diff --git a/include/events.include.sh b/include/events.include.sh
index 2606389..52ce962 100644
--- a/include/events.include.sh
+++ b/include/events.include.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ function trigger_event {
 				case "$EVENT" in
 					"ev_open_before" | "ev_open_after")
 						ALIAS="$2"
+						CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS="$ALIAS"
 						FORCE="$3"
 						$f "$EVENT" "$ALIAS" "$FORCE" `date +%s`  &> /dev/null 
 						;;
 
 					"ev_open_in_before")
 						ALIAS="$2"
+						CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS="$ALIAS"
 						FORCE="$3"
 						local MINUTE_START="$4"
 						local MINUTE_STOP="$5"
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ function trigger_event {
 
 					"ev_open_in_after")
 						ALIAS="$2"
+						CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS="$ALIAS"
 						FORCE="$3"
 						local CRON_START="$4"
 						local CRON_STOP="$5"
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ function trigger_event {
 
 					"ev_close_before" | "ev_close_after")
 						ALIAS="$2"
+						CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS="$ALIAS"
 						$f "$EVENT" "$ALIAS" `date +%s`  &> /dev/null 
 						;;
 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ function trigger_event {
 				local ec=$?
 				#echo "$EVENT ec=$ec" >> /tmp/piGarden.testevent
 
+				CURRENT_EVENT="$EVENT"
 				mqtt_status &
 
 				if [ $ec -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/piGarden.sh b/piGarden.sh
index 664d507..0bcdca9 100755
--- a/piGarden.sh
+++ b/piGarden.sh
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ function json_status {
 	local with_get_cron="0"
 	local with_get_cron_open_in="0"
 	local current_pid=$!
+	local json_event="\"event\": {\"event\": \"$CURRENT_EVENT\", \"alias\": \"$CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS\"}"
 
 	if [ "$PARENT_PID" -gt "0" ]; then
 		current_pid=$PARENT_PID
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ function json_status {
 	fi
 	local json_cron_open_in="\"cron_open_in\":{$json_get_cron_open_in}"			
 
-	json="{$json_version,$json,$json_last_weather_online,$json_error,$json_last_info,$json_last_warning,$json_last_success,$json_last_rain_online,$json_last_rain_sensor,$json_cron,$json_cron_open_in}"
+	json="{$json_version,$json_event,$json,$json_last_weather_online,$json_error,$json_last_info,$json_last_warning,$json_last_success,$json_last_rain_online,$json_last_rain_sensor,$json_cron,$json_cron_open_in}"
 
 	echo "$json"
 
@@ -939,6 +940,9 @@ LAST_INFO_FILE="$STATUS_DIR/last_info"
 LAST_WARNING_FILE="$STATUS_DIR/last_warning"
 LAST_SUCCESS_FILE="$STATUS_DIR/last_success"
 
+CURRENT_EVENT=""
+CURRENT_EVENT_ALIAS=""
+
 PARENT_PID=0
 
 if [ -z $LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE ]; then