
           '%.2f' % (coverage_array.reduce(:+) / coverage_array.size)
         end
@@ -196,7 +189,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def matrix_for_ref?(ref)
-      builds_without_retry_for_ref(ref).pluck(:id).size > 1
+      latest_builds_for_ref(ref).size > 1
     end
 
     def config_processor
@@ -217,7 +210,6 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def skip_ci?
-      return false if builds.any?
       git_commit_message =~ /(\[ci skip\])/ if git_commit_message
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/commit.rb b/app/models/commit.rb
index aff329d71fa..d5c50013525 100644
--- a/app/models/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit.rb
@@ -184,4 +184,12 @@ class Commit
   def parents
     @parents ||= Commit.decorate(super, project)
   end
+
+  def ci_commit
+    project.ci_commit(sha)
+  end
+
+  def status
+    ci_commit.try(:status) || :not_found
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/commit_status.rb b/app/models/commit_status.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4d91b1b0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/commit_status.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+class CommitStatus < ActiveRecord::Base
+  self.table_name = 'ci_builds'
+
+  belongs_to :commit, class_name: 'Ci::Commit'
+  belongs_to :user
+
+  validates :commit, presence: true
+  validates :status, inclusion: { in: %w(pending running failed success canceled) }
+
+  validates_presence_of :name
+
+  alias_attribute :author, :user
+
+  scope :running, -> { where(status: 'running') }
+  scope :pending, -> { where(status: 'pending') }
+  scope :success, -> { where(status: 'success') }
+  scope :failed, -> { where(status: 'failed')  }
+  scope :running_or_pending, -> { where(status:[:running, :pending]) }
+  scope :latest, -> { where(id: unscope(:select).select('max(id)').group(:name, :ref)) }
+  scope :ordered, -> { order(:ref, :stage_idx, :name) }
+  scope :for_ref, ->(ref) { where(ref: ref) }
+  scope :running_or_pending, -> { where(status: [:running, :pending]) }
+
+  state_machine :status, initial: :pending do
+    event :run do
+      transition pending: :running
+    end
+
+    event :drop do
+      transition running: :failed
+    end
+
+    event :success do
+      transition [:pending, :running] => :success
+    end
+
+    event :cancel do
+      transition [:pending, :running] => :canceled
+    end
+
+    after_transition pending: :running do |build, transition|
+      build.update_attributes started_at: Time.now
+    end
+
+    after_transition any => [:success, :failed, :canceled] do |build, transition|
+      build.update_attributes finished_at: Time.now
+    end
+
+    state :pending, value: 'pending'
+    state :running, value: 'running'
+    state :failed, value: 'failed'
+    state :success, value: 'success'
+    state :canceled, value: 'canceled'
+  end
+
+  delegate :sha, :short_sha, :gl_project,
+           to: :commit, prefix: false
+
+  # TODO: this should be removed with all references
+  def before_sha
+    Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
+  end
+
+  def started?
+    !pending? && !canceled? && started_at
+  end
+
+  def active?
+    running? || pending?
+  end
+
+  def complete?
+    canceled? || success? || failed?
+  end
+
+  def duration
+    if started_at && finished_at
+      finished_at - started_at
+    elsif started_at
+      Time.now - started_at
+    end
+  end
+
+  def cancel_url
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def retry_url
+    nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/generic_commit_status.rb b/app/models/generic_commit_status.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa54e3540d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/generic_commit_status.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class GenericCommitStatus < CommitStatus
+  before_validation :set_default_values
+
+  # GitHub compatible API
+  alias_attribute :context, :name
+
+  def set_default_values
+    self.context ||= 'default'
+    self.stage ||= 'external'
+  end
+
+  def tags
+    [:external]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/ci/hip_chat_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/ci/hip_chat_service.rb
index 0e6e97394bc..f17993d9f3b 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/ci/hip_chat_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/ci/hip_chat_service.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Ci
 
       commit = build.commit
       return unless commit
-      return unless commit.builds_without_retry.include? build
+      return unless commit.latest_builds.include? build
 
       case commit.status.to_sym
       when :failed
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/ci/mail_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/ci/mail_service.rb
index 11a2743f969..fd193301001 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/ci/mail_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/ci/mail_service.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Ci
       # it doesn't make sense to send emails for retried builds
       commit = build.commit
       return unless commit
-      return unless commit.builds_without_retry.include?(build)
+      return unless commit.latest_builds.include?(build)
 
       case build.status.to_sym
       when :failed
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_message.rb b/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_message.rb
index 5ac8907ecd0..dc050a3fc59 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_message.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Ci
     def attachments
       fields = []
 
-      commit.builds_without_retry.each do |build|
+      commit.latest_builds.each do |build|
         next if build.allow_failure?
         next unless build.failed?
         fields << {
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_service.rb
index 76db573dc17..ee8e4988826 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/ci/slack_service.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Ci
 
       commit = build.commit
       return unless commit
-      return unless commit.builds_without_retry.include?(build)
+      return unless commit.latest_builds.include?(build)
 
       case commit.status.to_sym
       when :failed
diff --git a/app/services/ci/create_commit_service.rb b/app/services/ci/create_commit_service.rb
index fc1ae5774d5..479a2d6defc 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/create_commit_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/create_commit_service.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ module Ci
 
       tag = origin_ref.start_with?('refs/tags/')
       commit = project.gl_project.ensure_ci_commit(sha)
-      commit.update_committed!
