diff --git a/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery b/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
index 1fb0456a7..e05c13ec2 100755
--- a/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
+++ b/feeds/tip/cloud_discovery/files/usr/bin/cloud_discovery
@@ -287,6 +287,25 @@ let ubus_methods = {
 
 		}
 	},
+	status: {
+		call: function(req) {
+			const names = [ 'discover', 'validate', 'online', 'offline', 'orphan' ];
+			let ret = { state: names[state] };
+			switch(state){
+			case OFFLINE:
+				ret.since = time() - offline_time;
+				break;
+			case ORPHAN:
+				ret.since = time() - orphan_time;
+				break;
+			case VALIDATING:
+				ret.since = time() - validate_time;;
+				break;
+			}
+			return ret;
+		},
+		args: {},
+	},
 };
 
 if (gateway_available()) {