diff --git a/include/hawkbit-client.h b/include/hawkbit-client.h
index 91e33e32..200c8df6 100644
--- a/include/hawkbit-client.h
+++ b/include/hawkbit-client.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef struct Artifact_ {
         gchar *download_url;          /**< download URL of software bundle file */
         gchar *feedback_url;          /**< URL status feedback should be sent to */
         gchar *sha1;                  /**< sha1 checksum of software bundle file */
+        gchar *maintenance_window;    /**< maintenance flag, possible values: available, unavailable, null */
         gboolean do_install;          /**< whether the installation should be started or not */
 } Artifact;
 
diff --git a/src/hawkbit-client.c b/src/hawkbit-client.c
index b7fc162b..ffe932e6 100644
--- a/src/hawkbit-client.c
+++ b/src/hawkbit-client.c
@@ -914,6 +914,17 @@ static gpointer download_thread(gpointer data)
         }
 
         g_mutex_lock(&active_action->mutex);
+        // skip installation if hawkBit asked us to do so
+        if (!artifact->do_install &&
+            (!artifact->maintenance_window || g_strcmp0(artifact->maintenance_window, "available") == 0)) {
+                active_action->state = ACTION_STATE_SUCCESS;
+                if (!feedback(artifact->feedback_url, active_action->id, "File checksum OK.", "success",
+                              "downloaded", &feedback_error))
+                        g_warning("%s", feedback_error->message);
+
+                g_mutex_unlock(&active_action->mutex);
+                return GINT_TO_POINTER(TRUE);
+        }
         if (!feedback_progress(artifact->feedback_url, active_action->id, "File checksum OK.",
                                &error)) {
                 g_warning("%s", error->message);
@@ -1064,6 +1075,7 @@ static gboolean process_deployment(JsonNode *req_root, GError **error)
 
         // handle deployment.maintenanceWindow (only available if maintenance window is defined)
         maintenance_window = json_get_string(resp_root, "$.deployment.maintenanceWindow", NULL);
+        artifact->maintenance_window = g_strdup(maintenance_window);
         maintenance_msg = maintenance_window
                           ? g_strdup_printf(" (maintenance window is '%s')", maintenance_window)
                           : g_strdup("");
@@ -1486,6 +1498,7 @@ void artifact_free(Artifact *artifact)
         g_free(artifact->download_url);
         g_free(artifact->feedback_url);
         g_free(artifact->sha1);
+        g_free(artifact->maintenance_window);
         g_free(artifact);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index 697ed143..71c80e5c 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_download_only(hawkbit, config, assign_bundle):
     assert exitcode == 0
 
     status = hawkbit.get_action_status()
-    assert any(['download' in s['type'] for s in status])
+    assert status[0]['type'] == 'downloaded'
 
     # check last status message
     assert 'File checksum OK.' in status[0]['messages']