-      commit.create_builds(ref, tag, user)
+      unless commit.skip_ci?
+        commit.update_committed!
+        commit.create_builds(ref, tag, user)
+      end
 
       commit
     end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/builds/_build.html.haml b/app/views/projects/builds/_build.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 65fd9413b60..00000000000
--- a/app/views/projects/builds/_build.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-- gl_project = build.project.gl_project
-%tr.build
-  %td.status
-    = ci_status_with_icon(build.status)
-
-  %td.build-link
-    = link_to namespace_project_build_path(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, build) do
-      %strong Build ##{build.id}
-
-  - if defined?(ref)
-    %td
-      = build.ref
-
-  %td
-    = build.stage
-
-  %td
-    = build.name
-    .pull-right
-      - if build.tags.any?
-        - build.tag_list.each do |tag|
-          %span.label.label-primary
-            = tag
-      - if build.trigger_request
-        %span.label.label-info triggered
-      - if build.allow_failure
-        %span.label.label-danger allowed to fail
-
-  %td.duration
-    - if build.duration
-      #{duration_in_words(build.finished_at, build.started_at)}
-
-  %td.timestamp
-    - if build.finished_at
-      %span #{time_ago_in_words build.finished_at} ago
-
-  - if build.project.coverage_enabled?
-    %td.coverage
-      - if build.coverage
-        #{build.coverage}%
-
-  %td
-    - if defined?(controls) && current_user && can?(current_user, :manage_builds, gl_project)
-      .pull-right
-        - if build.active?
-          = link_to cancel_namespace_project_build_path(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, build, return_to: request.original_url), title: 'Cancel build' do
-            %i.fa.fa-remove.cred
-        - elsif build.commands.present?
-          = link_to retry_namespace_project_build_path(gl_project.namespace, gl_project, build, return_to: request.original_url), method: :post, title: 'Retry build' do
-            %i.fa.fa-repeat
diff --git a/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
index b561078e8c7..9c3ae622b72 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   #up-build-trace
   - if @commit.matrix_for_ref?(@build.ref)
     %ul.center-top-menu.build-top-menu
-      - @commit.builds_without_retry_for_ref(@build.ref).each do |build|
+      - @commit.latest_builds_for_ref(@build.ref).each do |build|
         %li{class: ('active' if build == @build) }
           = link_to namespace_project_build_path(@project.namespace, @project, build) do
             = ci_icon_for_status(build.status)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 = build.id
 
 
-      - unless @commit.builds_without_retry_for_ref(@build.ref).include?(@build)
+      - unless @commit.latest_builds_for_ref(@build.ref).include?(@build)
         %li.active
           %a
             Build ##{@build.id}
diff --git a/app/views/projects/commit/ci.html.haml b/app/views/projects/commit/ci.html.haml
index 26ab38445c2..4a1ef378a30 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/commit/ci.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/commit/ci.html.haml
@@ -20,30 +20,31 @@
   .bs-callout.bs-callout-warning
     \.gitlab-ci.yml not found in this commit
 
-- @ci_commit.refs.each do |ref|
+.gray-content-block.second-block
+  Latest builds
+  - if @ci_commit.duration > 0
+    %small.pull-right
+      %i.fa.fa-time
+      #{time_interval_in_words @ci_commit.duration}
+
+%table.table.builds
+  %thead
+    %tr
+      %th Status
+      %th Build ID
+      %th Ref
+      %th Stage
+      %th Name
+      %th Duration
+      %th Finished at
+      - if @ci_project && @ci_project.coverage_enabled?
+        %th Coverage
+      %th
+  - @ci_commit.refs.each do |ref|
+    = render partial: "projects/commit_statuses/commit_status", collection: @ci_commit.statuses.for_ref(ref).latest.ordered, coverage: @ci_project.try(:coverage_enabled?), controls: true
+
+- if @ci_commit.retried.any?
   .gray-content-block.second-block
-    Builds for #{ref}
-    - if @ci_commit.duration_for_ref(ref) > 0
-      %small.pull-right
-        %i.fa.fa-time
-        #{time_interval_in_words @ci_commit.duration_for_ref(ref)}
-
-  %table.table.builds
-    %thead
-      %tr
-        %th Status
-        %th Build ID
-        %th Stage
-        %th Name
-        %th Duration
-        %th Finished at
-        - if @ci_project && @ci_project.coverage_enabled?
