diff --git a/pkg/apis/experimental/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/experimental/validation/validation.go
index 31555b77ea..81aa1dfd4f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/experimental/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/experimental/validation/validation.go
@@ -312,6 +312,21 @@ func ValidateJobSpec(spec *experimental.JobSpec) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+func ValidateJobStatus(status *experimental.JobStatus) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+
+	if status.Active < 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("active", status.Active, isNegativeErrorMsg))
+	}
+	if status.Successful < 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("successful", status.Successful, isNegativeErrorMsg))
+	}
+	if status.Unsuccessful < 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("unsuccessful", status.Unsuccessful, isNegativeErrorMsg))
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 func ValidateJobUpdate(oldJob, job *experimental.Job) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&oldJob.ObjectMeta, &job.ObjectMeta).Prefix("metadata")...)
@@ -319,6 +334,13 @@ func ValidateJobUpdate(oldJob, job *experimental.Job) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+func ValidateJobUpdateStatus(oldJob, job *experimental.Job) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&oldJob.ObjectMeta, &job.ObjectMeta).Prefix("metadata")...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateJobStatusUpdate(oldJob.Status, job.Status).Prefix("status")...)
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 func ValidateJobSpecUpdate(oldSpec, spec experimental.JobSpec) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateJobSpec(&spec)...)
@@ -333,3 +355,9 @@ func ValidateJobSpecUpdate(oldSpec, spec experimental.JobSpec) errs.ValidationEr
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
+
+func ValidateJobStatusUpdate(oldStatus, status experimental.JobStatus) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateJobStatus(&status)...)
+	return allErrs
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
index dbae526c56..6aa41f8a3c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type JobController struct {
 	kubeClient client.Interface
 	podControl controller.PodControlInterface
 
-	// To allow injection of updateJob for testing.
+	// To allow injection of updateJobStatus for testing.
 	updateHandler func(job *experimental.Job) error
 	syncHandler   func(jobKey string) error
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has been synced at least once.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func NewJobController(kubeClient client.Interface) *JobController {
 		},
 	)
 
-	jm.updateHandler = jm.updateJob
+	jm.updateHandler = jm.updateJobStatus
 	jm.syncHandler = jm.syncJob
 	jm.podStoreSynced = jm.podController.HasSynced
 	return jm
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ func (jm *JobController) manageJob(activePods []*api.Pod, successful, unsuccessf
 	return active
 }
 
-func (jm *JobController) updateJob(job *experimental.Job) error {
-	_, err := jm.kubeClient.Experimental().Jobs(job.Namespace).Update(job)
+func (jm *JobController) updateJobStatus(job *experimental.Job) error {
+	_, err := jm.kubeClient.Experimental().Jobs(job.Namespace).UpdateStatus(job)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index 63a3a33652..fa2b765d45 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ func (m *Master) experimental(c *Config) *apiserver.APIGroupVersion {
 	thirdPartyResourceStorage := thirdpartyresourceetcd.NewREST(c.ExpDatabaseStorage)
 	daemonSetStorage := daemonetcd.NewREST(c.ExpDatabaseStorage)
 	deploymentStorage := deploymentetcd.NewStorage(c.ExpDatabaseStorage)
-	jobStorage := jobetcd.NewREST(c.ExpDatabaseStorage)
+	jobStorage, jobStatusStorage := jobetcd.NewREST(c.ExpDatabaseStorage)
 
 	thirdPartyControl := ThirdPartyController{
 		master: m,
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ func (m *Master) experimental(c *Config) *apiserver.APIGroupVersion {
 		strings.ToLower("deployments"):                  deploymentStorage.Deployment,
 		strings.ToLower("deployments/scale"):            deploymentStorage.Scale,
 		strings.ToLower("jobs"):                         jobStorage,
+		strings.ToLower("jobs/status"):                  jobStatusStorage,
 	}
 
 	return &apiserver.APIGroupVersion{
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd.go
index f6e955c3cb..3202021845 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type REST struct {
 var jobPrefix = "/jobs"
 
 // NewREST returns a RESTStorage object that will work against Jobs.
-func NewREST(s storage.Interface) *REST {
+func NewREST(s storage.Interface) (*REST, *StatusREST) {
 	store := &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
 		NewFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &experimental.Job{} },
 
@@ -73,5 +73,22 @@ func NewREST(s storage.Interface) *REST {
 		Storage: s,
 	}
 
-	return &REST{store}
+	statusStore := *store
+	statusStore.UpdateStrategy = job.StatusStrategy
+
+	return &REST{store}, &StatusREST{store: &statusStore}
+}
+
+// StatusREST implements the REST endpoint for changing the status of a resourcequota.
+type StatusREST struct {
+	store *etcdgeneric.Etcd
+}
+
+func (r *StatusREST) New() runtime.Object {
+	return &experimental.Job{}
+}
+
+// Update alters the status subset of an object.
+func (r *StatusREST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
+	return r.store.Update(ctx, obj)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 8f3587902c..c6ad9a6892 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
 )
 
-func newStorage(t *testing.T) (*REST, *tools.FakeEtcdClient) {
+func newStorage(t *testing.T) (*REST, *StatusREST, *tools.FakeEtcdClient) {
 	etcdStorage, fakeClient := registrytest.NewEtcdStorage(t, "experimental")
-	return NewREST(etcdStorage), fakeClient
+	storage, statusStorage := NewREST(etcdStorage)
+	return storage, statusStorage, fakeClient
 }
 
 func validNewJob() *experimental.Job {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func validNewJob() *experimental.Job {
 }
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	validJob := validNewJob()
 	validJob.ObjectMeta = api.ObjectMeta{}
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	two := 2
 	test.TestUpdate(
@@ -114,25 +115,25 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	test.TestDelete(validNewJob())
 }
 
 func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	test.TestGet(validNewJob())
 }
 
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	test.TestList(validNewJob())
 }
 
 func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
-	storage, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
+	storage, _, fakeClient := newStorage(t)
 	test := registrytest.New(t, fakeClient, storage.Etcd)
 	test.TestWatch(
 		validNewJob(),
@@ -151,3 +152,5 @@ func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	)
 }
+
+// TODO: test update /status
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
index 4394d57744..dc8e7a566d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ func (jobStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fiel
 	return append(validationErrorList, updateErrorList...)
 }
 
+type jobStatusStrategy struct {
+	jobStrategy
+}
+
+var StatusStrategy = jobStatusStrategy{Strategy}
+
+func (jobStatusStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(obj, old runtime.Object) {
+	newJob := obj.(*experimental.Job)
+	oldJob := old.(*experimental.Job)
+	newJob.Spec = oldJob.Spec
+}
+
+func (jobStatusStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
+	return validation.ValidateJobUpdateStatus(obj.(*experimental.Job), old.(*experimental.Job))
+}
+
 // JobSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object for matching purposes.
 func JobToSelectableFields(job *experimental.Job) fields.Set {
 	return fields.Set{