diff --git a/src/iproject.ts b/src/iproject.ts
index a36b54f..90a2bed 100644
--- a/src/iproject.ts
+++ b/src/iproject.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2023
  */
 
-import { Action, CommandResult, DeploymentMethod, DeploymentParameters, IBMiObject } from "@halcyontech/vscode-ibmi-types";
+import { Action, ActionResult, CommandResult, DeploymentMethod, DeploymentParameters, IBMiObject } from "@halcyontech/vscode-ibmi-types";
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { ValidatorResult } from "jsonschema";
 import * as path from "path";
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ export type Direction = 'up' | 'down';
  */
 export type Position = 'first' | 'last' | 'middle';
 
+/**
+ * Represents a build or compile result.
+ */
+export type BuildOrCompileResult = {
+  success: boolean,
+  output: string[],
+  message: string
+};
+
 /**
  * Represents an IBM i Project.
  */
@@ -468,7 +477,13 @@ export class IProject {
    * @param fileUri The file uri to compile or `undefined` for builds.
    * @param object The specific object to build.
    */
-  public async runBuildOrCompileCommand(isBuild: boolean, fileUri?: Uri, object?: string) {
+  public async runBuildOrCompileCommand(isBuild: boolean, fileUri?: Uri, object?: string): Promise<BuildOrCompileResult> {
+    let buildOrCompileResult: BuildOrCompileResult = {
+      success: false,
+      output: [],
+      message: ''
+    };
+
     const unresolvedState = await this.getUnresolvedState();
 
     if (unresolvedState) {
@@ -488,8 +503,9 @@ export class IProject {
       }
 
       if (rawCommand) {
+        let actionResult: ActionResult | undefined;
         if (rawCommand.startsWith('ext:')) {
-          await commands.executeCommand(rawCommand.substring(4), { fileUri, object });
+          actionResult = await commands.executeCommand(rawCommand.substring(4), { fileUri, object });
         } else {
           const directoryUris = ['.logs', '.evfevent'].map(dir => Uri.file(path.join(this.workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath, dir)));
           for await (const uri of directoryUris) {
@@ -520,12 +536,29 @@ export class IProject {
               ".evfevent"
             ]
           };
-          await commands.executeCommand(`code-for-ibmi.runAction`, { resourceUri: fileUri ? fileUri : this.workspaceFolder.uri }, undefined, action, this.deploymentMethod);
+          actionResult = await commands.executeCommand(`code-for-ibmi.runAction`, { resourceUri: fileUri ? fileUri : this.workspaceFolder.uri }, undefined, action, this.deploymentMethod);
         }
 
         ProjectManager.fire({ type: isBuild ? 'build' : 'compile', iProject: this });
+
+        if (actionResult) {
+          buildOrCompileResult.success = actionResult.success;
+          buildOrCompileResult.message = actionResult.message;
+          if (actionResult.output.length > 0 && actionResult.output[0].output.length > 0) {
+            buildOrCompileResult.output = actionResult.output[0].output;
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        const commandField = isBuild ?
+          (object ? 'buildObjectCommand' : 'buildCommand') :
+          'compileCommand';
+        buildOrCompileResult.message = l10n.t('{0} not set', commandField);
       }
+    } else {
+      buildOrCompileResult.message = l10n.t('No iproj.json found');
     }
+
+    return buildOrCompileResult;
   }
   /**
    * Run the project's build, build object, or compile command. If no command
@@ -1436,6 +1469,7 @@ export class IProject {
     this.liblVarsUpdated = false; // toggle off after it is cheched
     return returnValue;
   }
+
   /**
    * Get the validation result of the project against the `iproj.json` schema.
    *