-          %th Coverage
-        %th
-    = render partial: "projects/builds/build", collection: @ci_commit.builds_without_retry.for_ref(ref), controls: true
-
-- if @ci_commit.retried_builds.any?
-  %h3
     Retried builds
 
   %table.table.builds
@@ -59,4 +60,4 @@
         - if @ci_project && @ci_project.coverage_enabled?
           %th Coverage
         %th
-    = render partial: "projects/builds/build", collection: @ci_commit.retried_builds, ref: true
+    = render partial: "projects/commit_statuses/commit_status", collection: @ci_commit.retried, coverage: @ci_project.try(:coverage_enabled?)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/commit_statuses/_commit_status.html.haml b/app/views/projects/commit_statuses/_commit_status.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3a17faf0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/commit_statuses/_commit_status.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+%tr.commit_status
+  %td.status
+    = ci_status_with_icon(commit_status.status)
+
+  %td.commit_status-link
+    - if commit_status.target_url
+      = link_to commit_status.target_url do
+        %strong Build ##{commit_status.id}
+    - else
+      %strong Build ##{commit_status.id}
+
+  %td
+    = commit_status.ref
+
+  %td
+    = commit_status.stage
+
+  %td
+    = commit_status.name
+    .pull-right
+      - if commit_status.tags.any?
+        - commit_status.tags.each do |tag|
+          %span.label.label-primary
+            = tag
+      - if commit_status.try(:trigger_request)
+        %span.label.label-info triggered
+      - if commit_status.try(:allow_failure)
+        %span.label.label-danger allowed to fail
+
+  %td.duration
+    - if commit_status.duration
+      #{duration_in_words(commit_status.finished_at, commit_status.started_at)}
+
+  %td.timestamp
+    - if commit_status.finished_at
+      %span #{time_ago_in_words commit_status.finished_at} ago
+
+  - if defined?(coverage) && coverage
+    %td.coverage
+      - if commit_status.try(:coverage)
+        #{commit_status.coverage}%
+
+  %td
+    - if defined?(controls) && controls && current_user && can?(current_user, :manage_builds, gl_project)
+      .pull-right
+        - if commit_status.cancel_url
+          = link_to commit_status.cancel_url, title: 'Cancel' do
+            %i.fa.fa-remove.cred
+        - elsif commit_status.retry_url
+          = link_to commit_status.retry_url, method: :post, title: 'Retry' do
+            %i.fa.fa-repeat
diff --git a/db/migrate/20151008123042_add_type_and_description_to_builds.rb b/db/migrate/20151008123042_add_type_and_description_to_builds.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c72b1c611c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20151008123042_add_type_and_description_to_builds.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddTypeAndDescriptionToBuilds < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :ci_builds, :type, :string
+    add_column :ci_builds, :target_url, :string
+    add_column :ci_builds, :description, :string
+    add_index :ci_builds, [:commit_id, :type, :ref]
+    add_index :ci_builds, [:commit_id, :type, :name, :ref]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20151008130321_migrate_name_to_description_for_builds.rb b/db/migrate/20151008130321_migrate_name_to_description_for_builds.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5c44babd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20151008130321_migrate_name_to_description_for_builds.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class MigrateNameToDescriptionForBuilds < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    execute("UPDATE ci_builds SET type='Ci::Build' WHERE type IS NULL")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index c5c462c2e57..7a11dfca034 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151007120511) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151008130321) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -103,9 +103,14 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151007120511) do
     t.boolean  "tag"
     t.string   "ref"
     t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.string   "type"
+    t.string   "target_url"
+    t.string   "description"
   end
 
   add_index "ci_builds", ["commit_id", "stage_idx", "created_at"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_commit_id_and_stage_idx_and_created_at", using: :btree
+  add_index "ci_builds", ["commit_id", "type", "name", "ref"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_commit_id_and_type_and_name_and_ref", using: :btree
+  add_index "ci_builds", ["commit_id", "type", "ref"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_commit_id_and_type_and_ref", using: :btree
   add_index "ci_builds", ["commit_id"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_commit_id", using: :btree
   add_index "ci_builds", ["project_id", "commit_id"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_project_id_and_commit_id", using: :btree
   add_index "ci_builds", ["project_id"], name: "index_ci_builds_on_project_id", using: :btree
diff --git a/doc/api/commits.md b/doc/api/commits.md
index eb8d6a43592..9f72adc6ed9 100644
--- a/doc/api/commits.md
+++ b/doc/api/commits.md
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Parameters:
   "authored_date": "2012-09-20T09:06:12+03:00",
   "parent_ids": [
     "ae1d9fb46aa2b07ee9836d49862ec4e2c46fbbba"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "status": "running"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -156,3 +157,84 @@ Parameters:
   "line_type": "new"
 }
 ```
+
+## Get the status of a commit
+
+Get the statuses of a commit in a project.
