diff --git a/router/json.go b/router/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3091b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/router/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package router
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func (router *Router) GenerateStatusJSON(version, encryption string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Version         string
+		Encryption      string
+		Name, Interface string
+		Macs            *MacCache
+		Peers           *Peers
+		Routes          *Routes
+	}{version, encryption, router.Ourself.Name.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%v", router.Iface), router.Macs, router.Peers, router.Routes})
+	// leaving out ConectionMaker due to async complexities
+}
+
+func (cache *MacCache) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	type cacheEntry struct {
+		Mac      string
+		PeerName PeerName
+		LastSeen time.Time
+	}
+	entries := make([]*cacheEntry, 0)
+	for key, entry := range cache.table {
+		entries = append(entries, &cacheEntry{intmac(key).String(), entry.peer.Name, entry.lastSeen})
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(entries)
+}
+
+func (peers *Peers) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	ps := make([]*Peer, 0)
+	peers.ForEach(func(_ PeerName, peer *Peer) { ps = append(ps, peer) })
+	return json.Marshal(ps)
+}
+
+func (routes *Routes) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	routes.RLock()
+	defer routes.RUnlock()
+	type uni struct {
+		Dest, Via PeerName
+	}
+	type broad struct {
+		Source PeerName
+		Via    []PeerName
+	}
+	var r struct {
+		Unicast   []*uni
+		Broadcast []*broad
+	}
+	for name, hop := range routes.unicast {
+		r.Unicast = append(r.Unicast, &uni{name, hop})
+	}
+	for name, hops := range routes.broadcast {
+		r.Broadcast = append(r.Broadcast, &broad{name, hops})
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(r)
+}
+
+func (peer *Peer) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	conns := make([]Connection, 0)
+	peer.ForEachConnection(func(remoteName PeerName, conn Connection) {
+		conns = append(conns, conn)
+	})
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		Name        string
+		UID         uint64
+		Version     uint64
+		Connections []Connection
+	}{peer.Name.String(), peer.UID, peer.version, conns})
+}
+
+func (conn *RemoteConnection) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct{ RemoteName, TcpAddr string }{conn.Remote().Name.String(), conn.RemoteTCPAddr()})
+}
+
+func (name PeerName) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(name.String())
+}
diff --git a/weaver/main.go b/weaver/main.go
index de62f30b..7d3aae93 100644
--- a/weaver/main.go
+++ b/weaver/main.go
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ func handleHttp(router *weave.Router) {
 		io.WriteString(w, fmt.Sprintln("Encryption", encryption))
 		io.WriteString(w, router.Status())
 	})
+	http.HandleFunc("/status-json", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		json, _ := router.GenerateStatusJSON(version, encryption)
+		w.Write(json)
+	})
 	http.HandleFunc("/connect", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		peer := r.FormValue("peer")
 		if addr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", weave.NormalisePeerAddr(peer)); err == nil {