diff --git a/spi.cpp b/spi.cpp
index 9318001..d20cc0f 100644
--- a/spi.cpp
+++ b/spi.cpp
@@ -210,16 +210,17 @@ void spi_osd_cmd32le(uint8_t cmd, uint32_t parm)
 }
 
 /* User_io related SPI functions */
-void spi_uio_cmd_cont(uint8_t cmd)
+uint8_t spi_uio_cmd_cont(uint8_t cmd)
 {
 	EnableIO();
-	spi8(cmd);
+	return spi_b(cmd);
 }
 
-void spi_uio_cmd(uint8_t cmd)
+uint8_t spi_uio_cmd(uint8_t cmd)
 {
-	spi_uio_cmd_cont(cmd);
+	uint8_t res = spi_uio_cmd_cont(cmd);
 	DisableIO();
+	return res;
 }
 
 void spi_uio_cmd8_cont(uint8_t cmd, uint8_t parm)
diff --git a/spi.h b/spi.h
index 940bf86..d884d1c 100644
--- a/spi.h
+++ b/spi.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void spi_osd_cmd32le_cont(uint8_t cmd, uint32_t parm);
 void spi_osd_cmd32le(uint8_t cmd, uint32_t parm);
 
 /* User_io related SPI functions */
-void spi_uio_cmd_cont(uint8_t cmd);
-void spi_uio_cmd(uint8_t cmd);
+uint8_t spi_uio_cmd_cont(uint8_t cmd);
+uint8_t spi_uio_cmd(uint8_t cmd);
 void spi_uio_cmd8(uint8_t cmd, uint8_t parm);
 void spi_uio_cmd8_cont(uint8_t cmd, uint8_t parm);
 void spi_uio_cmd16(uint8_t cmd, uint16_t parm);
diff --git a/user_io.cpp b/user_io.cpp
index 31d4559..79ba449 100644
--- a/user_io.cpp
+++ b/user_io.cpp
@@ -1554,6 +1554,21 @@ void user_io_poll()
 		DisableIO();
 		*/
 
+		static u_int8_t last_status_change = 0;
+		char stchg = spi_uio_cmd_cont(UIO_GET_STATUS);
+		if ((stchg & 0xF0) == 0xA0 && last_status_change != (stchg & 0xF))
+		{
+			last_status_change = (stchg & 0xF);
+			uint32_t st = spi32w(0);
+			DisableIO();
+			user_io_8bit_set_status(st, ~UIO_STATUS_RESET);
+			//printf("** new status from core: %08X\n", st);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			DisableIO();
+		}
+
 		// sd card emulation
 		if (is_x86_core())
 		{
diff --git a/user_io.h b/user_io.h
index e2ba612..a4711d8 100644
--- a/user_io.h
+++ b/user_io.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define UIO_AUDVOL      0x26  // Digital volume as a number of bits to shift to the right
 #define UIO_SETHEIGHT   0x27  // Set scaled vertical resolution (to reduce scaling artefacts)
 #define UIO_GETUARTFLG  0x28  // Get UART_FLG_*
+#define UIO_GET_STATUS  0x29  // Update status from the core
 
 // codes as used by 8bit for file loading from OSD
 #define UIO_FILE_TX     0x53