+
+```
+GET /projects/:id/repository/commits/:sha/statuses
+```
+
+Parameters:
+
+- `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+- `sha` (required) - The commit SHA
+- `ref` (optional) - Filter by ref name, it can be branch or tag
+- `stage` (optional) - Filter by stage
+- `name` (optional) - Filer by status name, eg. jenkins
+- `all` (optional) - The flag to return all statuses, not only latest ones
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": 13,
+    "sha": "b0b3a907f41409829b307a28b82fdbd552ee5a27",
+    "ref": "test",
+    "status": "success",
+    "name": "ci/jenkins",
+    "target_url": "http://jenkins/project/url",
+    "description": "Jenkins success",
+    "created_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.250Z",
+    "started_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.250Z"",
+    "finished_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.262Z",
+    "author": {
+      "id": 1,
+      "username": "admin",
+      "email": "admin@local.host",
+      "name": "Administrator",
+      "blocked": false,
+      "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
+    }
+  }
+]
+```
+
+## Post the status to commit
+
+Adds or updates a status of a commit.
+
+```
+POST /projects/:id/statuses/:sha
+```
+
+- `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+- `sha` (required) - The commit SHA
+- `state` (required) - The state of the status. Can be: pending, running, success, failed, canceled
+- `ref` (optional) - The ref (branch or tag) to which the status refers
+- `name` or `context` (optional) - The label to differentiate this status from the status of other systems. Default: "default"
+- `target_url` (optional) - The target URL to associate with this status
+- `description` (optional) - The short description of the status
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 13,
+  "sha": "b0b3a907f41409829b307a28b82fdbd552ee5a27",
+  "ref": "test",
+  "status": "success",
+  "name": "ci/jenkins",
+  "target_url": "http://jenkins/project/url",
+  "description": "Jenkins success",
+  "created_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.250Z",
+  "started_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.250Z"",
+  "finished_at": "2015-10-12T09:47:16.262Z",
+  "author": {
+    "id": 1,
+    "username": "admin",
+    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "name": "Administrator",
+    "blocked": false,
+    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb b/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
index ae5f90004e6..a3cb83880e3 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectCommits < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I see builds list' do
     expect(page).to have_content "build: pending"
-    expect(page).to have_content "Builds for master"
+    expect(page).to have_content "Latest builds"
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/api/api.rb b/lib/api/api.rb
index c09488d3547..afc0402f9e1 100644
--- a/lib/api/api.rb
+++ b/lib/api/api.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ module API
     mount Services
     mount Files
     mount Commits
+    mount CommitStatus
     mount Namespaces
     mount Branches
     mount Labels
diff --git a/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb b/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c0596c9dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+require 'mime/types'
+
+module API
+  # Project commit statuses API
+  class CommitStatus < Grape::API
+    resource :projects do
+      before { authenticate! }
+
+      # Get a commit's statuses
+      #
+      # Parameters:
+      #   id (required) - The ID of a project
+      #   sha (required) - The commit hash
+      #   ref (optional) - The ref
+      #   stage (optional) - The stage
+      #   name (optional) - The name
+      #   all (optional) - Show all statuses, default: false
+      # Examples:
+      #   GET /projects/:id/repository/commits/:sha/statuses
+      get ':id/repository/commits/:sha/statuses' do
+        authorize! :read_commit_statuses, user_project
+        sha = params[:sha]
+        ci_commit = user_project.ci_commit(sha)
+        not_found! 'Commit' unless ci_commit
+        statuses = ci_commit.statuses
+        statuses = statuses.latest unless parse_boolean(params[:all])
+        statuses = statuses.where(ref: params[:ref]) if params[:ref].present?
+        statuses = statuses.where(stage: params[:stage]) if params[:stage].present?
+        statuses = statuses.where(name: params[:name]) if params[:name].present?
