diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index e3856e200..6c519280d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ class FreqtradeBot:
         # Protect sell-logic from forcesell and viceversa
         self._sell_lock = Lock()
 
+    def notify_status(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Public method for users of this class (worker, etc.) to send notifications
+        via RPC about changes in the bot status.
+        """
+        self.rpc.send_msg({
+            'type': RPCMessageType.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
+            'status': msg
+        })
+
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         """
         Cleanup pending resources on an already stopped bot
diff --git a/freqtrade/worker.py b/freqtrade/worker.py
index 22651d269..972ff0d61 100755
--- a/freqtrade/worker.py
+++ b/freqtrade/worker.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from freqtrade import __version__, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException, TemporaryError
 from freqtrade.freqtradebot import FreqtradeBot
-from freqtrade.rpc import RPCMessageType
 from freqtrade.state import State
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -84,10 +83,8 @@ class Worker:
 
         # Log state transition
         if state != old_state:
-            self.freqtrade.rpc.send_msg({
-                'type': RPCMessageType.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-                'status': f'{state.name.lower()}'
-            })
+            self.freqtrade.notify_status(f'{state.name.lower()}')
+
             logger.info('Changing state to: %s', state.name)
             if state == State.RUNNING:
                 self.freqtrade.startup()
@@ -136,10 +133,9 @@ class Worker:
         except OperationalException:
             tb = traceback.format_exc()
             hint = 'Issue `/start` if you think it is safe to restart.'
-            self.freqtrade.rpc.send_msg({
-                'type': RPCMessageType.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-                'status': f'OperationalException:\n```\n{tb}```{hint}'
-            })
+
+            self.freqtrade.notify_status(f'OperationalException:\n```\n{tb}```{hint}')
+
             logger.exception('OperationalException. Stopping trader ...')
             self.freqtrade.state = State.STOPPED
 
@@ -159,10 +155,7 @@ class Worker:
         # Load and validate config and create new instance of the bot
         self._init(True)
 
-        self.freqtrade.rpc.send_msg({
-            'type': RPCMessageType.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-            'status': 'config reloaded'
-        })
+        self.freqtrade.notify_status('config reloaded')
 
         # Tell systemd that we completed reconfiguration
         if self._sd_notify:
@@ -176,8 +169,5 @@ class Worker:
             self._sd_notify.notify("STOPPING=1")
 
         if self.freqtrade:
-            self.freqtrade.rpc.send_msg({
-                'type': RPCMessageType.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-                'status': 'process died'
-            })
+            self.freqtrade.notify_status('process died')
             self.freqtrade.cleanup()