diff --git a/shlax/targets/base.py b/shlax/targets/base.py
index 28dbb45..f1ab1ab 100644
--- a/shlax/targets/base.py
+++ b/shlax/targets/base.py
@@ -47,10 +47,18 @@ class Target:
             # the calling target
             self.parent = target
 
+        result = Result(self, self)
+        result.status = 'success'
+
         for action in actions or self.actions:
             if await self.action(action, reraise=bool(actions)):
+                result.status = 'failure'
                 break
 
+        if getattr(self, 'clean', None):
+            self.output.clean(self)
+            await self.clean(self, result)
+
     async def action(self, action, reraise=False):
         result = Result(self, action)
         self.output.start(action)
diff --git a/tests/test_target.py b/tests/test_target.py
index 7827167..f294503 100644
--- a/tests/test_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_target.py
@@ -72,6 +72,37 @@ async def test_function():
     await Stub()(hello)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_action_clean():
+    class Example:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.was_called = False
+        async def clean(self, target, result):
+            self.was_called = True
+        async def __call__(self, target):
+            raise Exception('lol')
+
+    action = Example()
+    target = Stub()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        await target(action)
+    assert action.was_called
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_target_clean():
+    class Example(Stub):
+        def __init__(self, action):
+            self.was_called = False
+            super().__init__(action)
+        async def clean(self, target, result):
+            self.was_called = True
+
+    target = Example(Error())
+    await target()
+    assert target.was_called
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_method():
     class Example: