diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index 3af97db87a..1237624430 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ use types::contact::{ContactObject, VcardContact};
 use types::events::Event;
 use types::http::HttpResponse;
 use types::message::{MessageData, MessageObject, MessageReadReceipt};
+use types::notify_state::JsonrpcNotifyState;
 use types::provider_info::ProviderInfo;
 use types::reactions::JsonrpcReactions;
 use types::webxdc::WebxdcMessageInfo;
@@ -312,6 +313,12 @@ impl CommandApi {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Get the current push notification state.
+    async fn get_push_state(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<JsonrpcNotifyState> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        Ok(ctx.push_state().await.into())
+    }
+
     /// Get the combined filesize of an account in bytes
     async fn get_account_file_size(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<u64> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
index 0f49fcaa37..c71a995c8f 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod http;
 pub mod location;
 pub mod login_param;
 pub mod message;
+pub mod notify_state;
 pub mod provider_info;
 pub mod qr;
 pub mod reactions;
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/notify_state.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/notify_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..027f0ee23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/notify_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use deltachat::push::NotifyState;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use typescript_type_def::TypeDef;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, TypeDef, schemars::JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(rename = "NotifyState")]
+pub enum JsonrpcNotifyState {
+    /// Not subscribed to push notifications.
+    NotConnected,
+
+    /// Subscribed to heartbeat push notifications.
+    Heartbeat,
+
+    /// Subscribed to push notifications for new messages.
+    Connected,
+}
+
+impl From<NotifyState> for JsonrpcNotifyState {
+    fn from(state: NotifyState) -> Self {
+        match state {
+            NotifyState::NotConnected => Self::NotConnected,
+            NotifyState::Heartbeat => Self::Heartbeat,
+            NotifyState::Connected => Self::Connected,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d3d30e3868..089b486868 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub mod color;
 pub mod html;
 pub mod net;
 pub mod plaintext;
-mod push;
+pub mod push;
 mod stats;
 pub use stats::SecurejoinSource;
 pub use stats::SecurejoinUiPath;
diff --git a/src/push.rs b/src/push.rs
index a16f946da7..5c9933c9b2 100644
--- a/src/push.rs
+++ b/src/push.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PushSubscriberState {
     heartbeat_subscribed: bool,
 }
 
+/// Push notification state
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive)]
 #[repr(i8)]
 pub enum NotifyState {