diff --git a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/NodeStatus.kt b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/NodeStatus.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6cf35f053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/NodeStatus.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package net.corda.nodeapi.internal
+
+enum class NodeStatus {
+    WAITING_TO_START,
+    STARTING,
+    STARTED,
+    STOPPING
+}
diff --git a/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/NodeStatus.kt b/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/NodeStatus.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01aee4ee68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/NodeStatus.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package net.corda.node.jmx
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.NodeStatus
+import net.corda.testing.driver.DriverParameters
+import net.corda.testing.driver.JmxPolicy
+import net.corda.testing.driver.driver
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection.*
+import java.net.URL
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class NodeStatus {
+    
+    @Test(timeout=300_000)
+    fun `node status is published via JMX`() {
+        driver(DriverParameters(notarySpecs = emptyList(), jmxPolicy = JmxPolicy.defaultEnabled())) {
+            val jmxAddress = startNode().get().jmxAddress.toString()
+            val nodeStatusURL = URL("http://$jmxAddress/jolokia/read/net.corda:name=Status,type=Node")
+            var jmxInfo = ""
+
+            with(nodeStatusURL.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection) {
+                requestMethod = "GET"
+                inputStream.bufferedReader().use {
+                    it.lines().forEach { line ->
+                        jmxInfo += line
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            assertTrue {
+                jmxInfo.isNotEmpty()
+            }
+
+            val jsonTree = ObjectMapper().readTree(jmxInfo)
+            val httpStatus = jsonTree.get("status").asInt()
+            val nodeStatus = jsonTree.get("value").get("Value").asText()
+
+            assertEquals(httpStatus, HTTP_OK)
+            assertEquals(nodeStatus, NodeStatus.STARTED.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/Publish.kt b/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/Publish.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07496e7bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/src/integration-test/kotlin/net/corda/node/jmx/Publish.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package net.corda.node.jmx
+
+import net.corda.testing.driver.DriverParameters
+import net.corda.testing.driver.JmxPolicy
+import net.corda.testing.driver.driver
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+import java.net.URL
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class Publish {
+
+    @Test(timeout=300_000)
+    fun `node publishes node information via JMX when configured to do so`() {
+        driver(DriverParameters(notarySpecs = emptyList(), jmxPolicy = JmxPolicy.defaultEnabled())) {
+            val jmxAddress = startNode().get().jmxAddress.toString()
+            val nodeStatusURL = URL("http://$jmxAddress/jolokia/read/net.corda:*")
+            var httpResponse = HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
+            with(nodeStatusURL.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection) {
+                requestMethod = "GET"
+                httpResponse = responseCode
+            }
+
+            assertTrue {
+                httpResponse == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
index e611488cd7..705d5dc447 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ import net.corda.node.utilities.BindableNamedCacheFactory
 import net.corda.node.utilities.NamedThreadFactory
 import net.corda.node.utilities.NotaryLoader
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.NodeInfoAndSigned
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.NodeStatus
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.SignedNodeInfo
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.cordapp.CordappLoader
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.cryptoservice.CryptoService
@@ -384,13 +385,7 @@ abstract class AbstractNode<S>(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
 
     protected val keyStoreHandler = KeyStoreHandler(configuration, cryptoService)
 
-    enum class NodeStatus {
-        WAITING_TO_START,
-        STARTING,
-        STARTED,
-        STOPPING
-    }
-
+    @Volatile
     private var nodeStatus = NodeStatus.WAITING_TO_START
 
     private fun <T : Any> T.tokenize(): T {