+        present paginate(statuses), with: Entities::CommitStatus
+      end
+
+      # Post status to commit
+      #
+      # Parameters:
+      #   id (required) - The ID of a project
+      #   sha (required) - The commit hash
+      #   ref (optional) - The ref
+      #   state (required) - The state of the status. Can be: pending, running, success, error or failure
+      #   target_url (optional) - The target URL to associate with this status
+      #   description (optional) - A short description of the status
+      #   name or context (optional) - A string label to differentiate this status from the status of other systems. Default: "default"
+      # Examples:
+      #   POST /projects/:id/statuses/:sha
+      post ':id/statuses/:sha' do
+        authorize! :create_commit_status, user_project
+        required_attributes! [:state]
+        attrs = attributes_for_keys [:ref, :target_url, :description, :context, :name]
+        commit = @project.commit(params[:sha])
+        not_found! 'Commit' unless commit
+
+        ci_commit = @project.ensure_ci_commit(commit.sha)
+
+        name = params[:name] || params[:context]
+        status = GenericCommitStatus.running_or_pending.find_by(commit: ci_commit, name: name, ref: params[:ref])
+        status ||= GenericCommitStatus.new(commit: ci_commit, user: current_user)
+        status.update(attrs)
+
+        case params[:state].to_s
+        when 'running'
+          status.run
+        when 'success'
+          status.success
+        when 'failed'
+          status.drop
+        when 'canceled'
+          status.cancel
+        else
+          status.status = params[:state].to_s
+        end
+
+        if status.save
+          present status, with: Entities::CommitStatus
+        else
+          render_validation_error!(status)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 9620d36ac41..519072d0157 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ module API
 
     class RepoCommitDetail < RepoCommit
       expose :parent_ids, :committed_date, :authored_date
+      expose :status
     end
 
     class ProjectSnippet < Grape::Entity
@@ -228,6 +229,12 @@ module API
       expose :created_at
     end
 
+    class CommitStatus < Grape::Entity
+      expose :id, :sha, :ref, :status, :name, :target_url, :description,
+             :created_at, :started_at, :finished_at
+      expose :author, using: Entities::UserBasic
+    end
+
     class Event < Grape::Entity
       expose :title, :project_id, :action_name
       expose :target_id, :target_type, :author_id
diff --git a/lib/ci/api/entities.rb b/lib/ci/api/entities.rb
index f47bc1236b8..b80c0b8b273 100644
--- a/lib/ci/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/ci/api/entities.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Ci
   module API
     module Entities
       class Commit < Grape::Entity
-        expose :id, :ref, :sha, :project_id, :before_sha, :created_at
+        expose :id, :sha, :project_id, :created_at
         expose :status, :finished_at, :duration
         expose :git_commit_message, :git_author_name, :git_author_email
       end
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Ci
       end
 
       class Build < Grape::Entity
-        expose :id, :commands, :ref, :sha, :project_id, :repo_url,
+        expose :id, :commands, :ref, :sha, :status, :project_id, :repo_url,
           :before_sha, :allow_git_fetch, :project_name
 
         expose :options do |model|
diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb b/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
index 21b582afba4..2fcd70182b9 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :ci_build, class: Ci::Build do
+    name 'test'
     ref 'master'
     tag false
     started_at 'Di 29. Okt 09:51:28 CET 2013'
diff --git a/spec/factories/commit_statuses.rb b/spec/factories/commit_statuses.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52de437052d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/commit_statuses.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :commit_status, class: CommitStatus do
+    started_at 'Di 29. Okt 09:51:28 CET 2013'
+    finished_at 'Di 29. Okt 09:53:28 CET 2013'
+    name 'default'
+    status 'success'
+    description 'commit status'
+    commit factory: :ci_commit
+
+    factory :generic_commit_status, class: GenericCommitStatus do
+      name 'generic'
+      description 'external commit status'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/features/commits_spec.rb b/spec/features/commits_spec.rb
index 5da220859e3..cbb6360069b 100644
--- a/spec/features/commits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/commits_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe "Commits" do
       @ci_project = project.ensure_gitlab_ci_project
       @commit = FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit, gl_project: project, sha: project.commit.sha
       @build = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: @commit
+      @generic_status = FactoryGirl.create :generic_commit_status, commit: @commit
     end
 
     before do
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb b/spec/models/build_spec.rb
similarity index 74%
rename from spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
rename to spec/models/build_spec.rb
index da56f6e31ae..d875015b991 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/build_spec.rb
@@ -30,17 +30,9 @@ describe Ci::Build do
   let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create :empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project }
   let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project }
   let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit }
-  subject { build }
 
-  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:commit) }
-  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:user) }
-  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :status }
   it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :ref }
 
-  it { is_expected.to respond_to :success? }
-  it { is_expected.to respond_to :failed? }
-  it { is_expected.to respond_to :running? }
-  it { is_expected.to respond_to :pending? }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to :trace_html }
 
   describe :first_pending do
@@ -67,72 +59,6 @@ describe Ci::Build do
     end
   end
 
-  describe :started? do
-    subject { build.started? }
-
-    context 'without started_at' do
-      before { build.started_at = nil }
-
-      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-    end
-
-    %w(running success failed).each do |status|
-      context "if build status is #{status}" do
-        before { build.status = status }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
-      end
-    end
-
-    %w(pending canceled).each do |status|
-      context "if build status is #{status}" do
-        before { build.status = status }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe :active? do
-    subject { build.active? }
-
-    %w(pending running).each do |state|
-      context "if build.status is #{state}" do
-        before { build.status = state }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
-      end
-    end
-
-    %w(success failed canceled).each do |state|
-      context "if build.status is #{state}" do
-        before { build.status = state }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe :complete? do
-    subject { build.complete? }
-
-    %w(success failed canceled).each do |state|
-      context "if build.status is #{state}" do
