diff --git a/cli/list.go b/cli/list.go
index 2a07508b01..c69308a2f6 100644
--- a/cli/list.go
+++ b/cli/list.go
@@ -58,33 +58,7 @@ func list() *cobra.Command {
 
 			now := time.Now()
 			for _, workspace := range workspaces {
-				status := ""
-				inProgress := false
-				if workspace.LatestBuild.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobRunning ||
-					workspace.LatestBuild.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobCanceling {
-					inProgress = true
-				}
-
-				switch workspace.LatestBuild.Transition {
-				case codersdk.WorkspaceTransitionStart:
-					status = "Running"
-					if inProgress {
-						status = "Starting"
-					}
-				case codersdk.WorkspaceTransitionStop:
-					status = "Stopped"
-					if inProgress {
-						status = "Stopping"
-					}
-				case codersdk.WorkspaceTransitionDelete:
-					status = "Deleted"
-					if inProgress {
-						status = "Deleting"
-					}
-				}
-				if workspace.LatestBuild.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobFailed {
-					status = "Failed"
-				}
+				status := codersdk.WorkspaceDisplayStatus(workspace.LatestBuild.Job.Status, workspace.LatestBuild.Transition)
 
 				lastBuilt := time.Now().UTC().Sub(workspace.LatestBuild.Job.CreatedAt).Truncate(time.Second)
 				autostartDisplay := "-"
diff --git a/cli/list_test.go b/cli/list_test.go
index 98a3ae7fdf..597e4451a9 100644
--- a/cli/list_test.go
+++ b/cli/list_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 			close(done)
 		}()
 		pty.ExpectMatch(workspace.Name)
-		pty.ExpectMatch("Running")
+		pty.ExpectMatch("Started")
 		cancelFunc()
 		<-done
 	})
diff --git a/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus.go b/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48e62e420d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package codersdk
+
+// Maps workspace transition to display status for Running job status
+var runningStatusFromTransition = map[WorkspaceTransition]string{
+	WorkspaceTransitionStart:  "Starting",
+	WorkspaceTransitionStop:   "Stopping",
+	WorkspaceTransitionDelete: "Deleting",
+}
+
+// Maps workspace transition to display status for Succeeded job status
+var succeededStatusFromTransition = map[WorkspaceTransition]string{
+	WorkspaceTransitionStart:  "Started",
+	WorkspaceTransitionStop:   "Stopped",
+	WorkspaceTransitionDelete: "Deleted",
+}
+
+const unknownStatus = "Unknown"
+
+// WorkspaceDisplayStatus computes a status to display on CLI/UI based on
+// the workspace transition and the status of the provisioner job.
+// This code is in sync with how we compute the status on frontend.
+// Ref: site/src/util/workspace.ts (getWorkspaceStatus)
+func WorkspaceDisplayStatus(jobStatus ProvisionerJobStatus, transition WorkspaceTransition) string {
+	switch jobStatus {
+	case ProvisionerJobSucceeded:
+		status, ok := succeededStatusFromTransition[transition]
+		if !ok {
+			return unknownStatus
+		}
+		return status
+	case ProvisionerJobRunning:
+		status, ok := runningStatusFromTransition[transition]
+		if !ok {
+			return unknownStatus
+		}
+		return status
+	case ProvisionerJobPending:
+		return "Queued"
+	case ProvisionerJobCanceling:
+		return "Canceling action"
+	case ProvisionerJobCanceled:
+		return "Canceled action"
+	case ProvisionerJobFailed:
+		return "Failed"
+	default:
+		return unknownStatus
+	}
+}
diff --git a/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus_internal_test.go b/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus_internal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1379de5724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codersdk/workspacedisplaystatus_internal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package codersdk
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		jobStatus  ProvisionerJobStatus
+		transition WorkspaceTransition
+		want       string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "SucceededStatusWithStartTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobSucceeded,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStart,
+			want:       "Started",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "SucceededStatusWithStopTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobSucceeded,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStop,
+			want:       "Stopped",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "SucceededStatusWithDeleteTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobSucceeded,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionDelete,
+			want:       "Deleted",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "RunningStatusWithStartTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobRunning,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStart,
+			want:       "Starting",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "RunningStatusWithStopTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobRunning,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStop,
+			want:       "Stopping",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "RunningStatusWithDeleteTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobRunning,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionDelete,
+			want:       "Deleting",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "PendingStatusWithStartTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobPending,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStart,
+			want:       "Queued",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "CancelingStatusWithStartTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobCanceling,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStart,
+			want:       "Canceling action",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "CanceledStatusWithStartTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobCanceled,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionStart,
+			want:       "Canceled action",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "FailedStatusWithDeleteTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobFailed,
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionDelete,
+			want:       "Failed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "EmptyStatusWithDeleteTransition",
+			jobStatus:  "",
+			transition: WorkspaceTransitionDelete,
+			want:       unknownStatus,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "RunningStatusWithEmptyTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobRunning,
+			transition: "",
+			want:       unknownStatus,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "SucceededStatusWithEmptyTransition",
+			jobStatus:  ProvisionerJobSucceeded,
+			transition: "",
+			want:       unknownStatus,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			if got := WorkspaceDisplayStatus(tt.jobStatus, tt.transition); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("workspaceStatus() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}