diff --git a/backend/internal/app/app.go b/backend/internal/app/app.go
index e32fd3a..5d6a83a 100644
--- a/backend/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/backend/internal/app/app.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/ipam"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/policy"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/servicecatalog"
+	"nexavpn/backend/internal/statuspage"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/user"
 )
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func New(cfg config.Config) (*App, error) {
 	gatewayService := gateway.NewService(gateway.NewPGRepository(pool))
 	deviceService := device.NewService(device.NewPGRepository(pool), policyService, gatewayService, ipam.NewService())
 	auditService := audit.NewService(audit.NewPGRepository(pool))
+	statusService := statuspage.NewService(pool)
 
 	router := httpserver.NewRouter(cfg.JWTSecret, httpserver.Handlers{
 		Auth:    auth.NewHandler(authService, auditService),
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ func New(cfg config.Config) (*App, error) {
 		Policy:  policy.NewHandler(policyService, auditService),
 		Gateway: gateway.NewHandler(gatewayService, cfg.GatewayBootstrapToken),
 		Audit:   audit.NewHandler(auditService),
+		Status:  statuspage.NewHandler(statusService),
 	})
 
 	return &App{
diff --git a/backend/internal/httpserver/router.go b/backend/internal/httpserver/router.go
index 1ea5444..17e590f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/httpserver/router.go
+++ b/backend/internal/httpserver/router.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/group"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/policy"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/servicecatalog"
+	"nexavpn/backend/internal/statuspage"
 	"nexavpn/backend/internal/user"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type Handlers struct {
 	Gateway *gateway.Handler
 	Group   *group.Handler
 	Audit   *audit.Handler
+	Status  *statuspage.Handler
 }
 
 func NewRouter(jwtSecret string, handlers Handlers) http.Handler {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ func NewRouter(jwtSecret string, handlers Handlers) http.Handler {
 	})
 
 	r.Route("/api/v1", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Get("/status", handlers.Status.PublicStatus)
 		r.Get("/auth/bootstrap/status", handlers.Auth.BootstrapStatus)
 		r.Post("/auth/bootstrap", handlers.Auth.Bootstrap)
 		r.Post("/auth/login", handlers.Auth.Login)
diff --git a/backend/internal/statuspage/handler.go b/backend/internal/statuspage/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d05b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/statuspage/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package statuspage
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"nexavpn/backend/internal/apiutil"
+)
+
+type Handler struct {
+	service *Service
+}
+
+func NewHandler(service *Service) *Handler {
+	return &Handler{service: service}
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) PublicStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	snapshot := h.service.Snapshot(r.Context())
+	statusCode := http.StatusOK
+	if snapshot.Status != "operational" {
+		statusCode = http.StatusServiceUnavailable
+	}
+	apiutil.JSON(w, statusCode, snapshot)
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/statuspage/service.go b/backend/internal/statuspage/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5127ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/statuspage/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package statuspage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+)
+
+type Service struct {
+	db *pgxpool.Pool
+}
+
+func NewService(db *pgxpool.Pool) *Service {
+	return &Service{db: db}
+}
+
+func (s *Service) Snapshot(ctx context.Context) PublicStatusResponse {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	resp := PublicStatusResponse{
+		Status:      "operational",
+		GeneratedAt: now.Format(time.RFC3339),
+		Components: map[string]ComponentStatus{
+			"api": {
+				Status:  "operational",
+				Message: "Public API is responding.",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := s.db.Ping(ctx); err != nil {
+		resp.Status = "degraded"
+		resp.Components["database"] = ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "degraded",
+			Message: "Database ping failed.",
+		}
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	resp.Components["database"] = ComponentStatus{
+		Status:  "operational",
+		Message: "Database connectivity is healthy.",
+	}
+
+	if err := s.loadSummary(ctx, &resp.Summary); err != nil {
+		resp.Status = "degraded"
+		resp.Components["database"] = ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "degraded",
+			Message: "Database query failed.",
+		}
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	lastGatewayRuntime, err := s.latestGatewayRuntime(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		resp.Status = "degraded"
+		resp.Components["gateway"] = ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "degraded",
+			Message: "Gateway runtime state could not be read.",
+		}
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	resp.Components["gateway"] = componentFromGatewayRuntime(now, lastGatewayRuntime, resp.Summary.ActiveGateways)
+	if resp.Components["gateway"].Status != "operational" {
+		resp.Status = "degraded"
+	}
+
+	return resp
+}
+
+func (s *Service) loadSummary(ctx context.Context, summary *Summary) error {
+	return s.db.QueryRow(ctx, `
+		select
+			(select count(*) from users where deleted_at is null),
+			(select count(*) from devices where deleted_at is null),
+			(
+				select count(*)
+				from devices d
+				join wireguard_peers wp on wp.device_id = d.id and wp.deleted_at is null
+				where d.deleted_at is null
+				  and d.status = 'active'
+				  and wp.latest_handshake_at is not null
+				  and to_timestamp(wp.latest_handshake_at) >= now() - interval '3 minutes'
+			),
+			(select count(*) from gateways where deleted_at is null),
+			(select count(*) from gateways where deleted_at is null and is_active = true),
+			(select count(*) from services where deleted_at is null and is_active = true),
+			(select count(*) from policies where deleted_at is null and is_active = true)
+	`).Scan(
+		&summary.Users,
+		&summary.Devices,
+		&summary.ConnectedDevices,
+		&summary.Gateways,
+		&summary.ActiveGateways,
+		&summary.Services,
+		&summary.Policies,
+	)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) latestGatewayRuntime(ctx context.Context) (*time.Time, error) {
+	var updatedAt *time.Time
+	err := s.db.QueryRow(ctx, `
+		select max(updated_at)
+		from settings
+		where category = 'gateway_runtime'
+	`).Scan(&updatedAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return updatedAt, nil
+}
+
+func componentFromGatewayRuntime(now time.Time, lastRuntime *time.Time, activeGateways int) ComponentStatus {
+	if activeGateways == 0 {
+		return ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "degraded",
+			Message: "No active gateway is configured.",
+		}
+	}
+	if lastRuntime == nil {
+		return ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "degraded",
+			Message: "No gateway telemetry has been received yet.",
+		}
+	}
+
+	age := now.Sub(lastRuntime.UTC())
+	if age <= 90*time.Second {
+		return ComponentStatus{
+			Status:  "operational",
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Last gateway telemetry %s ago.", humanizeAge(age)),
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ComponentStatus{
+		Status:  "degraded",
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Gateway telemetry is stale (%s ago).", humanizeAge(age)),
+	}
+}
+
+func humanizeAge(age time.Duration) string {
+	if age < time.Minute {
+		seconds := int(age.Seconds())
+		if seconds < 1 {
+			seconds = 1
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
+	}
+	if age < time.Hour {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm", int(age.Minutes()))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%dh", int(age.Hours()))
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/statuspage/types.go b/backend/internal/statuspage/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bcd265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/statuspage/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package statuspage
+
+type ComponentStatus struct {
+	Status  string `json:"status"`
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Summary struct {
+	Users            int `json:"users"`
+	Devices          int `json:"devices"`
+	ConnectedDevices int `json:"connected_devices"`
+	Gateways         int `json:"gateways"`
+	ActiveGateways   int `json:"active_gateways"`
+	Services         int `json:"services"`
+	Policies         int `json:"policies"`
+}
+
+type PublicStatusResponse struct {
+	Status      string                     `json:"status"`
+	GeneratedAt string                     `json:"generated_at"`
+	Components  map[string]ComponentStatus `json:"components"`
+	Summary     Summary                    `json:"summary"`
+}
diff --git a/public-web/index.html b/public-web/index.html
index 9d67c2f..54a225b 100644
--- a/public-web/index.html
+++ b/public-web/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
           Use the desktop client to sign in, provision this device, and connect to your private network.
         </p>
         <div class="actions">
-          <a class="button primary" href="/api/v1/healthz">API health</a>
+          <a class="button primary" href="/status">System status</a>
+          <a class="button secondary" href="/api/v1/status">Raw API status</a>
         </div>
       </section>
 