-        before { build.status = state }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
-      end
-    end
-
-    %w(pending running).each do |state|
-      context "if build.status is #{state}" do
-        before { build.status = state }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe :ignored? do
     subject { build.ignored? }
 
@@ -200,31 +126,6 @@ describe Ci::Build do
     it { is_expected.to eq(commit.project.timeout) }
   end
 
-  describe :duration do
-    subject { build.duration }
-
-    it { is_expected.to eq(120.0) }
-
-    context 'if the building process has not started yet' do
-      before do
-        build.started_at = nil
-        build.finished_at = nil
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to be_nil }
-    end
-
-    context 'if the building process has started' do
-      before do
-        build.started_at = Time.now - 1.minute
-        build.finished_at = nil
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to be_a(Float) }
-      it { is_expected.to be > 0.0 }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe :options do
     let(:options) do
       {
@@ -239,18 +140,6 @@ describe Ci::Build do
     it { is_expected.to eq(options) }
   end
 
-  describe :sha do
-    subject { build.sha }
-
-    it { is_expected.to eq(commit.sha) }
-  end
-
-  describe :short_sha do
-    subject { build.short_sha }
-
-    it { is_expected.to eq(commit.short_sha) }
-  end
-
   describe :allow_git_fetch do
     subject { build.allow_git_fetch }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
index acff1ddf0fc..330971174fb 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
   let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project }
 
   it { is_expected.to belong_to(:gl_project) }
+  it { is_expected.to have_many(:statuses) }
+  it { is_expected.to have_many(:trigger_requests) }
   it { is_expected.to have_many(:builds) }
   it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :sha }
 
@@ -47,10 +49,12 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
       @second = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit
     end
 
-    it "creates new build" do
+    it "creates only a new build" do
       expect(commit.builds.count(:all)).to eq 2
+      expect(commit.statuses.count(:all)).to eq 2
       commit.retry
       expect(commit.builds.count(:all)).to eq 3
+      expect(commit.statuses.count(:all)).to eq 3
     end
   end
 
@@ -78,8 +82,8 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
     subject { commit.stage }
 
     before do
-      @second = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'deploy', stage: 'deploy', stage_idx: 1, status: :pending
-      @first = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'test', stage: 'test', stage_idx: 0, status: :pending
+      @second = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'deploy', stage: 'deploy', stage_idx: 1, status: 'pending'
+      @first = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'test', stage: 'test', stage_idx: 0, status: 'pending'
     end
 
     it 'returns first running stage' do
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
     context 'first build succeeded' do
       before do
-        @first.update_attributes(status: :success)
+        @first.success
       end
 
       it 'returns last running stage' do
@@ -98,8 +102,8 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
     context 'all builds succeeded' do
       before do
-        @first.update_attributes(status: :success)
-        @second.update_attributes(status: :success)
+        @first.success
+        @second.success
       end
 
       it 'returns nil' do
@@ -111,6 +115,33 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
   describe :create_next_builds do
   end
 
+  describe :refs do
+    subject { commit.refs }
+
+    before do
+      FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'deploy'
+      FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'deploy', ref: 'develop'
+      FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'deploy', ref: 'master'
+    end
+
+    it 'returns all refs' do
+      is_expected.to contain_exactly('master', 'develop', nil)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :retried do
+    subject { commit.retried }
+
+    before do
+      @commit1 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'deploy'
+      @commit2 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'deploy'
+    end
+
+    it 'returns old builds' do
+      is_expected.to contain_exactly(@commit1)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe :create_builds do
     let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project }
 
@@ -194,9 +225,10 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
         it 'rebuilds commit' do
           expect(commit.status).to eq('skipped')
           expect(create_builds(trigger_request)).to be_truthy
-          commit.builds.reload
-          expect(commit.builds.size).to eq(2)
-          expect(commit.status).to eq('pending')
+
+          # since everything in Ci::Commit is cached we need to fetch a new object
+          new_commit = Ci::Commit.find_by_id(commit.id)
+          expect(new_commit.status).to eq('pending')
         end
       end
     end
@@ -252,10 +284,10 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
   describe :should_create_next_builds? do
     before do
-      @build1 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: :success
-      @build2 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'develop', tag: false, status: :failed
-      @build3 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'master', tag: true, status: :failed
-      @build4 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build4', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: :success
+      @build1 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: 'success'
+      @build2 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'develop', tag: false, status: 'failed'
+      @build3 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build1', ref: 'master', tag: true, status: 'failed'
+      @build4 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build4', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: 'success'
     end
 
     context 'for success' do
@@ -266,7 +298,7 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
     context 'for failed' do
       before do
-        @build4.update_attributes(status: :failed)
+        @build4.update_attributes(status: 'failed')
       end
 
       it 'to not create' do
@@ -286,7 +318,7 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
     context 'for running' do
       before do
-        @build4.update_attributes(status: :running)
+        @build4.update_attributes(status: 'running')
       end
 
       it 'to not create' do
@@ -296,7 +328,7 @@ describe Ci::Commit do
 
     context 'for retried' do
       before do
-        @build5 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build4', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: :failed
+        @build5 = FactoryGirl.create :ci_build, commit: commit, name: 'build4', ref: 'master', tag: false, status: 'failed'
       end
 
       it 'to not create' do
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/project_services/mail_service_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/project_services/mail_service_spec.rb
