diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/api/commands/default_metadata.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/api/commands/default_metadata.rb
index b9ce83f1a..001074cf9 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/api/commands/default_metadata.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/api/commands/default_metadata.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module LogStash
            :http_address => http_address,
            :id => service.agent.id,
            :name => service.agent.name,
-           :ephemeral_id => service.agent.ephemeral_id}
+           :ephemeral_id => service.agent.ephemeral_id,
+           :status_green => "green"}  # This is hard-coded to mirror x-pack behavior
         end
 
         def host