diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/mailbox/MailboxManager.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/mailbox/MailboxManager.java
index 3fbdda57a..dabfb9ea4 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/mailbox/MailboxManager.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/mailbox/MailboxManager.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public interface MailboxManager {
 	 */
 	boolean isPaired(Transaction txn) throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the current status of the mailbox.
+	 */
+	MailboxStatus getMailboxStatus(Transaction txn) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the currently running pairing task,
 	 * or null if no pairing task is running.
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxManagerImpl.java
index 16a6dccde..7bbeb0e12 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxManagerImpl.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.IoExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.mailbox.MailboxManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.mailbox.MailboxPairingTask;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.mailbox.MailboxSettingsManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.mailbox.MailboxStatus;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ class MailboxManagerImpl implements MailboxManager {
 		return mailboxSettingsManager.getOwnMailboxProperties(txn) != null;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public MailboxStatus getMailboxStatus(Transaction txn) throws DbException {
+		return mailboxSettingsManager.getOwnMailboxStatus(txn);
+	}
+
 	@Nullable
 	@Override
 	public MailboxPairingTask getCurrentPairingTask() {