index 04e870dce7f..d9b3d34ff15 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/project_services/mail_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/project_services/mail_service_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       let(:project) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_project, email_add_pusher: true) }
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :failed, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'failed', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       let(:project) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_project, email_add_pusher: true, email_only_broken_builds: false) }
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :success, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'success', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       end
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :success, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'success', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       end
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :success, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'success', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       end
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :success, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'success', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe Ci::MailService do
       end
       let(:gl_project) { FactoryGirl.create(:empty_project, gitlab_ci_project: project) }
       let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_commit, gl_project: gl_project) }
-      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: :failed, commit: commit, user: user) }
+      let(:build) { FactoryGirl.create(:ci_build, status: 'failed', commit: commit, user: user) }
 
       before do
         allow(mail).to receive_messages(
diff --git a/spec/models/commit_status_spec.rb b/spec/models/commit_status_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c96a606fdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/commit_status_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe CommitStatus do
+  let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit }
+  let(:commit_status) { FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit }
+
+  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:commit) }
+  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:user) }
+  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:name) }
+  it { is_expected.to validate_inclusion_of(:status).in_array(%w(pending running failed success canceled)) }
+
+  it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:sha).to(:commit) }
+  it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:short_sha).to(:commit) }
+  it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:gl_project).to(:commit) }
+  
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :success? }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :failed? }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :running? }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :pending? }
+
+  describe :author do
+    subject { commit_status.author }
+    before { commit_status.author = User.new }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq(commit_status.user) }
+  end
+
+  describe :started? do
+    subject { commit_status.started? }
+
+    context 'without started_at' do
+      before { commit_status.started_at = nil }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+    end
+
+    %w(running success failed).each do |status|
+      context "if commit status is #{status}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = status }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+      end
+    end
+
+    %w(pending canceled).each do |status|
+      context "if commit status is #{status}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = status }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :active? do
+    subject { commit_status.active? }
+
+    %w(pending running).each do |state|
+      context "if commit_status.status is #{state}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = state }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+      end
+    end
+
+    %w(success failed canceled).each do |state|
+      context "if commit_status.status is #{state}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = state }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :complete? do
+    subject { commit_status.complete? }
+
+    %w(success failed canceled).each do |state|
+      context "if commit_status.status is #{state}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = state }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+      end
+    end
+
+    %w(pending running).each do |state|
+      context "if commit_status.status is #{state}" do
+        before { commit_status.status = state }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :duration do
+    subject { commit_status.duration }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq(120.0) }
+
+    context 'if the building process has not started yet' do
+      before do
+        commit_status.started_at = nil
+        commit_status.finished_at = nil
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_nil }
+    end
+
+    context 'if the building process has started' do
+      before do
+        commit_status.started_at = Time.now - 1.minute
+        commit_status.finished_at = nil
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_a(Float) }
+      it { is_expected.to be > 0.0 }
+    end
+  end
+  
+  describe :latest do
+    subject { CommitStatus.latest.order(:id) }
+
+    before do
+      @commit1 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: 'bb', status: 'running'
+      @commit2 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'cc', ref: 'cc', status: 'pending'
+      @commit3 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: 'cc', status: 'success'
+      @commit4 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'cc', ref: 'bb', status: 'success'
+      @commit5 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: 'bb', status: 'success'
+    end
+
+    it 'return unique statuses' do
+      is_expected.to eq([@commit2, @commit3, @commit4, @commit5])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :for_ref do
+    subject { CommitStatus.for_ref('bb').order(:id) }
+
+    before do
+      @commit1 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: 'bb', status: 'running'
+      @commit2 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'cc', ref: 'cc', status: 'pending'
+      @commit3 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: nil, status: 'success'
+    end
+
+    it 'return statuses with equal and nil ref set' do
+      is_expected.to eq([@commit1])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe :running_or_pending do
+    subject { CommitStatus.running_or_pending.order(:id) }
+
+    before do
+      @commit1 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: 'bb', status: 'running'
+      @commit2 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'cc', ref: 'cc', status: 'pending'
+      @commit3 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'aa', ref: nil, status: 'success'
+      @commit4 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'dd', ref: nil, status: 'failed'
+      @commit5 = FactoryGirl.create :commit_status, commit: commit, name: 'ee', ref: nil, status: 'canceled'
+    end
+
+    it 'return statuses that are running or pending' do
