diff --git a/cmd/status.go b/cmd/status.go
index 55a47a3..6932a7c 100644
--- a/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/status.go
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Status of the machine %s\n", status.Hostname)
+		needToReboot := "no"
+		if status.NeedToReboot {
+			needToReboot = "yes"
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("  Need to reboot: %s\n", needToReboot)
 		for _, r := range status.RepositoryStatus.Remotes {
 			fmt.Printf("  Remote %s fetched %s\n",
 				r.Url, humanize.Time(r.FetchedAt),
diff --git a/internal/manager/manager.go b/internal/manager/manager.go
index 713a8f7..b48974a 100644
--- a/internal/manager/manager.go
+++ b/internal/manager/manager.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type State struct {
 	IsRunning        bool                  `json:"is_running"`
 	Deployment       deployment.Deployment `json:"deployment"`
 	Hostname         string                `json:"hostname"`
+	NeedToReboot     bool                  `json:"need_to_reboot"`
 }
 
 type Manager struct {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	// for a first iteration: this needs to be removed
 	isRunning               bool
 	needToBeRestarted       bool
+	needToReboot            bool
 	cominServiceRestartFunc func() error
 
 	evalFunc  generation.EvalFunc
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ func (m Manager) toState() State {
 		IsRunning:        m.isRunning,
 		Deployment:       m.deployment,
 		Hostname:         m.hostname,
+		NeedToReboot:     m.needToReboot,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +156,8 @@ func (m Manager) onDeployment(ctx context.Context, deploymentResult deployment.D
 	if getsEvicted && evicted.ProfilePath != "" {
 		profile.RemoveProfilePath(evicted.ProfilePath)
 	}
+	m.needToReboot = utils.NeedToReboot()
+	m.prometheus.SetHostInfo(m.needToReboot)
 	return m
 }
 
@@ -211,6 +216,9 @@ func (m Manager) Run() {
 	logrus.Infof("  machineId = %s", m.machineId)
 	logrus.Infof("  repositoryPath = %s", m.repositoryPath)
 
+	m.needToReboot = utils.NeedToReboot()
+	m.prometheus.SetHostInfo(m.needToReboot)
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-m.stateRequestCh:
diff --git a/internal/prometheus/prometheus.go b/internal/prometheus/prometheus.go
index d4f2297..a7a6305 100644
--- a/internal/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/internal/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type Prometheus struct {
 	buildInfo      *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	deploymentInfo *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	fetchCounter   *prometheus.CounterVec
+	hostInfo       *prometheus.GaugeVec
 }
 
 func New() Prometheus {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func New() Prometheus {
 	buildInfo := prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "comin_build_info",
 		Help: "Build info for comin.",
-        }, []string{"version"})
+	}, []string{"version"})
 	deploymentInfo := prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "comin_deployment_info",
 		Help: "Info of the last deployment.",
@@ -28,14 +29,20 @@ func New() Prometheus {
 		Name: "comin_fetch_count",
 		Help: "Number of fetches per status",
 	}, []string{"remote_name", "status"})
+	hostInfo := prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "comin_host_info",
+		Help: "Info of the host.",
+	}, []string{"need_to_reboot"})
 	promReg.MustRegister(buildInfo)
 	promReg.MustRegister(deploymentInfo)
 	promReg.MustRegister(fetchCounter)
+	promReg.MustRegister(hostInfo)
 	return Prometheus{
 		promRegistry:   promReg,
 		buildInfo:      buildInfo,
 		deploymentInfo: deploymentInfo,
 		fetchCounter:   fetchCounter,
+		hostInfo:       hostInfo,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,3 +67,14 @@ func (m Prometheus) SetDeploymentInfo(commitId, status string) {
 	m.deploymentInfo.Reset()
 	m.deploymentInfo.With(prometheus.Labels{"commit_id": commitId, "status": status}).Set(1)
 }
+
+func (m Prometheus) SetHostInfo(needToReboot bool) {
+	m.hostInfo.Reset()
+	var value string
+	if needToReboot {
+		value = "1"
+	} else {
+		value = "0"
+	}
+	m.hostInfo.With(prometheus.Labels{"need_to_reboot": value}).Set(1)
+}
diff --git a/internal/utils/reboot.go b/internal/utils/reboot.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1727ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/utils/reboot.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// NeedToReboot return true when the current deployed kernel is not
+// the booted kernel. Note we should implement something smarter such
+// as described in
+// https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-needsreboot-determine-if-you-need-to-reboot-your-nixos-machine/40790
+func NeedToReboot() (reboot bool) {
+	current, err := os.Readlink("/run/current-system/kernel")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to read the symlink /run/current-system/kernel: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	booted, err := os.Readlink("/run/booted-system/kernel")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to read the symlink /run/booted-system/kernel: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if current != booted {
+		reboot = true
+	}
+	return
+}