diff --git a/internal/secretstore/keyring_store_test.go b/internal/secretstore/keyring_store_test.go
index 4d387f0..03fc49f 100644
--- a/internal/secretstore/keyring_store_test.go
+++ b/internal/secretstore/keyring_store_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/99designs/keyring"
 )
 
+func TestStoreStatusValuesRemainStable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	if StatusAvailable != "available" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected StatusAvailable to remain stable, got %q", StatusAvailable)
+	}
+	if StatusUnavailable != "unavailable" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected StatusUnavailable to remain stable, got %q", StatusUnavailable)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildRefRejectsEmptyKind(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/internal/secretstore/store.go b/internal/secretstore/store.go
index 7716c58..2d6b3e2 100644
--- a/internal/secretstore/store.go
+++ b/internal/secretstore/store.go
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ type SecretStore interface {
 	HealthCheck() error
 }
 
+type StoreStatus string
+
+const (
+	StatusAvailable   StoreStatus = "available"
+	StatusUnavailable StoreStatus = "unavailable"
+)
+
 type UnavailableError struct {
 	Reason string
 }