diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py b/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/origin_save.py
@@ -69,11 +69,17 @@
         :>json string save_task_status: the status of the origin saving task,
             either **not created**, **not yet scheduled**, **scheduled**,
             **succeeded** or **failed**
+        :>json string visit_date: the date (in iso format) of the visit if a visit
+            occurred, null otherwise.
+        :>json string visit_status: the status of the visit, either **full**,
+            **partial**, **not_found** or **failed** if a visit occurred, null
+            otherwise.
 
         :statuscode 200: no error
         :statuscode 400: an invalid visit type or origin url has been provided
         :statuscode 403: the provided origin url is blacklisted
         :statuscode 404: no save requests have been found for a given origin
+
     """
 
     if request.method == "POST":
diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
             if i != len(visit_dates):
                 visit_date = visit_dates[i]
                 visit_status = origin_visits[i]["status"]
-                if origin_visits[i]["status"] not in ("full", "partial", "not_found"):
+                if visit_status not in ("full", "partial", "not_found"):
                     visit_date = None
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@
     """
     visit_date, visit_status = _get_visit_info_for_save_request(save_request)
     save_request.visit_date = visit_date
-    if visit_date and visit_status is not None:
+    save_request.visit_status = visit_status
+    if visit_date and visit_status in ("full", "partial"):
         # visit has been performed, mark the saving task as succeeded
         save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_SUCCEEDED
     elif visit_status in ("created", "ongoing"):
@@ -247,8 +248,8 @@
     if task:
         save_task_status = _save_task_status[task["status"]]
         if task_run:
-
             save_task_status = _save_task_run_status[task_run["status"]]
+
         # Consider request from which a visit date has already been found
         # as succeeded to avoid retrieving it again
         if save_task_status == SAVE_TASK_SCHEDULED and visit_date:
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@
         ):
             visit_date, visit_status = _get_visit_info_for_save_request(save_request)
             save_request.visit_date = visit_date
+            save_request.visit_status = visit_status
             if visit_status in ("failed", "not_found"):
                 save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_FAILED
             must_save = True
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2019  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2021  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     SAVE_TASK_NOT_YET_SCHEDULED,
     SAVE_TASK_SCHEDULED,
     SAVE_TASK_SUCCEEDED,
+    VISIT_STATUS_FAILED,
+    VISIT_STATUS_FULL,
     SaveOriginRequest,
     SaveUnauthorizedOrigin,
 )
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
     scheduler_task_status="next_run_not_scheduled",
     scheduler_task_run_status=None,
     visit_date=None,
+    visit_status=None,
 ):
     mock_scheduler = mocker.patch("swh.web.common.origin_save.scheduler")
     mock_scheduler.get_tasks.return_value = [
@@ -166,12 +169,13 @@
     mock_visit_date = mocker.patch(
         ("swh.web.common.origin_save." "_get_visit_info_for_save_request")
     )
-    mock_visit_date.return_value = (visit_date, None)
+    mock_visit_date.return_value = (visit_date, visit_status)
     response = check_api_get_responses(api_client, url, status_code=200)
     save_request_data = response.data[0]
 
     assert save_request_data["save_request_status"] == expected_request_status
     assert save_request_data["save_task_status"] == expected_task_status
+    assert save_request_data["visit_status"] == visit_status
 
     # Check that save task status is still available when
     # the scheduler task has been archived
@@ -179,6 +183,7 @@
     response = check_api_get_responses(api_client, url, status_code=200)
     save_request_data = response.data[0]
     assert save_request_data["save_task_status"] == expected_task_status
+    assert save_request_data["visit_status"] == visit_status
 
 
 def test_save_request_rejected(api_client, mocker):
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@
         scheduler_task_status="completed",
         scheduler_task_run_status="eventful",
         visit_date=visit_date,
+        visit_status=VISIT_STATUS_FULL,
     )
 
 
@@ -280,6 +286,7 @@
         expected_task_status=SAVE_TASK_FAILED,
         scheduler_task_status="disabled",
         scheduler_task_run_status="failed",
+        visit_status=VISIT_STATUS_FAILED,
     )