diff --git a/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml b/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
index 20f9bcbb..01c289fc 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ processors:
         statements:
           # convert body to string
           - set(body, body.string)
+  transform/set_status_for_pods:
+    error_mode: ignore
+    log_statements:
+      - context: log
+        statements:
+          - set(resource.attributes["sw.k8s.pod.status"], body["status"]["phase"]) where body["kind"] == "Pod" and body["status"]["phase"] != nil
 
   transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities:
     error_mode: ignore
@@ -325,6 +331,7 @@ service:
         - transform/manifest
         - groupbyattrs/manifest
         - transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities
+        - transform/set_status_for_pods
         - transform/stringify_body
         - resource/manifest
         - swk8sattributes
diff --git a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
index 26c23917..53e79990 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
@@ -376,6 +376,13 @@ Custom events filter with new syntax:
               or body["kind"] == "PersistentVolume" or body["kind"] == "Pod" or body["kind"]
               == "ReplicaSet" or body["kind"] == "Service" or body["kind"] == "StatefulSet")
               and cache["labels"] != nil
+        transform/set_status_for_pods:
+          error_mode: ignore
+          log_statements:
+          - context: log
+            statements:
+            - set(resource.attributes["sw.k8s.pod.status"], body["status"]["phase"]) where
+              body["kind"] == "Pod" and body["status"]["phase"] != nil
         transform/severity:
           log_statements:
           - context: log
@@ -526,6 +533,7 @@ Custom events filter with new syntax:
             - transform/manifest
             - groupbyattrs/manifest
             - transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities
+            - transform/set_status_for_pods
             - transform/stringify_body
             - resource/manifest
             - swk8sattributes
@@ -920,6 +928,13 @@ Custom events filter with old syntax:
               or body["kind"] == "PersistentVolume" or body["kind"] == "Pod" or body["kind"]
               == "ReplicaSet" or body["kind"] == "Service" or body["kind"] == "StatefulSet")
               and cache["labels"] != nil
+        transform/set_status_for_pods:
+          error_mode: ignore
+          log_statements:
+          - context: log
+            statements:
+            - set(resource.attributes["sw.k8s.pod.status"], body["status"]["phase"]) where
+              body["kind"] == "Pod" and body["status"]["phase"] != nil
         transform/severity:
           log_statements:
           - context: log
@@ -1070,6 +1085,7 @@ Custom events filter with old syntax:
             - transform/manifest
             - groupbyattrs/manifest
             - transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities
+            - transform/set_status_for_pods
             - transform/stringify_body
             - resource/manifest
             - swk8sattributes
@@ -1457,6 +1473,13 @@ Events config should match snapshot when using default values:
               or body["kind"] == "PersistentVolume" or body["kind"] == "Pod" or body["kind"]
               == "ReplicaSet" or body["kind"] == "Service" or body["kind"] == "StatefulSet")
               and cache["labels"] != nil
+        transform/set_status_for_pods:
+          error_mode: ignore
+          log_statements:
+          - context: log
+            statements:
+            - set(resource.attributes["sw.k8s.pod.status"], body["status"]["phase"]) where
+              body["kind"] == "Pod" and body["status"]["phase"] != nil
         transform/severity:
           log_statements:
           - context: log
@@ -1606,6 +1629,7 @@ Events config should match snapshot when using default values:
             - transform/manifest
             - groupbyattrs/manifest
             - transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities
+            - transform/set_status_for_pods
             - transform/stringify_body
             - resource/manifest
             - swk8sattributes
@@ -1993,6 +2017,13 @@ Events config should not contain manifest collection pipeline when disabled:
               or body["kind"] == "PersistentVolume" or body["kind"] == "Pod" or body["kind"]
               == "ReplicaSet" or body["kind"] == "Service" or body["kind"] == "StatefulSet")
               and cache["labels"] != nil
+        transform/set_status_for_pods:
+          error_mode: ignore
+          log_statements:
+          - context: log
+            statements:
+            - set(resource.attributes["sw.k8s.pod.status"], body["status"]["phase"]) where
+              body["kind"] == "Pod" and body["status"]["phase"] != nil
         transform/severity:
           log_statements:
           - context: log
@@ -2082,6 +2113,7 @@ Events config should not contain manifest collection pipeline when disabled:
             - transform/manifest
             - groupbyattrs/manifest
             - transform/set_labels_and_annotations_for_entities
+            - transform/set_status_for_pods
             - transform/stringify_body
             - resource/manifest
             - swk8sattributes