diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_curator.go b/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_curator.go
index ff08453..0124ab0 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_curator.go
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_curator.go
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 		Roles:      np.Roles,
 		Status:     np.Status,
 		Clusternet: np.Clusternet,
+		State:      np.FsmState,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_test.go b/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_test.go
index f013460..08af401 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_test.go
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/curator/impl_leader_test.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
 	fakeNode := &ppb.Node{
 		PublicKey: fakeNodePub,
 		Roles:     &cpb.NodeRoles{},
+		FsmState:  cpb.NodeState_NODE_STATE_UP,
 	}
 	fakeNodeInit, err := proto.Marshal(fakeNode)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -398,6 +399,9 @@
 		if n.Status != nil {
 			t.Errorf("wanted nil status, got %v", n.Status)
 		}
+		if want, got := cpb.NodeState_NODE_STATE_UP, n.State; want != got {
+			t.Errorf("wanted state %s, got %s", want, got)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Update node status. This should trigger an update from the watcher.
diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/curator/proto/api/api.proto b/metropolis/node/core/curator/proto/api/api.proto
index 3c9cc6b..074621a 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/curator/proto/api/api.proto
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/curator/proto/api/api.proto
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
     metropolis.proto.common.NodeStatus status = 3;
     // Cluster networking configuration/status of node, if available.
     metropolis.proto.common.NodeClusterNetworking clusternet = 4;
+    // The node's 'lifecycle' state from the point of view of the cluster.
+    metropolis.proto.common.NodeState state = 5;
 };
 
 // WatchRequest specifies what data the caller is interested in. This influences