diff --git a/plinth/modules/first_boot/middleware.py b/plinth/modules/first_boot/middleware.py
index fee5b2991..bec324f7c 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/first_boot/middleware.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/first_boot/middleware.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ class FirstBootMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
         if user_requests_login:
             return
 
-        # Don't interfere with help pages
+        # Don't interfere with help or status pages
         user_requests_help = request.path.startswith(reverse('help:index'))
-        if user_requests_help:
+        user_requests_status = request.path.startswith(reverse('status'))
+        if user_requests_help or user_requests_status:
             return
 
         # Don't interfere with first setup progress page. When first setup is
diff --git a/plinth/urls.py b/plinth/urls.py
index 60e3c3196..8842e7b88 100644
--- a/plinth/urls.py
+++ b/plinth/urls.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ system_urlpatterns = [
 
 urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
+    re_path(r'^status/$', views.status, name='status'),
     re_path(r'^language-selection/$',
             public(views.LanguageSelectionView.as_view()),
             name='language-selection'),
diff --git a/plinth/views.py b/plinth/views.py
index f72fd60bb..c90e23429 100644
--- a/plinth/views.py
+++ b/plinth/views.py
@@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ def index(request):
         })
 
 
+@public
+def status(request):
+    """Return the status of service in JSON format."""
+    status = {
+        'is_available': True,
+        'is_first_setup_running': setup.is_first_setup_running
+    }
+    return JsonResponse(status)
+
+
 def _pick_menu_items(menu_items, selected_tags):
     """Return a sorted list of menu items filtered by tags."""