diff --git a/libbeat/management/management.go b/libbeat/management/management.go
index 52e03fb69435..509d2978eaed 100644
--- a/libbeat/management/management.go
+++ b/libbeat/management/management.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 // Status describes the current status of the beat.
 type Status int
 
+//go:generate stringer -type=Status
 const (
 	// Unknown is initial status when none has been reported.
 	Unknown Status = iota
diff --git a/libbeat/management/status_string.go b/libbeat/management/status_string.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d26703bb4f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbeat/management/status_string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+// license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+// this work for additional information regarding copyright
+// ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+// the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+// Code generated by "stringer -type=Status"; DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package management
+
+import "strconv"
+
+func _() {
+	// An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
+	// Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
+	var x [1]struct{}
+	_ = x[Unknown-0]
+	_ = x[Starting-1]
+	_ = x[Configuring-2]
+	_ = x[Running-3]
+	_ = x[Degraded-4]
+	_ = x[Failed-5]
+	_ = x[Stopping-6]
+}
+
+const _Status_name = "UnknownStartingConfiguringRunningDegradedFailedStopping"
+
+var _Status_index = [...]uint8{0, 7, 15, 26, 33, 41, 47, 55}
+
+func (i Status) String() string {
+	if i < 0 || i >= Status(len(_Status_index)-1) {
+		return "Status(" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(i), 10) + ")"
+	}
+	return _Status_name[_Status_index[i]:_Status_index[i+1]]
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 6a216900089e..cc024758d750 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - Fix refresh of monitoring configuration {pull}23619[23619]
 - Fixed nil pointer during unenroll {pull}23609[23609]
 - Fixed reenroll scenario {pull}23686[23686]
+- Fixed make status readable in the log. {pull}23849[23849]
 
 ==== New features