diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/saved_objects/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/saved_objects/index.ts
index d69e04f1f5a1c46..1b904d1ba5bcb73 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/saved_objects/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/saved_objects/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { PLUGIN_ID } from '../../common/constants';
 
 interface ReportingStatusSavedObjectAttributes {
   lastReported: string;
+  enabled: true;
 }
 
 const SAVED_OBJECT_ID = 'reporting-status';
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ export const reportingStatusSavedObjectType: SavedObjectsType<ReportingStatusSav
         lastReported: {
           type: 'date',
         },
+        enabled: {
+          type: 'boolean',
+        },
       },
     },
   };
 
 export async function updateLastReported(savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart) {
   const reportingStatus: ReportingStatusSavedObjectAttributes = {
+    enabled: true,
     lastReported: new Date().toISOString(),
   };