diff --git a/api/src/main/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageService.java b/api/src/main/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageService.java
index b8ac4ec64f..9c7deb4e24 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageService.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import marquez.common.models.JobVersionId;
 import marquez.common.models.NamespaceName;
 import marquez.common.models.RunId;
+import marquez.common.models.RunState;
 import marquez.db.BaseDao;
 import marquez.db.DatasetDao;
 import marquez.db.DatasetVersionDao;
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@
 import marquez.db.models.JobRow;
 import marquez.db.models.RunArgsRow;
 import marquez.db.models.RunRow;
+import marquez.db.models.RunStateRow;
 import marquez.db.models.UpdateLineageRow;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.JobInputUpdate;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.JobOutputUpdate;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.RunInput;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.RunOutput;
+import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.RunTransition;
 import marquez.service.models.LineageEvent;
 import marquez.service.models.RunMeta;
 
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> createAsync(LineageEvent event) {
                       buildJobOutputUpdate(update).ifPresent(runService::notify);
                     }
                     buildJobInputUpdate(update).ifPresent(runService::notify);
+                    buildRunTransition(update).ifPresent(runService::notify);
                   }
                 });
 
@@ -222,4 +226,15 @@ private DatasetVersionId buildDatasetVersionId(ExtendedDatasetVersionRow ds) {
         .name(DatasetName.of(ds.getDatasetName()))
         .build();
   }
+
+  private Optional<RunTransition> buildRunTransition(UpdateLineageRow record) {
+    RunId runId = RunId.of(record.getRun().getUuid());
+    RunStateRow runStateRow = record.getRunState();
+    if (runStateRow == null) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+    RunState newState = RunState.valueOf(runStateRow.getState());
+    RunState oldState = newState.isStarting() ? null : RunState.RUNNING;
+    return Optional.of(new RunTransition(runId, oldState, newState));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageServiceIntegrationTest.java b/api/src/test/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageServiceIntegrationTest.java
index 103c749bce..f6eaf51eeb 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageServiceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/marquez/service/OpenLineageServiceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import marquez.jdbi.MarquezJdbiExternalPostgresExtension;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.JobInputUpdate;
 import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.JobOutputUpdate;
+import marquez.service.RunTransitionListener.RunTransition;
 import marquez.service.models.Dataset;
 import marquez.service.models.Job;
 import marquez.service.models.LineageEvent;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public class OpenLineageServiceIntegrationTest {
   private DatasetVersionDao datasetVersionDao;
   private ArgumentCaptor<JobInputUpdate> runInputListener;
   private ArgumentCaptor<JobOutputUpdate> runOutputListener;
+  private ArgumentCaptor<RunTransition> runTransitionListener;
   private OpenLineageService lineageService;
 
   public static String EVENT_REQUIRED_ONLY = "open_lineage/event_required_only.json";
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ public void setup(Jdbi jdbi) throws SQLException {
     doNothing().when(runService).notify(runInputListener.capture());
     runOutputListener = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(JobOutputUpdate.class);
     doNothing().when(runService).notify(runOutputListener.capture());
+    runTransitionListener = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(RunTransition.class);
+    doNothing().when(runService).notify(runTransitionListener.capture());
     lineageService = new OpenLineageService(openLineageDao, runService);
     datasetDao = jdbi.onDemand(DatasetDao.class);
 
@@ -243,6 +247,19 @@ public void testRunListenerOutput(List<URI> uris, ExpectedResults expectedResult
     }
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @MethodSource("getData")
+  public void testRunTransition(List<URI> uris, ExpectedResults expectedResults) {
+    initEvents(uris);
+
+    if (expectedResults.inputEventCount > 0) {
+      Assertions.assertEquals(
+          uris.size(),
+          runTransitionListener.getAllValues().size(),
+          "RunTransition happens once for each run");
+    }
+  }
+
   @ParameterizedTest
   @MethodSource({"getData"})
   public void serviceCalls(List<URI> uris, ExpectedResults expectedResults) {