diff --git a/internal/gitsources/agolagit/agolagit.go b/internal/gitsources/agolagit/agolagit.go
index 267bb37..e0f35a9 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/agolagit/agolagit.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/agolagit/agolagit.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteRepoWebhook(repopath, u string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) CreateStatus(repopath, commitSHA string, status gitsource.CommitStatus, targetURL, description, context string) error {
+func (c *Client) CreateCommitStatus(repopath, commitSHA string, status gitsource.CommitStatus, targetURL, description, context string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/gitsources/gitea/gitea.go b/internal/gitsources/gitea/gitea.go
index 12cd964..7de2f9e 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package gitea
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func fromCommitStatus(status gitsource.CommitStatus) gitea.StatusState {
 	case gitsource.CommitStatusFailed:
 		return gitea.StatusFailure
 	default:
-		return gitea.StatusError
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown commit status %q", status))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -273,3 +274,17 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteRepoWebhook(repopath, u string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *Client) CreateCommitStatus(repopath, commitSHA string, status gitsource.CommitStatus, targetURL, description, context string) error {
+	owner, reponame, err := parseRepoPath(repopath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = c.client.CreateStatus(owner, reponame, commitSHA, gitea.CreateStatusOption{
+		State:       fromCommitStatus(status),
+		TargetURL:   targetURL,
+		Description: description,
+		Context:     context,
+	})
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/gitsources/gitea/parse.go b/internal/gitsources/gitea/parse.go
index 4a97769..cba3c63 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/gitea/parse.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/gitea/parse.go
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (c *Client) ParseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error) {
-	return parseWebhook(r)
-}
-
-func parseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error) {
 	switch r.Header.Get(hookEvent) {
 	case hookPush:
 		return parsePushHook(r.Body)
diff --git a/internal/gitsources/gitlab/gitlab.go b/internal/gitsources/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 3c492b0..c651896 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	gitsource "github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/gitsources"
-	"github.com/sorintlab/agola/internal/services/types"
 	gitlab "github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
@@ -57,6 +56,20 @@ type Client struct {
 	oauth2Secret   string
 }
 
+// fromCommitStatus converts a gitsource commit status to a gitea commit status
+func fromCommitStatus(status gitsource.CommitStatus) gitlab.BuildStateValue {
+	switch status {
+	case gitsource.CommitStatusPending:
+		return gitlab.Pending
+	case gitsource.CommitStatusSuccess:
+		return gitlab.Success
+	case gitsource.CommitStatusFailed:
+		return gitlab.Failed
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown commit status %q", status))
+	}
+}
+
 func New(opts Opts) (*Client, error) {
 	// copied from net/http until it has a clone function: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26013
 	transport := &http.Transport{
@@ -235,6 +248,12 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteRepoWebhook(repopath, u string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) ParseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error) {
-	return parseWebhook(r)
+func (c *Client) CreateCommitStatus(repopath, commitSHA string, status gitsource.CommitStatus, targetURL, description, context string) error {
+	_, _, err := c.client.Commits.SetCommitStatus(repopath, commitSHA, &gitlab.SetCommitStatusOptions{
+		State:       fromCommitStatus(status),
+		TargetURL:   gitlab.String(targetURL),
+		Description: gitlab.String(description),
+		Context:     gitlab.String(context),
+	})
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/gitsources/gitlab/parse.go b/internal/gitsources/gitlab/parse.go
index f2a5ae9..5dbaacb 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/gitlab/parse.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/gitlab/parse.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const (
 	prActionSync = "synchronized"
 )
 
-func parseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error) {
+func (c *Client) ParseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error) {
 	switch r.Header.Get(hookEvent) {
 	case hookPush:
 		return parsePushHook(r.Body)
diff --git a/internal/gitsources/gitsource.go b/internal/gitsources/gitsource.go
index aaff4f6..2fa91d7 100644
--- a/internal/gitsources/gitsource.go
+++ b/internal/gitsources/gitsource.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type GitSource interface {
 	DeleteRepoWebhook(repopath, url string) error
 	CreateRepoWebhook(repopath, url, secret string) error
 	ParseWebhook(r *http.Request) (*types.WebhookData, error)
+	CreateCommitStatus(repopath, commitSHA string, status CommitStatus, targetURL, description, context string) error
 }
 
 type UserSource interface {