diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
index 1a606f5d..fc491321 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 # 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2017 Thomas Eckert (tom at it-eckert.de)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -45,13 +46,15 @@ case "$state_should" in
         else
             echo "$name"
         fi
+        echo "started" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
-         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/stop" ]; then
+        if [ -f "$__object/parameter/stop" ]; then
             cat "$__object/parameter/stop"
-         else
+        else
             echo kill "${runs}"
-         fi
+        fi
+        echo "stopped" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__process/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__process/man.rst
index e439f37c..e7303c55 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__process/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__process/man.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ start
     Executable to use for starting the process.
 
 
+MESSAGES
+--------
+started
+    The process was started.
+
+stopped
+    The process was stopped.
+
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
@@ -63,7 +72,8 @@ SEE ALSO
 
 AUTHORS
 -------
-Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+| Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+| Thomas Eckert <tom--@--it-eckert.de>
 
 
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