diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeescposprinter/EscPosPrinterModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeescposprinter/EscPosPrinterModule.java
index a3c8581..979f95d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeescposprinter/EscPosPrinterModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeescposprinter/EscPosPrinterModule.java
@@ -440,46 +440,46 @@ private void performMonitoring(int inteval) {
       public void run() {
 
         if(mIsMonitoring) {
-         tasksQueue.submit(new Callable<String>() {
-          @Override
-          public String call() {
-            PrinterStatusInfo statusInfo = null;
-             try {
-               connectPrinter();
-               statusInfo = mPrinter.getStatus();
-               WritableMap msg = EscPosPrinterErrorManager.makeStatusMassage(statusInfo);
-
-               reactContext
-               .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
-               .emit("onMonitorStatusUpdate", msg);
-               disconnectPrinter();
-               return null;
-             } catch(Epos2Exception e) {
-               int errorStatus = ((Epos2Exception) e).getErrorStatus();
-
-              if (errorStatus != Epos2Exception.ERR_PROCESSING && errorStatus != Epos2Exception.ERR_ILLEGAL) {
-
-                WritableMap msg = EscPosPrinterErrorManager.getOfflineStatusMessage();
-
+          tasksQueue.submit(new Callable<String>() {
+            @Override
+            public String call() {
+              try {
+                WritableMap msg = getMPrinterStatus();
                 reactContext
-                .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
-                .emit("onMonitorStatusUpdate", msg);
-               }
-               return null;
-             } finally {
-               handler.postDelayed(monitor, inteval);
-             }
-
-          }
-      });
-    }
+                  .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
+                  .emit("onMonitorStatusUpdate", msg);
+              } catch (Epos2Exception e) {} finally {
+                handler.postDelayed(monitor, inteval);
+              }
+              return null;
+            }
+          });
+        }
       }
     };
 
-
     monitor.run();
   }
 
+  public WritableMap getMPrinterStatus() throws Epos2Exception {
+      try {
+        connectPrinter();
+        PrinterStatusInfo statusInfo = mPrinter.getStatus();
+        WritableMap msg = EscPosPrinterErrorManager.makeStatusMassage(statusInfo);
+        disconnectPrinter();
+        return msg;
+      } catch (Epos2Exception e) {
+        int errorStatus = ((Epos2Exception) e).getErrorStatus();
+
+        if (errorStatus != Epos2Exception.ERR_PROCESSING && errorStatus != Epos2Exception.ERR_ILLEGAL) {
+
+          WritableMap msg = EscPosPrinterErrorManager.getOfflineStatusMessage();
+          return msg;
+        }
+        throw e;
+      }
+  }
+
   @ReactMethod
   public void startMonitorPrinter(int interval, Promise promise) {
 
@@ -515,6 +515,21 @@ public void stopMonitorPrinter(Promise promise) {
     promise.resolve(successString);
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void getPrinterStatus(Promise promise) {
+    tasksQueue.submit(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        try {
+          WritableMap msg = getMPrinterStatus();
+          promise.resolve(msg);
+        } catch (Epos2Exception e) {
+          promise.reject("Failed to get status");
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   @ReactMethod
   public void printBuffer(ReadableArray printBuffer, final ReadableMap paramsMap, Promise promise) {
     tasksQueue.submit(new Runnable() {
diff --git a/ios/EscPosPrinter.m b/ios/EscPosPrinter.m
index 709d840..afab4ac 100644
--- a/ios/EscPosPrinter.m
+++ b/ios/EscPosPrinter.m
@@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
     [self disconnectPrinter];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getPrinterStatus: (RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                  withRejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+{
+
+    [self getMPrinterStatus:^(NSDictionary *result) {
+            resolve(result);
+        } onError:^(NSString *error) {
+            reject(@"event_failure",error, nil);
+    }];
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(startMonitorPrinter:(int) interval
                   withResolver: (RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                   withRejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
@@ -421,45 +432,49 @@ - (void)onSetPrinterSetting:(int)code {
     // nothing to do
 }
 
