diff --git a/spacemesh/v1/post.proto b/spacemesh/v1/post.proto
index bee9cedc..8c121238 100644
--- a/spacemesh/v1/post.proto
+++ b/spacemesh/v1/post.proto
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ service PostService {
   // The node will send NodeRequets to PoST and the service will respond with ServiceResponses.
   rpc Register(stream ServiceResponse) returns (stream NodeRequest);
 }
+
+service PostServiceOperator {
+  rpc Status(PostServiceStatusRequest) returns (PostServiceStatusResponse);
+}
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diff --git a/spacemesh/v1/post_types.proto b/spacemesh/v1/post_types.proto
index ab8ca0f7..64b35138 100644
--- a/spacemesh/v1/post_types.proto
+++ b/spacemesh/v1/post_types.proto
@@ -63,3 +63,15 @@ message MetadataRequest {}
 message MetadataResponse {
   Metadata meta = 1;
 }
+
+
+message PostServiceStatusRequest {}
+
+message PostServiceStatusResponse {
+  enum Status {
+    _UNUSED = 0;
+    IDLE = 1;
+    PROVING = 2;
+  }
+  Status status = 1;
+}
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