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@@ -485,6 +485,37 @@ interested, you can send a `configuration` request and get the new info; or you
 if you don't care. If you're caching the configuration information, this would be a good time to invalidate
 your cache.
 
+#### `connectionStatus`
+##### Direction: Request
+##### Correspondent: Node
+##### Layout:
+```
+"payload": {}
+```
+##### Description:
+This message is used to check the connection status of the node with the MASQ Network.
+
+#### `connectionStatus`
+##### Direction: Response
+##### Correspondent: Node
+##### Layout:
+```
+"payload": {
+    "stage": <string>
+}
+```
+##### Description:
+If you send a `connectionStatus` request to the Node, it will respond back with a message containing the stage 
+of the connection status with the MASQ Network.
+
+There are following three connection stages:
+
+1. NotConnected: No external neighbor is connected to us.
+2. ConnectedToNeighbor: External node(s) are connected to us.
+3. ThreeHopsRouteFound: You can relay data over the network.
+
+The Node can only be on one of these connection stages during any moment of the Node's lifetime.
+
 #### `crash`
 ##### Direction: Request
 ##### Correspondent: Node
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ workspace = "../node"
 # See more keys and their definitions at  https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.19"
+time = {version = "0.3.11", features = [ "macros" ]}
 clap = "2.33.3"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5.1"
 itertools = "0.8.0"
 
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::commands::change_password_command::ChangePasswordCommand;
 use crate::commands::check_password_command::CheckPasswordCommand;
 use crate::commands::commands_common::Command;
 use crate::commands::configuration_command::ConfigurationCommand;
+use crate::commands::connection_status_command::ConnectionStatusCommand;
 use crate::commands::crash_command::CrashCommand;
 use crate::commands::descriptor_command::DescriptorCommand;
 use crate::commands::financials_command::FinancialsCommand;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ impl CommandFactory for CommandFactoryReal {
                 Ok(command) => Box::new(command),
                 Err(msg) => return Err(CommandSyntax(msg)),
             },
+            "connection-status" => Box::new(ConnectionStatusCommand::new()),
             "crash" => match CrashCommand::new(pieces) {
                 Ok(command) => Box::new(command),
                 Err(msg) => return Err(CommandSyntax(msg)),
@@ -196,6 +198,19 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn connection_status_command_works() {
+        let subject = CommandFactoryReal::new();
+
+        let command = subject.make(&["connection-status".to_string()]).unwrap();
+
+        let connnection_status_command = command
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<ConnectionStatusCommand>()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(connnection_status_command, &ConnectionStatusCommand {});
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn factory_produces_set_password() {
         let subject = CommandFactoryReal::new();
@@ -310,6 +325,21 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn factory_produces_connection_status() {
+        let subject = CommandFactoryReal::new();
+
+        let command = subject.make(&["connection-status".to_string()]).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            command
+                .as_any()
+                .downcast_ref::<ConnectionStatusCommand>()
+                .unwrap(),
+            &ConnectionStatusCommand {}
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn complains_about_generate_wallets_command_with_bad_syntax() {
         let subject = CommandFactoryReal::new();