diff --git a/src/root/build.tt b/src/root/build.tt
index 93a02e0f..18ff6f01 100644
--- a/src/root/build.tt
+++ b/src/root/build.tt
@@ -61,21 +61,7 @@ END;
             <td>[% IF step.busy != 0 || ((step.machine || step.starttime) && (step.status == 0 || step.status == 1 || step.status == 3 || step.status == 4 || step.status == 7)); INCLUDE renderMachineName machine=step.machine; ELSE; "<em>n/a</em>"; END %]</td>
             <td class="step-status">
               [% IF step.busy != 0 %]
-                [% IF step.busy == 1 %]
-                  <strong>Preparing</strong>
-                [% ELSIF step.busy == 10 %]
-                  <strong>Connecting</strong>
-                [% ELSIF step.busy == 20 %]
-                  <strong>Sending inputs</strong>
-                [% ELSIF step.busy == 30 %]
-                  <strong>Building</strong>
-                [% ELSIF step.busy == 40 %]
-                  <strong>Receiving outputs</strong>
-                [% ELSIF step.busy == 50 %]
-                  <strong>Post-processing</strong>
-                [% ELSE %]
-                  <strong>Unknown state</strong>
-                [% END %]
+                [% INCLUDE renderBusyStatus %]
               [% ELSIF step.status == 0 %]
                 [% IF step.isnondeterministic %]
                   <span class="warn">Succeeded with non-determistic result</span>
diff --git a/src/root/common.tt b/src/root/common.tt
index 869d8856..814d08ca 100644
--- a/src/root/common.tt
+++ b/src/root/common.tt
@@ -245,6 +245,25 @@ BLOCK renderBuildStatusIcon;
 END;
 
 
+BLOCK renderBusyStatus;
+  IF step.busy == 1 %]
+    <strong>Preparing</strong>
+  [% ELSIF step.busy == 10 %]
+    <strong>Connecting</strong>
+  [% ELSIF step.busy == 20 %]
+    <strong>Sending inputs</strong>
+  [% ELSIF step.busy == 30 %]
+    <strong>Building</strong>
+  [% ELSIF step.busy == 40 %]
+    <strong>Receiving outputs</strong>
+  [% ELSIF step.busy == 50 %]
+    <strong>Post-processing</strong>
+  [% ELSE %]
+    <strong>Unknown state</strong>
+  [% END;
+END;
+
+
 BLOCK renderStatus;
   IF build.finished;
     buildstatus = build.buildstatus;
diff --git a/src/root/machine-status.tt b/src/root/machine-status.tt
index 4195c178..3af5073c 100644
--- a/src/root/machine-status.tt
+++ b/src/root/machine-status.tt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       <th>Build</th>
       <th>Step</th>
       <th>What</th>
+      <th>Status</th>
       <th>Since</th>
     </tr>
   </thead>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
             <td><a href="[% c.uri_for('/build' step.build) %]">[% step.build %]</a></td>
             <td>[% IF step.busy >= 30 %]<a class="row-link" href="[% c.uri_for('/build' step.build 'nixlog' step.stepnr 'tail') %]">[% step.stepnr %]</a>[% ELSE; step.stepnr; END %]</td>
             <td><tt>[% step.drvpath.match('-(.*)').0 %]</tt></td>
+            <td>[% INCLUDE renderBusyStatus %]</td>
             <td style="width: 10em">[% INCLUDE renderDuration duration = curTime - step.starttime %] </td>
           </tr>
         [% END %]