diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
index 6accfe2334..a85d9e62e0 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ Exit codes that normally result from running this command.
 Normal:
  - 0: operation was successful, no issues detected
  - -1 or 1: an error has occurred
+ - 2: nothing to do, no packages outdated
 
 Package Exit Codes:
  - 1641: success, reboot initiated
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
index 132135e417..2717931659 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ public virtual ConcurrentDictionary<string, PackageResult> install_run(Chocolate
             }
             finally
             {
-                var installFailures = report_action_summary(packageInstalls, "installed");
-                if (installFailures != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
+                var actionSummaryResults = report_action_summary(packageInstalls, "installed");
+                if (actionSummaryResults.Item2 != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
                 {
                     Environment.ExitCode = 1;
                 }
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ public void upgrade_noop(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
             var noopUpgrades = perform_source_runner_function(config, r => r.upgrade_noop(config, action));
             if (config.RegularOutput)
             {
-                var noopFailures = report_action_summary(noopUpgrades, "can upgrade");
+                var actionSummaryResult = report_action_summary(noopUpgrades, "can upgrade");
             }
 
             randomly_notify_about_pro_business(config);
@@ -865,12 +865,17 @@ public virtual ConcurrentDictionary<string, PackageResult> upgrade_run(Chocolate
             }
             finally
             {
-                var upgradeFailures = report_action_summary(packageUpgrades, "upgraded");
-                if (upgradeFailures != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
+                var actionSummaryResult = report_action_summary(packageUpgrades, "upgraded");
+                if (actionSummaryResult.Item2 != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
                 {
                     Environment.ExitCode = 1;
                 }
 
+                if ((actionSummaryResult.Item1 + actionSummaryResult.Item2 == 0) && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
+                {
+                    Environment.ExitCode = 2;
+                }
+
                 randomly_notify_about_pro_business(config);
             }
 
@@ -941,13 +946,13 @@ public virtual ConcurrentDictionary<string, PackageResult> uninstall_run(Chocola
             }
             finally
             {
-                var uninstallFailures = report_action_summary(packageUninstalls, "uninstalled");
-                if (uninstallFailures != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
+                var actionSummaryResult = report_action_summary(packageUninstalls, "uninstalled");
+                if (actionSummaryResult.Item2 != 0 && Environment.ExitCode == 0)
                 {
                     Environment.ExitCode = 1;
                 }
 
-                if (uninstallFailures != 0)
+                if (actionSummaryResult.Item2 != 0)
                 {
                     this.Log().Warn(@"
 If a package uninstall is failing and/or you've already uninstalled the
@@ -973,7 +978,8 @@ this option only as a last resort.
             return packageUninstalls;
         }
 
-        private int report_action_summary(ConcurrentDictionary<string, PackageResult> packageResults, string actionName)
+        //TODO once project upgraded to .Net 4.8, switch return type to (int successes, int failures, int warnings, int rebootPackages)
+        private Tuple<int,int,int,int> report_action_summary(ConcurrentDictionary<string, PackageResult> packageResults, string actionName)
         {
             var successes = packageResults.or_empty_list_if_null().Where(p => p.Value.Success && !p.Value.Inconclusive);
             var failures = packageResults.Count(p => !p.Value.Success);
@@ -1041,7 +1047,7 @@ The recent package changes indicate a reboot is necessary.
                 }
             }
 
-            return failures;
+            return new Tuple<int, int, int, int>(successes.Count(), failures, warnings, rebootPackages);
         }
 
         public virtual void handle_package_uninstall(PackageResult packageResult, ChocolateyConfiguration config)