diff --git a/pkg/runtime/reconciler.go b/pkg/runtime/reconciler.go
index e8b122e..8dec793 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/reconciler.go
@@ -263,6 +263,17 @@ func (r *resourceReconciler) createResource(
 	if err != nil {
 		return latest, err
 	}
+
+	rlog.Enter("rm.ReadOne")
+	observed, err := rm.ReadOne(ctx, latest)
+	rlog.Exit("rm.ReadOne", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return latest, err
+	}
+
+	// Take the status from the latest ReadOne
+	latest.SetStatus(observed)
+
 	// Ensure that we are patching any changes to the annotations/metadata and
 	// the Spec that may have been set by the resource manager's successful
 	// Create call above.
diff --git a/pkg/types/aws_resource.go b/pkg/types/aws_resource.go
index b31f7c8..0690e56 100644
--- a/pkg/types/aws_resource.go
+++ b/pkg/types/aws_resource.go
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ type AWSResource interface {
 	// SetIdentifiers will set the the Spec or Status field that represents the
 	// identifier for the resource.
 	SetIdentifiers(*ackv1alpha1.AWSIdentifiers) error
+	// SetStatus will set the Status field for the resource
+	SetStatus(AWSResource)
 }