diff --git a/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/build_conversion.go b/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/build_conversion.go
index c0199aae74..c39d652d23 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/build_conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/build_conversion.go
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ func (src *Build) ConvertTo(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured)
 
 	src.Spec.ConvertTo(&alphaBuild.Spec)
 
+	alphaBuild.Status = v1alpha1.BuildStatus{
+		Registered: src.Status.Registered,
+		Reason:     (*v1alpha1.BuildReason)(src.Status.Reason),
+		Message:    src.Status.Message,
+	}
+
 	// convert annotation-controlled features
 	if src.Spec.Retention != nil && src.Spec.Retention.AtBuildDeletion != nil {
 		// We must create a new Map as otherwise the addition is not kept
diff --git a/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/buildrun_conversion.go b/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/buildrun_conversion.go
index 41180e9ae5..c9c234a4af 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/buildrun_conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/build/v1beta1/buildrun_conversion.go
@@ -108,6 +108,61 @@ func (src *BuildRun) ConvertTo(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructur
 		})
 	}
 
+	sourceStatus := []v1alpha1.SourceResult{}
+
+	if src.Status.Source != nil && src.Status.Source.Git != nil {
+		sourceStatus = append(sourceStatus, v1alpha1.SourceResult{
+			Git: (*v1alpha1.GitSourceResult)(src.Status.Source.Git),
+		})
+	}
+
+	if src.Status.Source != nil && src.Status.Source.OciArtifact != nil {
+		sourceStatus[0] = v1alpha1.SourceResult{
+			Bundle: (*v1alpha1.BundleSourceResult)(src.Status.Source.OciArtifact),
+		}
+	}
+
+	conditions := []v1alpha1.Condition{}
+
+	for _, c := range src.Status.Conditions {
+		ct := v1alpha1.Condition{
+			Type:               v1alpha1.Type(c.Type),
+			Status:             c.Status,
+			LastTransitionTime: c.LastTransitionTime,
+			Reason:             c.Reason,
+			Message:            c.Message,
+		}
+		conditions = append(conditions, ct)
+	}
+
+	if src.Status.FailureDetails != nil {
+		alphaBuildRun.Status.FailureDetails = &v1alpha1.FailureDetails{
+			Reason:  src.Status.FailureDetails.Reason,
+			Message: src.Status.FailureDetails.Message,
+			Location: &v1alpha1.FailedAt{
+				Pod:       src.Status.FailureDetails.Location.Pod,
+				Container: src.Status.FailureDetails.Location.Container,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	alphaBuildRun.Status = v1alpha1.BuildRunStatus{
+		Sources:          sourceStatus,
+		Output:           (*v1alpha1.Output)(src.Status.Output),
+		Conditions:       conditions,
+		LatestTaskRunRef: src.Status.TaskRunName,
+		StartTime:        src.Status.StartTime,
+		CompletionTime:   src.Status.CompletionTime,
+	}
+
+	// TODO: add test case
+
+	aux := &v1alpha1.BuildSpec{}
+	if src.Status.BuildSpec != nil {
+		src.Status.BuildSpec.ConvertTo(aux)
+		alphaBuildRun.Status.BuildSpec = aux
+	}
+
 	mapito, err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(&alphaBuildRun)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxlog.Error(ctx, err, "failed structuring the newObject")