diff --git a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
index f936ccf..fa6bf04 100644
--- a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ RestOutputStruct::ExitCode WebSocket::EvaluateSysadmIohyveRequest(const QJsonVal
 	ok = true;
         out->insert("fetchiso", sysadm::Iohyve::fetchISO(in_args.toObject()));
       }
+      if(act=="issetup"){
+	ok = true;
+        out->insert("issetup", sysadm::Iohyve::isSetup());
+      }
       if(act=="renameiso"){
 	ok = true;
         out->insert("renameiso", sysadm::Iohyve::renameISO(in_args.toObject()));
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
index c28d393..2c184af 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ QJsonObject Iohyve::fetchISO(QJsonObject jsin) {
   return retObject;
 }
 
+// Return if iohyve is setup on the box
+QJsonObject Iohyve::isSetup() {
+  QJsonObject retObject;
+
+  // Check if iohyve is setup on this box
+  // We check the flags variable, enabling / disabling is done via service mgmt
+  QString ioflags = General::getConfFileValue("/etc/rc.conf", "iohyve_flags=", 1);
+  if ( ioflags.isEmpty() )
+    retObject.insert("setup", "false");
+  else
+    retObject.insert("setup", "true");
+
+  return retObject;
+}
 
 // List the VMs on the box
 QJsonObject Iohyve::listVMs() {
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
index ecd5051..ba71700 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace sysadm{
 class Iohyve{
 public:
 	static QJsonObject fetchISO(QJsonObject);
+	static QJsonObject isSetup();
 	static QJsonObject listVMs();
 	static QJsonObject renameISO(QJsonObject);
 	static QJsonObject rmISO(QJsonObject);