diff --git a/config.conf.example b/config.conf.example
index 42acfec7..8223613d 100644
--- a/config.conf.example
+++ b/config.conf.example
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ low_speed_rate            = 0
 # reboot after a successful update
 post_update_reboot        = false
 
+
+#  close(finish) update action after a successful update
+post_update_close = true
+
 # debug, info, message, critical, error, fatal
 log_level                 = message
 
diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index feff426d..cf7bc855 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ Optional options:
     manager and without terminating any processes or unmounting any file systems.
     This may result in data loss.
 
+``post_update_close=<boolean>``
+  Whether to close/finish update action after a successful update.
+  Disabling allows an external program to determine if update is finish.
+  Defaults to ``true``.
+
 ``log_level=<level>``
   Log level to print, where ``level`` is a string of
 
diff --git a/include/config-file.h b/include/config-file.h
index a2df87fe..8e7b914d 100644
--- a/include/config-file.h
+++ b/include/config-file.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ typedef struct Config_ {
         gboolean ssl;                     /**< use https or http */
         gboolean ssl_verify;              /**< verify https certificate */
         gboolean post_update_reboot;      /**< reboot system after successful update */
+        gboolean post_update_close;       /**< close(finish) update action after a successful update */
         gboolean resume_downloads;        /**< resume downloads or not */
         gboolean stream_bundle;           /**< streaming installation or not */
         gchar* auth_token;                /**< hawkBit target security token */
diff --git a/src/config-file.c b/src/config-file.c
index d09aebca..0a16e16e 100644
--- a/src/config-file.c
+++ b/src/config-file.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static const gint DEFAULT_RETRY_WAIT      = 5 * 60; // 5 min.
 static const gboolean DEFAULT_SSL         = TRUE;
 static const gboolean DEFAULT_SSL_VERIFY  = TRUE;
 static const gboolean DEFAULT_REBOOT      = FALSE;
+static const gboolean DEFAULT_CLOSE       = TRUE;
 static const gchar* DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL     = "message";
 
 /**
@@ -309,6 +310,9 @@ Config* load_config_file(const gchar *config_file, GError **error)
 
         if (!get_key_bool(ini_file, "client", "post_update_reboot", &config->post_update_reboot, DEFAULT_REBOOT, error))
                 return NULL;
+        if (!get_key_bool(ini_file, "client", "post_update_close",
+                          &config->post_update_close, DEFAULT_CLOSE, error))
+                return NULL;
 
         if (config->timeout > 0 && config->connect_timeout > 0 &&
             config->timeout < config->connect_timeout) {
diff --git a/src/hawkbit-client.c b/src/hawkbit-client.c
index dca518bf..79e38db1 100644
--- a/src/hawkbit-client.c
+++ b/src/hawkbit-client.c
@@ -798,17 +798,22 @@ gboolean install_complete_cb(gpointer ptr)
 
         g_mutex_lock(&active_action->mutex);
 
-        active_action->state = result->install_success ? ACTION_STATE_SUCCESS : ACTION_STATE_ERROR;
-        feedback_url = build_api_url("deploymentBase/%s/feedback", active_action->id);
-        res = feedback(
-                feedback_url, active_action->id,
-                result->install_success ? "Software bundle installed successfully."
-                : "Failed to install software bundle.",
-                result->install_success ? "success" : "failure",
-                "closed", &error);
-
-        if (!res)
-                g_warning("%s", error->message);
+        if (hawkbit_config->post_update_close || !result->install_success) {
+                active_action->state = result->install_success ? ACTION_STATE_SUCCESS : ACTION_STATE_ERROR;
+                feedback_url = build_api_url("deploymentBase/%s/feedback", active_action->id);
+                res = feedback(
+                        feedback_url, active_action->id,
+                        result->install_success ? "Software bundle installed successfully."
+                        : "Failed to install software bundle.",
+                        result->install_success ? "success" : "failure",
+                        "closed", &error);
+
+                if (!res)
+                        g_warning("%s", error->message);
+        }
+        else {
+                g_message("%s", "Software bundle installed successfully.");
+        }
 
         process_deployment_cleanup();
         g_mutex_unlock(&active_action->mutex);
diff --git a/test/test_install.py b/test/test_install.py
index 7f449fe0..2e7bfce4 100644
--- a/test/test_install.py
+++ b/test/test_install.py
@@ -69,6 +69,34 @@ def test_install_success(hawkbit, install_config, bundle_assigned, rauc_dbus_ins
     status = hawkbit.get_action_status()
     assert status[0]['type'] == 'finished'
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', ('download', 'streaming'))
+def test_install_success_without_close(hawkbit, adjust_config, bundle_assigned, rauc_dbus_install_success, mode):
+    """
+    Assign bundle to target and test successful download and installation. Make sure installation
+    result is received correctly by hawkBit.
+    """
+
+    if mode == "streaming":
+        config = adjust_config(
+            {'client': {'stream_bundle': 'true', 'post_update_close': "false"}},
+            remove={'client': 'bundle_download_location'},
+        )
+    else:
+        config = adjust_config({'client': {'post_update_close': "false"}})
+    out, err, exitcode = run(f'rauc-hawkbit-updater -c "{config}" -r')
+
+    assert 'New software ready for download' in out
+
+    if mode == 'download':
+        assert 'Download complete' in out
+
+    assert 'Software bundle installed successfully.' in out
+    assert err == ''
+    assert exitcode == 0
+
+    status = hawkbit.get_action_status()
+    assert status[0]['type'] == 'running'
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', ('download', 'streaming'))
 def test_install_failure(hawkbit, install_config, bundle_assigned, rauc_dbus_install_failure, mode):
     """