diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21b815e..edeaaf0 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ Note that it may take a short while for new tunnels to be set up.
 
 Call the `dist/linux/router/bin/tunnel-control.sh` script as follows to create and destroy tunnels:
 
+#### Get the router reachability status. Returns a string such as "testing", "firewalled", "running", "error"
+
+`tunnel-control.sh router.reachability`
+
 #### Listen for I2P connections and forward them to the specified host and port. Returns the I2P base 32 destination address for the server tunnel created.
 
 Optionally, specify a directory for storing/reading the server key file.
diff --git a/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/RouterWrapper.java b/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/RouterWrapper.java
index cbedec9..98ee4e9 100644
--- a/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/RouterWrapper.java
+++ b/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/RouterWrapper.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public class RouterWrapper {
     }
   }
 
+  public Router getRouter() {
+    return router;
+  }
+
   public void copyFolderRecursively(Path src, Path dest)  {
     try {
       Files.walk(src).forEach(source -> {
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ public class RouterWrapper {
             }
           }
 
-          tunnelControl = new TunnelControl(router, i2PConfigDir, new File(i2PConfigDir, "tunnelTemp"));
+          tunnelControl = new TunnelControl(this, i2PConfigDir, new File(i2PConfigDir, "tunnelTemp"));
           new Thread(tunnelControl).start();
 
         }
diff --git a/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java b/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
index 122d80e..45d699d 100644
--- a/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
+++ b/org.getmonero.i2p.zero/src/org/getmonero/i2p/zero/TunnelControl.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
 
-  private Router router;
+  private RouterWrapper routerWrapper;
   private boolean stopping = false;
   private ServerSocket controlServerSocket;
   private File tunnelControlConfigDir;
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
     }
   }
 
-  public TunnelControl(Router router, File tunnelControlConfigDir, File tunnelControlTempDir) {
-    this.router = router;
+  public TunnelControl(RouterWrapper routerWrapper, File tunnelControlConfigDir, File tunnelControlTempDir) {
+    this.routerWrapper = routerWrapper;
     tunnelControlTempDir.delete();
     tunnelControlTempDir.mkdir();
 
@@ -399,9 +399,14 @@ public class TunnelControl implements Runnable {
               break;
             }
 
+            case "router.reachability": {
+              out.println(routerWrapper.getReachability().getMessage());
+              break;
+            }
+
             case "sam.create": {
               String[] samArgs = new String[]{"sam.keys", "127.0.0.1", "7656", "i2cp.tcp.host=127.0.0.1", "i2cp.tcp.port=7654"};
-              I2PAppContext context = router.getContext();
+              I2PAppContext context = routerWrapper.getRouter().getContext();
               ClientAppManager mgr = new ClientAppManagerImpl(context);
               SAMBridge samBridge = new SAMBridge(context, mgr, samArgs);
               samBridge.startup();