diff --git a/dspace_statistics_api/app.py b/dspace_statistics_api/app.py
index d0052e3..fe6ffa2 100644
--- a/dspace_statistics_api/app.py
+++ b/dspace_statistics_api/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from falcon_swagger_ui import register_swaggerui_app
 from .database import DatabaseManager
 from .stats import get_downloads, get_views
 from .util import set_statistics_scope, validate_post_parameters
+from .config import VERSION
 
 
 class RootResource:
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ class RootResource:
             resp.body = f.read()
 
 
+class StatusResource:
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        message = {"version": VERSION}
+
+        resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
+        resp.media = message
+
+
 class OpenAPIJSONResource:
     def on_get(self, req, resp):
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ class SingleStatisticsResource:
 
 api = application = falcon.API()
 api.add_route("/", RootResource())
+api.add_route("/status", StatusResource())
 
 # Item routes
 api.add_route("/items", AllStatisticsResource())
diff --git a/dspace_statistics_api/config.py b/dspace_statistics_api/config.py
index 844b4ba..3fc33ca 100644
--- a/dspace_statistics_api/config.py
+++ b/dspace_statistics_api/config.py
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ DATABASE_PASS = os.environ.get("DATABASE_PASS", "dspacestatistics")
 DATABASE_HOST = os.environ.get("DATABASE_HOST", "localhost")
 DATABASE_PORT = os.environ.get("DATABASE_PORT", "5432")
 
+VERSION = "1.4.0-dev"
+
 # vim: set sw=4 ts=4 expandtab:
diff --git a/tests/test_api_docs.py b/tests/test_api_docs.py
index 0878911..62188ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_docs.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_docs.py
@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ def test_get_swagger_ui(client):
 
     assert isinstance(response.content, bytes)
     assert response.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_get_status(client):
+    """Test requesting the status page."""
+
+    response = client.simulate_get("/status")
+
+    assert isinstance(response.content, bytes)
+    assert response.status_code == 200