diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c b/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
index 6f6343c..27f2e5f 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "bootutil/fault_injection_hardening.h"
 #include "bootutil/ramload.h"
 #include "bootutil/boot_hooks.h"
+#include "bootutil/mcuboot_status.h"
 
 #ifdef MCUBOOT_ENC_IMAGES
 #include "bootutil/enc_key.h"
@@ -1998,6 +1999,9 @@
     }
 #endif
 
+    /* Trigger status change callback with upgrading status */
+    mcuboot_status_change(MCUBOOT_STATUS_UPGRADING);
+
     /* Iterate over all the images. At this point there are no aborted swaps
      * and the swap types are determined for each image. By the end of the loop
      * all required update operations will have been finished.