diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1759439225-chore-fix-defer-usage-for-stopped-status-reporting.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1759439225-chore-fix-defer-usage-for-stopped-status-reporting.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5781d649fc33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1759439225-chore-fix-defer-usage-for-stopped-status-reporting.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+kind: bug-fix
+summary: fix defer usage for stopped status reporting
+component: filebeat
+
+# AUTOMATED
+# OPTIONAL to manually add other PR URLs
+# PR URL: A link the PR that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+# pr: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
+
+# AUTOMATED
+# OPTIONAL to manually add other issue URLs
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+# issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/input.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/input.go
index 9486875925a7..4db0a3558f15 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/input.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awscloudwatch/input.go
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ func (in *cloudwatchInput) Run(inputContext v2.Context, pipeline beat.Pipeline)
 
 	// setup status reporter
 	in.status = statusreporterhelper.New(inputContext.StatusReporter, log, "CloudWatch")
-
-	defer in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "")
 	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Starting, "Input starting")
 
 	handler, err := newStateHandler(log, in.config, in.store)
@@ -154,6 +152,8 @@ func (in *cloudwatchInput) Run(inputContext v2.Context, pipeline beat.Pipeline)
 	log.Debugf("Config scan_frequency = %s", cwPoller.config.ScanFrequency)
 	log.Debugf("Config api_sleep = %s", cwPoller.config.APISleep)
 	cwPoller.receive(ctx, logGroupIDs, time.Now)
+	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "Input execution ended")
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/s3_input.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/s3_input.go
index 78f880988686..317591ba1d10 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/s3_input.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/s3_input.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func (in *s3PollerInput) Run(
 	in.log = inputContext.Logger.Named("s3")
 
 	in.status = statusreporterhelper.New(inputContext.StatusReporter, in.log, "S3")
-	defer in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "")
 	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Starting, "Input starting")
 
 	in.pipeline = pipeline
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ func (in *s3PollerInput) Run(
 	)
 
 	in.run(ctx)
-
+	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "Input execution ended")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/sqs_input.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/sqs_input.go
index 022b5a16649f..9549769b96c3 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/sqs_input.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/sqs_input.go
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ func (in *sqsReaderInput) Run(
 	pipeline beat.Pipeline,
 ) error {
 	in.status = statusreporterhelper.New(inputContext.StatusReporter, inputContext.Logger, "S3 via SQS")
-	defer in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "")
 	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Starting, "Input starting")
 
 	// Initialize everything for this run
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ func (in *sqsReaderInput) Run(
 	ctx := v2.GoContextFromCanceler(inputContext.Cancelation)
 	in.run(ctx)
 	in.cleanup()
+	in.status.UpdateStatus(status.Stopped, "Input execution ended")
 
 	return nil
 }