diff --git a/public-web/nginx.conf b/public-web/nginx.conf
index 31e6d87..260b7c2 100644
--- a/public-web/nginx.conf
+++ b/public-web/nginx.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
+    location = /status {
+        try_files /status.html =404;
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri /index.html;
     }
diff --git a/public-web/status.html b/public-web/status.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public-web/status.html
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>NexaVPN Status</title>
+    <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css" />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <main class="shell status-shell">
+      <section class="hero status-hero">
+        <img class="logo" src="/NexaVPN_Logo.png" alt="NexaVPN" />
+        <p class="eyebrow">Public status</p>
+        <div class="status-hero-head">
+          <div>
+            <h1>Platform status</h1>
+            <p class="copy">Live health for the public API, database connectivity, and gateway runtime telemetry.</p>
+          </div>
+          <div id="status-pill" class="status-pill is-loading">Checking</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="actions">
+          <a class="button secondary" href="/">Back to landing page</a>
+          <a class="button secondary" href="/api/v1/status">Open raw JSON</a>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="status-grid">
+        <section class="card">
+          <div class="section-head">
+            <div>
+              <p class="eyebrow">Components</p>
+              <h2>Service health</h2>
+            </div>
+            <p id="generated-at" class="meta">Waiting for first update</p>
+          </div>
+          <div id="component-list" class="component-list"></div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section class="card">
+          <div class="section-head">
+            <div>
+              <p class="eyebrow">Estate</p>
+              <h2>Control plane snapshot</h2>
+            </div>
+            <p class="meta">Counts from the live NexaVPN backend.</p>
+          </div>
+          <div id="summary-grid" class="summary-grid"></div>
+        </section>
+      </section>
+    </main>
+
+    <script>
+      const componentList = document.getElementById("component-list");
+      const summaryGrid = document.getElementById("summary-grid");
+      const generatedAt = document.getElementById("generated-at");
+      const statusPill = document.getElementById("status-pill");
+
+      const componentLabels = {
+        api: "Public API",
+        database: "Database",
+        gateway: "Gateway runtime",
+      };
+
+      const summaryLabels = {
+        users: "Users",
+        devices: "Devices",
+        connected_devices: "Connected devices",
+        gateways: "Gateways",
+        active_gateways: "Active gateways",
+        services: "Published services",
+        policies: "Active policies",
+      };
+
+      function titleForComponent(key) {
+        return componentLabels[key] || key;
+      }
+
+      function titleForSummary(key) {
+        return summaryLabels[key] || key;
+      }
+
+      function setOverallStatus(status) {
+        statusPill.className = "status-pill";
+        if (status === "operational") {
+          statusPill.classList.add("is-operational");
+          statusPill.textContent = "Operational";
+          return;
+        }
+        statusPill.classList.add("is-degraded");
+        statusPill.textContent = "Degraded";
+      }
+
+      function renderComponents(components) {
+        componentList.innerHTML = "";
+        Object.entries(components || {}).forEach(([key, component]) => {
+          const item = document.createElement("article");
+          item.className = "component-item";
+
+          const badge = document.createElement("span");
+          badge.className = `component-badge is-${component.status || "degraded"}`;
+          badge.textContent = component.status || "unknown";
+
+          const body = document.createElement("div");
+          body.className = "component-body";
+
+          const heading = document.createElement("div");
+          heading.className = "component-heading";
+          heading.textContent = titleForComponent(key);
+
+          const message = document.createElement("p");
+          message.className = "component-message";
+          message.textContent = component.message || "No additional details.";
+
+          body.appendChild(heading);
+          body.appendChild(message);
+          item.appendChild(body);
+          item.appendChild(badge);
+          componentList.appendChild(item);
+        });
+      }
+
+      function renderSummary(summary) {
+        summaryGrid.innerHTML = "";
+        Object.entries(summary || {}).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+          const tile = document.createElement("article");
+          tile.className = "summary-tile";
+
+          const label = document.createElement("p");
+          label.className = "summary-label";
+          label.textContent = titleForSummary(key);
+
+          const metric = document.createElement("strong");
+          metric.className = "summary-value";
+          metric.textContent = value;
+
+          tile.appendChild(label);
+          tile.appendChild(metric);
+          summaryGrid.appendChild(tile);
+        });
+      }
+
+      async function refreshStatus() {
+        try {
+          const response = await fetch("/api/v1/status", { cache: "no-store" });
+          const payload = await response.json();
+          setOverallStatus(payload.status);
+          renderComponents(payload.components);
+          renderSummary(payload.summary);
+          generatedAt.textContent = `Updated ${new Date(payload.generated_at).toLocaleString()}`;
+        } catch (_error) {
+          setOverallStatus("degraded");
+          componentList.innerHTML = `
+            <article class="component-item">
+              <div class="component-body">
+                <div class="component-heading">Status page</div>
+                <p class="component-message">The public status endpoint could not be reached.</p>
+              </div>
+              <span class="component-badge is-degraded">degraded</span>
+            </article>
+          `;
+          summaryGrid.innerHTML = "";
+          generatedAt.textContent = "Update failed";
+        }
+      }
+
+      refreshStatus();
+      window.setInterval(refreshStatus, 15000);
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/public-web/styles.css b/public-web/styles.css
index 4e8c343..169c0a3 100644
--- a/public-web/styles.css
+++ b/public-web/styles.css
@@ -118,9 +118,165 @@ h1 {
   line-height: 1.8;
 }
 
