diff --git a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
index 746e36a9..65515b78 100644
--- a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ ReturnValue_t AcsController::initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool &localD
   // MEKF
   localDataPoolMap.emplace(acsctrl::PoolIds::QUAT_MEKF, &quatMekf);
   localDataPoolMap.emplace(acsctrl::PoolIds::SAT_ROT_RATE_MEKF, &satRotRateMekf);
+  localDataPoolMap.emplace(acsctrl::PoolIds::MEKF_STATUS, &mekfStatus);
   poolManager.subscribeForDiagPeriodicPacket({mekfData.getSid(), false, 5.0});
   // Ctrl Values
   localDataPoolMap.emplace(acsctrl::PoolIds::TGT_QUAT, &tgtQuat);
diff --git a/mission/controller/AcsController.h b/mission/controller/AcsController.h
index 99309de5..715baef4 100644
--- a/mission/controller/AcsController.h
+++ b/mission/controller/AcsController.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class AcsController : public ExtendedControllerBase, public ReceivesParameterMes
   acsctrl::MekfData mekfData;
   PoolEntry<double> quatMekf = PoolEntry<double>(4);
   PoolEntry<double> satRotRateMekf = PoolEntry<double>(3);
+  PoolEntry<uint8_t> mekfStatus = PoolEntry<uint8_t>();
 
   // Ctrl Values
   acsctrl::CtrlValData ctrlValData;
diff --git a/mission/controller/controllerdefinitions/AcsCtrlDefinitions.h b/mission/controller/controllerdefinitions/AcsCtrlDefinitions.h
index 71158868..0675262c 100644
--- a/mission/controller/controllerdefinitions/AcsCtrlDefinitions.h
+++ b/mission/controller/controllerdefinitions/AcsCtrlDefinitions.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ enum PoolIds : lp_id_t {
   // MEKF
   SAT_ROT_RATE_MEKF,
   QUAT_MEKF,
+  MEKF_STATUS,
   // Ctrl Values
   TGT_QUAT,
   ERROR_QUAT,
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ class MekfData : public StaticLocalDataSet<MEKF_SET_ENTRIES> {
 
   lp_vec_t<double, 4> quatMekf = lp_vec_t<double, 4>(sid.objectId, QUAT_MEKF, this);
   lp_vec_t<double, 3> satRotRateMekf = lp_vec_t<double, 3>(sid.objectId, SAT_ROT_RATE_MEKF, this);
+  lp_var_t<uint8_t> mekfStatus = lp_var_t<uint8_t>(sid.objectId, MEKF_STATUS, this);
 
  private:
 };