diff --git a/src/feature/control/btrack_orconn_cevent.c b/src/feature/control/btrack_orconn_cevent.c
index fbbd34aca5..c7970dca4d 100644
--- a/src/feature/control/btrack_orconn_cevent.c
+++ b/src/feature/control/btrack_orconn_cevent.c
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 /**
  * \file btrack_orconn_cevent.c
  * \brief Emit bootstrap status events for OR connections
+ *
+ * We do some decoding of the raw OR_CONN_STATE_* values.  For
+ * example, OR_CONN_STATE_CONNECTING means the first TCP connect()
+ * completing, regardless of whether it's directly to a relay instead
+ * of a proxy or a PT.
  **/
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -25,33 +30,68 @@
  **/
 static bool bto_first_orconn = false;
 
+/** Is the ORCONN using a pluggable transport? */
+static bool
+using_pt(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
+{
+  return bto->proxy_type == PROXY_PLUGGABLE;
+}
+
+/** Is the ORCONN using a non-PT proxy? */
+static bool
+using_proxy(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
+{
+  switch (bto->proxy_type) {
+  case PROXY_CONNECT:
+  case PROXY_SOCKS4:
+  case PROXY_SOCKS5:
+    return true;
+  default:
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Emit control events when we have updated our idea of the best state
  * that any OR connection has reached.
+ *
+ * Do some decoding of the ORCONN states depending on whether a PT or
+ * a proxy is in use.
  **/
 void
 bto_cevent_anyconn(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
 {
   switch (bto->state) {
   case OR_CONN_STATE_CONNECTING:
+    /* Exactly what kind of thing we're connecting to isn't
+     * information we directly get from the states in connection_or.c,
+     * so decode it here. */
+    if (using_pt(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PT, 0);
+    else if (using_proxy(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PROXY, 0);
+    else
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN, 0);
+    break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_PROXY_HANDSHAKING:
-    /* XXX This isn't quite right, because this isn't necessarily a
-       directory server we're talking to, but we'll improve the
-       bootstrap tags and messages later */
-    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DIR, 0);
+    /* Similarly, starting a proxy handshake means the TCP connect()
+     * succeeded to the proxy.  Let's be specific about what kind of
+     * proxy. */
+    if (using_pt(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PT, 0);
+    else if (using_proxy(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PROXY, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_TLS_HANDSHAKING:
-    /* Here we should report a connection completed (TCP or proxied),
-       if we had the states */
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_TLS_CLIENT_RENEGOTIATING:
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OR_HANDSHAKING_V2:
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OR_HANDSHAKING_V3:
-    /* XXX Again, this isn't quite right, because it's not necessarily
-       a directory server we're talking to. */
-    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DIR, 0);
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OPEN:
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DONE, 0);
     /* Unblock directory progress display */
     control_event_boot_first_orconn();
     /* Unblock apconn progress display */
@@ -65,6 +105,9 @@ bto_cevent_anyconn(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
 /**
  * Emit control events when we have updated our idea of the best state
  * that any application circuit OR connection has reached.
+ *
+ * Do some decoding of the ORCONN states depending on whether a PT or
+ * a proxy is in use.
