diff --git a/src/app/main/index.ts b/src/app/main/index.ts
index 0813c9f..20fbb87 100644
--- a/src/app/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/index.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ export async function init() {
         app.setAppUserModelId('uk.org.fancy.nxapi.app');
     }
 
+    import('../../common/remote-config.js').then(m => {
+        if (!m.default.status_update_url) return;
+        appinstance.statusupdates.addSource(m.default.status_update_url);
+    }).catch(err => {
+        debug('error adding status update source from remote config', err);
+    });
+
     appinstance.statusupdates.subscribe({
         onUpdate: data => sendToAllWindows('nxapi:statusupdates', data),
     });
diff --git a/src/cli/util/status.ts b/src/cli/util/status.ts
index 408f360..b50ed1d 100644
--- a/src/cli/util/status.ts
+++ b/src/cli/util/status.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export function builder(yargs: Argv<ParentArguments>) {
     return yargs.option('url', {
         describe: 'Additional status update source',
         type: 'array',
+    }).option('use-config', {
+        describe: 'Use the status update source from nxapi\'s remote configuration',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: true,
     }).option('json', {
         describe: 'Output raw JSON',
         type: 'boolean',
@@ -24,10 +28,13 @@ export function builder(yargs: Argv<ParentArguments>) {
 type Arguments = YargsArguments<ReturnType<typeof builder>>;
 
 export async function handler(argv: ArgumentsCamelCase<Arguments>) {
-    // const { default: config } = await import('../../common/remote-config.js');
-
     const status = new StatusUpdateMonitor();
 
+    if (argv.useConfig) {
+        const { default: config } = await import('../../common/remote-config.js');
+        if (config.status_update_url) status.addSource(config.status_update_url);
+    }
+
     for (const url of argv.url ?? []) {
         status.addSource(url.toString());
     }
diff --git a/src/common/remote-config.ts b/src/common/remote-config.ts
index fb5bea0..c715ed0 100644
--- a/src/common/remote-config.ts
+++ b/src/common/remote-config.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export interface NxapiRemoteConfig {
      */
     require_version: string[];
 
+    status_update_url?: string;
     log_encryption_key?: string;
 
     // If null the API should not be used