diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
index df7184c0c1cb..b428bbc3f56e 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
+	exitCodeToHTTPCode = map[int]int{
+		// exit code 26 corresponds to insufficient storage
+		26: 507,
+	}
+
 	codeNames = map[int]string{
 		100: "Starting",
 		101: "Pausing",
@@ -442,14 +447,18 @@ func readEventLog(name string) ([]cloudevents.Event, time.Time, error) {
 
 // clusterState converts Status structs into a ClusterState struct
 func clusterState(sts []*Status) ClusterState {
-	sc := statusCode(sts[0].Host)
+	statusName := sts[0].APIServer
+	if sts[0].Host == codeNames[InsufficientStorage] {
+		statusName = sts[0].Host
+	}
+	sc := statusCode(statusName)
 	cs := ClusterState{
 		BinaryVersion: version.GetVersion(),
 
 		BaseState: BaseState{
 			Name:         ClusterFlagValue(),
 			StatusCode:   sc,
-			StatusName:   sts[0].Host,
+			StatusName:   statusName,
 			StatusDetail: codeDetails[sc],
 		},
 
@@ -533,6 +542,9 @@ func clusterState(sts []*Status) ClusterState {
 				glog.Errorf("unable to convert exit code to int: %v", err)
 				continue
 			}
+			if val, ok := exitCodeToHTTPCode[exitCode]; ok {
+				exitCode = val
+			}
 			transientCode = exitCode
 			for _, n := range cs.Nodes {
 				n.StatusCode = transientCode
diff --git a/test/integration/status_test.go b/test/integration/status_test.go
index 15b8a702f899..9980d0a4c6b1 100644
--- a/test/integration/status_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/status_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestInsufficientStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// make sure 'minikube status' has correct output
-	stdout := runStatusCmd(ctx, t, profile)
+	stdout := runStatusCmd(ctx, t, profile, true)
 	verifyClusterState(t, stdout)
 
 	// try deleting events.json and make sure this still works
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ func TestInsufficientStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os.Remove(eventsFile); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("removing %s", eventsFile)
 	}
-	stdout = runStatusCmd(ctx, t, profile)
+	stdout = runStatusCmd(ctx, t, profile, true)
 	verifyClusterState(t, stdout)
 }
 
 // runStatusCmd runs the status command and returns stdout
-func runStatusCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) []byte {
+func runStatusCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string, increaseEnv bool) []byte {
 	// make sure minikube status shows insufficient storage
 	c := exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "status", "-p", profile, "--output=json", "--layout=cluster")
 	// artificially set /var to 100% capacity
-	c.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("%s=100", constants.TestDiskUsedEnv))
+	if increaseEnv {
+		c.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("%s=100", constants.TestDiskUsedEnv))
+	}
 	rr, err := Run(t, c)
 	// status exits non-0 if status isn't Running
 	if err == nil {
@@ -96,3 +98,41 @@ func verifyClusterState(t *testing.T, contents []byte) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPauseStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	// run start
+	profile := UniqueProfileName("pause-status")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), Minutes(5))
+	defer Cleanup(t, profile, cancel)
+
+	startArgs := []string{"start", "-p", profile, "--output=json", "--wait=true"}
+	startArgs = append(startArgs, StartArgs()...)
+	c := exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), startArgs...)
+
+	rr, err := Run(t, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("minikube start failed %v\n%v", rr.Command(), err)
+	}
+
+	// run pause
+	pauseArgs := []string{"pause", "-p", profile}
+	c = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), pauseArgs...)
+	rr, err = Run(t, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("minikube pause failed %v\n%v", rr.Command(), err)
+	}
+
+	// run status
+	statusOutput := runStatusCmd(context.Background(), t, profile, false)
+	var cs cmd.ClusterState
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(statusOutput, &cs); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshalling: %v", err)
+	}
+	// verify the status looks as we expect
+	if cs.StatusCode != cmd.Paused {
+		t.Fatalf("incorrect status code: %v", cs.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if cs.StatusName != "Paused" {
+		t.Fatalf("incorrect status name: %v", cs.StatusName)
+	}
+}