  **/
 void
 bto_cevent_apconn(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
@@ -74,21 +117,35 @@ bto_cevent_apconn(const bt_orconn_t *bto)
 
   switch (bto->state) {
   case OR_CONN_STATE_CONNECTING:
+    /* Exactly what kind of thing we're connecting to isn't
+     * information we directly get from the states in connection_or.c,
+     * so decode it here. */
+    if (using_pt(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PT, 0);
+    else if (using_proxy(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PROXY, 0);
+    else
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN, 0);
+    break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_PROXY_HANDSHAKING:
-    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_OR, 0);
+    /* Similarly, starting a proxy handshake means the TCP connect()
+     * succeeded to the proxy.  Let's be specific about what kind of
+     * proxy. */
+    if (using_pt(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PT, 0);
+    else if (using_proxy(bto))
+      control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PROXY, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_TLS_HANDSHAKING:
-    /* Here we should report a connection completed (TCP or proxied) */
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_TLS_CLIENT_RENEGOTIATING:
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OR_HANDSHAKING_V2:
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OR_HANDSHAKING_V3:
-    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_OR, 0);
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE, 0);
     break;
   case OR_CONN_STATE_OPEN:
-    /* XXX Not quite right, because it implictly reports the next
-       state, but we'll improve it later. */
-    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CIRCUIT_CREATE, 0);
+    control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE_DONE, 0);
   default:
     break;
   }
diff --git a/src/feature/control/control.h b/src/feature/control/control.h
index 8180c4b603..08d8924e2d 100644
--- a/src/feature/control/control.h
+++ b/src/feature/control/control.h
@@ -51,17 +51,42 @@ typedef enum buildtimeout_set_event_t {
 typedef enum {
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_UNDEF=-1,
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_STARTING=0,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DIR=5,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DIR=10,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ONEHOP_CREATE=15,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_REQUESTING_STATUS=20,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_STATUS=25,
+
+  /* Initial connection to any relay */
+
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PT=1,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PT=2,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PROXY=3,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PROXY=4,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN=5,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE=10,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE=14,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DONE=15,
+
+  /* Loading directory info */
+
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ONEHOP_CREATE=20,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_REQUESTING_STATUS=25,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_STATUS=30,
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_KEYS=40,
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_REQUESTING_DESCRIPTORS=45,
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_DESCRIPTORS=50,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_OR=80,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_OR=85,
-  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CIRCUIT_CREATE=90,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ENOUGH_DIRINFO=75,
+
+  /* Connecting to a relay for AP circuits */
+
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PT=76,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PT=77,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PROXY=78,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PROXY=79,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN=80,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE=85,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE=89,
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE_DONE=90,
+
+  /* Creating AP circuits */
+
+  BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CIRCUIT_CREATE=95,
   BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_DONE=100
 } bootstrap_status_t;
 
diff --git a/src/feature/control/control_bootstrap.c b/src/feature/control/control_bootstrap.c
index 0478f0783d..49e190dc51 100644
--- a/src/feature/control/control_bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/feature/control/control_bootstrap.c
@@ -33,9 +33,24 @@ static const struct {
 } boot_to_str_tab[] = {
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_UNDEF, "undef", "Undefined" },
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_STARTING, "starting", "Starting" },
-  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DIR, "conn_dir", "Connecting to directory server" },
-  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DIR, "handshake_dir",
-    "Finishing handshake with directory server" },
+
+  /* Initial connection to any relay */
+
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PT, "conn_pt", "Connecting to pluggable transport" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PT, "conn_done_pt",
+    "Connected to pluggable transport" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_PROXY, "conn_proxy", "Connecting to proxy" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE_PROXY, "conn_done_proxy",
