diff --git a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
index 5633a02610..51f848406c 100644
--- a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
+++ b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const (
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:resource:categories={all,virtualization},scope=Namespaced,shortName={vm},singular=virtualmachine
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Phase",type="string",JSONPath=".status.phase",description="The phase of the virtual machine."
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="PhaseAge",type="date",JSONPath=".status.stats.phasesTransitions[-1].timestamp",description="Time since the virtual machine entered the current phase."
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Uptime",type="date",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.reason==\"Running\")].lastTransitionTime",description="Time since the virtual machine started running."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Cores",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.cpu.cores",description="The number of cores of the virtual machine."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="CoreFraction",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.cpu.coreFraction",description="Virtual machine core fraction. The range of available values is set in the `sizePolicy` parameter of the VirtualMachineClass; if it is not set, use values within the 1–100% range."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Memory",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".spec.memory.size",description="The amount of memory of the virtual machine."
diff --git a/crds/doc-ru-virtualmachines.yaml b/crds/doc-ru-virtualmachines.yaml
index 9998fc1112..d825e07ef2 100644
--- a/crds/doc-ru-virtualmachines.yaml
+++ b/crds/doc-ru-virtualmachines.yaml
@@ -626,7 +626,9 @@ spec:
                           `.metadata.generation`, на основе которого было установлено условие.
                           Например, если `.metadata.generation` в настоящее время имеет значение `12`, а `.status.conditions[x].observedgeneration` имеет значение `9`, то условие устарело.
                       reason:
-                        description: Краткая причина последнего перехода состояния.
+                        description: |
+                          Краткая причина последнего перехода состояния.
+                          Значение `Running` используется для отображения времени работы ВМ в колонке `Uptime`.
                       status:
                         description: |
                           Статус условия. Возможные значения: `True`, `False`, `Unknown`.
diff --git a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
index 88162c552b..9243b4fb32 100644
--- a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
+++ b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
@@ -1422,9 +1422,9 @@ spec:
           jsonPath: .status.phase
           name: Phase
           type: string
-        - description: Time since the virtual machine entered the current phase.
-          jsonPath: .status.stats.phasesTransitions[-1].timestamp
-          name: PhaseAge
+        - description: Time since the virtual machine started running.
+          jsonPath: '.status.conditions[?(@.reason=="Running")].lastTransitionTime'
+          name: Uptime
           type: date
         - description: Real number of the virtual machine cores.
           jsonPath: .status.resources.cpu.cores
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/lifecycle.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/lifecycle.go
index 4f694654c0..370a26d909 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/lifecycle.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/lifecycle.go
@@ -213,8 +213,12 @@ func (h *LifeCycleHandler) syncRunning(ctx context.Context, vm *v1alpha2.Virtual
 		}
 		for _, c := range kvvmi.Status.Conditions {
 			if c.Type == virtv1.VirtualMachineInstanceReady {
+				reason := getKVMIReadyReason(c.Reason)
+				if c.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue && c.Reason == "" {
+					reason = vmcondition.ReasonVirtualMachineRunning
+				}
 				cb.Status(conditionStatus(string(c.Status))).
-					Reason(getKVMIReadyReason(c.Reason)).
+					Reason(reason).
 					Message(c.Message)
 				conditions.SetCondition(cb, &vm.Status.Conditions)
 				return nil