diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/DatabaseLocationsCatalog.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/DatabaseLocationsCatalog.ts
index 3f5739eed0..f571a20cfa 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/DatabaseLocationsCatalog.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/DatabaseLocationsCatalog.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Database } from '../database';
 import { AddLocation, Location, LocationsCatalog } from './types';
 import { LocationReader } from '../ingestion';
+import { Database, DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent } from '../database';
+import {
+  AddLocation,
+  LocationEnvelope,
+  Location,
+  LocationsCatalog,
+} from './types';
 
 export class DatabaseLocationsCatalog implements LocationsCatalog {
   constructor(
@@ -42,13 +48,36 @@ export class DatabaseLocationsCatalog implements LocationsCatalog {
     await this.database.removeLocation(id);
   }
 
-  async locations(): Promise<Location[]> {
+  async locations(): Promise<LocationEnvelope[]> {
     const items = await this.database.locations();
-    return items;
+    return items.map(({ message, status, timestamp, ...data }) => ({
+      lastUpdate: {
+        message,
+        status,
+        timestamp,
+      },
+      data,
+    }));
   }
 
-  async location(id: string): Promise<Location> {
-    const item = await this.location(id);
-    return item;
+  async locationHistory(id: string): Promise<DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent[]> {
+    return this.database.locationHistory(id);
+  }
+
+  async location(id: string): Promise<LocationEnvelope> {
+    const {
+      message,
+      status,
+      timestamp,
+      ...data
+    } = await this.database.location(id);
+    return {
+      lastUpdate: {
+        message,
+        status,
+        timestamp,
+      },
+      data,
+    };
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/types.ts
index 92c059d25b..ad7969405b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/catalog/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import { DescriptorEnvelope } from '../ingestion';
+import { DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent } from '../database';
 
 //
 // Items
@@ -34,12 +35,23 @@ export type EntitiesCatalog = {
 // Locations
 //
 
+export type status = {
+  timestamp: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['created_at'] | null;
+  status: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['status'] | null;
+  message: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['message'] | null;
+};
+
 export type Location = {
   id: string;
   type: string;
   target: string;
 };
 
+export type LocationEnvelope = {
+  data: Location;
+  lastUpdate: status;
+};
+
 export type AddLocation = {
   type: string;
   target: string;
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@ export const addLocationSchema: yup.Schema<AddLocation> = yup
 export type LocationsCatalog = {
   addLocation(location: AddLocation): Promise<Location>;
   removeLocation(id: string): Promise<void>;
-  locations(): Promise<Location[]>;
-  location(id: string): Promise<Location>;
+  locations(): Promise<LocationEnvelope[]>;
+  location(id: string): Promise<LocationEnvelope>;
+  locationHistory(id: string): Promise<DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent[]>;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.test.ts
index 0eb64916e5..b02bbab668 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   DbEntityRequest,
   DbEntityResponse,
   DbLocationsRow,
+  DbLocationsRowWithStatus,
+  DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus,
 } from './types';
 
 describe('Database', () => {
@@ -73,7 +75,10 @@ describe('Database', () => {
           name: 'c',
           namespace: 'd',
           labels: { e: 'f' },
-          annotations: { g: 'h' },
+          annotations: {
+            g: 'h',
+            'backstage.io/managed-by-location': undefined,
+          },
         },
         spec: { i: 'j' },
       },
@@ -83,10 +88,13 @@ describe('Database', () => {
   it('manages locations', async () => {
     const db = new Database(database, getVoidLogger());
     const input: AddDatabaseLocation = { type: 'a', target: 'b' };
-    const output: DbLocationsRow = {
+    const output: DbLocationsRowWithStatus = {
       id: expect.anything(),
       type: 'a',
       target: 'b',
+      message: null,
+      status: null,
+      timestamp: null,
     };
 
     await db.addLocation(input);
@@ -117,7 +125,7 @@ describe('Database', () => {
     // Output is the same
     expect(output2).toEqual(output1);
     // Locations contain only one record
-    expect(locations).toEqual([output1]);
+    expect(locations[0]).toMatchObject(output1);
   });
 
   describe('addEntity', () => {
@@ -149,6 +157,45 @@ describe('Database', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('locationHistory', () => {
+    it('outputs the history correctly', async () => {
+      const catalog = new Database(database, getVoidLogger());
+      const location: AddDatabaseLocation = { type: 'a', target: 'b' };
+      const { id: locationId } = await catalog.addLocation(location);
+
+      await catalog.addLocationUpdateLogEvent(
+        locationId,
+        DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus.SUCCESS,
+      );
+      await catalog.addLocationUpdateLogEvent(
+        locationId,
+        DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus.FAIL,
+        undefined,
+        'Something went wrong',
+      );
+
+      const result = await catalog.locationHistory(locationId);
+      expect(result).toEqual([
+        {
+          created_at: expect.anything(),
+          entity_name: null,
+          id: expect.anything(),
+          location_id: locationId,
+          message: null,
+          status: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus.SUCCESS,
+        },
+        {
+          created_at: expect.anything(),
+          entity_name: null,
+          id: expect.anything(),
+          location_id: locationId,
+          message: 'Something went wrong',
+          status: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus.FAIL,
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('updateEntity', () => {
     it('can read and no-op-update an entity', async () => {
       const catalog = new Database(database, getVoidLogger());
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.ts
index cd4ca731a3..9e2b69bce2 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/Database.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   DbEntityRequest,
   DbEntityResponse,
   DbLocationsRow,
+  DbLocationsRowWithStatus,
 } from './types';
 
 function getStrippedMetadata(metadata: EntityMeta): EntityMeta {
@@ -190,6 +191,10 @@ export class Database {
       uid: generateUid(),
       etag: generateEtag(),
       generation: 1,
+      annotations: {
+        ...(newEntity.metadata?.annotations ?? {}),
+        'backstage.io/managed-by-location': request.locationId,
+      },
     });
 
     const newRow = toEntityRow(request.locationId, newEntity);
@@ -367,18 +372,65 @@ export class Database {
     }
   }
 
