diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index f366891..fa74d51 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type Application interface {
 	GetPeer(onion string) peer.CwtchPeer
 	ListPeers() map[string]string
 
+	GetTorStatus() (map[string]string, error)
+
 	Shutdown()
 }
 
@@ -166,6 +168,11 @@ func (app *application) GetPeer(onion string) peer.CwtchPeer {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetTorStatus returns tor control port bootstrap-phase status info in a map
+func (app *application) GetTorStatus() (map[string]string, error) {
+	return app.torManager.GetStatus()
+}
+
 // Shutdown shutsdown all peers of an app and then the tormanager
 func (app *application) Shutdown() {
 	for _, peer := range app.peers {
diff --git a/connectivity/tor/tormanager.go b/connectivity/tor/tormanager.go
index 3f4f4f8..ee27fa9 100644
--- a/connectivity/tor/tormanager.go
+++ b/connectivity/tor/tormanager.go
@@ -141,3 +141,28 @@ func (tm *Manager) TestConnection() error {
 	}
 	return errors.New(proxyStatusMessage(proxyStatus))
 }
+
+// GetStatus returns tor control port bootstrap-phase status info in a map
+func (tm *Manager) GetStatus() (map[string]string, error) {
+	controlAddress := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", tm.controlPort)
+	c, err := bulb.Dial("tcp4", controlAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	c.Request("AUTHENTICATE \"\"")
+	resp, err := c.Request("GETINFO status/bootstrap-phase")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.SplitN(resp.RawLines[0], " ", 5)
+	var resps = make(map[string]string)
+	for _, l := range lines {
+		kv := strings.Split(l, "=")
+		if len(kv) == 2 {
+			resps[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+		}
+	}
+	return resps, nil
+}