diff --git a/middleware/app_be/urls.py b/middleware/app_be/urls.py
index f4d73de..19e2d07 100644
--- a/middleware/app_be/urls.py
+++ b/middleware/app_be/urls.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     url(r'^image/get/all$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_get_all),
     url(r'^image/get/(?P<identifier>[\w-]+)$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_get_single),
+    url(r'^image/status/(?P<identifier>[\w-]+)$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_get_status),
     url(r'^image/get/(?P<identifier>[\w-]+)/version/(?P<version>[\w-]+)$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_get_single_version),
     url(r'^image/delete/all$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_delete_all),
     url(r'^image/delete/(?P<identifier>[\w-]+)$', ImageEndpoint.image_api_delete),
diff --git a/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py b/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
index d9966d5..0304d99 100644
--- a/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
+++ b/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ class ImageEndpoint:
         logger.debug('Image GET single call: {}'.format(request))
         return ImageEndpoint.get_image(identifier)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    @api_view(['GET'])
+    def image_api_get_status(request, identifier):
+        # TODO MARTIN
+        return JsonResponse({'valid': True, 'available': True})
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_image(identifier):