diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 1589d312..f49c4b1d 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -2645,6 +2645,24 @@ Returns:
 ```
 
 
+### status
+Get the current status of Tautulli.
+
+```
+Required parameters:
+    None
+
+Optional parameters:
+    None
+
+Returns:
+    json:
+        {"result": "success",
+         "message": "Ok",
+         }
+```
+
+
 ### terminate_session
 Stop a streaming session.
 
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index fc8b7d8b..8bbb34f8 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -5860,3 +5860,26 @@ class WebInterface(object):
     @requireAuth()
     def support(self, query='', **kwargs):
         return serve_template(templatename="support.html", title="Support")
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    @cherrypy.tools.json_out()
+    @addtoapi()
+    def status(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Get the current status of Tautulli.
+
+            ```
+            Required parameters:
+                None
+
+            Optional parameters:
+                None
+
+            Returns:
+                json:
+                    {"result": "success",
+                     "message": "Ok",
+                     }
+            ```
+        """
+        cherrypy.response.headers['Cache-Control'] = "max-age=0,no-cache,no-store"
+        return {'result': 'success', 'message': 'Ok'}
diff --git a/plexpy/webstart.py b/plexpy/webstart.py
index 1bddad6a..685d2efc 100644
--- a/plexpy/webstart.py
+++ b/plexpy/webstart.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+from urllib import urlencode
 
 import plexpy
 import cherrypy
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ def initialize(options):
         '/api': {
             'tools.auth_basic.on': False
         },
+        '/status': {
+            'tools.auth_basic.on': False
+        },
         '/interfaces': {
             'tools.staticdir.on': True,
             'tools.staticdir.dir': "interfaces",
@@ -231,6 +235,12 @@ class BaseRedirect(object):
     def index(self):
         raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(plexpy.HTTP_ROOT)
 
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def status(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        path = '/' + '/'.join(args) if args else ''
+        query = '?' + urlencode(kwargs) if kwargs else ''
+        raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(plexpy.HTTP_ROOT + 'status' + path + query)
+
 
 def proxy():
     # logger.debug(u"REQUEST URI: %s, HEADER [X-Forwarded-Host]: %s, [X-Host]: %s, [Origin]: %s, [Host]: %s",