diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 8645e466e..10eeb572f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class RPC:
             'dry_run': config['dry_run'],
             'stake_currency': config['stake_currency'],
             'stake_amount': config['stake_amount'],
+            'max_open_trades': config['max_open_trades'],
             'minimal_roi': config['minimal_roi'].copy(),
             'stoploss': config['stoploss'],
             'trailing_stop': config['trailing_stop'],
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class RPC:
             'ticker_interval': config['ticker_interval'],
             'exchange': config['exchange']['name'],
             'strategy': config['strategy'],
+            'state': str(self._freqtrade.state)
         }
         return val
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index a21f7556c..66d8ad936 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -621,10 +621,12 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             f"*Mode:* `{'Dry-run' if val['dry_run'] else 'Live'}`\n"
             f"*Exchange:* `{val['exchange']}`\n"
             f"*Stake per trade:* `{val['stake_amount']} {val['stake_currency']}`\n"
+            f"*Max open Trades:* `{val['max_open_trades']}`\n"
             f"*Minimum ROI:* `{val['minimal_roi']}`\n"
             f"{sl_info}"
             f"*Ticker Interval:* `{val['ticker_interval']}`\n"
-            f"*Strategy:* `{val['strategy']}`"
+            f"*Strategy:* `{val['strategy']}`\n"
+            f"*Current state:* `{val['state']}`"
         )
 
     def _send_msg(self, msg: str, parse_mode: ParseMode = ParseMode.MARKDOWN) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/state.py b/freqtrade/state.py
index 415f6f5f2..38784c6a4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/state.py
+++ b/freqtrade/state.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class State(Enum):
     STOPPED = 2
     RELOAD_CONF = 3
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.name.lower()}"
+
 
 class RunMode(Enum):
     """
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index 6548790cb..9b2f893e3 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ def test_api_show_config(botclient, mocker):
     assert 'dry_run' in rc.json
     assert rc.json['exchange'] == 'bittrex'
     assert rc.json['ticker_interval'] == '5m'
+    assert rc.json['state'] == 'running'
     assert not rc.json['trailing_stop']