diff --git a/dracut-kdump.sh b/dracut-kdump.sh
index 7b3ad7a7..50ddb253 100755
--- a/dracut-kdump.sh
+++ b/dracut-kdump.sh
@@ -237,16 +237,8 @@ save_opalcore_fs()
 	return 0
 }
 
-dump_to_rootfs()
+try_mount_sysroot()
 {
-
-	if [ "$(systemctl status dracut-initqueue | sed -n "s/^\s*Active: \(\S*\)\s.*$/\1/p")" = "inactive" ]; then
-		dinfo "Trying to bring up initqueue for rootfs mount"
-		systemctl start dracut-initqueue
-	fi
-
-	dinfo "Clean up dead systemd services"
-	systemctl cancel
 	dinfo "Waiting for rootfs mount, will timeout after 90 seconds"
 	systemctl start --no-block sysroot.mount
 
@@ -258,6 +250,23 @@ dump_to_rootfs()
 
 	if ! is_mounted /sysroot; then
 		derror "Failed to mount rootfs"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+dump_to_rootfs()
+{
+
+	if [ "$(systemctl status dracut-initqueue | sed -n "s/^\s*Active: \(\S*\)\s.*$/\1/p")" = "inactive" ]; then
+		dinfo "Trying to bring up initqueue for rootfs mount"
+		systemctl start dracut-initqueue
+	fi
+
+	dinfo "Clean up dead systemd services"
+	systemctl cancel
+
+	if ! try_mount_sysroot; then
 		return
 	fi
 
@@ -312,11 +321,19 @@ do_final_action()
 
 do_dump()
 {
+	if ! try_mount_sysroot; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+	set_vmcore_creation_status 'clear' "/sysroot/$VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS"
+
 	eval $DUMP_INSTRUCTION
 	_ret=$?
 
 	if [ $_ret -ne 0 ]; then
+		set_vmcore_creation_status 'fail' "/sysroot/$VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS"
 		derror "saving vmcore failed"
+	else
+		set_vmcore_creation_status 'success' "/sysroot/$VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS"
 	fi
 
 	return $_ret
diff --git a/gen-kdump-sysconfig.sh b/gen-kdump-sysconfig.sh
index 1a2cd920..0bd09f01 100755
--- a/gen-kdump-sysconfig.sh
+++ b/gen-kdump-sysconfig.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ KDUMP_IMG="vmlinuz"
 #What is the images extension.  Relocatable kernels don't have one
 KDUMP_IMG_EXT=""
 
+# Enable vmcore creation notification by default, disable by setting
+# VMCORE_CREATION_NOTIFICATION=""
+VMCORE_CREATION_NOTIFICATION="yes"
+
 # Logging is controlled by following variables in the first kernel:
 #   - @var KDUMP_STDLOGLVL - logging level to standard error (console output)
 #   - @var KDUMP_SYSLOGLVL - logging level to syslog (by logger command)
diff --git a/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh b/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
index f7b58a2c..fceade09 100755
--- a/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/kdump.conf"
 FENCE_KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/sysconfig/fence_kdump"
 FENCE_KDUMP_SEND="/usr/libexec/fence_kdump_send"
 LVM_CONF="/etc/lvm/lvm.conf"
+VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS="/var/crash/vmcore-creation.status"
 
 # Read kdump config in well formated style
 kdump_read_conf()
@@ -171,3 +172,26 @@ kdump_get_ip_route_field()
 {
 	echo "$1" | sed -n -e "s/^.*\<$2\>\s\+\(\S\+\).*$/\1/p"
 }
+
+# $1: success/fail/clear
+# $2: status_file
+set_vmcore_creation_status()
+{
+	_status=$1
+	_status_file=$2
+	_dir=${_status_file%%${_status_file##*/}}
+
+	[[ -d "$_dir" ]] || mkdir -p "$_dir"
+
+	case "$_status" in
+		success | fail)
+			echo  "$_status $(date +%s)" > "$_status_file"
+			;;
+		clear)
+			rm -f "$_status_file"
+			;;
+		*)
+			return
+	esac
+	sync -f "$_dir"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index 30eb27dd..0011f282 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ rebuild_initrd()
 	else
 		rebuild_kdump_initrd
 	fi
+
+	set_vmcore_creation_status 'clear' "$VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS"
 }
 
 #$1: the files to be checked with IFS=' '
@@ -1063,6 +1065,7 @@ start()
 	start_dump || return
 
 	dinfo "Starting kdump: [OK]"
+	check_vmcore_creation_status
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -1668,6 +1671,31 @@ _should_reset_crashkernel() {
 	[[ $(kdump_get_conf_val auto_reset_crashkernel) != no ]] && systemctl is-enabled kdump &> /dev/null
 }
 
+check_vmcore_creation_status()
+{
+	local _record _status _timestamp _status_date
+
+	if [[ -z "$VMCORE_CREATION_NOTIFICATION" ]]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	if [[ ! -s $VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS ]]; then
+		dwarn "Fail: No vmcore creation test performed!"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	_record=$(cat "$VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS")
+	_status=$(echo $_record | awk '{print $1}')
+	_timestamp=$(echo $_record | awk '{print $2}')
+	_status_date=$(echo "@"$_timestamp | xargs date -d 2> /dev/null)
+
+	if [[ "$_status" == "success" ]]; then
+		dinfo "Success: Last successful vmcore creation on $_status_date"
+	else
+		dwarn "Fail: Last unsuccessful vmcore creation on $_status_date"
+	fi
+}
+
 main()
 {
 	# Determine if the dump mode is kdump or fadump
@@ -1699,6 +1727,7 @@ main()
 			EXIT_CODE=3
 			;;
 		esac
+		check_vmcore_creation_status
 		exit $EXIT_CODE
 		;;
 	reload)
diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index 27eed5e3..07b88f89 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -403,9 +403,8 @@ fi
 #       parameter available in fadump case. So, find a way to fix that first
 #       before removing this check.
 if ! is_fadump_capable; then
-	# The 2nd rootfs mount stays behind the normal dump target mount,
-	# so it doesn't affect the logic of check_dump_fs_modified().
-	is_dump_to_rootfs && add_mount "$(to_dev_name "$(get_root_fs_device)")"
+	# Always mount rootfs since we will create VMCORE_CREATION_STATUS file
+	add_mount "$(to_dev_name "$(get_root_fs_device)")"
 
 	add_dracut_arg "--no-hostonly-default-device"