diff --git a/pandora/archive/queue.py b/pandora/archive/queue.py
index 9f7c0072f..199053d32 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/queue.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/queue.py
@@ -22,26 +22,23 @@ def parse_job(job):
     if job['time_start']:
         start_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(time() - (kombu.five.monotonic() - job['time_start']))
         r.update({
-        'started': start_time,
-        'running': (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            'started': start_time,
+            'running': (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
         })
     if f.encoding:
         r['status'] = f.encoding_status()
     return r
 
 def status():
-    status = {
-        'active': [],
-        'queued': [],
-    }
+    status = []
     encoding_jobs = ('archive.tasks.extract_stream', 'archive.tasks.process_stream')
     c = celery.task.control.inspect()
     for job in c.active(safe=True).get('celery@pandora-encoding', []):
         if job['name'] in encoding_jobs:
-            status['active'].append(parse_job(job))
+            status.append(parse_job(job))
     for job in c.reserved(safe=True).get('celery@pandora-encoding', []):
         if job['name'] in encoding_jobs:
-            status['queued'].append(parse_job(job))
+            status.append(parse_job(job))
     return status
 
 
diff --git a/pandora/archive/views.py b/pandora/archive/views.py
index 7ba6927d7..012a9d67f 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/views.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/views.py
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import item.tasks
 from oxdjango.api import actions
 from changelog.models import add_changelog
 
-import models
-import tasks
-from chunk import process_chunk
+from . import models
+from . import queue
+from . import tasks
+from .chunk import process_chunk
 
 
 @login_required_json
@@ -710,3 +711,9 @@ def getMediaInfo(request, data):
     return render_to_json_response(response)
 actions.register(getMediaInfo)
 
+
+def getEncodingStatus(request, data):
+    response = json_response()
+    response['data']['status'] = queue.status()
+    return render_to_json_response(response)
+actions.register(getEncodingStatus, cache=False)