diff --git a/FM.cpp b/FM.cpp
index 591aa38..664df88 100644
--- a/FM.cpp
+++ b/FM.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void CFM::clock(uint8_t length)
   m_statusTimer.clock(length);
 
   if (m_statusTimer.isRunning() && m_statusTimer.hasExpired()) {
-    serial.writeFMStatus();
+    serial.writeFMStatus(m_state);
     m_statusTimer.start();
   }
 }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void CFM::listeningState(bool validRFSignal, bool validExtSignal)
     m_callsignTimer.start();
 
     m_statusTimer.start();
-    serial.writeFMStatus();
+    serial.writeFMStatus(m_state);
   } else if (validExtSignal) {
     if (m_kerchunkTimer.getTimeout() > 0U) {
       DEBUG1("State to KERCHUNK_EXT");
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void CFM::listeningState(bool validRFSignal, bool validExtSignal)
     m_callsignTimer.start();
 
     m_statusTimer.start();
-    serial.writeFMStatus();
+    serial.writeFMStatus(m_state);
   }
 }
 
@@ -731,4 +731,3 @@ void CFM::insertSilence(uint16_t ms)
   for (uint32_t i = 0U; i < nSamples; i++)
     m_outputRFRB.put(0);
 }
-
diff --git a/SerialPort.cpp b/SerialPort.cpp
index c7c6cc1..82913fa 100644
--- a/SerialPort.cpp
+++ b/SerialPort.cpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ void CSerialPort::writeFMData(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t length)
   writeInt(1U, reply, count);
 }
 
-void CSerialPort::writeFMStatus()
+void CSerialPort::writeFMStatus(uint8_t status)
 {
   if (m_modemState != STATE_FM && m_modemState != STATE_IDLE)
     return;
@@ -1274,10 +1274,11 @@ void CSerialPort::writeFMStatus()
   uint8_t reply[10U];
 
   reply[0U] = MMDVM_FRAME_START;
-  reply[1U] = 3U;
+  reply[1U] = 4U;
   reply[2U] = MMDVM_FM_STATUS;
+  reply[3U] = status;
 
-  writeInt(1U, reply, 3);
+  writeInt(1U, reply, 4);
 }
 
 void CSerialPort::writeCalData(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t length)
diff --git a/SerialPort.h b/SerialPort.h
index 9170368..2b5eb9a 100644
--- a/SerialPort.h
+++ b/SerialPort.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
   void writeNXDNLost();
 
   void writeFMData(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t length);
-  void writeFMStatus();
+  void writeFMStatus(uint8_t status);
 
   void writeCalData(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t length);
   void writeRSSIData(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t length);