diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index b156cd0d..2a0762c1 100644
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             return data
         elif method == 'clientStatus':
             return '{ "networkConnections" : "%s" }' % str(len(shared.connectedHostsList))
+        elif method == 'fullyConnected':
+            return '"%s"' % shared.definitelyFullyConnected
         else:
             return 'API Error 0020: Invalid method: %s' % method
 
diff --git a/src/class_receiveDataThread.py b/src/class_receiveDataThread.py
index 6adfe490..fd697d64 100644
--- a/src/class_receiveDataThread.py
+++ b/src/class_receiveDataThread.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ class receiveDataThread(threading.Thread):
     def connectionFullyEstablished(self):
         self.connectionIsOrWasFullyEstablished = True
         if not self.initiatedConnection:
+            shared.definitelyFullyConnected = True
             shared.UISignalQueue.put(('setStatusIcon', 'green'))
         self.sock.settimeout(
             600)  # We'll send out a pong every 5 minutes to make sure the connection stays alive if there has been no other traffic to send lately.
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index 214c124f..178db7df 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ inventory = {} #of objects (like msg payloads and pubkey payloads) Does not incl
 inventoryLock = threading.Lock() #Guarantees that two receiveDataThreads don't receive and process the same message concurrently (probably sent by a malicious individual)
 printLock = threading.Lock()
 appdata = '' #holds the location of the application data storage directory
+definitelyFullyConnected = False
 statusIconColor = 'red'
 connectedHostsList = {} #List of hosts to which we are connected. Used to guarantee that the outgoingSynSender threads won't connect to the same remote node twice.
 shutdown = 0 #Set to 1 by the doCleanShutdown function. Used to tell the proof of work worker threads to exit.