diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 82e7320dd..eb365f83f 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -7003,6 +7003,7 @@ const (
 	// deployment can be in.
 	DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunning               = "Deployment is running"
 	DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunningNeedsPromotion = "Deployment is running but requires promotion"
+	DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunningAutoPromotion  = "Deployment is running pending automatic promotion"
 	DeploymentStatusDescriptionPaused                = "Deployment is paused"
 	DeploymentStatusDescriptionSuccessful            = "Deployment completed successfully"
 	DeploymentStatusDescriptionStoppedJob            = "Cancelled because job is stopped"
@@ -7153,6 +7154,19 @@ func (d *Deployment) RequiresPromotion() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// HasAutoPromote determines if any taskgroup is marked auto_promote
+func (d *Deployment) HasAutoPromote() bool {
+	if d == nil || len(d.TaskGroups) == 0 || d.Status != DeploymentStatusRunning {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, group := range d.TaskGroups {
+		if group.AutoPromote {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (d *Deployment) GoString() string {
 	base := fmt.Sprintf("Deployment ID %q for job %q has status %q (%v):", d.ID, d.JobID, d.Status, d.StatusDescription)
 	for group, state := range d.TaskGroups {
diff --git a/scheduler/reconcile.go b/scheduler/reconcile.go
index 871cceede..65262ff93 100644
--- a/scheduler/reconcile.go
+++ b/scheduler/reconcile.go
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ func (a *allocReconciler) Compute() *reconcileResults {
 	// Set the description of a created deployment
 	if d := a.result.deployment; d != nil {
 		if d.RequiresPromotion() {
-			d.StatusDescription = structs.DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunningNeedsPromotion
+			if d.HasAutoPromote() {
+				d.StatusDescription = structs.DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunningAutoPromotion
+			} else {
+				d.StatusDescription = structs.DeploymentStatusDescriptionRunningNeedsPromotion
+			}
 		}
 	}