diff --git a/include/villas/fpga/ips/rtds2gpu.hpp b/include/villas/fpga/ips/rtds2gpu.hpp
index f284913166033f196beefc73d5bc648d9fbc30ac..acddb8b3b59b7887afec7748e5c0d7b3c82b6295 100644
--- a/include/villas/fpga/ips/rtds2gpu.hpp
+++ b/include/villas/fpga/ips/rtds2gpu.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ public:
 	bool doorbellIsValid(const uint32_t& doorbellRegister) const
 	{ return reinterpret_cast<const reg_doorbell_t&>(doorbellRegister).is_valid; }
 
+	const axilite_reg_status_t&
+	getStatusRegister()
+	{ updateStatus(); return status; }
+
 	void doorbellReset(uint32_t& doorbellRegister) const
 	{ doorbellRegister = 0; }