diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
index b763cb60a..5af25e0b9 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/clusterextension_types.go
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ const (
 	ReasonResolutionUnknown         = "ResolutionUnknown"
 	ReasonSuccess                   = "Success"
 	ReasonDeprecated                = "Deprecated"
+	ReasonDeleteFailed              = "DeleteFailed"
+	ReasonDeleting                  = "Deleting"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ func init() {
 		ReasonInvalidSpec,
 		ReasonSuccess,
 		ReasonDeprecated,
+		ReasonDeleteFailed,
+		ReasonDeleting,
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/controllers/common_controller.go b/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
index 98067824d..2b2fcc743 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/common_controller.go
@@ -99,6 +99,28 @@ func setInstalledStatusConditionFailed(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, message s
 	})
 }
 
+// setInstalledStatusConditionDeleting sets the installed status condition to unknown for deletes in progress.
+func setInstalledStatusConditionDeleting(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, message string, generation int64) {
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               ocv1alpha1.TypeInstalled,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionUnknown,
+		Reason:             ocv1alpha1.ReasonDeleting,
+		Message:            message,
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	})
+}
+
+// setInstalledStatusConditionDeleteFailed sets the installed status condition to unknown for failed deletes.
+func setInstalledStatusConditionDeleteFailed(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, message string, generation int64) {
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               ocv1alpha1.TypeInstalled,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionUnknown,
+		Reason:             ocv1alpha1.ReasonDeleteFailed,
+		Message:            message,
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	})
+}
+
 // setDEprecationStatusesUnknown sets the deprecation status conditions to unknown.
 func setDeprecationStatusesUnknown(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, message string, generation int64) {
 	conditionTypes := []string{
diff --git a/internal/controllers/extension_controller.go b/internal/controllers/extension_controller.go
index 04310164c..17a4f23d9 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/extension_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/extension_controller.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (r *ExtensionReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, ext *ocv1alpha1.Ext
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	mapAppStatusToInstalledCondition(existingTypedApp, ext, bundle.Image)
+	MapAppStatusToCondition(existingTypedApp, ext, bundle.Image)
 	SetDeprecationStatusInExtension(ext, bundle)
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
@@ -231,30 +231,63 @@ func (r *ExtensionReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
-// TODO: follow up with mapping of all the available App statuses: https://github.com/carvel-dev/kapp-controller/blob/855063edee53315811a13ee8d5df1431ba258ede/pkg/apis/kappctrl/v1alpha1/status.go#L28-L35
-// mapAppStatusToInstalledCondition currently maps only the installed condition.
-func mapAppStatusToInstalledCondition(existingApp *kappctrlv1alpha1.App, ext *ocv1alpha1.Extension, bundleImage string) {
-	appReady := findStatusCondition(existingApp.Status.GenericStatus.Conditions, kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileSucceeded)
-	if appReady == nil {
-		ext.Status.InstalledBundleResource = ""
-		setInstalledStatusConditionUnknown(&ext.Status.Conditions, "install status unknown", ext.Generation)
+// mapAppStatusToCondition maps the reconciling/deleting App conditions to the installed/deleting conditions on the Extension.
+func MapAppStatusToCondition(existingApp *kappctrlv1alpha1.App, ext *ocv1alpha1.Extension, bundleImage string) {
+	if ext == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	var message string
+	ext.Status.InstalledBundleResource = ""
 
-	if appReady.Status != corev1.ConditionTrue {
-		ext.Status.InstalledBundleResource = ""
-		setInstalledStatusConditionFailed(
-			&ext.Status.Conditions,
-			appReady.Message,
-			ext.GetGeneration(),
-		)
-		return
+	if existingApp != nil {
+		message = existingApp.Status.FriendlyDescription
+		if strings.Contains(message, "Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details)") || len(message) == 0 {
+			message = existingApp.Status.UsefulErrorMessage
+		}
+
+		orderedAppStatuses := []kappctrlv1alpha1.ConditionType{
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.DeleteFailed,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.Deleting,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileSucceeded,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileFailed,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.Reconciling,
+		}
+		appStatusMapFn := map[kappctrlv1alpha1.ConditionType]func(*[]metav1.Condition, string, int64){
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.DeleteFailed:       setInstalledStatusConditionDeleteFailed,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.Deleting:           setInstalledStatusConditionDeleting,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileSucceeded: setInstalledStatusConditionSuccess,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileFailed:    setInstalledStatusConditionFailed,
+			kappctrlv1alpha1.Reconciling:        setInstalledStatusConditionUnknown,
+		}
+		for _, cond := range orderedAppStatuses {
+			if c := findStatusCondition(existingApp.Status.GenericStatus.Conditions, cond); c != nil && c.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue {
+				if len(message) == 0 {
+					message = c.Message
+				}
+				if c.Type == kappctrlv1alpha1.ReconcileSucceeded {
+					ext.Status.InstalledBundleResource = bundleImage
+				}
+				appStatusMapFn[cond](&ext.Status.Conditions, message, ext.Generation)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(message) == 0 {
+		message = "install status unknown"
 	}
+	setInstalledStatusConditionUnknown(&ext.Status.Conditions, message, ext.Generation)
+	return
+}
 
-	// InstalledBundleResource this should be converted into a slice as App allows fetching
-	// from multiple sources.
-	ext.Status.InstalledBundleResource = bundleImage
-	setInstalledStatusConditionSuccess(&ext.Status.Conditions, appReady.Message, ext.Generation)
+// findStatusCondition finds the conditionType in conditions.
+// TODO: suggest using upstream conditions to Carvel.
+func findStatusCondition(conditions []kappctrlv1alpha1.Condition, conditionType kappctrlv1alpha1.ConditionType) *kappctrlv1alpha1.Condition {
+	for i := range conditions {
+		if conditions[i].Type == conditionType {
+			return &conditions[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // setDeprecationStatus will set the appropriate deprecation statuses for a Extension
@@ -339,17 +372,6 @@ func SetDeprecationStatusInExtension(ext *ocv1alpha1.Extension, bundle *catalogm
 	}
 }
 
-// findStatusCondition finds the conditionType in conditions.
-// TODO: suggest using upstream conditions to Carvel.
-func findStatusCondition(conditions []kappctrlv1alpha1.Condition, conditionType kappctrlv1alpha1.ConditionType) *kappctrlv1alpha1.Condition {
-	for i := range conditions {
-		if conditions[i].Type == conditionType {
-			return &conditions[i]
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (r *ExtensionReconciler) ensureApp(ctx context.Context, desiredApp *unstructured.Unstructured) error {
 	existingApp, err := r.existingAppUnstructured(ctx, desiredApp.GetName(), desiredApp.GetNamespace())
 	if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {