diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 416e126..79a25ab 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ void WiFiManager::setupConfigPortal() {
   server->on("/r", std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleReset, this));
   server->on("/exit", std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleExit, this));
   server->on("/erase", std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleErase, this));
+  server->on("/status", std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleWiFiStatus, this));
   //server->on("/fwlink", std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleRoot, this));  //Microsoft captive portal. Maybe not needed. Might be handled by notFound handler.
   server->onNotFound (std::bind(&WiFiManager::handleNotFound, this));
   
@@ -827,6 +828,15 @@ String WiFiManager::getParamOut(){
   return page;
 }
 
+void WiFiManager::handleWiFiStatus(){
+  DEBUG_WM(F("<- HTTP WiFi status "));
+  String page;
+  // String page = "{\"result\":true,\"count\":1}";
+  page = FPSTR(HTTP_JS);
+  server->sendHeader("Content-Length", String(page.length()));
+  server->send(200, "text/html", page);
+}
+
 /** 
  * HTTPD CALLBACK save form and redirect to WLAN config page again
  */
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 577f492..6f7be6d 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class WiFiManager
     void          handleNotFound();
     void          handleExit();
     void          handleErase();
+    void          handleWiFiStatus();
 
     boolean       captivePortal();
     boolean       configPortalHasTimeout();
diff --git a/strings_en.h b/strings_en.h
index 15c9a1e..9ec0541 100644
--- a/strings_en.h
+++ b/strings_en.h
@@ -68,4 +68,27 @@ const char HTTP_HELP[]             PROGMEM =
  "</table>"
  "<p/>More information about WiFiManager at <a href='https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager'>https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager</a>.";
 
+const char HTTP_JS[] PROGMEM = 
+"<script>function postAjax(url, data, success) {"
+"    var params = typeof data == 'string' ? data : Object.keys(data).map("
+"            function(k){ return encodeURIComponent(k) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(data[k]) }"
+"        ).join('&');"
+""
+"    var xhr = window.XMLHttpRequest ? new XMLHttpRequest() : new ActiveXObject(\"Microsoft.XMLHTTP\");"
+"    xhr.open('POST', url);"
+"    xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {"
+"        if (xhr.readyState>3 && xhr.status==200) { success(xhr.responseText); }"
+"    };"
+"    xhr.setRequestHeader('X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest');"
+"    xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');"
+"    xhr.send(params);"
+"    return xhr;"
+"}"
+""
+"// example request\n"
+"postAjax('/status', 'p1=1&p2=Hello+World', function(data){ console.log(data); });"
+""
+"// example request with data object\n"
+"postAjax('/status', { p1: 1, p2: 'Hello World' }, function(data){ console.log(data); });"
+"</script>";
 #endif 
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