diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
index 89824896..c4d3ab23 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
@@ -1703,7 +1703,18 @@ func (r *ConfigurationPolicyReconciler) handleSingleObj(
 			var uid string
 			completed, reason, msg, uid, err := r.enforceByCreatingOrDeleting(obj)
 
-			result.events = append(result.events, objectTmplEvalEvent{completed, reason, msg})
+			hasStatus := false
+			if tmplObj, err := unmarshalFromJSON(objectT.ObjectDefinition.Raw); err == nil {
+				_, hasStatus = tmplObj.Object["status"]
+			}
+
+			if completed && hasStatus {
+				msg += ", the status of the object will be verified in the next evaluation"
+				reason += ", status unchecked"
+				result.events = append(result.events, objectTmplEvalEvent{false, reason, msg})
+			} else {
+				result.events = append(result.events, objectTmplEvalEvent{completed, reason, msg})
+			}
 
 			if err != nil {
 				// violation created for handling error
diff --git a/test/e2e/case34_enforce_w_status_test.go b/test/e2e/case34_enforce_w_status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1c556b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/case34_enforce_w_status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+// Copyright Contributors to the Open Cluster Management project
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"open-cluster-management.io/config-policy-controller/test/utils"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Test compliance events of enforced policies that define a status", Ordered, func() {
+	const (
+		rsrcPath      = "../resources/case34_enforce_w_status/"
+		policyYAML    = rsrcPath + "policy.yaml"
+		policyName    = "case34-parent"
+		cfgPlcYAML    = rsrcPath + "config-policy.yaml"
+		updatedCfgPlc = rsrcPath + "config-policy-updated.yaml"
+		cfgPlcName    = "case34-cfgpol"
+		nestedPlcYAML = rsrcPath + "nested-cfgpol-updated.yaml"
+		nestedPlcName = "case34-cfgpol-nested"
+	)
+
+	It("Should have the expected events", func() {
+		By("Setting up the policy")
+		createConfigPolicyWithParent(policyYAML, policyName, cfgPlcYAML)
+
+		By("Checking there is a NonCompliant event on the policy")
+		Eventually(func() interface{} {
+			return utils.GetMatchingEvents(clientManaged, testNamespace,
+				policyName, cfgPlcName, "^NonCompliant;", defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		}, defaultTimeoutSeconds, 5).ShouldNot(BeEmpty())
+
+		By("Checking there are no Compliant events on the policy")
+		Consistently(func() interface{} {
+			return utils.GetMatchingEvents(clientManaged, testNamespace,
+				policyName, cfgPlcName, "^Compliant;", defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		}, defaultTimeoutSeconds, 5).Should(BeEmpty())
+
+		By("Updating the policy")
+		utils.Kubectl("apply", "-f", updatedCfgPlc, "-n", testNamespace)
+
+		By("Checking there are no Compliant events created during the update flow")
+		Consistently(func() interface{} {
+			return utils.GetMatchingEvents(clientManaged, testNamespace,
+				policyName, cfgPlcName, "^Compliant;", defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		}, defaultTimeoutSeconds, 5).Should(BeEmpty())
+
+		By("Updating the nested policy to increment its generation")
+		utils.Kubectl("apply", "-f", nestedPlcYAML, "-n", testNamespace)
+		nestedPlc := utils.GetWithTimeout(clientManagedDynamic, gvrConfigPolicy,
+			nestedPlcName, testNamespace, true, defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		Expect(nestedPlc.GetGeneration()).To(BeNumerically("==", 3))
+
+		By("Checking there is now a Compliant event on the policy")
+		Eventually(func() interface{} {
+			return utils.GetMatchingEvents(clientManaged, testNamespace,
+				policyName, cfgPlcName, "^Compliant;", defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		}, defaultTimeoutSeconds, 5).ShouldNot(BeEmpty())
+	})
+
+	AfterAll(func() {
+		utils.Kubectl("delete", "policy", policyName, "-n", "managed", "--ignore-not-found")
+		configPlc := utils.GetWithTimeout(clientManagedDynamic, gvrConfigPolicy,
+			cfgPlcName, "managed", false, defaultTimeoutSeconds,
+		)
+		Expect(configPlc).To(BeNil())
+		utils.Kubectl("delete", "configurationpolicy", nestedPlcName, "-n", "managed", "--ignore-not-found")
+		nestedPlc := utils.GetWithTimeout(clientManagedDynamic, gvrConfigPolicy,
+			nestedPlcName, "managed", false, defaultTimeoutSeconds,
+		)
+		Expect(nestedPlc).To(BeNil())
+		utils.Kubectl("delete", "event", "--field-selector=involvedObject.name="+policyName, "-n", "managed")
+		utils.Kubectl("delete", "event", "--field-selector=involvedObject.name="+cfgPlcName, "-n", "managed")
+		utils.Kubectl("delete", "event", "--field-selector=involvedObject.name="+nestedPlcName, "-n", "managed")
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy-updated.yaml b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy-updated.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b2002de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy-updated.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: case34-cfgpol
+spec:
+  remediationAction: enforce
+  severity: low
+  object-templates:
+    - complianceType: musthave
+      objectDefinition:
+        apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+        kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+        metadata:
+          name: case34-cfgpol-nested
+          namespace: managed
+        spec:
+          remediationAction: inform
+          severity: low
+          object-templates:
+            - complianceType: musthave
+              objectDefinition:
+                apiVersion: v1
+                kind: Namespace
+                metadata:
+                  name: default
+        status:
+          lastEvaluatedGeneration: 3
diff --git a/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy.yaml b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28f21874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/config-policy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: case34-cfgpol
+  ownerReferences:
+  - apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+    blockOwnerDeletion: false
+    controller: true
+    kind: Policy
+    name: case34-parent
+    uid: 08bae967-4262-498a-84e9-d1f0e321b41e # to be replaced!
+spec:
+  remediationAction: enforce
+  severity: low
+  object-templates:
+    - complianceType: musthave
+      objectDefinition:
+        apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+        kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+        metadata:
+          name: case34-cfgpol-nested
+          namespace: managed
+        spec:
+          remediationAction: inform
+          object-templates:
+            - complianceType: musthave
+              objectDefinition:
+                apiVersion: v1
+                kind: Namespace
+                metadata:
+                  name: default
+        status:
+          lastEvaluatedGeneration: 3
diff --git a/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/nested-cfgpol-updated.yaml b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/nested-cfgpol-updated.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a979031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/nested-cfgpol-updated.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: case34-cfgpol-nested
+spec:
+  remediationAction: inform
+  severity: high # updated field!
+  object-templates:
+    - complianceType: musthave
+      objectDefinition:
+        apiVersion: v1
+        kind: Namespace
+        metadata:
+          name: default
diff --git a/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/policy.yaml b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/policy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec8c283e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/case34_enforce_w_status/policy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: Policy
+metadata:
+  name: case34-parent
+spec:
+  disabled: false
+  remediationAction: enforce
+  policy-templates:
+    - objectDefinition:
+        apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+        kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+        metadata:
+          name: case34-cfgpol
+        spec:
+          remediationAction: enforce
+          object-templates:
+            - complianceType: musthave
+              objectDefinition:
+                apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+                kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+                metadata:
+                  name: case34-cfgpol-nested
+                  namespace: managed
+                spec:
+                  remediationAction: inform
+                  object-templates:
+                    - complianceType: musthave
+                      objectDefinition:
+                        apiVersion: v1
+                        kind: Namespace
+                        metadata:
+                          name: default
+                status:
+                  lastEvaluatedGeneration: 3