diff --git a/src/mms/inc/mms_client_connection.h b/src/mms/inc/mms_client_connection.h
index 9d1157c8..fa7e70b1 100644
--- a/src/mms/inc/mms_client_connection.h
+++ b/src/mms/inc/mms_client_connection.h
@@ -865,16 +865,23 @@ MmsServerIdentity_destroy(MmsServerIdentity* self);
  * This function will return the status of the connected server by invoking the MMS status service.
  * The services returns the logical and physical states of the server.
  *
- * \param self MmsConnection instance to operate on
- * \param mmsError user provided variable to store error code
- * \param vmdLogicalStatus user provided variable to store the logical state of the VMD
- * \param vmdPhysicalStatus user provided variable to store the physical state of the VMD
- * \param extendedDerivation instructs the server to invoke self-diagnosis routines to determine server status
+ * \param[in] self MmsConnection instance to operate on
+ * \param[out] mmsError user provided variable to store error code
+ * \param[out] vmdLogicalStatus user provided variable to store the logical state of the VMD
+ * \param[out] vmdPhysicalStatus user provided variable to store the physical state of the VMD
+ * \param[in] extendedDerivation instructs the server to invoke self-diagnosis routines to determine server status
  */
 void
 MmsConnection_getServerStatus(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus,
         bool extendedDerivation);
 
+typedef void
+(*MmsConnection_GetServerStatusHandler) (int invokeId, void* parameter, MmsError mmsError, int vmdLogicalStatus, int vmdPhysicalStatus);
+
+uint32_t
+MmsConnection_getServerStatusAsync(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError, bool extendedDerivation,
+        MmsConnection_GetServerStatusHandler handler, void* parameter);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * functions for MMS file services
  *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/mms/inc_private/mms_client_internal.h b/src/mms/inc_private/mms_client_internal.h
index 086f7fb9..832cdeef 100644
--- a/src/mms/inc_private/mms_client_internal.h
+++ b/src/mms/inc_private/mms_client_internal.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ typedef enum {
     MMS_CALL_TYPE_READ_NVL_DIRECTORY,
     MMS_CALL_TYPE_DEFINE_NVL,
     MMS_CALL_TYPE_DELETE_NVL,
-    MMS_CALL_TYPE_GET_VAR_ACCESS_ATTR
+    MMS_CALL_TYPE_GET_VAR_ACCESS_ATTR,
+    MMS_CALL_TYPE_GET_SERVER_STATUS
 } eMmsOutstandingCallType;
 
 struct sMmsOutstandingCall
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ void
 mmsClient_createStatusRequest(uint32_t invokeId, ByteBuffer* request, bool extendedDerivation);
 
 bool
-mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(MmsConnection self, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus);
+mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(MmsConnection self, ByteBuffer* response, int bufPos, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus);
 
 void
 mmsClient_createFileOpenRequest(uint32_t invokeId, ByteBuffer* request, const char* fileName, uint32_t initialPosition);
diff --git a/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_connection.c b/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_connection.c
index 19305773..e36ff01e 100644
--- a/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_connection.c
+++ b/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_connection.c
@@ -913,7 +913,23 @@ handleAsyncResponse(MmsConnection self, ByteBuffer* response, uint32_t bufPos, M
 
             handler(outstandingCall->invokeId, outstandingCall->userParameter, err, typeSpec);
         }
+    }
+    else if (outstandingCall->type == MMS_CALL_TYPE_GET_SERVER_STATUS) {
+        MmsConnection_GetServerStatusHandler handler =
+                (MmsConnection_GetServerStatusHandler) outstandingCall->userCallback;
+
+        if (err != MMS_ERROR_NONE) {
+            handler(outstandingCall->invokeId, outstandingCall->userParameter, err, 0, 0);
+        }
+        else {
+            int vmdLogicalStatus;
+            int vmdPhysicalStatus;
 
+            if (mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(self, response, bufPos, &vmdLogicalStatus, &vmdPhysicalStatus) == false)
+                err = MMS_ERROR_PARSING_RESPONSE;
+
+            handler(outstandingCall->invokeId, outstandingCall->userParameter, err, vmdLogicalStatus, vmdPhysicalStatus);
+        }
     }
 
     removeFromOutstandingCalls(self, outstandingCall->invokeId);
@@ -2690,26 +2706,91 @@ MmsConnection_identify(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError)
     return identity;
 }
 
