diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/NoOpProvider.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/NoOpProvider.kt
index 5f965840..fcbba651 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/NoOpProvider.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/NoOpProvider.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class NoOpProvider(override val hooks: List<Hook<*>> = listOf()) : FeatureProvid
 
     override fun observe(): Flow<OpenFeatureEvents> = flowOf()
 
-    override fun isProviderReady(): Boolean = true
+    override fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents = OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady
 
     data class NoOpProviderMetadata(override val name: String?) : ProviderMetadata
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/async/Extensions.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/async/Extensions.kt
index d27b78d2..af049766 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/async/Extensions.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/async/Extensions.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import dev.openfeature.sdk.FeatureProvider
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.OpenFeatureAPI
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.OpenFeatureClient
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.OpenFeatureEvents
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.isProviderReady
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.observe
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/EventHandler.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/EventHandler.kt
index 7f1bc5ca..24141460 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/EventHandler.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/EventHandler.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.openfeature.sdk.events
 
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.FeatureProvider
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -15,9 +16,12 @@ interface EventObserver {
 }
 
 interface ProviderStatus {
-    fun isProviderReady(): Boolean
+    fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents
 }
 
+fun FeatureProvider.isProviderReady(): Boolean =
+    getProviderStatus() == OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady
+
 interface EventsPublisher {
     fun publish(event: OpenFeatureEvents)
 }
@@ -25,22 +29,25 @@ interface EventsPublisher {
 inline fun <reified T : OpenFeatureEvents> EventObserver.observe() = observe()
     .filterIsInstance<T>()
 
-class EventHandler(dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher) : EventObserver, EventsPublisher, ProviderStatus {
+class EventHandler(dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher) :
+    EventObserver,
+    EventsPublisher,
+    ProviderStatus {
     private val sharedFlow: MutableSharedFlow<OpenFeatureEvents> = MutableSharedFlow()
-    private val isProviderReady = MutableStateFlow(false)
+    private val currentStatus: MutableStateFlow<OpenFeatureEvents> =
+        MutableStateFlow(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderShutDown)
     private val job = Job()
     private val coroutineScope = CoroutineScope(job + dispatcher)
 
     init {
         coroutineScope.launch {
             sharedFlow.collect {
+                currentStatus.value = it
                 when (it) {
-                    is OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady -> isProviderReady.value = true
-                    is OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderStale -> isProviderReady.value = false
                     is OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderShutDown -> {
-                        isProviderReady.value = false
                         job.cancelChildren()
                     }
+
                     else -> {
                         // do nothing
                     }
@@ -57,7 +64,5 @@ class EventHandler(dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher) : EventObserver, EventsPubli
 
     override fun observe(): Flow<OpenFeatureEvents> = sharedFlow
 
-    override fun isProviderReady(): Boolean {
-        return isProviderReady.value
-    }
+    override fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents = currentStatus.value
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/OpenFeatureEvents.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/OpenFeatureEvents.kt
index 90a1a8ce..5515ae36 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/OpenFeatureEvents.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/events/OpenFeatureEvents.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package dev.openfeature.sdk.events
 
-sealed class OpenFeatureEvents {
-    object ProviderReady : OpenFeatureEvents()
-    data class ProviderError(val error: Throwable) : OpenFeatureEvents()
-    object ProviderStale : OpenFeatureEvents()
-    object ProviderShutDown : OpenFeatureEvents()
+sealed interface OpenFeatureEvents {
+    object ProviderReady : OpenFeatureEvents
+    data class ProviderError(val error: Throwable) : OpenFeatureEvents
+    object ProviderStale : OpenFeatureEvents
+    object ProviderShutDown : OpenFeatureEvents
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsHandlerTest.kt b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsHandlerTest.kt
index 91145cdc..7116cd28 100644
--- a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsHandlerTest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import dev.openfeature.sdk.async.observeProviderReady
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.async.toAsync
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.EventHandler
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.OpenFeatureEvents
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.isProviderReady
 import dev.openfeature.sdk.events.observe
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class EventsHandlerTest {
 
