diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d871570e..df64f81e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ ADMIN_API_METHODS_SIMPLE = \
 	admin.vm.volume.Set.revisions_to_keep \
 	admin.vm.volume.Set.rw \
 	admin.vm.Stats \
+	admin.vm.CurrentState \
 	$(null)
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
diff --git a/qubes/api/admin.py b/qubes/api/admin.py
index 678cb98a..17a3ecd8 100644
--- a/qubes/api/admin.py
+++ b/qubes/api/admin.py
@@ -1677,3 +1677,18 @@ class QubesAdminAPI(qubes.api.AbstractQubesAPI):
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             # valid method to terminate this loop
             pass
+
+    @qubes.api.method('admin.vm.CurrentState', no_payload=True,
+        scope='local', read=True)
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def vm_current_state(self):
+        self.enforce(not self.arg)
+        self.fire_event_for_permission()
+
+        state = {
+            'mem': self.dest.get_mem(),
+            'mem_static_max': self.dest.get_mem_static_max(),
+            'cputime': self.dest.get_cputime(),
+            'power_state': self.dest.get_power_state(),
+        }
+        return ' '.join('{}={}'.format(k, v) for k, v in state.items())
diff --git a/qubes/tests/api_admin.py b/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
index a35a1b64..0cd6faa2 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
@@ -2614,6 +2614,20 @@ netvm default=True type=vm
         value = self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.pool.volume.List', b'dom0', b'pool1')
         self.assertEqual(value, 'vol1\nvol2\n')
 
+    def test_800_current_state_default(self):
+        value = self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.CurrentState', b'test-vm1')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            value, 'mem=0 mem_static_max=0 cputime=0 power_state=Halted')
+
+    def test_801_current_state_changed(self):
+        self.vm.get_mem = lambda: 512
+        self.vm.get_mem_static_max = lambda: 1024
+        self.vm.get_cputime = lambda: 100
+        self.vm.get_power_state = lambda: 'Running'
+        value = self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.CurrentState', b'test-vm1')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            value, 'mem=512 mem_static_max=1024 cputime=100 power_state=Running')
+
     def test_990_vm_unexpected_payload(self):
         methods_with_no_payload = [
             b'admin.vm.List',