diff --git a/gns3server/controller/link.py b/gns3server/controller/link.py
index dbfb1cfa..432dfc99 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/link.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/link.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Link:
         self._vms = []
         self._project = project
         self._data_link_type = data_link_type
+        self._capturing = False
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def addVM(self, vm, adapter_number, port_number):
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ class Link:
     def id(self):
         return self._id
 
+    @property
+    def capturing(self):
+        return self._capturing
+
     def __json__(self):
         res = []
         for side in self._vms:
@@ -94,4 +99,4 @@ class Link:
                 "adapter_number": side["adapter_number"],
                 "port_number": side["port_number"]
             })
-        return {"vms": res, "link_id": self._id}
+        return {"vms": res, "link_id": self._id, "capturing": self._capturing}
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/udp_link.py b/gns3server/controller/udp_link.py
index 1ff91ef3..854ea931 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/udp_link.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/udp_link.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class UDPLink(Link):
             "data_link_type": data_link_type
         }
         yield from self._capture_vm["vm"].post("/adapters/{adapter_number}/ports/{port_number}/start_capture".format(adapter_number=self._capture_vm["adapter_number"], port_number=self._capture_vm["port_number"]), data=data)
+        self._capturing = True
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def stop_capture(self):
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class UDPLink(Link):
         if self._capture_vm:
             yield from self._capture_vm["vm"].post("/adapters/{adapter_number}/ports/{port_number}/stop_capture".format(adapter_number=self._capture_vm["adapter_number"], port_number=self._capture_vm["port_number"]))
             self._capture_vm = None
+            self._capturing = False
 
     def _choose_capture_side(self):
         """
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/link.py b/gns3server/schemas/link.py
index f344852a..4d0db2f1 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/link.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/link.py
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ LINK_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
                 "required": ["vm_id", "adapter_number", "port_number"],
                 "additionalProperties": False
             }
-        }
+        },
+        "capturing": {
+            "description": "Read only propertie. Is a capture running on the link",
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
     },
     "required": ["vms"],
     "additionalProperties": False
diff --git a/gns3server/templates/project.html b/gns3server/templates/project.html
index f493e411..17ebb7f7 100644
--- a/gns3server/templates/project.html
+++ b/gns3server/templates/project.html
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ in futur GNS3 versions.
 <table border="1">
     <tr>
         <th>ID</td>
+        <th>Capture</td>
     </tr>
 {% for link in project.links.values() %}
 <tr>
-    <td>{{link.id}}</td>    
+    <td>{{link.id}}</td>
+    <td>{{link.capturing}}</td>
 </tr>
 {% endfor %}
 </table>
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_link.py b/tests/controller/test_link.py
index 80ab7a05..4504c3ee 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_link.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_link.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ def test_json(async_run, project, compute):
                 "adapter_number": 1,
                 "port_number": 3
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "capturing": False
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_udp_link.py b/tests/controller/test_udp_link.py
index 8908bef8..ca16a9d3 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_udp_link.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_udp_link.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def test_capture(async_run, project):
     async_run(link.addVM(vm_iou, 3, 1))
 
     capture = async_run(link.start_capture())
+    assert link.capturing
 
     compute1.post.assert_any_call("/projects/{}/iou/vms/{}/adapters/3/ports/1/start_capture".format(project.id, vm_iou.id), data={
         "capture_file_name": link.capture_file_name(),
@@ -156,6 +157,6 @@ def test_capture(async_run, project):
     })
 
     capture = async_run(link.stop_capture())
+    assert link.capturing is False
 
     compute1.post.assert_any_call("/projects/{}/iou/vms/{}/adapters/3/ports/1/stop_capture".format(project.id, vm_iou.id))
-