-  async location(id: string): Promise<DbLocationsRow> {
-    const items = await this.database<DbLocationsRow>('locations')
-      .where({ id })
-      .select();
+  async location(id: string): Promise<DbLocationsRowWithStatus> {
+    const items = await this.database<DbLocationsRowWithStatus>('locations')
+      .where('locations.id', id)
+      .leftJoin(
+        'location_update_log',
+        'locations.id',
+        'location_update_log.location_id',
+      )
+      .orderBy('location_update_log.created_at', 'desc')
+      .select({
+        status: 'location_update_log.status',
+        timestamp: 'location_update_log.created_at',
+        message: 'location_update_log.message',
+        id: 'locations.id',
+        type: 'locations.type',
+        target: 'locations.target',
+      });
+
     if (!items.length) {
       throw new NotFoundError(`Found no location with ID ${id}`);
     }
     return items[0];
   }
 
-  async locations(): Promise<DbLocationsRow[]> {
-    return this.database<DbLocationsRow>('locations').select();
+  async locations(): Promise<DbLocationsRowWithStatus[]> {
+    const query = this.database
+      .select({
+        status: 'location_update_log.status',
+        timestamp: 'location_update_log.created_at',
+        message: 'location_update_log.message',
+        id: 'locations.id',
+        type: 'locations.type',
+        target: 'locations.target',
+      })
+      .from('locations')
+      .leftJoin(
+        'location_update_log',
+        'locations.id',
+        'location_update_log.location_id',
+      )
+      .orderBy('location_update_log.created_at', 'desc');
+
+    const result = await this.database<DbLocationsRowWithStatus>(query)
+      .select()
+      .groupBy('id');
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  async locationHistory(id: string): Promise<DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent[]> {
+    const result = await this.database<DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent>(
+      'location_update_log',
+    )
+      .where('location_id', id)
+      .orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+      .limit(10)
+      .select();
+
+    return result;
   }
 
   async addLocationUpdateLogEvent(
@@ -391,7 +443,7 @@ export class Database {
       'location_update_log',
     ).insert({
       id: uuidv4(),
-      status: status,
+      status,
       location_id: locationId,
       entity_name: entityName,
       message,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DatabaseManager.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DatabaseManager.test.ts
index 2da3c33a00..efae9e3516 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DatabaseManager.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DatabaseManager.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ import {
 } from '../ingestion';
 import { Database } from './Database';
 import { DatabaseManager } from './DatabaseManager';
-import { DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus, DbLocationsRow } from './types';
+import {
+  DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus,
+  DbLocationsRow,
+  DbLocationsRowWithStatus,
+} from './types';
 import Knex from 'knex';
 
 describe('DatabaseManager', () => {
@@ -47,10 +51,13 @@ describe('DatabaseManager', () => {
     });
 
     it('can update a single location', async () => {
-      const location: DbLocationsRow = {
+      const location: DbLocationsRowWithStatus = {
         id: '123',
         type: 'some',
         target: 'thing',
+        message: '',
+        status: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogStatus.SUCCESS,
+        timestamp: new Date(314159265).toISOString(),
       };
       const desc: ComponentDescriptor = {
         apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1beta1',
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ describe('DatabaseManager', () => {
         metadata: { name: 'c1' },
         spec: { type: 'service' },
       };
+
       const tx = (undefined as unknown) as Knex.Transaction<any, any>;
 
       const db = ({
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/types.ts
index 06e234545f..e20ba59517 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/types.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ export type DbLocationsRow = {
   target: string;
 };
 
+export type DbLocationsRowWithStatus = DbLocationsRow & {
+  status: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['status'] | null;
+  timestamp: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['created_at'] | null;
+  message: DatabaseLocationUpdateLogEvent['message'] | null;
+};
+
 export type AddDatabaseLocation = {
   type: string;
   target: string;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/types.ts
index e5083a65f1..87a6f19f1f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/types.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export type EntityMeta = {
    * Key/value pairs of non-identifying auxiliary information attached to the
    * entity.
    */
-  annotations?: Record<string, string>;
+  annotations?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/router.ts
index af714e4026..80ba84d0f0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ export async function createRouter(
         const output = await locationsCatalog.locations();
         res.status(200).send(output);
       })
+      .get('/locations/:id/history', async (req, res) => {
+        const { id } = req.params;
+        const output = await locationsCatalog.locationHistory(id);
+        res.status(200).send(output);
+      })
       .get('/locations/:id', async (req, res) => {
         const { id } = req.params;
         const output = await locationsCatalog.location(id);