diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index e925a5e3..79936b94 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ feed_threads: 1
 ##
 #decrypt_polling: false
 
+#
+# Time interval between two executions of the job that checks
+# whether or not Invidious has been blocked by YouTube
+#
+# Accepted values: a valid time interval (like 1h30m or 90m)
+# Default: 30m
+#
+#blockage_check_interval: 30m
+
+
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index e0bd0101..d6329472 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::NotificationJob.new(CONNECTION_CHANNEL
 
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::ClearExpiredItemsJob.new
 
+Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::CheckBlockageStatusJob.new(PG_DB)
+
 Invidious::Jobs.start_all
 
 def popular_videos
diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index cee33ce1..921b4299 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class Config
   # Playlist length limit
   property playlist_length_limit : Int32 = 500
 
+  @[YAML::Field(converter: Preferences::TimeSpanConverter)]
+  property blockage_check_interval : Time::Span = 30.minutes
+
   def disabled?(option)
     case disabled = CONFIG.disable_proxy
     when Bool
diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs/blockage_status_job.cr b/src/invidious/jobs/blockage_status_job.cr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea7c56be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs/blockage_status_job.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+class Invidious::Jobs::CheckBlockageStatusJob < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
+  private getter db : DB::Database
+
+  BLOCKAGE_STATUS = {
+    "version" => "1.0",
+    "blocked" => false,
+  }
+
+  def initialize(@db)
+  end
+
+  def begin
+    # Logic mostly taken from bypass_captcha_job.cr
+    loop do
+      begin
+        # TODO find performant way of fetching a random video from the videos table.
+        video = fetch_video("zj82_v2R6ts", nil)
+
+        if !video.nil?
+          # Assume unblocked
+          BLOCKAGE_STATUS["blocked"] = false
+
+          if video.reason.try &.includes?("YouTube is currently trying to block Invidious instances")
+            BLOCKAGE_STATUS["blocked"] = true
+          else
+            # Fetch a random fetch stream. If it returns a 403 then the instance has been blocked.
+            random_stream = video.video_streams.sample(1)
+            if !random_stream.empty?
+              url = URI.parse(random_stream[0]["url"].as_s)
+              client = make_client(URI.parse("https://#{url.host.not_nil!}"))
+
+              client.get(url.request_target) do |resp|
+                if resp.status_code == 403
+                  BLOCKAGE_STATUS["blocked"] = true
+                end
+
+                break
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      rescue ex
+        LOGGER.error("CheckBlockageStatusJob: #{ex.message}")
+      ensure
+        LOGGER.debug("CheckBlockageStatusJob: Done, sleeping for #{CONFIG.blockage_check_interval}")
+        sleep CONFIG.blockage_check_interval
+        Fiber.yield
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/misc.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/misc.cr
index e499f4d6..1dd0fcc4 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/misc.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/misc.cr
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Misc
     end
   end
 
+  # Endpoint for checking whether or not a specific instance has been blocked
+  def self.blockage(env)
+    env.response.content_type = "application/json"
+    return Invidious::Jobs::CheckBlockageStatusJob::BLOCKAGE_STATUS.to_json
+  end
+
   # APIv1 currently uses the same logic for both
   # user playlists and Invidious playlists. This means that we can't
   # reasonably split them yet. This should be addressed in APIv2
diff --git a/src/invidious/routing.cr b/src/invidious/routing.cr
index 9c43171c..c509526d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routing.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routing.cr
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ module Invidious::Routing
 
       # Misc
       get "/api/v1/stats", {{namespace}}::Misc, :stats
+      get "/api/v1/information/status/blocked", {{namespace}}::Misc, :blockage
       get "/api/v1/playlists/:plid", {{namespace}}::Misc, :get_playlist
       get "/api/v1/auth/playlists/:plid", {{namespace}}::Misc, :get_playlist
       get "/api/v1/mixes/:rdid", {{namespace}}::Misc, :mixes