diff --git a/scenario/context.py b/scenario/context.py
index 5450205e..c9e5bfc2 100644
--- a/scenario/context.py
+++ b/scenario/context.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright 2023 Canonical Ltd.
 # See LICENSE file for licensing details.
+import dataclasses
 import tempfile
-from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
@@ -34,7 +34,25 @@
 
 logger = scenario_logger.getChild("runtime")
 
-ActionOutput = namedtuple("ActionOutput", ("state", "logs", "results", "failure"))
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ActionOutput:
+    """Wraps the results of running an action event with `run_action`."""
+
+    state: State
+    """The charm state after the action has been handled.
+    In most cases, actions are not expected to be affecting it."""
+    logs: List[str]
+    """Any logs associated with the action output, set by the charm."""
+    results: Dict[str, str]
+    """Key-value mapping assigned by the charm as a result of the action."""
+    failure: Optional[str]
+    """If the action is not a successL: the message the charm set when failing the action."""
+
+    @property
+    def success(self) -> bool:
+        """Return whether this action was a success."""
+        return self.failure is not None
 
 
 class InvalidEventError(RuntimeError):
diff --git a/tests/test_e2e/test_actions.py b/tests/test_e2e/test_actions.py
index eba28480..18248a17 100644
--- a/tests/test_e2e/test_actions.py
+++ b/tests/test_e2e/test_actions.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def handle_evt(charm: CharmBase, evt: ActionEvent):
     out = ctx.run_action(action, State())
 
     assert out.results == res_value
+    assert out.success is True
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("res_value", ({"a": {"b": {"c"}}}, {"d": "e"}))
@@ -128,3 +129,4 @@ def handle_evt(charm: CharmBase, evt: ActionEvent):
 
     assert out.failure == "failed becozz"
     assert out.logs == ["log1", "log2"]
+    assert out.success is False