+      is_expected.to eq([@commit1, @commit2])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/generic_commit_status_spec.rb b/spec/models/generic_commit_status_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f442fa5fbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/generic_commit_status_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe GenericCommitStatus do
+  let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit }
+  let(:generic_commit_status) { FactoryGirl.create :generic_commit_status, commit: commit }
+
+  describe :context do
+    subject { generic_commit_status.context }
+    before { generic_commit_status.context = 'my_context' }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq(generic_commit_status.name) }
+  end
+
+  describe :tags do
+    subject { generic_commit_status.tags }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq([:external]) }
+  end
+
+  describe :set_default_values do
+    before do
+      generic_commit_status.context = nil
+      generic_commit_status.stage = nil
+      generic_commit_status.save
+    end
+
+    describe :context do
+      subject { generic_commit_status.context }
+
+      it { is_expected.to_not be_nil }
+    end
+
+    describe :stage do
+      subject { generic_commit_status.stage }
+
+      it { is_expected.to_not be_nil }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9e6dfc15a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe API::API, api: true do
+  include ApiHelpers
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let(:user2) { create(:user) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id) }
+  let!(:reporter) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::REPORTER) }
+  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let(:commit) { project.repository.commit }
+  let!(:ci_commit) { project.ensure_ci_commit(commit.id) }
+  let(:commit_status) { create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit) }
+
+  describe "GET /projects/:id/repository/commits/:sha/statuses" do
+    context "reporter user" do
+      let(:statuses_id) { json_response.map { |status| status['id'] } }
+
+      before do
+        @status1 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, status: 'running')
+        @status2 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, name: 'coverage', status: 'pending')
+        @status3 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, name: 'coverage', ref: 'develop', status: 'running')
+        @status4 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, name: 'coverage', status: 'success')
+        @status5 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, ref: 'develop', status: 'success')
+        @status6 = create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit, status: 'success')
+      end
+
+      it "should return latest commit statuses" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+
+        expect(json_response).to be_an Array
+        expect(statuses_id).to contain_exactly(@status3.id, @status4.id, @status5.id, @status6.id)
+      end
+
+      it "should return all commit statuses" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?all=1", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+
+        expect(json_response).to be_an Array
+        expect(statuses_id).to contain_exactly(@status1.id, @status2.id, @status3.id, @status4.id, @status5.id, @status6.id)
+      end
+
+      it "should return latest commit statuses for specific ref" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?ref=develop", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+
+        expect(json_response).to be_an Array
+        expect(statuses_id).to contain_exactly(@status3.id, @status5.id)
+      end
+
+      it "should return latest commit statuses for specific name" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?name=coverage", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+
+        expect(json_response).to be_an Array
+        expect(statuses_id).to contain_exactly(@status3.id, @status4.id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "guest user" do
+      it "should not return project commits" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", user2)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "unauthorized user" do
+      it "should not return project commits" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses")
+        expect(response.status).to eq(401)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'POST /projects/:id/statuses/:sha' do
+    let(:post_url) { "/projects/#{project.id}/statuses/#{commit.id}" }
+
+    context 'reporter user' do
+      context 'should create commit status' do
+        it 'with only required parameters' do
+          post api(post_url, user), state: 'success'
+          expect(response.status).to eq(201)
+          expect(json_response['sha']).to eq(commit.id)
+          expect(json_response['status']).to eq('success')
+          expect(json_response['name']).to eq('default')
+          expect(json_response['ref']).to be_nil
+          expect(json_response['target_url']).to be_nil
+          expect(json_response['description']).to be_nil
+        end
+
+        it 'with all optional parameters' do
+          post api(post_url, user), state: 'success', context: 'coverage', ref: 'develop', target_url: 'url', description: 'test'
+          expect(response.status).to eq(201)
+          expect(json_response['sha']).to eq(commit.id)
+          expect(json_response['status']).to eq('success')
+          expect(json_response['name']).to eq('coverage')
+          expect(json_response['ref']).to eq('develop')
+          expect(json_response['target_url']).to eq('url')
+          expect(json_response['description']).to eq('test')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'should not create commit status' do
+        it 'with invalid state' do
+          post api(post_url, user), state: 'invalid'
+          expect(response.status).to eq(400)
+        end
+
+        it 'without state' do
+          post api(post_url, user)
+          expect(response.status).to eq(400)
+        end
+
+        it 'invalid commit' do
+          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/statuses/invalid_sha", user), state: 'running'
+          expect(response.status).to eq(404)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'guest user' do
+      it 'should not create commit status' do
+        post api(post_url, user2)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'unauthorized user' do
+      it 'should not create commit status' do
+        post api(post_url)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(401)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
index a1c248c636e..49acc3368f4 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
         get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/invalid_sha", user)
         expect(response.status).to eq(404)
       end
+
+      it "should return not_found for CI status" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{project.repository.commit.id}", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+        expect(json_response['status']).to eq('not_found')
+      end
+
+      it "should return status for CI" do
+        ci_commit = project.ensure_ci_commit(project.repository.commit.sha)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{project.repository.commit.id}", user)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+        expect(json_response['status']).to eq(ci_commit.status)
+      end
     end
 
     context "unauthorized user" do