diff --git a/ansible_runner/runner.py b/ansible_runner/runner.py
index 737d557fd..a0289ac20 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/runner.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/runner.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, cancel_callback=None, remove_partials=True, event_han
         self.status_handler = status_handler
         self.canceled = False
         self.timed_out = False
+        self.idle_timed_out = False
         self.errored = False
         self.status = "unstarted"
         self.rc = None
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ def _decode(x):
                 if self.config.idle_timeout and (time.time() - self.last_stdout_update) > self.config.idle_timeout:
                     self.kill_container()
                     Runner.handle_termination(child.pid, is_cancel=False)
-                    self.timed_out = True
+                    self.idle_timed_out = True
 
             stdout_handle.close()
             stderr_handle.close()
@@ -350,6 +351,8 @@ def _decode(x):
             self.status_callback('successful')
         elif self.timed_out:
             self.status_callback('timeout')
+        elif self.idle_timed_out:
+            self.status_callback('idle_timeout')
         else:
             self.status_callback('failed')
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test_runner.py b/test/integration/test_runner.py
index c3ccfa656..cff7183dd 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_runner.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_run_command_idle_timeout(rc):
     rc.idle_timeout = 0.0000001
     runner = Runner(config=rc)
     status, exitcode = runner.run()
-    assert status == 'timeout'
+    assert status == 'idle_timeout'
     assert exitcode == 254