diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/mod.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/mod.rs
index 67e8e28a2e..043e3a8158 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod upload;
 pub mod prompt;
-pub mod get_sora_credentials_from_request;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod get_sora_credentials_from_request;
+pub mod update_gpt_image_job_status_handler;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/update_gpt_image_job_status_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/update_gpt_image_job_status_handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1471bfc6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/image_studio/update_gpt_image_job_status_handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+use std::fmt;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
+use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::web::{Json, Path};
+use actix_web::{web, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use log::{error, warn};
+use utoipa::ToSchema;
+use enums::common::job_status::JobStatus;
+use crate::http_server::web_utils::response_error_helpers::to_simple_json_error;
+use crate::http_server::web_utils::user_session::require_user_session::require_user_session;
+use crate::state::server_state::ServerState;
+use http_server_common::request::get_request_ip::get_request_ip;
+use mysql_queries::queries::generic_inference::job::mark_generic_inference_job_completely_failed::mark_generic_inference_job_completely_failed;
+use mysql_queries::queries::generic_inference::web::dismiss_finished_jobs_for_user::dismiss_finished_jobs_for_user;
+use mysql_queries::queries::generic_inference::web::get_inference_job_status::{get_inference_job_status, get_inference_job_status_from_connection};
+use mysql_queries::queries::generic_inference::web::mark_generic_inference_job_cancelled_by_user::mark_generic_inference_job_cancelled_by_user;
+use mysql_queries::queries::tts::tts_inference_jobs::mark_tts_inference_job_permanently_dead::mark_tts_inference_job_permanently_dead;
+use tokens::tokens::generic_inference_jobs::InferenceJobToken;
+use tokens::tokens::media_files::MediaFileToken;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::inference_job::get::get_inference_job_status_handler::GetInferenceJobStatusError;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct UpdateGptImageJobStatusRequest {
+  /// The token of the job we're updating.
+  pub job_token: InferenceJobToken,
+
+  /// How to mark the job.
+  /// A subset of the job states that are relevant to image completion status.
+  pub job_status: UpdatedJobStatus,
+
+  /// Base64-encoded image data.
+  /// Only present on success.
+  /// In the success case, there may be one or more images.
+  pub images: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, ToSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum UpdatedJobStatus {
+  Started,
+  CompleteSuccess,
+  CompleteFailure,
+  AttemptFailed,
+  Dead,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct UpdateGptImageJobStatusSuccessResponse {
+  pub success: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, ToSchema)]
+pub enum UpdateGptImageJobStatusError {
+  ServerError,
+  NotFound,
+  NotAuthorized,
+}
+
+impl ResponseError for UpdateGptImageJobStatusError {
+  fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+    match *self {
+      UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::ServerError => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+      UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::NotFound => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+      UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::NotAuthorized => StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+    }
+  }
+
+  fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
+    let error_reason = match self {
+      Self::ServerError => "server error".to_string(),
+      Self::NotFound => "not found".to_string(),
+      Self::NotAuthorized => "unauthorized".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    to_simple_json_error(&error_reason, self.status_code())
+  }
+}
+
+// NB: Not using derive_more::Display since Clion doesn't understand it.
+impl fmt::Display for UpdateGptImageJobStatusError {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    write!(f, "{:?}", self)
+  }
+}
+
+/// [INTERNAL ENDPOINT] Update a GPT Image generation job status.
+/// This is called by our internal infra, not users. Keep it guarded.
+/// We can do secrets-based auth later.
+#[utoipa::path(
+  post,
+  tag = "Jobs",
+  path = "/v1/image_studio/update_job_status",
+  responses(
+    (status = 200, body = UpdateGptImageJobStatusSuccessResponse),
+    (status = 500, body = UpdateGptImageJobStatusError),
+  ),
+  params(
+    ("request" = UpdateGptImageJobStatusRequest, description = "Request"),
+  )
+)]
+pub async fn update_gpt_image_job_status_handler(
+  http_request: HttpRequest,
+  request: Json<UpdateGptImageJobStatusRequest>,
+  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<Json<UpdateGptImageJobStatusSuccessResponse>, UpdateGptImageJobStatusError>
+{
+  // TODO(bt,2024-06-16): Reuse connection
+  let mut mysql_connection = server_state.mysql_pool.acquire()
+      .await
+      .map_err(|e| {
+        warn!("Could not acquire DB pool: {:?}", e);
+        UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::ServerError
+      })?;
+
+  let maybe_status = get_inference_job_status(
+    &request.job_token,
+    &server_state.mysql_pool
+  ).await;
+
+  let record = match maybe_status {
+    Ok(Some(record)) => record,
+    Ok(None) => return Err(UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::NotFound),
+    Err(err) => {
+      error!("tts job query error: {:?}", err);
+      return Err(UpdateGptImageJobStatusError::ServerError);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // TODO(bt): Upload images if job was successful and create relevant media files
+
+  // TODO(bt): Update job status
+
+  Ok(Json(UpdateGptImageJobStatusSuccessResponse {
+    success: true,
+  }))
+}
+
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/add_image_studio_routes.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/add_image_studio_routes.rs
index caf25ae473..65abd6a967 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/add_image_studio_routes.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/add_image_studio_routes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::image_studio::prompt::enqueue_studio_image_generation_handler::enqueue_studio_image_generation_handler;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::image_studio::update_gpt_image_job_status_handler::update_gpt_image_job_status_handler;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::image_studio::upload::upload_snapshot_media_file_handler::upload_snapshot_media_file_handler;
 use actix_http::body::MessageBody;
 use actix_service::ServiceFactory;
@@ -25,5 +26,9 @@ where
       .route(web::post().to(enqueue_studio_image_generation_handler))
       .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
     )
+    .service(web::resource("/update_job_status")
+      .route(web::post().to(update_gpt_image_job_status_handler))
+      .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+    )
   )
 }