diff --git a/pandora_console/godmode/setup/setup_general.php b/pandora_console/godmode/setup/setup_general.php
index ad7a40aa8b..de7e811c41 100644
--- a/pandora_console/godmode/setup/setup_general.php
+++ b/pandora_console/godmode/setup/setup_general.php
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ $table->data[$i][] = html_print_label_input_block(
     )
 );
 
-$table->data[$i][] = html_print_label_input_block(
+$table->data[$i++][] = html_print_label_input_block(
     __('Check conexion interval'),
     html_print_input_number(
         [
@@ -715,6 +715,16 @@ $table->data[$i][] = html_print_label_input_block(
     )
 );
 
+$table->data[$i][] = html_print_label_input_block(
+    __('Keep In process status for new events with extra ID'),
+    html_print_checkbox_switch(
+        'keep_in_process_status_extra_id',
+        1,
+        $config['keep_in_process_status_extra_id'],
+        true
+    )
+);
+
 echo '<form class="max_floating_element_size" id="form_setup" method="post" action="index.php?sec=gsetup&sec2=godmode/setup/setup&amp;section=general&amp;pure='.$config['pure'].'">';
 
 echo '<fieldset class="margin-bottom-10">';
diff --git a/pandora_console/include/functions_api.php b/pandora_console/include/functions_api.php
index bd1577116c..a64b5ae751 100644
--- a/pandora_console/include/functions_api.php
+++ b/pandora_console/include/functions_api.php
@@ -13090,10 +13090,17 @@ function api_set_create_event($id, $trash1, $other, $returnType)
 
         if ($other['data'][18] != '') {
             $values['id_extra'] = $other['data'][18];
-            $sql_validation = 'SELECT id_evento FROM tevento where estado IN (0,2) and id_extra ="'.$other['data'][18].'";';
+            $sql_validation = 'SELECT id_evento,estado FROM tevento where estado IN (0,2) and id_extra ="'.$other['data'][18].'";';
             $validation = db_get_all_rows_sql($sql_validation);
+
             if ($validation) {
                 foreach ($validation as $val) {
+                    if ((int) $val['estado'] === EVENT_STATUS_INPROCESS
+                        && (int) $values['status'] === 0
+                    ) {
+                        $values['status'] = 2;
+                    }
+                        
                     api_set_validate_event_by_id($val['id_evento']);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/pandora_console/include/functions_config.php b/pandora_console/include/functions_config.php
index b94892e7c1..4c682c6f82 100644
--- a/pandora_console/include/functions_config.php
+++ b/pandora_console/include/functions_config.php
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ function config_update_config()
                         $error_update[] = __('alias_as_name');
                     }
 
+                    if (config_update_value('keep_in_process_status_extra_id', get_parameter('keep_in_process_status_extra_id'), true) === false) {
+                        $error_update[] = __('keep_in_process_status_extra_id');
+                    }
+
                     if (config_update_value('console_log_enabled', get_parameter('console_log_enabled'), true) === false) {
                         $error_update[] = __('Console log enabled');
                     }
@@ -2343,6 +2347,10 @@ function config_process_config()
         config_update_value('alias_as_name', 0);
     }
 
+    if (!isset($config['keep_in_process_status_extra_id'])) {
+        config_update_value('keep_in_process_status_extra_id', 0);
+    }
+
     if (!isset($config['console_log_enabled'])) {
         config_update_value('console_log_enabled', 0);
     }
diff --git a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Core.pm b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Core.pm
index ca6b4991a9..7d9cf4a8fb 100644
--- a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Core.pm
+++ b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Core.pm
@@ -4070,6 +4070,20 @@ sub pandora_event {
 	
 	# Validate events with the same event id
 	if (defined ($id_extra) && $id_extra ne '') {
+		my $keep_in_process_status_extra_id = pandora_get_tconfig_token ($dbh, 'keep_in_process_status_extra_id', 0);
+
+		if ($keep_in_process_status_extra_id == 1) {
+			# Keep status if the latest event was In process 
+			logger($pa_config, "Checking status of latest event with extended id '$id_extra'.", 10);
+			my $id_extra_last_status = get_db_value_limit ($dbh, 'SELECT estado FROM tevento WHERE id_extra=? ORDER BY timestamp DESC', 1, $id_extra);
+
+			# Only when the event comes as New. Validated events are excluded
+			if (defined ($id_extra_last_status) && $id_extra_last_status == 2 && $event_status == 0) {
+				logger($pa_config, "Keeping In process status from last event with extended id '$id_extra'.", 10);
+				$event_status = 2;
+			}
+		}
+
 		logger($pa_config, "Updating events with extended id '$id_extra'.", 10);
 		db_do ($dbh, 'UPDATE tevento SET estado = 1, ack_utimestamp = ? WHERE estado IN (0,2) AND id_extra=?', $utimestamp, $id_extra);
 	}