diff --git a/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery b/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
index c3d7f4b1c..efb90c0da 100755
--- a/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
+++ b/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ const ONLINE = 2;
 const OFFLINE = 3;
 const ORPHAN = 4;
 
+const DISCOVER_DHCP = "DHCP";
+const DISCOVER_FLASH = "FLASH";
+const DISCOVER_LOOKUP = "OpenLAN";
+
 let ubus = libubus.connect();
 let uci = libuci.cursor();
 let state = DISCOVER;
+let discovery_method = "";
 let validate_time;
 let offline_time;
 let orphan_time;
@@ -78,6 +83,14 @@ function gateway_load() {
 	return readjsonfile('/etc/ucentral/gateway.json');
 }
 
+function discovery_state_write() {
+	let discovery_state = {
+		"type": discovery_method,
+		"updated": time()
+	};
+	fs.writefile('/etc/ucentral/discovery.state.json', discovery_state);
+}
+
 function gateway_write(data) {
 	let gateway = gateway_load();
 	gateway ??= {};
@@ -130,6 +143,7 @@ function set_state(set) {
 		if (prev == VALIDATING) {
 			ulog(LOG_INFO, 'Setting cloud controller to validated\n');
 			gateway_write({ valid: true });
+			discovery_state_write();
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -227,15 +241,18 @@ function interval_handler() {
 		if (!time_is_valid())
 			return;
 
+		discovery_method = DISCOVER_DHCP;
 		if (discover_dhcp())
 			return;
 
 		if (system('/usr/bin/est_client enroll'))
 			return;
 
+		discovery_method = DISCOVER_FLASH;
 		if (!discover_flash())
 			return;
 
+		discovery_method = DISCOVER_LOOKUP;
 		redirector_lookup();
 		break;