+    "Connected to proxy" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN, "conn", "Connecting to a relay" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DONE, "conn_done", "Connected to a relay" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE, "handshake",
+    "Handshaking with a relay" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DONE, "handshake_done",
+    "Handshake with a relay done" },
+
+  /* Loading directory info */
+
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ONEHOP_CREATE, "onehop_create",
     "Establishing an encrypted directory connection" },
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_REQUESTING_STATUS, "requesting_status",
@@ -48,9 +63,30 @@ static const struct {
     "Asking for relay descriptors" },
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_DESCRIPTORS, "loading_descriptors",
     "Loading relay descriptors" },
-  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_OR, "conn_or", "Connecting to the Tor network" },
-  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_OR, "handshake_or",
-    "Finishing handshake with first hop" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ENOUGH_DIRINFO, "enough_dirinfo",
+    "Loaded enough directory info to build circuits" },
+
+  /* Connecting to a relay for AP circuits */
+
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PT, "ap_conn_pt",
+    "Connecting to pluggable transport to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PT, "ap_conn_done_pt",
+    "Connected to pluggable transport to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_PROXY, "ap_conn_proxy",
+    "Connecting to proxy " },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE_PROXY, "ap_conn_done_proxy",
+    "Connected to proxy to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN, "ap_conn",
+    "Connecting to a relay to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_CONN_DONE, "ap_conn_done",
+    "Connected to a relay to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE, "ap_handshake",
+    "Finishing handshake with a relay to build circuits" },
+  { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_AP_HANDSHAKE_DONE, "ap_handshake_done",
+    "Handshake fininshed with a relay to build circuits" },
+
+  /* Creating AP circuits */
+
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CIRCUIT_CREATE, "circuit_create",
     "Establishing a Tor circuit" },
   { BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_DONE, "done", "Done" },
diff --git a/src/feature/nodelist/nodelist.c b/src/feature/nodelist/nodelist.c
index e1d5e4d3fa..d94e73f48f 100644
--- a/src/feature/nodelist/nodelist.c
+++ b/src/feature/nodelist/nodelist.c
@@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ count_loading_descriptors_progress(void)
   if (fraction > 1.0)
     return 0; /* it's not the number of descriptors holding us back */
   return BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_DESCRIPTORS + (int)
-    (fraction*(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_OR-1 -
+    (fraction*(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ENOUGH_DIRINFO-1 -
                BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_DESCRIPTORS));
 }
 
@@ -2633,6 +2633,7 @@ update_router_have_minimum_dir_info(void)
   /* If paths have just become available in this update. */
   if (res && !have_min_dir_info) {
     control_event_client_status(LOG_NOTICE, "ENOUGH_DIR_INFO");
+    control_event_boot_dir(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ENOUGH_DIRINFO, 0);
     log_info(LD_DIR,
              "We now have enough directory information to build circuits.");
   }
diff --git a/src/test/test_controller_events.c b/src/test/test_controller_events.c
index 63013390e4..dc2bb77e9b 100644
--- a/src/test/test_controller_events.c
+++ b/src/test/test_controller_events.c
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ test_cntev_dirboot_defer_desc(void *arg)
   /* This event should get deferred */
   control_event_boot_dir(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_REQUESTING_DESCRIPTORS, 0);
   assert_bootmsg("0 TAG=starting");
-  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DIR, 0);
-  assert_bootmsg("5 TAG=conn_dir");
-  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DIR, 0);
-  assert_bootmsg("10 TAG=handshake_dir");
+  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN, 0);
+  assert_bootmsg("5 TAG=conn");
+  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE, 0);
+  assert_bootmsg("14 TAG=handshake");
   /* The deferred event should appear */
   control_event_boot_first_orconn();
   assert_bootmsg("45 TAG=requesting_descriptors");
@@ -374,15 +374,15 @@ test_cntev_dirboot_defer_orconn(void *arg)
   control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_STARTING, 0);
   assert_bootmsg("0 TAG=starting");
   /* This event should get deferred */
-  control_event_boot_dir(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_OR, 0);
+  control_event_boot_dir(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_ENOUGH_DIRINFO, 0);
   assert_bootmsg("0 TAG=starting");
-  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN_DIR, 0);
-  assert_bootmsg("5 TAG=conn_dir");
-  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE_DIR, 0);
-  assert_bootmsg("10 TAG=handshake_dir");
+  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CONN, 0);
+  assert_bootmsg("5 TAG=conn");
+  control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_HANDSHAKE, 0);
+  assert_bootmsg("14 TAG=handshake");
   /* The deferred event should appear */
   control_event_boot_first_orconn();
-  assert_bootmsg("80 TAG=conn_or");
+  assert_bootmsg("75 TAG=enough_dirinfo");
  done:
   tor_free(saved_event_str);
   UNMOCK(queue_control_event_string);