diff --git a/cmd/crioctl/container.go b/cmd/crioctl/container.go
index 7788d547..86b96d43 100644
--- a/cmd/crioctl/container.go
+++ b/cmd/crioctl/container.go
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ func ContainerStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID string) error {
 	ftm := time.Unix(0, r.Status.FinishedAt)
 	fmt.Printf("Finished: %v\n", ftm)
 	fmt.Printf("Exit Code: %v\n", r.Status.ExitCode)
+	fmt.Printf("Reason: %v\n", r.Status.Reason)
 	if r.Status.Image != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Image: %v\n", r.Status.Image.Image)
 	}
diff --git a/oci/container.go b/oci/container.go
index 9ffa13ca..03534cf8 100644
--- a/oci/container.go
+++ b/oci/container.go
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ type Container struct {
 // ContainerState represents the status of a container.
 type ContainerState struct {
 	specs.State
-	Created  time.Time `json:"created"`
-	Started  time.Time `json:"started,omitempty"`
-	Finished time.Time `json:"finished,omitempty"`
-	ExitCode int32     `json:"exitCode,omitempty"`
+	Created   time.Time `json:"created"`
+	Started   time.Time `json:"started,omitempty"`
+	Finished  time.Time `json:"finished,omitempty"`
+	ExitCode  int32     `json:"exitCode,omitempty"`
+	OOMKilled bool      `json:"oomKilled,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // NewContainer creates a container object.
diff --git a/oci/oci.go b/oci/oci.go
index 85841f1d..c099bc3c 100644
--- a/oci/oci.go
+++ b/oci/oci.go
@@ -552,6 +552,11 @@ func (r *Runtime) UpdateStatus(c *Container) error {
 			}
 			c.state.ExitCode = int32(statusCode)
 		}
+
+		oomFilePath := filepath.Join(c.bundlePath, "oom")
+		if _, err = os.Stat(oomFilePath); err == nil {
+			c.state.OOMKilled = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/server/container_status.go b/server/container_status.go
index d2a500d3..fc8c18ce 100644
--- a/server/container_status.go
+++ b/server/container_status.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func (s *Server) ContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatusReq
 		finished := cState.Finished.UnixNano()
 		resp.Status.FinishedAt = finished
 		resp.Status.ExitCode = cState.ExitCode
+		if cState.OOMKilled {
+			resp.Status.Reason = "OOMKilled"
+		}
 	}
 
 	resp.Status.State = rStatus