diff --git a/nomad/resource_job.go b/nomad/resource_job.go
index e3ac7c73..7c7bd23c 100644
--- a/nomad/resource_job.go
+++ b/nomad/resource_job.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -152,6 +153,12 @@ func resourceJob() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 			},
 
+			"status": {
+				Description: "The status of the job.",
+				Computed:    true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+			},
+
 			"region": {
 				Description: "The target region for the job, as derived from the jobspec.",
 				Computed:    true,
@@ -604,6 +611,7 @@ func resourceJobRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	} else {
 		d.Set("modify_index", "0")
 	}
+	d.Set("status", job.Status)
 
 	if d.Get("read_allocation_ids").(bool) {
 		allocStubs, _, err := client.Jobs().Allocations(id, false, opts)
@@ -639,9 +647,14 @@ func resourceJobCustomizeDiff(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff, meta in
 		d.SetNewComputed("task_groups")
 		d.SetNewComputed("deployment_id")
 		d.SetNewComputed("deployment_status")
+		d.SetNewComputed("status")
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if !slices.Contains([]string{"running", "pending"}, d.Get("status").(string)) {
+		d.SetNewComputed("status")
+	}
+
 	oldSpecRaw, newSpecRaw := d.GetChange("jobspec")
 
 	if jobspecEqual("jobspec", oldSpecRaw.(string), newSpecRaw.(string), d) {
@@ -696,6 +709,7 @@ func resourceJobCustomizeDiff(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff, meta in
 	d.SetNew("type", job.Type)
 	d.SetNew("region", job.Region)
 	d.SetNew("datacenters", job.Datacenters)
+	d.SetNew("status", job.Status)
 
 	// If the identity has changed and the config asks us to deregister on identity
 	// change then the id field "forces new resource".
diff --git a/nomad/resource_job_test.go b/nomad/resource_job_test.go
index 179bba10..9bd4b2ab 100644
--- a/nomad/resource_job_test.go
+++ b/nomad/resource_job_test.go
@@ -3457,3 +3457,48 @@ job "example" {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func testResourceJob_externalStopCheck(t *testing.T) r.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		resourceState := s.Modules[0].Resources["nomad_job.test"]
+		if resourceState == nil {
+			return errors.New("resource not found in state")
+		}
+
+		instanceState := resourceState.Primary
+		if instanceState == nil {
+			return errors.New("resource has no primary instance")
+		}
+
+		jobID := instanceState.ID
+		providerConfig := testProvider.Meta().(ProviderConfig)
+		client := providerConfig.client
+		_, _, err := client.Jobs().Deregister(jobID, false, &api.WriteOptions{
+			Namespace: instanceState.Attributes["namespace"],
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error reading back job: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResourceJob_externalStop(t *testing.T) {
+	r.Test(t, r.TestCase{
+		Providers: testProviders,
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Steps: []r.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testResourceJob_initialConfig,
+				Check:  testResourceJob_initialCheck(t),
+			},
+			{
+				Config:             testResourceJob_initialConfig,
+				Check:              testResourceJob_externalStopCheck(t),
+				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
+			},
+		},
+		CheckDestroy: testResourceJob_checkDestroy("foo"),
+	})
+}