diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
index 37bfe47..b3883fc 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use crate::app_config::AppConfig;
-use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{DomainXML, DomainXMLUuid};
+use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{DomainState, DomainXML, DomainXMLUuid};
 use crate::libvirt_rest_structures::*;
 use actix::{Actor, Context, Handler, Message};
 use virt::connect::Connect;
 use virt::domain::Domain;
+use virt::sys;
 use virt::sys::VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE;
 
 pub struct LibVirtActor {
@@ -88,3 +89,29 @@ impl Handler<DefineDomainReq> for LibVirtActor {
         DomainXMLUuid::parse_from_str(&domain.get_uuid_string()?)
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Message)]
+#[rtype(result = "anyhow::Result<DomainState>")]
+pub struct GetDomainStateReq(pub DomainXMLUuid);
+
+impl Handler<GetDomainStateReq> for LibVirtActor {
+    type Result = anyhow::Result<DomainState>;
+
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: GetDomainStateReq, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
+        log::debug!("Get domain state:\n{}", msg.0.as_string());
+        let domain = Domain::lookup_by_uuid_string(&self.m, &msg.0.as_string())?;
+        let (state, _) = domain.get_state()?;
+        Ok(match state {
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE => DomainState::NoState,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING => DomainState::Running,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCKED => DomainState::Blocked,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED => DomainState::Paused,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN => DomainState::Shutdown,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF => DomainState::Shutoff,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_CRASHED => DomainState::Crashed,
+            sys::VIR_DOMAIN_PMSUSPENDED => DomainState::PowerManagementSuspended,
+
+            _ => DomainState::Other,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/controllers/vm_controller.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/controllers/vm_controller.rs
index a63bf91..c094425 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/controllers/vm_controller.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/controllers/vm_controller.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 use crate::controllers::{HttpResult, LibVirtReq};
-use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::DomainXMLUuid;
+use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{DomainState, DomainXMLUuid};
 use crate::libvirt_rest_structures::VMInfo;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse};
 
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+struct VMInfoAndState {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    info: VMInfo,
+    state: DomainState,
+}
+
 /// Create a new VM
 pub async fn create(client: LibVirtReq, req: web::Json<VMInfo>) -> HttpResult {
     let domain = match req.0.to_domain() {
@@ -32,5 +39,10 @@ pub async fn get_single(client: LibVirtReq, id: web::Path<SingleVMUUidReq>) -> H
         }
     };
 
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(VMInfo::from_domain(info)?))
+    let state = client.get_domain_state(id.uid).await?;
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(VMInfoAndState {
+        info: VMInfo::from_domain(info)?,
+        state,
+    }))
 }
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_client.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_client.rs
index 8a9d0ef..e3f55c8 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_client.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_client.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::actors::libvirt_actor;
 use crate::actors::libvirt_actor::LibVirtActor;
-use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{DomainXML, DomainXMLUuid};
+use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{DomainState, DomainXML, DomainXMLUuid};
 use crate::libvirt_rest_structures::HypervisorInfo;
 use actix::Addr;
 
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ impl LibVirtClient {
     pub async fn update_domain(&self, xml: DomainXML) -> anyhow::Result<DomainXMLUuid> {
         self.0.send(libvirt_actor::DefineDomainReq(xml)).await?
     }
+
+    /// Get the state of a domain
+    pub async fn get_domain_state(&self, id: DomainXMLUuid) -> anyhow::Result<DomainState> {
+        self.0.send(libvirt_actor::GetDomainStateReq(id)).await?
+    }
 }
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
index 7802fa0..e283d5b 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@ pub struct DomainXML {
     pub on_reboot: String,
     pub on_crash: String,
 }
+
+/// Domain state
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum DomainState {
+    NoState,
+    Running,
+    Blocked,
+    Paused,
+    Shutdown,
+    Shutoff,
+    Crashed,
+    PowerManagementSuspended,
+    Other,
+}