diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
index c64dfa71b1066..b455054efe3bf 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ event_impl::get_info<info::event::command_execution_status>() const {
     return get_event_info<info::event::command_execution_status>::get(
         this->getHandleRef(), this->getPlugin());
   }
-  return info::event_command_status::complete;
+  return MHostEvent && MState.load() != HES_Complete
+             ? sycl::info::event_command_status::submitted
+             : info::event_command_status::complete;
 }
 
 static uint64_t getTimestamp() {