diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ecobee/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/ecobee/climate.py
index bfc67e7cfafc..44a3800afa95 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ecobee/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ecobee/climate.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class Thermostat(ClimateDevice):
             "fan": self.fan,
             "climate_mode": self.mode,
             "operation": operation,
+            "equipment_running": status,
             "climate_list": self.climate_list,
             "fan_min_on_time": self.fan_min_on_time
         }
diff --git a/tests/components/ecobee/test_climate.py b/tests/components/ecobee/test_climate.py
index f4412b5d564e..3215a9d5b4c6 100644
--- a/tests/components/ecobee/test_climate.py
+++ b/tests/components/ecobee/test_climate.py
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ class TestEcobee(unittest.TestCase):
                 'fan': 'off',
                 'fan_min_on_time': 10,
                 'climate_mode': 'Climate1',
-                'operation': 'heat'} == \
+                'operation': 'heat',
+                'equipment_running': 'heatPump2'} == \
             self.thermostat.device_state_attributes
 
         self.ecobee['equipmentStatus'] = 'auxHeat2'
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ class TestEcobee(unittest.TestCase):
                 'fan': 'off',
                 'fan_min_on_time': 10,
                 'climate_mode': 'Climate1',
-                'operation': 'heat'} == \
+                'operation': 'heat',
+                'equipment_running': 'auxHeat2'} == \
             self.thermostat.device_state_attributes
         self.ecobee['equipmentStatus'] = 'compCool1'
         assert {'actual_humidity': 15,
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ class TestEcobee(unittest.TestCase):
                 'fan': 'off',
                 'fan_min_on_time': 10,
                 'climate_mode': 'Climate1',
-                'operation': 'cool'} == \
+                'operation': 'cool',
+                'equipment_running': 'compCool1'} == \
             self.thermostat.device_state_attributes
         self.ecobee['equipmentStatus'] = ''
         assert {'actual_humidity': 15,
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@ class TestEcobee(unittest.TestCase):
                 'fan': 'off',
                 'fan_min_on_time': 10,
                 'climate_mode': 'Climate1',
-                'operation': 'idle'} == \
+                'operation': 'idle',
+                'equipment_running': ''} == \
             self.thermostat.device_state_attributes
 
         self.ecobee['equipmentStatus'] = 'Unknown'
@@ -217,7 +221,8 @@ class TestEcobee(unittest.TestCase):
                 'fan': 'off',
                 'fan_min_on_time': 10,
                 'climate_mode': 'Climate1',
-                'operation': 'Unknown'} == \
+                'operation': 'Unknown',
+                'equipment_running': 'Unknown'} == \
             self.thermostat.device_state_attributes
 
     def test_is_away_mode_on(self):