diff --git a/include/maxscale/listener.h b/include/maxscale/listener.h
index 7b040117e..71ff7236c 100644
--- a/include/maxscale/listener.h
+++ b/include/maxscale/listener.h
@@ -121,4 +121,13 @@ SERV_LISTENER* listener_iterator_init(const struct service* service, LISTENER_IT
  */
 SERV_LISTENER* listener_iterator_next(LISTENER_ITERATOR* iter);
 
+/**
+ * Get listener state as a string
+ *
+ * @param listener Listener to inspect
+ *
+ * @return State of the listener as a string
+ */
+const char* listener_state_to_string(const SERV_LISTENER* listener);
+
 MXS_END_DECLS
diff --git a/maxctrl/lib/list.js b/maxctrl/lib/list.js
index 7e85c914f..9d2347e7b 100644
--- a/maxctrl/lib/list.js
+++ b/maxctrl/lib/list.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ exports.builder = function(yargs) {
                 return getSubCollection(host, 'services/' + argv.service, 'attributes.listeners', [
                     {'Name': 'id'},
                     {'Port': 'attributes.parameters.port'},
-                    {'Host': 'attributes.parameters.host'}
+                    {'Host': 'attributes.parameters.host'},
+                    {'State': 'attributes.state'}
                 ])
             })
         })
diff --git a/server/core/listener.cc b/server/core/listener.cc
index 3f658478a..376f6d330 100644
--- a/server/core/listener.cc
+++ b/server/core/listener.cc
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ json_t* listener_to_json(const SERV_LISTENER* listener)
     }
 
     json_t* attr = json_object();
+    json_object_set_new(attr, CN_STATE, json_string(listener_state_to_string(listener)));
     json_object_set_new(attr, CN_PARAMETERS, param);
 
     if (listener->listener->authfunc.diagnostic_json)
@@ -540,9 +541,9 @@ json_t* listener_to_json(const SERV_LISTENER* listener)
     }
 
     json_t* rval = json_object();
-    json_object_set_new(rval, CN_ATTRIBUTES, attr);
     json_object_set_new(rval, CN_ID, json_string(listener->name));
     json_object_set_new(rval, CN_TYPE, json_string(CN_LISTENERS));
+    json_object_set_new(rval, CN_ATTRIBUTES, attr);
 
     return rval;
 }
@@ -580,3 +581,28 @@ SERV_LISTENER* listener_iterator_next(LISTENER_ITERATOR* iter)
 
     return iter->current;
 }
+
+const char* listener_state_to_string(const SERV_LISTENER* listener)
+{
+    ss_dassert(listener);
+
+    if (listener->listener && listener->listener->session)
+    {
+        switch (listener->listener->session->state)
+        {
+            case SESSION_STATE_LISTENER_STOPPED:
+                return "Stopped";
+
+            case SESSION_STATE_LISTENER:
+                return "Running";
+
+            default:
+                ss_dassert(!true);
+                return "Unknown";
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return "Failed";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/core/service.cc b/server/core/service.cc
index 2a1bdc9ee..98ca5c0a9 100644
--- a/server/core/service.cc
+++ b/server/core/service.cc
@@ -1626,10 +1626,7 @@ dListListeners(DCB *dcb)
                            listener->name, service->name, listener->protocol,
                            (listener && listener->address) ? listener->address : "*",
                            listener->port,
-                           (!listener->listener ||
-                            !listener->listener->session ||
-                            listener->listener->session->state == SESSION_STATE_LISTENER_STOPPED) ?
-                           "Stopped" : "Running");
+                           listener_state_to_string(listener));
             }
         }
         service = service->next;
@@ -2099,10 +2096,7 @@ serviceListenerRowCallback(RESULTSET *set, void *data)
     resultset_row_set(row, 2, (lptr && lptr->address) ? lptr->address : "*");
     sprintf(buf, "%d", lptr->port);
     resultset_row_set(row, 3, buf);
-    resultset_row_set(row, 4,
-                      (!lptr->listener || !lptr->listener->session ||
-                       lptr->listener->session->state == SESSION_STATE_LISTENER_STOPPED) ?
-                      "Stopped" : "Running");
+    resultset_row_set(row, 4, listener_state_to_string(lptr));
     spinlock_release(&service_spin);
     return row;
 }