diff --git a/pkg/apis/controller/experiments/v1alpha3/experiment_types.go b/pkg/apis/controller/experiments/v1alpha3/experiment_types.go
index 90beed89322..a82f8dae499 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/controller/experiments/v1alpha3/experiment_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/controller/experiments/v1alpha3/experiment_types.go
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ type ExperimentStatus struct {
 	TrialsRunning int32 `json:"trialsRunning,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// OptimalTrial is the metrics and assignments of the best trial.
 type OptimalTrial struct {
+	// BestTrialName is the name of the best trial.
+	BestTrialName string `json:"bestTrialName"`
 	// Key-value pairs for hyperparameters and assignment values.
 	ParameterAssignments []common.ParameterAssignment `json:"parameterAssignments"`
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1alpha3/experiment/util/status_util.go b/pkg/controller.v1alpha3/experiment/util/status_util.go
index 4e4b820d017..09b08736dbf 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1alpha3/experiment/util/status_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1alpha3/experiment/util/status_util.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func updateTrialsSummary(instance *experimentsv1alpha3.Experiment, trials *trial
 	if bestTrialIndex != -1 {
 		bestTrial := trials.Items[bestTrialIndex]
 
+		instance.Status.CurrentOptimalTrial.BestTrialName = bestTrial.Name
 		instance.Status.CurrentOptimalTrial.ParameterAssignments = []commonv1alpha3.ParameterAssignment{}
 		for _, parameterAssigment := range bestTrial.Spec.ParameterAssignments {
 			instance.Status.CurrentOptimalTrial.ParameterAssignments = append(instance.Status.CurrentOptimalTrial.ParameterAssignments, parameterAssigment)