diff --git a/python/pacemaker/Makefile.am b/python/pacemaker/Makefile.am
index 4e8820097f..241733f43d 100644
--- a/python/pacemaker/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/pacemaker/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2023 the Pacemaker project contributors
 #
 # The version control history for this file may have further details.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
 # or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
 #
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES    = Makefile.in
 
-pkgpython_PYTHON = __init__.py
+pkgpython_PYTHON = __init__.py \
+				   exitstatus.py
diff --git a/python/pacemaker/__init__.py b/python/pacemaker/__init__.py
index dfd9db7fea..9c8caf3381 100644
--- a/python/pacemaker/__init__.py
+++ b/python/pacemaker/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 API reference documentation for the `pacemaker` package.
 """
 
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2023 the Pacemaker project contributors"
 __license__ = "LGPLv2.1+"
+
+from pacemaker.exitstatus import ExitStatus
diff --git a/python/pacemaker/exitstatus.py b/python/pacemaker/exitstatus.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e41d37ccf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/pacemaker/exitstatus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+""" A module providing constants relating to why a process or function exited """
+
+__all__ = ["ExitStatus"]
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2023 the Pacemaker project contributors"
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1+"
+
+from enum import IntEnum, unique
+
+# These values must be kept in sync with include/crm/common/results.h
+@unique
+class ExitStatus(IntEnum):
+    """ Why did a function or process exit?  These constants describe both success
+        and failure conditions.
+    """
+
+    OK                   =   0
+    ERROR                =   1
+    INVALID_PARAM        =   2
+    UNIMPLEMENT_FEATURE  =   3
+    INSUFFICIENT_PRIV    =   4
+    NOT_INSTALLED        =   5
+    NOT_CONFIGURED       =   6
+    NOT_RUNNING          =   7
+    PROMOTED             =   8
+    FAILED_PROMOTED      =   9
+    USAGE                =  64
+    DATAERR              =  65
+    NOINPUT              =  66
+    NOUSER               =  67
+    NOHOST               =  68
+    UNAVAILABLE          =  69
+    SOFTWARE             =  70
+    OSERR                =  71
+    OSFILE               =  72
+    CANTCREAT            =  73
+    IOERR                =  74
+    TEMPFAIL             =  75
+    PROTOCOL             =  76
+    NOPERM               =  77
+    CONFIG               =  78
+    FATAL                = 100
+    PANIC                = 101
+    DISCONNECT           = 102
+    OLD                  = 103
+    DIGEST               = 104
+    NOSUCH               = 105
+    QUORUM               = 106
+    UNSAFE               = 107
+    EXISTS               = 108
+    MULTIPLE             = 109
+    EXPIRED              = 110
+    NOT_YET_IN_EFFECT    = 111
+    INDETERMINATE        = 112
+    UNSATISFIED          = 113
+    TIMEOUT              = 124
+    DEGRADED             = 190
+    DEGRADED_PROMOTED    = 191
+    NONE                 = 193
+    MAX                  = 255