diff --git a/staticd/static_routes.h b/staticd/static_routes.h
index 6036bfe396..6414947b16 100644
--- a/staticd/static_routes.h
+++ b/staticd/static_routes.h
@@ -44,6 +44,26 @@ typedef enum {
 	STATIC_IPV6_GATEWAY_IFNAME,
 } static_types;
 
+/*
+ * Route Creation gives us:
+ *  START -> Initial State, only exit is when we send the route to
+ *          zebra for installation
+ * When we send the route to Zebra move to SENT_TO_ZEBRA
+ *  SENT_TO_ZEBRA -> A way to notice that we've sent the route to zebra
+ *                   But have not received a response on it's status yet
+ * After The response from zebra we move to INSTALLED or FAILED
+ *  INSTALLED -> Route was accepted
+ *  FAILED -> Route was rejected
+ * When we receive notification about a nexthop that a route uses
+ * We move the route back to START and initiate the process again.
+ */
+enum static_install_states {
+	STATIC_START,
+	STATIC_SENT_TO_ZEBRA,
+	STATIC_INSTALLED,
+	STATIC_NOT_INSTALLED,
+};
+
 /* Static route information. */
 struct static_route {
 	/* For linked list. */
@@ -55,6 +75,12 @@ struct static_route {
 	vrf_id_t nh_vrf_id;
 	char nh_vrfname[VRF_NAMSIZ + 1];
 
+	/*
+	 * States that we walk the route through
+	 * To know where we are.
+	 */
+	enum static_install_states state;
+
 	/* Administrative distance. */
 	uint8_t distance;