diff --git a/server/events/command/project_context.go b/server/events/command/project_context.go
index 139731d96d..f2d3a50b42 100644
--- a/server/events/command/project_context.go
+++ b/server/events/command/project_context.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const (
 // be executed for a project.
 type ProjectContext struct {
 	CommandName Name
+	// CommandResult represent the Terraform outputs after the command execution.
+	CommandResult ProjectResult
 	// ApplyCmd is the command that users should run to apply this plan. If
 	// this is an apply then this will be empty.
 	ApplyCmd string
diff --git a/server/events/commit_status_updater.go b/server/events/commit_status_updater.go
index dc8a07f239..ae69e76c5b 100644
--- a/server/events/commit_status_updater.go
+++ b/server/events/commit_status_updater.go
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ func (d *DefaultCommitStatusUpdater) UpdateCombined(repo models.Repo, pull model
 	var descripWords string
 	switch status {
 	case models.PendingCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "in progress..."
+		descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "in progress...")
 	case models.FailedCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "failed."
+		descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "failed.")
 	case models.SuccessCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "succeeded."
+		descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "succeeded.")
 	}
-	descrip := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", cases.Title(language.English).String(cmdName.String()), descripWords)
-	return d.Client.UpdateStatus(repo, pull, status, src, descrip, "")
+	return d.Client.UpdateStatus(repo, pull, status, src, descripWords, "")
 }
 
 func (d *DefaultCommitStatusUpdater) UpdateCombinedCount(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest, status models.CommitStatus, cmdName command.Name, numSuccess int, numTotal int) error {
@@ -86,13 +85,19 @@ func (d *DefaultCommitStatusUpdater) UpdateProject(ctx command.ProjectContext, c
 	var descripWords string
 	switch status {
 	case models.PendingCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "in progress..."
+		descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "in progress...")
 	case models.FailedCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "failed."
+		descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "failed.")
 	case models.SuccessCommitStatus:
-		descripWords = "succeeded."
+		if ctx.CommandResult.PlanSuccess != nil {
+			descripWords = ctx.CommandResult.PlanSuccess.Summary()
+		} else {
+			descripWords = genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName.String(), "succeeded.")
+		}
 	}
+	return d.Client.UpdateStatus(ctx.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull, status, src, descripWords, url)
+}
 
-	descrip := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", cases.Title(language.English).String(cmdName.String()), descripWords)
-	return d.Client.UpdateStatus(ctx.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull, status, src, descrip, url)
+func genProjectStatusDescription(cmdName, description string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", cases.Title(language.English).String(cmdName), description)
 }
diff --git a/server/events/project_command_runner.go b/server/events/project_command_runner.go
index 246fdae701..bbf570de2b 100644
--- a/server/events/project_command_runner.go
+++ b/server/events/project_command_runner.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (p *ProjectOutputWrapper) updateProjectPRStatus(commandName command.Name, c
 
 	// ensures we are differentiating between project level command and overall command
 	result := execute(ctx)
+	ctx.CommandResult = result
 
 	if result.Error != nil || result.Failure != "" {
 		if err := p.JobURLSetter.SetJobURLWithStatus(ctx, commandName, models.FailedCommitStatus); err != nil {