diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2b23f96454396eb60071f137f85b53b678f65cef..62e5c5f05a7eb1baf6192fa9532f2b67e4c68d78 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ variables:
     description: "The CI pipeline to run"
 
   FETCH_PUBLIC_MR:
-    value : "false"
+    value: "false"
     options:
       - "false"
       - "true"
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipelines/deployment-pipeline.yml b/.gitlab/pipelines/deployment-pipeline.yml
index 2fb032df32773144c26137f513b8508b4f7908d3..5e661580fa6595d2572e8ef3bbf795d98115c1e9 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipelines/deployment-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipelines/deployment-pipeline.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stages:
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab/templates/setup-workspace.yml
+  - local: .gitlab/templates/status-report.yml
   - local: .gitlab/templates/linting.yml
   - local: .gitlab/templates/static-analysis.yml
   - local: .gitlab/templates/unit-test.yml
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ pull-mr:
   stage: .pre
   extends: .pull-mr
 
+report-pipeline-start:
+  stage: .pre
+  extends: .report-pipeline-start
+
+report-pipeline-success:
+  stage: .post
+  extends: .report-pipeline-success
+
+report-pipeline-failure:
+ stage: .post
+ extends: .report-pipeline-failure
+
 check-lint:
   extends:
     - .check-lint
diff --git a/.gitlab/templates/status-report.yml b/.gitlab/templates/status-report.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b402ae1c72da75f41b6b5b146a10319cccb26a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/templates/status-report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#
+# Arm SCP/MCP Software
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+.report-status:
+  image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/ci-base:latest
+  script:
+    - |
+      curl --fail --location --request POST \
+      "${PUBLIC_REPO_API_URL}/merge_requests/${FETCH_PUBLIC_MR_NUMBER}/notes" \
+      --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PUBLIC_REPO_API_KEY}" \
+      --header "Content-Type:application/json" \
+      --data-raw "{\"body\":\"CI Testing - Pipeline ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} - ${PIPELINE_STATUS_MSG}\"}"
+
+.report-pipeline-start:
+  extends: .report-status
+  variables:
+    PIPELINE_STATUS_MSG: "STARTED"
+  rules:
+    - if: $FETCH_PUBLIC_MR == "true"
+
+.report-pipeline-failure:
+  extends: .report-status
+  variables:
+    PIPELINE_STATUS_MSG: "FAILED"
+  after_script:
+    - |
+      echo "Status: FAILURE - Resseting approvals"
+      curl --fail --location --request PUT \
+      --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PUBLIC_REPO_API_KEY}" \
+      "${PUBLIC_REPO_API_URL}/merge_requests/${FETCH_PUBLIC_MR_NUMBER}/reset_approvals"
+  when: on_failure
+  rules:
+    - if: $FETCH_PUBLIC_MR == "true"
+
+.report-pipeline-success:
+  extends: .report-status
+  variables:
+    PIPELINE_STATUS_MSG: "SUCCESS"
+  after_script:
+    - |
+      echo "Status: SUCCESS - MR Approved"
+      curl --fail --location --request POST \
+      --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${PUBLIC_REPO_API_KEY}" \
+      "${PUBLIC_REPO_API_URL}/merge_requests/${FETCH_PUBLIC_MR_NUMBER}/approve"
+  when: on_success
+  rules:
+    - if: $FETCH_PUBLIC_MR == "true"