diff --git a/command/payload_cmds.cpp b/command/payload_cmds.cpp
index 31ab3a7..9602c54 100644
--- a/command/payload_cmds.cpp
+++ b/command/payload_cmds.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,31 @@
     return outPayload;
 }
 
+std::vector<uint8_t> getPayloadStatus(std::vector<uint8_t>& inPayload,
+                                      const message::Handler& handler)
+{
+    std::vector<uint8_t> outPayload(sizeof(GetPayloadStatusResponse));
+    auto request = reinterpret_cast<GetPayloadStatusRequest*>(inPayload.data());
+    auto response = reinterpret_cast<GetPayloadStatusResponse*>
+                    (outPayload.data());
+
+    // SOL is the payload currently supported for payload status
+    if (static_cast<uint8_t>(message::PayloadType::SOL) != request->payloadType)
+    {
+        response->completionCode = IPMI_CC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
+        return outPayload;
+    }
+
+    response->completionCode = IPMI_CC_OK;
+    response->capacity = MAX_PAYLOAD_INSTANCES;
+
+    // Currently we support only one SOL session
+    response->instance1 =
+            std::get<sol::Manager&>(singletonPool).isPayloadActive(1);
+
+    return outPayload;
+}
+
 } // namespace command
 
 } // namespace sol
-
diff --git a/command/payload_cmds.hpp b/command/payload_cmds.hpp
index 47b0ad1..54b3f10 100644
--- a/command/payload_cmds.hpp
+++ b/command/payload_cmds.hpp
@@ -173,6 +173,84 @@
 std::vector<uint8_t> deactivatePayload(std::vector<uint8_t>& inPayload,
                                        const message::Handler& handler);
 
+/** @struct GetPayloadStatusRequest
+ *
+ *  IPMI payload for Get Payload Activation Status command request.
+ */
+struct GetPayloadStatusRequest
+{
+    uint8_t payloadType;    //!< Payload type
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/** @struct GetPayloadStatusResponse
+ *
+ *  IPMI payload for Get Payload Activation Status command response.
+ */
+struct GetPayloadStatusResponse
+{
+    uint8_t completionCode; //!< Completion code.
+
+    uint8_t capacity;       //!< Instance capacity.
+
+    /* @brief Activation Status. */
+#if BYTE_ORDER == LITTLE_ENDIAN
+    uint8_t instance1 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 1 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance2 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 2 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance3 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 3 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance4 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 4 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance5 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 5 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance6 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 6 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance7 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 7 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance8 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 8 is activated.
+#endif
+
+#if BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN
+    uint8_t instance8 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 8 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance7 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 7 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance6 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 6 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance5 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 5 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance4 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 4 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance3 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 3 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance2 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 2 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance1 : 1;  //!< If true, Instance 1 is activated.
+#endif
+
+#if BYTE_ORDER == LITTLE_ENDIAN
+    uint8_t instance9  : 1; //!< If true, Instance 9 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance10 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 10 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance11 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 11 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance12 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 12 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance13 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 13 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance14 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 14 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance15 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 15 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance16 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 16 is activated.
+#endif
+
+#if BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN
+    uint8_t instance16 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 16 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance15 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 15 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance14 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 14 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance13 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 13 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance12 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 12 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance11 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 11 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance10 : 1; //!< If true, Instance 10 is activated.
+    uint8_t instance9  : 1; //!< If true, Instance 9 is activated.
+#endif
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/** @brief Get Payload Activation Status Command.
+ *
+ *  This command returns how many instances of a given payload type are
+ *  presently activated, and how many total instances can be activated.
+ *
+ *  @param[in] inPayload - Request Data for the command.
+ *  @param[in] handler - Reference to the Message Handler.
+ *
+ *  @return Response data for the command
+ */
+std::vector<uint8_t> getPayloadStatus(std::vector<uint8_t>& inPayload,
+                                      const message::Handler& handler);
+
 } // namespace command
 
 } // namespace sol