diff --git a/common/fake_hardware.h b/common/fake_hardware.h
index 5d0fca3..01d23d0 100644
--- a/common/fake_hardware.h
+++ b/common/fake_hardware.h
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@
     return false;
   }
 
+  bool GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent() const override {
+    return first_active_omaha_ping_sent_;
+  }
+
+  void SetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent() override {
+    first_active_omaha_ping_sent_ = true;
+  }
+
   // Setters
   void SetIsOfficialBuild(bool is_official_build) {
     is_official_build_ = is_official_build;
@@ -137,6 +145,7 @@
   std::string ec_version_{"Fake EC v1.0a"};
   int powerwash_count_{kPowerwashCountNotSet};
   bool powerwash_scheduled_{false};
+  bool first_active_omaha_ping_sent_{false};
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(FakeHardware);
 };
diff --git a/common/hardware_interface.h b/common/hardware_interface.h
index 316ad3d..541a68a 100644
--- a/common/hardware_interface.h
+++ b/common/hardware_interface.h
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@
   // powerwash cycles. In case of an error, such as no directory available,
   // returns false.
   virtual bool GetPowerwashSafeDirectory(base::FilePath* path) const = 0;
+
+  // Returns whether the first active ping was sent to Omaha at some point, and
+  // that the value is persisted across recovery (and powerwash) once set with
+  // |SetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent()|.
+  virtual bool GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent() const = 0;
+
+  // Persist the fact that first active ping was sent to omaha. It bails out if
+  // it fails.
+  virtual void SetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent() = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
diff --git a/common/mock_hardware.h b/common/mock_hardware.h
index 1c4253a..42fa7ba 100644
--- a/common/mock_hardware.h
+++ b/common/mock_hardware.h
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
     ON_CALL(*this, GetPowerwashSafeDirectory(testing::_))
       .WillByDefault(testing::Invoke(&fake_,
             &FakeHardware::GetPowerwashSafeDirectory));
+    ON_CALL(*this, GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent())
+      .WillByDefault(testing::Invoke(&fake_,
+            &FakeHardware::GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent()));
+    ON_CALL(*this, SetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent())
+      .WillByDefault(testing::Invoke(&fake_,
+            &FakeHardware::SetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent()));
   }
 
   ~MockHardware() override = default;
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@
   MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetPowerwashCount, int());
   MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(GetNonVolatileDirectory, bool(base::FilePath*));
   MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(GetPowerwashSafeDirectory, bool(base::FilePath*));
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent, bool());
 
   // Returns a reference to the underlying FakeHardware.
   FakeHardware& fake() {