3 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 551012049..4259b58e7 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_ERROR            "error"
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_CROSSFADE	"xfade"
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_AUDIO		"audio"
+#define COMMAND_STATUS_UPDATING_DB	"updating_db"
 
 typedef int (* CommandHandlerFunction)(FILE *, unsigned int *, int, char **);
 
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ int commandStatus(FILE * fp, unsigned int * permission, int argArrayLength,
                 myfprintf(fp,"%s: %u:%i:%i\n",COMMAND_STATUS_AUDIO,getPlayerSampleRate(),getPlayerBits(),getPlayerChannels());
         }
 
+	if(isUpdatingDB()) myfprintf(fp,"%s: 1\n",COMMAND_STATUS_UPDATING_DB);
+
         if(getPlayerError()!=PLAYER_ERROR_NOERROR) {
                 myfprintf(fp,"%s: %s\n",COMMAND_STATUS_ERROR,getPlayerErrorStr());
         }
diff --git a/src/directory.c b/src/directory.c
index 16f2c0fa0..7ecc5bd62 100644
--- a/src/directory.c
+++ b/src/directory.c
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ void deleteEmptyDirectoriesInDirectory(Directory * directory);
 
 int addSubDirectoryToDirectory(Directory * directory, char * shortname, char * name);
 
+int isUpdatingDB() {
+	if(directory_updatePid>0) return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void directory_sigChldHandler(int pid, int status) {
 	if(directory_updatePid==pid) {
 		if(WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status)!=SIGTERM) {
diff --git a/src/directory.h b/src/directory.h
index 1ad2c1ab5..024790163 100644
--- a/src/directory.h
+++ b/src/directory.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 extern char directorydb[MAXPATHLEN+1];
 
+int isUpdatingDB();
+
 void directory_sigChldHandler(int pid, int status);
 
 int updateInit(FILE * fp);