diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/foundation/github_checks_util.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/foundation/github_checks_util.dart
index f5026ad9e..e1085482e 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/foundation/github_checks_util.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/foundation/github_checks_util.dart
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class GithubChecksUtil {
     String name, {
     github.CheckRunOutput? output,
     github.CheckRunConclusion? conclusion,
+    github.CheckRunStatus status = github.CheckRunStatus.queued,
     String? detailsUrl,
   }) async {
     const r = RetryOptions(maxAttempts: 3, delayFactor: Duration(seconds: 2));
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ class GithubChecksUtil {
           name,
           output: output,
           conclusion: conclusion,
+          status: status,
           detailsUrl: detailsUrl,
         );
       },
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ class GithubChecksUtil {
     String name, {
     github.CheckRunOutput? output,
     github.CheckRunConclusion? conclusion,
+    github.CheckRunStatus status = github.CheckRunStatus.queued,
     String? detailsUrl,
   }) async {
     final gitHubClient = await config.createGitHubClient(slug: slug);
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ class GithubChecksUtil {
       headSha: sha,
       output: output,
       conclusion: conclusion,
+      status: status,
       detailsUrl: detailsUrl,
     );
   }
diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
index 4bad36f10..af9202284 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ class LuciBuildService {
                 title: Config.kPresubmitCheckName,
                 summary: Scheduler.kPresubmitCheckDescription,
               ),
+              status: CheckRunStatus.inProgress,
               detailsUrl: checkRun.detailsUrl,
             );
           }
diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
index 6f7c5ac46..262425a29 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/service/scheduler.dart
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Scheduler {
   /// This description appears next to the Github check run in the pull request
   /// and merge queue UI.
   static const String kPresubmitCheckDescription =
-      'The presubmit check is a GitHub check that prevents a PR from being '
+      'The Presubmit check is a GitHub check that prevents a PR from being '
       'merged or enqueued before it is ready. It becomes green automatically '
       'when all tests pass. It will fail if at least one job is failed and '
       'reset to in-progress when all the failed jobs are retried. If it fails, '
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@ $s
           title: Config.kPresubmitCheckName,
           summary: kPresubmitCheckDescription,
         ),
+        status: CheckRunStatus.inProgress,
         detailsUrl: detailsUrl,
       );
     }
diff --git a/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service/schedule_try_builds_test.dart b/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service/schedule_try_builds_test.dart
index 7e829fd61..266af4350 100644
--- a/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service/schedule_try_builds_test.dart
+++ b/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service/schedule_try_builds_test.dart
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ void main() {
             any,
             output: anyNamed('output'),
             conclusion: anyNamed('conclusion'),
+            status: anyNamed('status'),
             detailsUrl: anyNamed('detailsUrl'),
           ),
         ).thenAnswer(
@@ -720,6 +721,7 @@ void main() {
               title: Config.kPresubmitCheckName,
               summary: Scheduler.kPresubmitCheckDescription,
             ),
+            status: CheckRunStatus.inProgress,
             detailsUrl: checkRunGuard.detailsUrl,
           ),
         ).called(1);
@@ -797,6 +799,7 @@ void main() {
             Config.kPresubmitCheckName,
             output: anyNamed('output'),
             conclusion: anyNamed('conclusion'),
+            status: anyNamed('status'),
             detailsUrl: anyNamed('detailsUrl'),
           ),
         );
diff --git a/app_dart/test/service/scheduler_test.dart b/app_dart/test/service/scheduler_test.dart
index ac510e1e7..1af35c7a1 100644
--- a/app_dart/test/service/scheduler_test.dart
+++ b/app_dart/test/service/scheduler_test.dart
@@ -2040,6 +2040,7 @@ targets:
               any,
               output: anyNamed('output'),
               conclusion: anyNamed('conclusion'),
+              status: anyNamed('status'),
               detailsUrl: anyNamed('detailsUrl'),
             ),
           ).thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) async {
@@ -2066,6 +2067,7 @@ targets:
               Config.kPresubmitCheckName,
               output: anyNamed('output'),
               conclusion: anyNamed('conclusion'),
+              status: CheckRunStatus.inProgress,
               detailsUrl: anyNamed('detailsUrl'),
             ),
           );
diff --git a/packages/cocoon_integration_test/lib/src/utilities/mocks.mocks.dart b/packages/cocoon_integration_test/lib/src/utilities/mocks.mocks.dart
index ab1200d06..c63f597be 100644
--- a/packages/cocoon_integration_test/lib/src/utilities/mocks.mocks.dart
+++ b/packages/cocoon_integration_test/lib/src/utilities/mocks.mocks.dart
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ class MockGithubChecksUtil extends _i1.Mock implements _i10.GithubChecksUtil {
     String? name, {
     _i7.CheckRunOutput? output,
     _i7.CheckRunConclusion? conclusion,
+    _i7.CheckRunStatus? status = _i7.CheckRunStatus.queued,
     String? detailsUrl,
   }) =>
       (super.noSuchMethod(
@@ -2103,6 +2104,7 @@ class MockGithubChecksUtil extends _i1.Mock implements _i10.GithubChecksUtil {
               {
                 #output: output,
                 #conclusion: conclusion,
+                #status: status,
                 #detailsUrl: detailsUrl,
               },
             ),
@@ -2115,6 +2117,7 @@ class MockGithubChecksUtil extends _i1.Mock implements _i10.GithubChecksUtil {
                   {
                     #output: output,
                     #conclusion: conclusion,
+                    #status: status,
                     #detailsUrl: detailsUrl,
                   },
                 ),