-- (void)performMonitoring: (NSTimer*)timer {
-    int interval = [timer.userInfo intValue];
-
+- (void)getMPrinterStatus:(void(^)(NSDictionary *))onSuccess
+                  onError: (void(^)(NSString *))onError
+{
     __block Epos2PrinterStatusInfo *info;
     __block int result = EPOS2_SUCCESS;
 
-    if(self->isMonitoring_) {
-        [self->tasksQueue addOperationWithBlock: ^{
-            result = [self connectPrinter];
-
-            if (result != EPOS2_SUCCESS) {
-                if(result != EPOS2_ERR_ILLEGAL && result != EPOS2_ERR_PROCESSING) {
-                    NSDictionary *msg = [ErrorManager getOfflineStatusMessage];
-                    @try {
-                      [self sendEventWithName:@"onMonitorStatusUpdate" body: msg];
-                    } @catch(NSException *e) {
-                    }
+    [self->tasksQueue addOperationWithBlock: ^{
+        result = [self connectPrinter];
 
-                }
+        if (result != EPOS2_SUCCESS) {
+            if(result != EPOS2_ERR_ILLEGAL && result != EPOS2_ERR_PROCESSING) {
+                NSDictionary *msg = [ErrorManager getOfflineStatusMessage];
+                onSuccess(msg);
             } else {
-                info = [self->printer getStatus];
-
-                [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
-                    NSDictionary *msg = [ErrorManager makeStatusMessage: info];
-                    if(msg != nil){
-                      @try {
-                        [self sendEventWithName:@"onMonitorStatusUpdate" body: msg];
-                      } @catch(NSException *e) {
-                      }
-                    }
-                }];
-                [self disconnectPrinter];
+                onError(@"Get status failed");
             }
+        } else {
+            info = [self->printer getStatus];
+
+            [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
+                NSDictionary *msg = [ErrorManager makeStatusMessage: info];
+                if(msg != nil) {
+                    onSuccess(msg);
+                } else {
+                    onError(@"Get status failed");
+                }
+            }];
+            [self disconnectPrinter];
+        }
+    }];
+}
+
+- (void)performMonitoring: (NSTimer*)timer {
+    int interval = [timer.userInfo intValue];
 
-               [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
-                 [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval: (int)interval target:self selector: @selector(performMonitoring:) userInfo: @(interval) repeats:NO];
-               }];
+    if(self->isMonitoring_) {
+        [self getMPrinterStatus:^(NSDictionary *msg) {
+            [self sendEventWithName:@"onMonitorStatusUpdate" body: msg];
 
-        }];
+            [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
+              [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval: (int)interval target:self selector: @selector(performMonitoring:) userInfo: @(interval) repeats:NO];
+            }];
+        } onError:^(NSString *error) {}];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index ff95ee3..4a40302 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
   IPrinterInitParams,
   PrinterSeriesName,
   IMonitorStatus,
+  IPrinterStatus,
 } from './types';
 import {
   PRINTER_SERIES,
@@ -118,6 +119,10 @@ const _default = {
     EscPosPrinter.disconnect();
   },
 
+  getPrinterStatus(): Promise<IPrinterStatus> {
+    return EscPosPrinter.getPrinterStatus();
+  },
+
   startMonitorPrinter(interval: number = 5) {
     return EscPosPrinter.startMonitorPrinter(Math.max(5, Math.floor(interval)));
   },
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ export type {
   EventListenerCallback,
   IPrinter,
   PrinterSeriesName,
+  IPrinterStatus,
 };
 
 export default _default;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 21dd6a6..c46b062 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -197,3 +197,5 @@ export interface ISpaceBetweenParams {
   gapSymbol?: string;
   noTrim?: boolean;
 }
+
+export type IPrinterStatus = IMonitorStatus;