diff --git a/packages/build/src/core/commands.js b/packages/build/src/core/commands.js
index ef6795a039..06a31785bf 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/core/commands.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/core/commands.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const execa = require('execa')
 const pReduce = require('p-reduce')
 
 const { setEnvChanges } = require('../env/changes.js')
-const { cancelBuild } = require('../error/cancel')
 const { addErrorInfo, getErrorInfo } = require('../error/info')
 const { reportBuildError } = require('../error/monitor/report')
+const { serializeErrorStatus } = require('../error/parse/serialize_status')
 const { logCommand, logBuildCommandStart, logCommandSuccess, logPluginError } = require('../log/main')
 const { pipeOutput, unpipeOutput } = require('../log/stream')
 const { startTimer, endTimer } = require('../log/timer')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const isSuccessCommand = function({ event }) {
 // list of `failedPlugins` (that ran `utils.build.failPlugin()`).
 // If an error arises, runs `onError` events.
 // Runs `onEnd` events at the end, whether an error was thrown or not.
-const runCommands = async function({ commands, configPath, buildDir, nodePath, childEnv, errorMonitor, api }) {
+const runCommands = async function({ commands, configPath, buildDir, nodePath, childEnv, errorMonitor }) {
   const { index: commandsCount, error: errorA, statuses: statusesB } = await pReduce(
     commands,
     async (
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ const runCommands = async function({ commands, configPath, buildDir, nodePath, c
           envChanges,
           statuses,
           errorMonitor,
-          api,
           error,
           failedPlugins,
         },
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ const runCommand = async function({
   envChanges,
   statuses,
   errorMonitor,
-  api,
   error,
   failedPlugins,
 }) {
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ const runCommand = async function({
   const newValues =
     newError === undefined
       ? handleCommandSuccess({ event, package, newEnvChanges, newStatus, methodTimer })
-      : await handleCommandError({ newError, errorMonitor, api })
+      : await handleCommandError({ newError, errorMonitor })
   return { ...newValues, newIndex: index + 1 }
 }
 
@@ -257,20 +255,21 @@ const handleCommandSuccess = function({ event, package, newEnvChanges, newStatus
 //    handlers of the same type have been triggered before propagating
 //  - if `utils.build.failPlugin()` was used, print an error and skip next event
 //    handlers of that plugin. But do not stop build.
-const handleCommandError = async function({ newError, errorMonitor, api }) {
+const handleCommandError = async function({ newError, errorMonitor }) {
   const { type, location: { package } = {} } = getErrorInfo(newError)
+  const newStatus = serializeErrorStatus(newError)
 
   if (type === 'failPlugin') {
-    logPluginError(newError)
-    await reportBuildError(newError, errorMonitor)
-    return { failedPlugin: [package] }
+    return handleFailPlugin({ newStatus, package, newError, errorMonitor })
   }
 
-  if (type === 'cancelBuild') {
-    await cancelBuild(api)
-  }
+  return { newError, newStatus }
+}
 
-  return { newError }
+const handleFailPlugin = async function({ newStatus, package, newError, errorMonitor }) {
+  logPluginError(newError)
+  await reportBuildError(newError, errorMonitor)
+  return { failedPlugin: [package], newStatus }
 }
 
 module.exports = { getCommands, isSuccessCommand, runCommands }
diff --git a/packages/build/src/core/main.js b/packages/build/src/core/main.js
index 4ec70d897b..562e883a30 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/core/main.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/core/main.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ setColorLevel()
 require('../error/process')
 
 const { getChildEnv } = require('../env/main')
+const { maybeCancelBuild } = require('../error/cancel')
 const { removeErrorColors } = require('../error/colors')
 const { reportBuildError } = require('../error/monitor/report')
 const { startErrorMonitor } = require('../error/monitor/start')
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ const build = async function(flags) {
         branch,
         mode,
         errorMonitor,
-        api,
       })
 
       if (dry) {
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const build = async function(flags) {
       await trackBuildComplete({ commandsCount, netlifyConfig, duration, siteInfo, mode })
       return true
     } catch (error) {
+      await maybeCancelBuild(error, api)
       await logOldCliVersionError(mode)
       throw error
     }
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ const buildRun = async function({
   branch,
   mode,
   errorMonitor,
-  api,
 }) {
   const utilsData = await startUtils(buildDir)
   const childEnv = await getChildEnv({ netlifyConfig, buildDir, context, branch, siteInfo, mode })
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ const buildRun = async function({
       dry,
       constants,
       errorMonitor,
-      api,
     })
   } finally {
     await stopPlugins(childProcesses)
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ const executeCommands = async function({
   dry,
   constants,
   errorMonitor,
-  api,
 }) {
   const pluginsCommands = await loadPlugins({
     pluginsOptions,
@@ -187,7 +185,6 @@ const executeCommands = async function({
     nodePath,
     childEnv,
     errorMonitor,
-    api,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/cancel.js b/packages/build/src/error/cancel.js
index d5efd60333..8b2d4b9a99 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/error/cancel.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/cancel.js
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ const {
   env: { DEPLOY_ID },
 } = require('process')
 
+const { getErrorInfo } = require('./info')
+
 // Cancel builds, for example when a plugin uses `utils.build.cancelBuild()`
-const cancelBuild = async function(api) {
+const maybeCancelBuild = async function(error, api) {
   if (api === undefined || !DEPLOY_ID) {
     return
   }
 
+  const { type } = getErrorInfo(error)
+
+  if (type !== 'cancelBuild') {
+    return
+  }
+
   await api.cancelSiteDeploy({ deploy_id: DEPLOY_ID })
 }
 