+struct getServerStatusParameters
+{
+    Semaphore waitForResponse;
+    MmsError err;
+    int vmdLogicalStatus;
+    int vmdPhysicalStatus;
+};
+
+static void
+getServerStatusHandler(int invokeId, void* parameter, MmsError mmsError, int vmdLogicalStatus, int vmdPhysicalStatus)
+{
+    struct getServerStatusParameters* parameters = (struct getServerStatusParameters*) parameter;
+
+    parameters->err = mmsError;
+    parameters->vmdLogicalStatus = vmdLogicalStatus;
+    parameters->vmdPhysicalStatus = vmdPhysicalStatus;
+
+    /* unblock user thread */
+    Semaphore_post(parameters->waitForResponse);
+}
+
+
 void
 MmsConnection_getServerStatus(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus,
-bool extendedDerivation)
+        bool extendedDerivation)
+{
+    struct getServerStatusParameters parameter;
+
+    MmsError err = MMS_ERROR_NONE;
+
+    parameter.waitForResponse = Semaphore_create(1);
+    parameter.err = MMS_ERROR_NONE;
+    parameter.vmdLogicalStatus = 0;
+    parameter.vmdPhysicalStatus = 0;
+
+    Semaphore_wait(parameter.waitForResponse);
+
+    MmsConnection_getServerStatusAsync(self, &err, extendedDerivation, getServerStatusHandler, &parameter);
+
+    if (err == MMS_ERROR_NONE) {
+        Semaphore_wait(parameter.waitForResponse);
+        err = parameter.err;
+
+        if (vmdLogicalStatus)
+            *vmdLogicalStatus = parameter.vmdLogicalStatus;
+
+        if (vmdPhysicalStatus)
+            *vmdPhysicalStatus = parameter.vmdPhysicalStatus;
+    }
+
+    Semaphore_destroy(parameter.waitForResponse);
+
+    if (mmsError)
+        *mmsError = err;
+
+}
+
+uint32_t
+MmsConnection_getServerStatusAsync(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError, bool extendedDerivation,
+        MmsConnection_GetServerStatusHandler handler, void* parameter)
 {
+    uint32_t invokeId = 0;
+
+    if (getAssociationState(self) != MMS_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+        if (mmsError)
+            *mmsError = MMS_ERROR_CONNECTION_LOST;
+        goto exit_function;
+    }
+
     ByteBuffer* payload = IsoClientConnection_allocateTransmitBuffer(self->isoClient);
 
-    uint32_t invokeId = getNextInvokeId(self);
+    invokeId = getNextInvokeId(self);
 
     mmsClient_createStatusRequest(invokeId, payload, extendedDerivation);
 
-    ByteBuffer* responseMessage = sendRequestAndWaitForResponse(self, invokeId, payload, mmsError);
+    MmsError err = sendAsyncRequest(self, invokeId, payload, MMS_CALL_TYPE_GET_SERVER_STATUS, handler, parameter);
 
-    if (responseMessage != NULL) {
-        if (mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(self, vmdLogicalStatus, vmdPhysicalStatus) == false)
-            *mmsError = MMS_ERROR_PARSING_RESPONSE;
-    }
+    if (mmsError)
+        *mmsError = err;
 
-    releaseResponse(self);
+exit_function:
+    return invokeId;
 }
 
+
 static LinkedList
 readJournal(MmsConnection self, MmsError* mmsError, uint32_t invokeId, ByteBuffer* payload, bool* moreFollows)
 {
diff --git a/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_status.c b/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_status.c
index 80853587..288bbafe 100644
--- a/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_status.c
+++ b/src/mms/iso_mms/client/mms_client_status.c
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ mmsClient_createStatusRequest(uint32_t invokeId, ByteBuffer* request, bool exten
 }
 
 bool
-mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(MmsConnection self, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus)
+mmsClient_parseStatusResponse(MmsConnection self, ByteBuffer* response, int bufPos, int* vmdLogicalStatus, int* vmdPhysicalStatus)
 {
-    uint8_t* buffer = self->lastResponse->buffer;
-    int maxBufPos = self->lastResponse->size;
-    int bufPos = self->lastResponseBufPos;
+    uint8_t* buffer = ByteBuffer_getBuffer(response);
+    int maxBufPos = ByteBuffer_getSize(response);
     int length;
 
     uint8_t tag = buffer[bufPos++];