diff --git a/expcore/external.lua b/expcore/external.lua
index 61f1d614..314901ad 100644
--- a/expcore/external.lua
+++ b/expcore/external.lua
@@ -101,16 +101,18 @@ end
 
 --[[-- Gets the status of the given server
 @tparam string server_id The internal server if for the server you want the status of
-@treturn string The status of the given server, one of: Online, Modded, Protected, Offline
+@tparam boolean raw When true Current will not be returned as status but rather the raw status for the server
+@treturn string The status of the given server, one of: Online, Modded, Protected, Current, Offline
 
 @usage-- Get the status of the given server
 local status = External.get_server_status('eu-01')
 
 ]]
-function External.get_server_status(server_id)
+function External.get_server_status(server_id, raw)
     assert(var, 'No external data was found, use External.valid() to ensure external data exists.')
     local servers = assert(var.status, 'No server status was found, please ensure that the external service is running')
-    return servers[server_id]
+    local current = assert(ext.current, 'No current id was found, please ensure that the external service is running')
+    return not raw and server_id == current and 'Current' or servers[server_id]
 end
 
 --[[-- Gets the ups of the current server
diff --git a/locale/en/gui.cfg b/locale/en/gui.cfg
index 59c58b7e..aaec09be 100644
--- a/locale/en/gui.cfg
+++ b/locale/en/gui.cfg
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ servers-d7=This is our event server, we try to run events at least once per week
 servers-8=S8 T̷-̶s̶-̴:̷
 servers-d8=N̵o̴ ̶o̷-̶e̵ ̴k̸n̷-̶w̵s̸ ̴w̷h̷a̶-̶ ̷h̴a̴p̷p̴e̷n̷s̸ ̷o̶n̴ ̷t̶h̴-̶s̶ ̷s̷e̶r̸v̸e̴r̷,̶ ̸i̸t̴ ̷m̶-̸g̴h̶t̷ ̸n̸-̶t̵ ̷e̴v̸e̸n̶t̷ ̵-̷x̴i̵s̶t̸.̸
 servers-connect-Offline=Server is currently offline
+servers-connect-Current=This is your current server
 servers-connect-Version=Server is on a different version: __1__
 servers-connect-Password=Server requires a password
 servers-connect-Modded=Server requires mods to be downloaded
diff --git a/modules/gui/readme.lua b/modules/gui/readme.lua
index b74d4a0b..ca38e40e 100644
--- a/modules/gui/readme.lua
+++ b/modules/gui/readme.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ Gui.element{
 -- @element join_server
 local join_server =
 Gui.element(function(event_trigger, parent, server_id, wrong_version)
-    local status = wrong_version and 'Version' or External.get_server_status(server_id) or 'Offline'
+    local status = External.get_server_status(server_id) or 'Offline'
+    if wrong_version then status = 'Version' end
     local flow = parent.add{ name = server_id, type = 'flow' }
     local button = flow.add{
         name = event_trigger,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Gui.element(function(event_trigger, parent, server_id, wrong_version)
         tooltip = {'readme.servers-connect-'..status, wrong_version}
     }
 
-    if status == 'Offline' then
+    if status == 'Offline' or status == 'Current' then
         button.enabled = false
         button.sprite = 'utility/circuit_network_panel_black'
     elseif status == 'Version' then