diff --git a/src/Peer.cpp b/src/Peer.cpp
index 35da711dad..2ce12c4e1b 100644
--- a/src/Peer.cpp
+++ b/src/Peer.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,15 @@ void Peer::recvStatus(newcoin::TMStatusChange& packet)
 	Log(lsTRACE) << "Received status change from peer " << getIP();
 	if (!packet.has_networktime())
 		packet.set_networktime(theApp->getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC());
-	mLastStatus = packet;
+
+	if (!mLastStatus.has_newstatus() || packet.has_newstatus())
+		mLastStatus = packet;
+	else
+	{ // preserve old status
+		newcoin::NodeStatus status = mLastStatus.newstatus();
+		mLastStatus = packet;
+		packet.set_newstatus(status);
+	}
 
 	if (packet.newevent() == newcoin::neLOST_SYNC)
 	{
@@ -1165,6 +1173,23 @@ Json::Value Peer::getJson()
 			(mHello.protoversion() != MAKE_VERSION_INT(PROTO_VERSION_MAJOR, PROTO_VERSION_MINOR)))
 		ret["protocol"] =  boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(GET_VERSION_MAJOR(mHello.protoversion())) + "." +
 			boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(GET_VERSION_MINOR(mHello.protoversion()));
+
+	if (!!mClosedLedgerHash)
+		ret["ledger"] = mClosedLedgerHash.GetHex();
+
+	if (mLastStatus.has_newstatus())
+	{
+		switch (mLastStatus.newstatus())
+		{
+			case newcoin::nsCONNECTING:		ret["status"] = "connecting";	break;
+			case newcoin::nsCONNECTED:		ret["status"] = "connected";	break;
+			case newcoin::nsMONITORING:		ret["status"] = "monitoring";	break;
+			case newcoin::nsVALIDATING:		ret["status"] = "validating";	break;
+			case newcoin::nsSHUTTING:		ret["status"] = "shutting";		break;
+			default:						Log(lsWARNING) << "Peer has unknown status: " << mLastStatus.newstatus();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	if (!mIpPort.first.empty())
 	{