+.status-shell {
+  width: min(1120px, 100%);
+}
+
+.status-hero {
+  gap: 22px;
+}
+
+.status-hero-head {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 18px;
+}
+
+.status-pill {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 144px;
+  padding: 14px 20px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+.status-pill.is-loading {
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.status-pill.is-operational {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(116, 224, 184, 0.2), rgba(31, 182, 122, 0.18));
+  border-color: rgba(116, 224, 184, 0.28);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.status-pill.is-degraded {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 164, 121, 0.18), rgba(255, 96, 96, 0.12));
+  border-color: rgba(255, 140, 140, 0.24);
+  color: #ffc0c0;
+}
+
+.status-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 24px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(320px, 0.8fr);
+}
+
+.section-head {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 22px;
+}
+
+.section-head h2 {
+  font-size: 1.45rem;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.meta {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.component-list,
+.summary-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 14px;
+}
+
+.component-item {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 16px;
+  padding: 18px 20px;
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+}
+
+.component-body {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.component-heading {
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.component-message {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
+.component-badge {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+}
+
+.component-badge.is-operational {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  border-color: rgba(116, 224, 184, 0.22);
+  background: rgba(116, 224, 184, 0.08);
+}
+
+.component-badge.is-degraded {
+  color: #ffc0c0;
+  border-color: rgba(255, 140, 140, 0.22);
+  background: rgba(255, 128, 128, 0.08);
+}
+
+.summary-grid {
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+}
+
+.summary-tile {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 18px 20px;
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+}
+
+.summary-label {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.92rem;
+}
+
+.summary-value {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
   .hero,
   .card {
     padding: 24px;
   }
+
+  .status-hero-head,
+  .section-head {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .status-grid,
+  .summary-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
 }