diff --git a/common/bandwidth-controller/src/event.rs b/common/bandwidth-controller/src/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..287598f959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/bandwidth-controller/src/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// See other comments for other TaskStatus message enumds about abusing the Error trait when we
+// should have a new trait for TaskStatus messages
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum BandwidthStatusMessage {
+    #[error("remaining bandwidth: {0}")]
+    RemainingBandwidth(i64),
+
+    #[error("no bandwidth left")]
+    NoBandwidth,
+}
diff --git a/common/bandwidth-controller/src/lib.rs b/common/bandwidth-controller/src/lib.rs
index c7aed707f9..91201b9a92 100644
--- a/common/bandwidth-controller/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/bandwidth-controller/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ use nym_validator_client::coconut::all_coconut_api_clients;
 use nym_validator_client::nym_api::EpochId;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
 
+pub use event::BandwidthStatusMessage;
+
 pub mod acquire;
 pub mod error;
+mod event;
 mod utils;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/common/client-libs/gateway-client/src/client.rs b/common/client-libs/gateway-client/src/client.rs
index d8892e856f..91c320bb46 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/gateway-client/src/client.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/gateway-client/src/client.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::traits::GatewayPacketRouter;
 use crate::{cleanup_socket_message, try_decrypt_binary_message};
 use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use log::*;
-use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
+use nym_bandwidth_controller::{BandwidthController, BandwidthStatusMessage};
 use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage as EphemeralCredentialStorage;
 use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage as CredentialStorage;
 use nym_credentials::CredentialSpendingData;
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ pub struct GatewayClient<C, St = EphemeralCredentialStorage> {
     // currently unused (but populated)
     negotiated_protocol: Option<u8>,
 
-    /// Listen to shutdown messages.
-    shutdown: TaskClient,
+    /// Listen to shutdown messages and send notifications back to the task manager
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }
 
 impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
         shared_key: Option<Arc<SharedKeys>>,
         packet_router: PacketRouter,
         bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, St>>,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
     ) -> Self {
         GatewayClient {
             authenticated: false,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
             reconnection_attempts: DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_ATTEMPTS,
             reconnection_backoff: DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_BACKOFF,
             negotiated_protocol: None,
-            shutdown,
+            task_client,
         }
     }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
 
         loop {
             tokio::select! {
-                _ = self.shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
                     log::trace!("GatewayClient control response: Received shutdown");
                     log::debug!("GatewayClient control response: Exiting");
                     break Err(GatewayClientError::ConnectionClosedGatewayShutdown);
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
                 self.bandwidth_remaining = bandwidth_remaining;
                 self.negotiated_protocol = protocol_version;
                 log::debug!("authenticated: {status}, bandwidth remaining: {bandwidth_remaining}");
+                self.task_client.send_status_msg(Box::new(
+                    BandwidthStatusMessage::RemainingBandwidth(bandwidth_remaining),
+                ));
                 Ok(())
             }
             ServerResponse::Error { message } => Err(GatewayClientError::GatewayError(message)),
@@ -805,7 +808,7 @@ impl<C, St> GatewayClient<C, St> {
                                 .as_ref()
                                 .expect("no shared key present even though we're authenticated!"),
                         ),
-                        self.shutdown.clone(),
+                        self.task_client.clone(),
                     )
                 }
                 _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -879,8 +882,8 @@ impl GatewayClient<InitOnly, EphemeralCredentialStorage> {
         // perfectly fine here, because it's not meant to be used
         let (ack_tx, _) = mpsc::unbounded();
         let (mix_tx, _) = mpsc::unbounded();
-        let shutdown = TaskClient::dummy();
-        let packet_router = PacketRouter::new(ack_tx, mix_tx, shutdown.clone());
+        let task_client = TaskClient::dummy();
+        let packet_router = PacketRouter::new(ack_tx, mix_tx, task_client.clone());
 
         GatewayClient {
             authenticated: false,
@@ -898,7 +901,7 @@ impl GatewayClient<InitOnly, EphemeralCredentialStorage> {
             reconnection_attempts: DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_ATTEMPTS,
             reconnection_backoff: DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_BACKOFF,
             negotiated_protocol: None,
-            shutdown,
+            task_client,
         }
     }
 
@@ -906,7 +909,7 @@ impl GatewayClient<InitOnly, EphemeralCredentialStorage> {
         self,
         packet_router: PacketRouter,
         bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, St>>,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
     ) -> GatewayClient<C, St> {
         // invariants that can't be broken
         // (unless somebody decided to expose some field that wasn't meant to be exposed)
@@ -930,7 +933,7 @@ impl GatewayClient<InitOnly, EphemeralCredentialStorage> {
             reconnection_attempts: self.reconnection_attempts,
             reconnection_backoff: self.reconnection_backoff,
             negotiated_protocol: self.negotiated_protocol,
-            shutdown,
+            task_client,
         }
     }
 }