diff --git a/.changelog/14775.txt b/.changelog/14775.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..631a65a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/14775.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+client: Added a TaskEvent when task shutdown is waiting on shutdown_delay
+```
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
index 664c2bf16..6f8e45c04 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
@@ -982,6 +982,10 @@ func (tr *TaskRunner) handleKill(resultCh <-chan *drivers.ExitResult) *drivers.E
 	if delay := tr.Task().ShutdownDelay; delay != 0 {
 		tr.logger.Debug("waiting before killing task", "shutdown_delay", delay)
 
+		ev := structs.NewTaskEvent(structs.TaskWaitingShuttingDownDelay).
+			SetDisplayMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for shutdown_delay of %s before killing the task.", delay))
+		tr.UpdateState(structs.TaskStatePending, ev)
+
 		select {
 		case result := <-resultCh:
 			return result
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index c89bbd637..7d0da5b58 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -8159,6 +8159,10 @@ const (
 
 	// TaskClientReconnected indicates that the client running the task disconnected.
 	TaskClientReconnected = "Reconnected"
+
+	// TaskWaitingShuttingDownDelay indicates that the task is waiting for
+	// shutdown delay before being TaskKilled
+	TaskWaitingShuttingDownDelay = "Waiting for shutdown delay"
 )
 
 // TaskEvent is an event that effects the state of a task and contains meta-data