diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rb b/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rb
index f5b788a105f..8266c898ccd 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rb
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ def parse(hash)
             end
           end
 
-          attr_reader :path, :data, :hashes
+          attr_reader :path, :data, :hashes, :apply_state, :apply_error
           attr_accessor :version
 
           def initialize(path:, data:)
             @path = path
             @data = data
+            @apply_state = ApplyState::UNACKNOWLEDGED
+            @apply_error = nil
             @hashes = {}
             @version = 0
           end
@@ -36,6 +38,31 @@ def length
             @length ||= @data.size
           end
 
+          # Sets this configuration as successfully applied.
+          def applied
+            @apply_state = ApplyState::ACKNOWLEDGED
+            @apply_error = nil
+          end
+
+          # Sets this configuration as not successfully applied, with
+          # a message describing the error.
+          def errored(error_message)
+            @apply_state = ApplyState::ERROR
+            @apply_error = error_message
+          end
+
+          module ApplyState
+            # Default state of configurations.
+            # Set until the component consuming the configuration has acknowledged it was applied.
+            UNACKNOWLEDGED = 1
+
+            # Set when the configuration has been successfully applied.
+            ACKNOWLEDGED = 2
+
+            # Set when the configuration has been unsuccessfully applied.
+            ERROR = 3
+          end
+
           private
 
           def compute_and_store_hash(type)
diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/repository.rb b/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/repository.rb
index 6b367d0bc30..844b211a143 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/remote/configuration/repository.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ def contents_to_config_states(contents)
                 {
                   id: content.path.config_id,
                   version: content.version,
-                  product: content.path.product
+                  product: content.path.product,
+                  apply_state: content.apply_state,
+                  apply_error: content.apply_error,
                 }
               end
             end
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rbs
index 167915e7869..d087a131919 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content.rbs
@@ -13,14 +13,28 @@ module Datadog
 
           attr_accessor version: Integer
 
+          attr_reader apply_state: Integer
+
+          attr_reader apply_error: String?
+
           @length: Integer
 
           def initialize: (path: Configuration::Path, data: StringIO) -> void
 
+          def applied: -> void
+
+          def errored: (String error_message) -> void
+
           def hexdigest: (Symbol type) -> String
 
           def length: () -> Integer
 
+          module ApplyState
+            ACKNOWLEDGED: Integer
+            ERROR: Integer
+            UNACKNOWLEDGED: Integer
+          end
+
           private
 
           def compute_and_store_hash: (Symbol type) -> String
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content_spec.rb
index 38f7414a6aa..825139cdcdd 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/content_spec.rb
@@ -264,5 +264,33 @@
         end
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#applied' do
+      subject(:applied) { content.applied }
+
+      it 'sets applied_state to acknowledged' do
+        applied
+        expect(content.apply_state).to eq(2)
+      end
+
+      it 'clear errors' do
+        content.errored('error message')
+
+        applied
+
+        expect(content.apply_error).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#errored' do
+      subject(:errored) { content.errored(message) }
+      let(:message) { 'test-message' }
+
+      it 'sets applied_state to error with message' do
+        errored
+        expect(content.apply_state).to eq(3)
+        expect(content.apply_error).to eq('test-message')
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/respository_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/respository_spec.rb
index ba7e6926eab..475b911fac1 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/respository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/remote/configuration/respository_spec.rb
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
       context 'with changes' do
         let(:expected_config_states) do
           [
-            { :id => path.config_id, :product => path.product, :version => 1 }
+            { :id => path.config_id, :product => path.product, :version => 1, apply_error: nil, apply_state: 1 }
           ]
         end
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
             end
 
             expected_updated_config_states = [
-              { :id => path.config_id, :product => path.product, :version => 2 }
+              { :id => path.config_id, :product => path.product, :version => 2, apply_error: nil, apply_state: 1 }
             ]
 
             expect(repository.state.config_states).to_not eq(expected_config_states)