diff --git a/docs/changelog/123290.yaml b/docs/changelog/123290.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45b9168b494d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/123290.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pr: 123290
+summary: Fix Driver status iterations and `cpuTime`
+area: ES|QL
+type: enhancement
+issues:
+ - 122967
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/Driver.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/Driver.java
index c0d220fda5d4e..70d52068bb70b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/Driver.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/Driver.java
@@ -198,9 +198,16 @@ public DriverContext driverContext() {
     SubscribableListener<Void> run(TimeValue maxTime, int maxIterations, LongSupplier nowSupplier) {
         updateStatus(0, 0, DriverStatus.Status.RUNNING, "driver running");
         long maxTimeNanos = maxTime.nanos();
+        // Start time, used to stop the calculations after maxTime has passed.
         long startTime = nowSupplier.getAsLong();
+        // The time of the next forced status update.
         long nextStatus = startTime + statusNanos;
-        int iter = 0;
+        // Total executed iterations this run, used to stop the calculations after maxIterations have passed.
+        int totalIterationsThisRun = 0;
+        // The iterations to be reported on the next status update.
+        int iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate = 0;
+        // The time passed since the last status update.
+        long lastStatusUpdateTime = startTime;
         while (true) {
             IsBlockedResult isBlocked = Operator.NOT_BLOCKED;
             try {
@@ -209,29 +216,33 @@ SubscribableListener<Void> run(TimeValue maxTime, int maxIterations, LongSupplie
                 closeEarlyFinishedOperators();
                 assert isFinished() : "not finished after early termination";
             }
-            iter++;
+            totalIterationsThisRun++;
+            iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate++;
+
+            long now = nowSupplier.getAsLong();
             if (isBlocked.listener().isDone() == false) {
-                updateStatus(nowSupplier.getAsLong() - startTime, iter, DriverStatus.Status.ASYNC, isBlocked.reason());
+                updateStatus(now - lastStatusUpdateTime, iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate, DriverStatus.Status.ASYNC, isBlocked.reason());
                 return isBlocked.listener();
             }
             if (isFinished()) {
-                finishNanos = nowSupplier.getAsLong();
-                updateStatus(finishNanos - startTime, iter, DriverStatus.Status.DONE, "driver done");
+                finishNanos = now;
+                updateStatus(finishNanos - lastStatusUpdateTime, iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate, DriverStatus.Status.DONE, "driver done");
                 driverContext.finish();
                 Releasables.close(releasable, driverContext.getSnapshot());
                 return Operator.NOT_BLOCKED.listener();
             }
-            long now = nowSupplier.getAsLong();
-            if (iter >= maxIterations) {
-                updateStatus(now - startTime, iter, DriverStatus.Status.WAITING, "driver iterations");
+            if (totalIterationsThisRun >= maxIterations) {
+                updateStatus(now - lastStatusUpdateTime, iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate, DriverStatus.Status.WAITING, "driver iterations");
                 return Operator.NOT_BLOCKED.listener();
             }
             if (now - startTime >= maxTimeNanos) {
-                updateStatus(now - startTime, iter, DriverStatus.Status.WAITING, "driver time");
+                updateStatus(now - lastStatusUpdateTime, iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate, DriverStatus.Status.WAITING, "driver time");
                 return Operator.NOT_BLOCKED.listener();
             }
             if (now > nextStatus) {
-                updateStatus(now - startTime, iter, DriverStatus.Status.RUNNING, "driver running");
+                updateStatus(now - lastStatusUpdateTime, iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate, DriverStatus.Status.RUNNING, "driver running");
+                iterationsSinceLastStatusUpdate = 0;
+                lastStatusUpdateTime = now;
                 nextStatus = now + statusNanos;
             }
         }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverTests.java
index a0b04668b7307..b0b47ec56aeaa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/DriverTests.java
@@ -202,6 +202,56 @@ public void testProfileAndStatusTimeout() {
         assertThat(driver.profile().iterations(), equalTo((long) inPages.size()));
     }
 
+    public void testProfileAndStatusInterval() {
+        DriverContext driverContext = driverContext();
+        List<Page> inPages = randomList(2, 100, DriverTests::randomPage);
+        List<Page> outPages = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        long startEpoch = randomNonNegativeLong();
+        long startNanos = randomLong();
+        long waitTime = randomLongBetween(10000, 100000);
+        long tickTime = randomLongBetween(10000, 100000);
+        long statusInterval = randomLongBetween(1, 10);
+
+        Driver driver = new Driver(
+            "unset",
+            "test",
+            startEpoch,
+            startNanos,
+            driverContext,
+            () -> "unset",
+            new CannedSourceOperator(inPages.iterator()),
+            List.of(),
+            new TestResultPageSinkOperator(outPages::add),
+            TimeValue.timeValueNanos(statusInterval),
+            () -> {}
+        );
+
+        NowSupplier nowSupplier = new NowSupplier(startNanos, waitTime, tickTime);
+
+        int iterationsPerTick = randomIntBetween(1, 10);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < inPages.size(); i += iterationsPerTick) {
+            logger.info("status {} {}", i, driver.status());
+            assertThat(driver.status().status(), equalTo(i == 0 ? DriverStatus.Status.QUEUED : DriverStatus.Status.WAITING));
+            assertThat(driver.status().started(), equalTo(startEpoch));
+            assertThat(driver.status().iterations(), equalTo((long) i));
+            assertThat(driver.status().cpuNanos(), equalTo(tickTime * i));
+            driver.run(TimeValue.timeValueDays(10), iterationsPerTick, nowSupplier);
+        }
+
+        logger.info("status {}", driver.status());
+        assertThat(driver.status().status(), equalTo(DriverStatus.Status.DONE));
+        assertThat(driver.status().started(), equalTo(startEpoch));
+        assertThat(driver.status().iterations(), equalTo((long) inPages.size()));
+        assertThat(driver.status().cpuNanos(), equalTo(tickTime * inPages.size()));
+
+        logger.info("profile {}", driver.profile());
+        assertThat(driver.profile().tookNanos(), equalTo(waitTime + tickTime * (nowSupplier.callCount - 1)));
+        assertThat(driver.profile().cpuNanos(), equalTo(tickTime * inPages.size()));
+        assertThat(driver.profile().iterations(), equalTo((long) inPages.size()));
+    }
+
     class NowSupplier implements LongSupplier {
         private final long startNanos;
         private final long waitTime;