-module.exports = { cancelBuild }
+module.exports = { maybeCancelBuild }
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/parse/parse.js b/packages/build/src/error/parse/parse.js
index ff76365cdf..95d0815e37 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/error/parse/parse.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/parse/parse.js
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ const { getErrorProps } = require('./properties')
 const { getStackInfo } = require('./stack')
 
 // Parse all error information into a normalized sets of properties
-const parseError = function(error) {
+const parseError = function({ error, colors }) {
   const {
     message,
     stack,
     errorProps,
     errorInfo,
     errorInfo: { location = {}, plugin = {} },
+    state,
     title,
     isSuccess,
     stackType,
@@ -28,20 +29,21 @@ const parseError = function(error) {
 
   const pluginInfo = getPluginInfo(plugin, location)
   const locationInfo = getLocationInfo({ stack: stackA, location, locationType })
-  const errorPropsA = getErrorProps(errorProps, showErrorProps)
-  return { title: titleA, message: messageA, pluginInfo, locationInfo, errorProps: errorPropsA, isSuccess }
+  const errorPropsA = getErrorProps({ errorProps, showErrorProps, colors })
+  return { state, title: titleA, message: messageA, pluginInfo, locationInfo, errorProps: errorPropsA, isSuccess }
 }
 
 // Parse error instance into all the basic properties containing information
 const parseErrorInfo = function(error) {
   const { message, stack, ...errorProps } = normalizeError(error)
   const errorInfo = getErrorInfo(errorProps)
-  const { title, isSuccess, stackType, locationType, showErrorProps, rawStack } = getTypeInfo(errorInfo)
+  const { state, title, isSuccess, stackType, locationType, showErrorProps, rawStack } = getTypeInfo(errorInfo)
   return {
     message,
     stack,
     errorProps,
     errorInfo,
+    state,
     title,
     isSuccess,
     stackType,
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/parse/properties.js b/packages/build/src/error/parse/properties.js
index 2f4bcb5b97..0e46d9384d 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/error/parse/properties.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/parse/properties.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ const { omit } = require('../../utils/omit')
 const { INFO_SYM } = require('../info')
 
 // In uncaught exceptions, print error static properties
-const getErrorProps = function(errorProps, showErrorProps) {
+const getErrorProps = function({ errorProps, showErrorProps, colors }) {
   const errorPropsA = omit(errorProps, CLEANED_ERROR_PROPS)
 
   if (!showErrorProps || Object.keys(errorPropsA).length === 0) {
     return
   }
 
-  return inspect(errorPropsA)
+  return inspect(errorPropsA, { colors })
 }
 
 // Remove error static properties that should not be logged
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_log.js b/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_log.js
index bfc736948a..f8137256ac 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_log.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_log.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { parseError } = require('./parse')
 
 // Serialize an error object into a title|body string to print in logs
 const serializeLogError = function(error) {
-  const { title, message, pluginInfo, locationInfo, errorProps, isSuccess } = parseError(error)
+  const { title, message, pluginInfo, locationInfo, errorProps, isSuccess } = parseError({ error, colors: true })
   const body = getBody({ message, pluginInfo, locationInfo, errorProps, isSuccess })
   return { title, body, isSuccess }
 }
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_status.js b/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_status.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b07c044bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/parse/serialize_status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const { parseError } = require('./parse')
+
+// Serialize an error object to `statuses` properties
+const serializeErrorStatus = function(error) {
+  const { state, title, message, locationInfo, errorProps } = parseError({ error, colors: false })
+  const text = getText({ locationInfo, errorProps })
+  return { state, title, summary: message, text }
+}
+
+const getText = function({ locationInfo, errorProps }) {
+  const parts = [locationInfo, getErrorProps(errorProps)].filter(Boolean)
+
+  if (parts.length === 0) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  return parts.join('\n\n')
+}
+
+const getErrorProps = function(errorProps) {
+  if (errorProps === undefined) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  return `Error properties:\n${errorProps}`
+}
+
+module.exports = { serializeErrorStatus }
diff --git a/packages/build/src/error/type.js b/packages/build/src/error/type.js
index 1b9496668a..7a834715b2 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/error/type.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/error/type.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Retrieve error-type specific information
 const getTypeInfo = function({ type }) {
   const typeA = TYPES[type] === undefined ? DEFAULT_TYPE : type
-  return { type: typeA, ...TYPES[typeA] }
+  return { type: typeA, state: DEFAULT_STATE, ...TYPES[typeA] }
 }
 
 // List of error types, and their related properties
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const getTypeInfo = function({ type }) {
 //      - `message`: printed as is, but taken from `error.message`.
 //        Used when `error.stack` is not being correct due to the error being
 //        passed between different processes.
+// Related to error statuses:
+//  - `state`: error status state. Defaults to `failed_build`
 // Related to Bugsnag:
 //  - `group`: main title shown in Bugsnag. Also used to group errors together
 //    in Bugsnag, combined with `error.message`.
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ const TYPES = {
     stackType: 'stack',
     locationType: 'buildFail',
     severity: 'info',
+    state: 'failed_plugin',
   },
 
   // Plugin called `utils.build.cancelBuild()`
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ const TYPES = {
     locationType: 'buildFail',
     isSuccess: true,
     severity: 'info',
+    state: 'canceled_plugin',
   },
 
   // Plugin has an invalid shape
@@ -129,7 +133,11 @@ const TYPES = {
     severity: 'error',
   },
 }
+
 // When no error type matches, it's an uncaught exception, i.e. a bug
 const DEFAULT_TYPE = 'exception'
 
+// When no `state` is provided
+const DEFAULT_STATE = 'failed_build'
+
 module.exports = { getTypeInfo }