diff --git a/swh/loader/package/loader.py b/swh/loader/package/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/loader.py
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@
 
         """
         super().__init__(storage=storage, origin_url=url, **kwargs)
+        self.status_load = ""
+        self.status_visit = ""
+
+    def load_status(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """Detailed loading status."""
+        return {
+            "status": self.status_load,
+        }
+
+    def visit_status(self) -> str:
+        """Detailed visit status."""
+        return self.status_visit
 
     def get_versions(self) -> Sequence[str]:
         """Return the list of all published package versions.
@@ -448,6 +460,8 @@
         - return the task's status
 
         """
+        self.status_load = status_load
+        self.status_visit = status_visit
         self.storage.flush()
 
         snapshot_id: Optional[bytes] = None
@@ -524,8 +538,8 @@
         Software Heritage archive
 
         """
-        status_load = "uneventful"  # either: eventful, uneventful, failed
-        status_visit = "full"  # see swh.model.model.OriginVisitStatus
+        self.status_load = "uneventful"  # either: eventful, uneventful, failed
+        self.status_visit = "full"  # see swh.model.model.OriginVisitStatus
         snapshot = None
         failed_branches: List[str] = []
 
@@ -549,6 +563,7 @@
                 "Failed to initialize origin_visit for %s", self.origin.url
             )
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(e)
+            self.status_load = self.status_visit = "failed"
             return {"status": "failed"}
 
         # Get the previous snapshot for this origin. It is then used to see which
@@ -655,7 +670,7 @@
                             p_info, release_id, directory_id
                         )
                     self.storage.flush()
-                    status_load = "eventful"
+                    self.status_load = "eventful"
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.storage.clear_buffers()
                     load_exceptions.append(e)
@@ -710,7 +725,7 @@
             tmp_releases[p_info.version].append((branch_name, release_id))
 
         if load_exceptions:
-            status_visit = "partial"
+            self.status_visit = "partial"
 
         if not tmp_releases:
             # We could not load any releases; fail completely
@@ -741,8 +756,8 @@
             logger.exception(error)
             errors.append(f"{error}: {e}")
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(e)
-            status_visit = "failed"
-            status_load = "failed"
+            self.status_visit = "failed"
+            self.status_load = "failed"
 
         if snapshot:
             try:
@@ -755,8 +770,8 @@
                 logger.exception(error)
                 errors.append(f"{error}: {e}")
                 sentry_sdk.capture_exception(e)
-                status_visit = "partial"
-                status_load = "failed"
+                self.status_visit = "partial"
+                self.status_load = "failed"
 
         try:
             metadata_objects = self.build_extrinsic_origin_metadata()
@@ -766,18 +781,18 @@
             logger.exception(error)
             errors.append(f"{error}: {e}")
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(e)
-            status_visit = "partial"
-            status_load = "failed"
+            self.status_visit = "partial"
+            self.status_load = "failed"
 
-        if status_load != "failed":
+        if self.status_load != "failed":
             self._load_extids(new_extids)
 
         return self.finalize_visit(
             snapshot=snapshot,
             visit=visit,
             failed_branches=failed_branches,
-            status_visit=status_visit,
-            status_load=status_load,
+            status_visit=self.status_visit,
+            status_load=self.status_load,
             errors=errors,
         )
 
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/package/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
         "status": "eventful",
     }
 
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
+
     assert set(loader.last_snapshot().branches.keys()) == {
         f"branch-{version}".encode() for version in loader.get_versions()
     }
@@ -128,11 +131,17 @@
     actual_load_status = loader.load()
     assert actual_load_status == {"status": "failed"}
 
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "failed"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "failed"
+
     loader.storage = FakeStorage2()
 
     actual_load_status2 = loader.load()
     assert actual_load_status2 == {"status": "failed"}
 
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "failed"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "failed"
+
 
 def test_resolve_object_from_extids() -> None:
     storage = get_storage("memory")
@@ -313,6 +322,9 @@
 
     loader.load()
 
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
+
     assert loader._load_release.mock_calls == [  # type: ignore
         # v1.0: not loaded because there is already its (extid_type, extid, rel)
         #       in the storage.
@@ -483,6 +495,9 @@
 
     loader.load()
 
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "full"
+
     assert len(caplog.records) == 1
     (record,) = caplog.records
     assert record.levelname == "ERROR"
@@ -587,6 +602,8 @@
     origin_url = ORIGIN_URL
     loader = StubPackageLoaderWithError(swh_storage, origin_url)
     loader.load()
+    assert loader.load_status() == {"status": "failed"}
+    assert loader.visit_status() == "failed"
     sentry_tags = sentry_events[0]["tags"]
     assert sentry_tags.get(SENTRY_ORIGIN_URL_TAG_NAME) == origin_url
     assert (