diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/AbstractJobReconciler.java b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/AbstractJobReconciler.java
index 71ec3dee5e..023396b52a 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/AbstractJobReconciler.java
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/AbstractJobReconciler.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.CommonStatus;
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.JobStatus;
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.ReconciliationState;
+import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.Savepoint;
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.SavepointFormatType;
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.api.status.SnapshotTriggerType;
 import org.apache.flink.kubernetes.operator.autoscaler.KubernetesJobAutoScalerContext;
@@ -398,21 +399,35 @@ protected void restoreJob(
      *
      * @param ctx context
      * @param savepointLocation location of savepoint taken
+     * @param cancelTs Timestamp when upgrade/cancel was triggered
      */
-    protected void setUpgradeSavepointPath(FlinkResourceContext<?> ctx, String savepointLocation) {
+    protected void setUpgradeSavepointPath(
+            FlinkResourceContext<?> ctx, String savepointLocation, Instant cancelTs) {
         var conf = ctx.getObserveConfig();
         var savepointFormatType =
-                ctx.getObserveConfig()
-                        .get(KubernetesOperatorConfigOptions.OPERATOR_SAVEPOINT_FORMAT_TYPE);
+                SavepointFormatType.valueOf(
+                        conf.get(KubernetesOperatorConfigOptions.OPERATOR_SAVEPOINT_FORMAT_TYPE)
+                                .name());
 
         FlinkStateSnapshotUtils.createUpgradeSnapshotResource(
                 conf,
                 ctx.getOperatorConfig(),
                 ctx.getKubernetesClient(),
                 ctx.getResource(),
-                SavepointFormatType.valueOf(savepointFormatType.name()),
+                savepointFormatType,
                 savepointLocation);
-        ctx.getResource().getStatus().getJobStatus().setUpgradeSavepointPath(savepointLocation);
+        var jobStatus = ctx.getResource().getStatus().getJobStatus();
+        jobStatus.setUpgradeSavepointPath(savepointLocation);
+
+        // Register created savepoint in the now deprecated savepoint info and history
+        var savepoint =
+                new Savepoint(
+                        cancelTs.toEpochMilli(),
+                        savepointLocation,
+                        SnapshotTriggerType.UPGRADE,
+                        savepointFormatType,
+                        null);
+        jobStatus.getSavepointInfo().updateLastSavepoint(savepoint);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconciler.java b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconciler.java
index 71cf417958..b5486e0ec7 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconciler.java
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconciler.java
@@ -223,10 +223,12 @@ private void setJobIdIfNecessary(
     @Override
     protected boolean cancelJob(FlinkResourceContext<FlinkDeployment> ctx, SuspendMode suspendMode)
             throws Exception {
+        var cancelTs = Instant.now();
         var result =
                 ctx.getFlinkService()
                         .cancelJob(ctx.getResource(), suspendMode, ctx.getObserveConfig());
-        result.getSavepointPath().ifPresent(location -> setUpgradeSavepointPath(ctx, location));
+        result.getSavepointPath()
+                .ifPresent(location -> setUpgradeSavepointPath(ctx, location, cancelTs));
         return result.isPending();
     }
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/sessionjob/SessionJobReconciler.java b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/sessionjob/SessionJobReconciler.java
index f1fa88859a..4932940a4f 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/sessionjob/SessionJobReconciler.java
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/sessionjob/SessionJobReconciler.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 /** The reconciler for the {@link FlinkSessionJob}. */
@@ -100,10 +101,12 @@ public void deploy(
     @Override
     protected boolean cancelJob(FlinkResourceContext<FlinkSessionJob> ctx, SuspendMode suspendMode)
             throws Exception {
+        var cancelTs = Instant.now();
         var result =
                 ctx.getFlinkService()
                         .cancelSessionJob(ctx.getResource(), suspendMode, ctx.getObserveConfig());
-        result.getSavepointPath().ifPresent(location -> setUpgradeSavepointPath(ctx, location));
+        result.getSavepointPath()
+                .ifPresent(location -> setUpgradeSavepointPath(ctx, location, cancelTs));
         return result.isPending();
     }
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconcilerTest.java b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconcilerTest.java
index 47ce5e4eb2..19d5446113 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconcilerTest.java
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/reconciler/deployment/ApplicationReconcilerTest.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -303,6 +304,13 @@ public void testUpgrade(FlinkVersion flinkVersion) throws Exception {
 
         assertEquals(0, flinkService.getRunningCount());
 
+        var spInfo = statefulUpgrade.getStatus().getJobStatus().getSavepointInfo();
+        assertEquals("savepoint_0", spInfo.getLastSavepoint().getLocation());
+        assertEquals(SnapshotTriggerType.UPGRADE, spInfo.getLastSavepoint().getTriggerType());
+        assertEquals(
+                spInfo.getLastSavepoint(),
+                new LinkedList<>(spInfo.getSavepointHistory()).getLast());
+
         reconciler.reconcile(statefulUpgrade, context);
 
         runningJobs = flinkService.listJobs();