         OpenFeatureAPI.setProvider(
             mock {
-                on { isProviderReady() } doReturn provider.isProviderReady()
+                on { getProviderStatus() } doReturn provider.getProviderStatus()
                 on { observeProviderReady() } doReturn provider.observeProviderReady()
             }
         )
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ class EventsHandlerTest {
 
         OpenFeatureAPI.setProvider(
             mock {
-                on { isProviderReady() } doReturn provider.isProviderReady()
+                on { getProviderStatus() } doReturn provider.getProviderStatus()
                 on { observeProviderReady() } doReturn provider.observeProviderReady()
             }
         )
@@ -253,4 +254,33 @@ class EventsHandlerTest {
         job.join()
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("text1"), resultTexts)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun accessing_status_from_provider_works() = runTest {
+        val dispatcher = UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)
+        val eventHandler = EventHandler(dispatcher)
+        val provider = TestFeatureProvider(dispatcher, eventHandler)
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderShutDown, provider.getProviderStatus())
+
+        provider.emitReady()
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady, provider.getProviderStatus())
+
+        provider.emitStale()
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderStale, provider.getProviderStatus())
+
+        val illegalStateException = IllegalStateException("test")
+        provider.emitError(illegalStateException)
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+            OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderError(illegalStateException),
+            provider.getProviderStatus()
+        )
+
+        provider.shutdown()
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderShutDown, provider.getProviderStatus())
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TestFeatureProvider.kt b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TestFeatureProvider.kt
index 665cfb9c..fd6ea1fa 100644
--- a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TestFeatureProvider.kt
+++ b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TestFeatureProvider.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TestFeatureProvider(
     }
 
     override fun shutdown() {
-        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+        eventHandler.publish(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderShutDown)
     }
 
     override fun onContextSet(oldContext: EvaluationContext?, newContext: EvaluationContext) {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestFeatureProvider(
 
     override fun observe() = eventHandler.observe()
 
-    override fun isProviderReady(): Boolean = eventHandler.isProviderReady()
+    override fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents = eventHandler.getProviderStatus()
 
     fun emitReady() {
         eventHandler.publish(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady)
@@ -76,4 +76,8 @@ class TestFeatureProvider(
     fun emitStale() {
         eventHandler.publish(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderStale)
     }
+
+    fun emitError(exception: Exception) {
+        eventHandler.publish(OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderError(exception))
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/AlwaysBrokenProvider.kt b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/AlwaysBrokenProvider.kt
index 16602203..27f484e4 100644
--- a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/AlwaysBrokenProvider.kt
+++ b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/AlwaysBrokenProvider.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import dev.openfeature.sdk.exceptions.OpenFeatureError.FlagNotFoundError
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
 
-class AlwaysBrokenProvider(override var hooks: List<Hook<*>> = listOf(), override var metadata: ProviderMetadata = AlwaysBrokenProviderMetadata()) :
+class AlwaysBrokenProvider(
+    override var hooks: List<Hook<*>> = listOf(),
+    override var metadata: ProviderMetadata = AlwaysBrokenProviderMetadata()
+) :
     FeatureProvider {
     override fun initialize(initialContext: EvaluationContext?) {
         // no-op
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ class AlwaysBrokenProvider(override var hooks: List<Hook<*>> = listOf(), overrid
 
     override fun observe(): Flow<OpenFeatureEvents> = flow { }
 
-    override fun isProviderReady(): Boolean = true
+    override fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents =
+        OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderError(FlagNotFoundError("test"))
 
     class AlwaysBrokenProviderMetadata(override val name: String? = "test") : ProviderMetadata
 }
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diff --git a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/DoSomethingProvider.kt b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/DoSomethingProvider.kt
index 8373d4a5..72da3bc5 100644
--- a/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/DoSomethingProvider.kt
+++ b/android/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/helpers/DoSomethingProvider.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class DoSomethingProvider(
 
     override fun observe(): Flow<OpenFeatureEvents> = flowOf()
 
-    override fun isProviderReady(): Boolean = true
+    override fun getProviderStatus(): OpenFeatureEvents = OpenFeatureEvents.ProviderReady
 
     class DoSomethingProviderMetadata(override val name: String? = "something") : ProviderMetadata
 }
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