diff --git a/appium/webdriver/mobilecommand.py b/appium/webdriver/mobilecommand.py
index 334f4710c..2a83f1a41 100644
--- a/appium/webdriver/mobilecommand.py
+++ b/appium/webdriver/mobilecommand.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class MobileCommand:
     GET_SESSION = 'getSession'
     GET_ALL_SESSIONS = 'getAllSessions'
 
+    GET_STATUS = 'getStatus'
+
     ## MJSONWP for Selenium v4
     GET_LOCATION = 'getLocation'
     SET_LOCATION = 'setLocation'
diff --git a/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py b/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py
index 00f0eaf9f..2866b9e9f 100644
--- a/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py
+++ b/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@ def start_session(self, capabilities: Union[Dict, AppiumOptions], browser_profil
         self.session_id = session_id
         self.caps = get_response_value('capabilities') or {}
 
+    def get_status(self) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Get the Appium server status
+
+        Usage:
+            driver.get_status()
+        Returns:
+            Dict: The status information
+
+        """
+        return self.execute(Command.GET_STATUS)['value']
+
     def find_element(self, by: str = AppiumBy.ID, value: Union[str, Dict, None] = None) -> MobileWebElement:
         """
         Find an element given a AppiumBy strategy and locator
@@ -492,6 +504,8 @@ def _add_commands(self) -> None:
         # noinspection PyProtectedMember,PyUnresolvedReferences
         commands = self.command_executor._commands
 
+        commands[Command.GET_STATUS] = ('GET', '/status')
+
         # FIXME: remove after a while as MJSONWP
         commands[Command.TOUCH_ACTION] = ('POST', '/session/$sessionId/touch/perform')
         commands[Command.MULTI_ACTION] = ('POST', '/session/$sessionId/touch/multi/perform')
diff --git a/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py b/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py
index 59464fd89..168a8ba0a 100644
--- a/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 
 
 class TestWebElement(object):
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_status(self):
+        driver = android_w3c_driver()
+        response = {'ready': True, 'message': {'build': {'version': '2.0.0', 'revision': None}}}
+        httpretty.register_uri(
+            httpretty.GET,
+            appium_command('/status'),
+            body=json.dumps({"value": response}),
+        )
+        s = driver.get_status()
+
+        assert s == response
+
     @httpretty.activate
     def test_set_value(self):
         driver = android_w3c_driver()