diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
index bc757a4d46251..150a4c9d60280 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ import { AgentStatus } from './models';
 export * from './models';
 export * from './rest_spec';
 
+/**
+ * A service that provides exported functions that return information about an Agent
+ */
 export interface AgentService {
+  /**
+   * Return the status by the Agent's id
+   * @param soClient
+   * @param agentId
+   */
   getAgentStatusById(soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract, agentId: string): Promise<AgentStatus>;
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/status.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d19fe883a7780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { savedObjectsClientMock } from '../../../../../../src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.mock';
+import { getAgentStatusById } from './status';
+import { AGENT_TYPE_PERMANENT } from '../../../common/constants';
+import { AgentSOAttributes } from '../../../common/types/models';
+import { SavedObject } from 'kibana/server';
+
+describe('Agent status service', () => {
+  it('should return inactive when agent is not active', async () => {
+    const mockSavedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+    mockSavedObjectsClient.get = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'id',
+      type: AGENT_TYPE_PERMANENT,
+      attributes: {
+        active: false,
+        local_metadata: '{}',
+        user_provided_metadata: '{}',
+      },
+    } as SavedObject<AgentSOAttributes>);
+    const status = await getAgentStatusById(mockSavedObjectsClient, 'id');
+    expect(status).toEqual('inactive');
+  });
+
+  it('should return online when agent is active', async () => {
+    const mockSavedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+    mockSavedObjectsClient.get = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'id',
+      type: AGENT_TYPE_PERMANENT,
+      attributes: {
+        active: true,
+        local_metadata: '{}',
+        user_provided_metadata: '{}',
+      },
+    } as SavedObject<AgentSOAttributes>);
+    const status = await getAgentStatusById(mockSavedObjectsClient, 'id');
+    expect(status).toEqual('online');
+  });
+});