diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/client.js b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
index 5deae0e60..56037e4db 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
@@ -1008,6 +1008,14 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.getBackupMountStatus = function (callback) {
+        get('/api/v1/backups/mount_status', null, function (error, data, status) {
+            if (error) return callback(error);
+            if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
+
+            callback(null, data);
+        });
+    };
     Client.prototype.remountBackupStorage = function (callback) {
         post('/api/v1/backups/remount', {}, null, function (error, data, status) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/backups.html b/dashboard/src/views/backups.html
index d869a5d88..cab689190 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/backups.html
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
       <div class="col-xs-6 text-right no-wrap">
         <span ng-show="backupConfig.provider === 'filesystem'">{{ backupConfig.backupFolder }}</span>
         <span ng-show="mountlike(backupConfig.provider)">
-          <i class="fa fa-circle" ng-style="{ color: backupConfig.mountStatus.state === 'active' ? '#27CE65' : '#d9534f' }" ng-show="backupConfig.mountStatus" uib-tooltip="{{ backupConfig.mountStatus.message }}"></i>
+          <i class="fa fa-circle" ng-style="{ color: mountStatus.state === 'active' ? '#27CE65' : '#d9534f' }" ng-show="mountStatus" uib-tooltip="{{ mountStatus.message }}"></i>
           <span ng-show="backupConfig.provider === 'filesystem' || backupConfig.provider === 'ext4' || backupConfig.provider === 'xfs' || backupConfig.provider === 'mountpoint'">{{ backupConfig.mountOptions.diskPath || backupConfig.mountPoint }}{{ (backupConfig.prefix ? '/' : '') + backupConfig.prefix }}</span>
           <span ng-show="backupConfig.provider === 'cifs' || backupConfig.provider === 'nfs' || backupConfig.provider === 'sshfs'">{{ backupConfig.mountOptions.host }}:{{ backupConfig.mountOptions.remoteDir }}{{ (backupConfig.prefix ? '/' : '') + backupConfig.prefix }}</span>
         </span>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
index fafd6d7c0..462932c62 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
     $scope.config = Client.getConfig();
     $scope.user = Client.getUserInfo();
     $scope.memory = null; // { memory, swap }
-
+    $scope.mountStatus = null; // { state, message }
     $scope.manualBackupApps = [];
 
     $scope.backupConfig = {};
@@ -727,6 +727,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             if (error) return console.error(error);
 
             $scope.backupConfig = backupConfig;
+
+            Client.getBackupMountStatus(function (error, mountStatus) {
+                if (error) return console.error(error);
+
+                $scope.mountStatus = mountStatus;
+            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index bb7679c10..f81b43e56 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     testProviderConfig,
 
     remount,
+    getMountStatus,
 
     BACKUP_IDENTIFIER_BOX: 'box',
     BACKUP_IDENTIFIER_MAIL: 'mail',
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     hat = require('./hat.js'),
     locker = require('./locker.js'),
+    mounts = require('./mounts.js'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
@@ -361,3 +363,18 @@ async function remount(auditSource) {
 
     await storage.api(backupConfig.provider).remount(backupConfig);
 }
+
+async function getMountStatus() {
+    const backupConfig = await settings.getBackupConfig();
+
+    let hostPath;
+    if (mounts.isManagedProvider(backupConfig.provider)) {
+        hostPath = paths.MANAGED_BACKUP_MOUNT_DIR;
+    } else if (backupConfig.provider === 'mountpoint') {
+        hostPath = backupConfig.mountPoint;
+    } else if (backupConfig.provider === 'filesystem') {
+        hostPath = backupConfig.backupFolder;
+    }
+
+    return await mounts.getStatus(backupConfig.provider, hostPath); // { state, message }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/backups.js b/src/routes/backups.js
index a42987a56..a4d0c413b 100644
--- a/src/routes/backups.js
+++ b/src/routes/backups.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     create,
     cleanup,
     remount,
+    getMountStatus
 };
 
 const assert = require('assert'),
@@ -63,3 +64,9 @@ async function remount(req, res, next) {
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(202, {}));
 }
+
+async function getMountStatus(req, res, next) {
+    const [error, mountStatus] = await safe(backups.getMountStatus());
+    if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
+    next(new HttpSuccess(200, mountStatus));
+}
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index fa9531f44..806edf26a 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ async function initializeExpressSync() {
 
     // backup routes
     router.get ('/api/v1/backups',                 token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.list);
+    router.get ('/api/v1/backups/mount_status',    token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.getMountStatus);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/create',          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.create);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/cleanup',   json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.cleanup);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/remount',   json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.remount);
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index a25298d18..c9a98a2c1 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -406,13 +406,7 @@ async function getBackupConfig() {
     const value = await get(exports.BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY);
     if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY];
 
-    const backupConfig = JSON.parse(value); // provider, token, password, region, prefix, bucket
-
-    if (mounts.isManagedProvider(backupConfig.provider) || backupConfig.provider === 'mountpoint') {
-        const hostPath = mounts.isManagedProvider(backupConfig.provider) ? paths.MANAGED_BACKUP_MOUNT_DIR : backupConfig.mountPoint;
-        backupConfig.mountStatus = await mounts.getStatus(backupConfig.provider, hostPath); // { state, message }
-    }
-
+    const backupConfig = JSON.parse(value); // { provider, token, password, region, prefix, bucket }
     return backupConfig;
 }