diff --git a/lib/rapi/client.py b/lib/rapi/client.py
index ab52f7d2fdf916aefbb6da11aa057c7529d99799..2e42116ea7b0e0a284fb20f73913e1d3c750e30c 100644
--- a/lib/rapi/client.py
+++ b/lib/rapi/client.py
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ NODE_ROLE_MASTER = "master"
 NODE_ROLE_OFFLINE = "offline"
 NODE_ROLE_REGULAR = "regular"
 
+JOB_STATUS_QUEUED = "queued"
+JOB_STATUS_WAITLOCK = "waiting"
+JOB_STATUS_CANCELING = "canceling"
+JOB_STATUS_RUNNING = "running"
+JOB_STATUS_CANCELED = "canceled"
+JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS = "success"
+JOB_STATUS_ERROR = "error"
+JOB_STATUS_FINALIZED = frozenset([
+  JOB_STATUS_CANCELED,
+  JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS,
+  JOB_STATUS_ERROR,
+  ])
+JOB_STATUS_ALL = frozenset([
+  JOB_STATUS_QUEUED,
+  JOB_STATUS_WAITLOCK,
+  JOB_STATUS_CANCELING,
+  JOB_STATUS_RUNNING,
+  ]) | JOB_STATUS_FINALIZED
+
 # Internal constants
 _REQ_DATA_VERSION_FIELD = "__version__"
 _INST_CREATE_REQV1 = "instance-create-reqv1"
diff --git a/test/ganeti.rapi.client_unittest.py b/test/ganeti.rapi.client_unittest.py
index 2cd1e8d0d6dc041dac5b5616e0bcd4401d6ca3ac..b5f7050b29cabbb00798eb440584adb89c918d0b 100755
--- a/test/ganeti.rapi.client_unittest.py
+++ b/test/ganeti.rapi.client_unittest.py
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ class TestConstants(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(client._INST_CREATE_REQV1, rlib2._INST_CREATE_REQV1)
     self.assertEqual(client._INST_REINSTALL_REQV1, rlib2._INST_REINSTALL_REQV1)
     self.assertEqual(client._INST_NIC_PARAMS, constants.INIC_PARAMS)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_QUEUED, constants.JOB_STATUS_QUEUED)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_WAITLOCK, constants.JOB_STATUS_WAITLOCK)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_CANCELING,
+                     constants.JOB_STATUS_CANCELING)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_RUNNING, constants.JOB_STATUS_RUNNING)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_CANCELED, constants.JOB_STATUS_CANCELED)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS, constants.JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_ERROR, constants.JOB_STATUS_ERROR)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_FINALIZED, constants.JOBS_FINALIZED)
+    self.assertEqual(client.JOB_STATUS_ALL, constants.JOB_STATUS_ALL)
 
 
 class RapiMockTest(unittest.TestCase):