diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/header b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/header
index e086eab74ca..f1c966e7388 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/header
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/header
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ tbx_dirs()
             mkdir -p $TESTDIR
         fi
     fi
+    Debug "Making QAstatus file"
+    echo "QA running" >${TESTDIR}/QAstatus
     export TESTDIR
     Debug "RESULTDIR $RESULTDIR TESTDIR $TESTDIR"
 
diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/qa_stat b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/qa_stat
index 231a3b68b3a..c7b35586daa 100755
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/qa_stat
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/qa_stat
@@ -928,6 +928,12 @@ qa_stat_init
 
 if [  "$O_TBX" = "ON" -o "$O_LOCAL" = "ON" ] ; then
     tbx_main
+    rm $RESULTDIR/QAstatus
+    if [ $TBX_EXIT = 0 ] ; then
+        echo "QA passed" >${TESTDIR}/QAstatus
+    else
+        echo "QA failed" >${TESTDIR}/QAstatus
+    fi
 else
     qa_stat_main
 fi