diff --git a/include/crm/cib/internal.h b/include/crm/cib/internal.h
index 78e5c1a4c47..d42daf2a186 100644
--- a/include/crm/cib/internal.h
+++ b/include/crm/cib/internal.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ cib__client_triggers_refresh(const char *name)
                                 "crm_attribute",
                                 "crm_node",
                                 "crm_resource",
+                                "crm_shadow_status",
+                                "cibadmin_status",
                                 "crm_ticket",
                                 NULL);
 }
diff --git a/tools/cibadmin.c b/tools/cibadmin.c
index 7fd636e1851..a227b18a066 100644
--- a/tools/cibadmin.c
+++ b/tools/cibadmin.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct {
     gboolean input_stdin;
     gboolean allow_create;
     gboolean force;
+    gboolean update_status;
     gboolean get_node_path;
     gboolean no_children;
     gboolean score_update;
@@ -433,6 +434,11 @@ cibadmin_handle_command(pcmk__output_t *out,
                  "entire CIB", options.cib_section);
     }
 
+    if (options.update_status) {
+        free(crm_system_name);
+        crm_system_name = strdup("cibadmin_status");
+    }
+
     rc = cib__create_signon(&cib_conn);
     if (rc != pcmk_rc_ok) {
         exit_code = pcmk_rc2exitc(rc);
@@ -807,6 +813,11 @@ static GOptionEntry addl_entries[] = {
       "result",
       NULL },
 
+    { "update-status", 'u', G_OPTION_FLAG_NONE, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
+      &options.update_status,
+      "(Advanced) Apply CIB update without triggering a controller refresh",
+      NULL },
+
     // @COMPAT Deprecated since 3.0.0
     { "local", 'l', G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &options.local,
       "(deprecated)", NULL },
diff --git a/tools/crm_shadow.c b/tools/crm_shadow.c
index 4d302784358..80a0d24ee55 100644
--- a/tools/crm_shadow.c
+++ b/tools/crm_shadow.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static struct {
     gboolean force;
     gboolean batch;
     gboolean full_upload;
+    gboolean update_status;
     gchar *validate_with;
 } options = {
     .cmd_options = cib_sync_call,
@@ -679,6 +680,12 @@ commit_shadow_file(GError **error)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (options.update_status) {
+        options.full_upload = TRUE;
+        free(crm_system_name);
+        crm_system_name = strdup("crm_shadow_status");
+    }
+
     filename = get_shadow_file(options.instance);
     if (check_file_exists(filename, true, error) != pcmk_rc_ok) {
         goto done;
@@ -1139,6 +1146,11 @@ static GOptionEntry addl_entries[] = {
       &options.validate_with,
       "(Advanced) Create an older configuration version", NULL },
 
+    { "update-status", 'u', G_OPTION_FLAG_NONE, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
+      &options.update_status,
+      "(Advanced) Upload entire CIB with --commit, without triggering a "
+      "controller refresh", NULL },
+
     { NULL }
 };