diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/rpc.py b/core/dbt/contracts/rpc.py
index 8241695de2f..1270acadfb4 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/rpc.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/rpc.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     CatalogArtifact,
     CatalogResults,
     ExecutionResult,
+    FreshnessExecutionResultArtifact,
+    FreshnessResult,
     RunOperationResult,
     RunOperationResultsArtifact,
     RunResult,
@@ -282,6 +284,28 @@ def write(self, path: str):
         writable.write(path)
 
 
+@dataclass
+@schema_version('remote-freshness-result', 1)
+class RemoteFreshnessResult(FreshnessResult, RemoteResult):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_local_result(
+        cls,
+        base: FreshnessResult,
+        logs: List[LogMessage],
+    ) -> 'RemoteFreshnessResult':
+        return cls(
+            metadata=base.metadata,
+            results=base.results,
+            elapsed_time=base.elapsed_time,
+            logs=logs,
+        )
+
+    def write(self, path: str):
+        writable = FreshnessExecutionResultArtifact.from_result(base=self)
+        writable.write(path)
+
+
 @dataclass
 @schema_version('remote-run-result', 1)
 class RemoteRunResult(RemoteCompileResultMixin):
@@ -292,6 +316,7 @@ class RemoteRunResult(RemoteCompileResultMixin):
 RPCResult = Union[
     RemoteCompileResult,
     RemoteExecutionResult,
+    RemoteFreshnessResult,
     RemoteCatalogResults,
     RemoteDepsResult,
     RemoteRunOperationResult,
@@ -300,7 +325,6 @@ class RemoteRunResult(RemoteCompileResultMixin):
 
 # GC types
 
-
 class GCResultState(StrEnum):
     Deleted = 'deleted'  # successful GC
     Missing = 'missing'  # nothing to GC
@@ -682,6 +706,35 @@ def from_result(
             elapsed=timing.elapsed,
         )
 
+
+@dataclass
+@schema_version('poll-remote-freshness-result', 1)
+class PollFreshnessResult(RemoteFreshnessResult, PollResult):
+    state: TaskHandlerState = field(
+        metadata=restrict_to(TaskHandlerState.Success,
+                             TaskHandlerState.Failed),
+    )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_result(
+        cls: Type['PollFreshnessResult'],
+        base: RemoteFreshnessResult,
+        tags: TaskTags,
+        timing: TaskTiming,
+        logs: List[LogMessage],
+    ) -> 'PollFreshnessResult':
+        return cls(
+            logs=logs,
+            tags=tags,
+            state=timing.state,
+            start=timing.start,
+            end=timing.end,
+            elapsed=timing.elapsed,
+            metadata=base.metadata,
+            results=base.results,
+            elapsed_time=base.elapsed_time,
+        )
+
 # Manifest parsing types
 
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/rpc/builtins.py b/core/dbt/rpc/builtins.py
index 66cb171ff41..7e900ca5357 100644
--- a/core/dbt/rpc/builtins.py
+++ b/core/dbt/rpc/builtins.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     TaskRow,
     PSResult,
     RemoteExecutionResult,
+    RemoteFreshnessResult,
     RemoteRunResult,
     RemoteCompileResult,
     RemoteCatalogResults,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     PollRunCompleteResult,
     PollCompileCompleteResult,
     PollCatalogCompleteResult,
+    PollFreshnessResult,
     PollRemoteEmptyCompleteResult,
     PollRunOperationCompleteResult,
     TaskHandlerState,
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ def poll_complete(
         PollCatalogCompleteResult,
         PollRemoteEmptyCompleteResult,
         PollRunOperationCompleteResult,
-        PollGetManifestResult
+        PollGetManifestResult,
+        PollFreshnessResult,
     ]]
 
     if isinstance(result, RemoteExecutionResult):
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ def poll_complete(
         cls = PollRunOperationCompleteResult
     elif isinstance(result, GetManifestResult):
         cls = PollGetManifestResult
+    elif isinstance(result, RemoteFreshnessResult):
+        cls = PollFreshnessResult
     else:
         raise dbt.exceptions.InternalException(
             'got invalid result in poll_complete: {}'.format(result)
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/rpc/base.py b/core/dbt/task/rpc/base.py
index 306e6fa6763..d31b4310905 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/rpc/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/rpc/base.py
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
-from dbt.contracts.results import RunResultsArtifact
-from dbt.contracts.rpc import RemoteExecutionResult
+from dbt.contracts.results import (
+    RunResult,
+    RunOperationResult,
+    FreshnessResult,
+)
+from dbt.contracts.rpc import (
+    RemoteExecutionResult,
+    RemoteFreshnessResult,
+    RemoteRunOperationResult,
+)
 from dbt.task.runnable import GraphRunnableTask
 from dbt.rpc.method import RemoteManifestMethod, Parameters
 
 
+RESULT_TYPE_MAP = {
+    RunResult: RemoteExecutionResult,
+    RunOperationResult: RemoteRunOperationResult,
+    FreshnessResult: RemoteFreshnessResult,
+}
+
+
 class RPCTask(
     GraphRunnableTask,
     RemoteManifestMethod[Parameters, RemoteExecutionResult]
@@ -21,10 +36,7 @@ def load_manifest(self):
     def get_result(
         self, results, elapsed_time, generated_at
     ) -> RemoteExecutionResult:
-        base = RunResultsArtifact.from_node_results(
-            results=results,
-            elapsed_time=elapsed_time,
-            generated_at=generated_at,
-        )
-        rpc_result = RemoteExecutionResult.from_local_result(base, logs=[])
+        base = super().get_result(results, elapsed_time, generated_at)
+        cls = RESULT_TYPE_MAP.get(type(base), RemoteExecutionResult)
+        rpc_result = cls.from_local_result(base, logs=[])
         return rpc_result