diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Status.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Status.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e78251e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Status.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package App::Netdisco::Backend::Status;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Moo;
+use namespace::clean;
+
+foreach my $slot (qw/
+      done
+      error
+      defer
+      message
+    /) {
+
+  has $slot => (
+    is => 'rw',
+  );
+}
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+=head2 ok
+
+Returns true if C<done> is true and C<error> and C<defer> have not been set.
+
+=cut
+
+sub ok { return ($_[0]->done and not $_[0]->error and not $_[0]->defer) }
+
+=head2 not_ok
+
+Returns the logical inversion of C<ok>.
+
+=cut
+
+sub not_ok { return (not $_[0]->ok) }
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Util.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Util.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index a957d5e6..00000000
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Backend/Util.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package App::Netdisco::Backend::Util;
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-# support utilities for Backend Actions
-
-use base 'Exporter';
-our @EXPORT = ();
-our @EXPORT_OK = qw/ job_done job_error job_defer /;
-our %EXPORT_TAGS = (all => \@EXPORT_OK);
-
-sub job_done  { return ('done',  shift) }
-sub job_error { return ('error', shift) }
-sub job_defer { return ('defer', shift) }
-
-1;