diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 90d74b3a..105d9d24 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
 #import socketserver
+import commentjson
 import json
 import time
 from pprint import pprint
@@ -198,6 +199,33 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if self._webfinger():
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return
+        # get an individual post
+        if '/statuses/' in self.path and '/users/' in self.path:
+            namedStatus=self.path.split('/users/')[1]
+            if '/' in namedStatus:
+                postSections=namedStatus.split('/')
+                if len(postSections)>=2:
+                    nickname=postSections[0]
+                    statusNumber=postSections[2]
+                    if len(statusNumber)>10:
+                        domainFull=self.server.domain
+                        if self.server.port!=80 and self.server.port!=443:
+                            domainFull=self.server.domain+':'+str(self.server.port) 
+                            postFilename= \
+                                self.server.baseDir+'/accounts/'+nickname+'@'+self.server.domain+'/outbox/'+ \
+                                self.server.httpPrefix+':##'+domainFull+'#users#'+nickname+'#statuses#'+statusNumber+'.json'
+                            if os.path.isfile(postFilename):
+                                postJson={}
+                                with open(postFilename, 'r') as fp:
+                                    postJson=commentjson.load(fp)
+                                self._set_headers('application/json')
+                                self.wfile.write(json.dumps(postJson).encode('utf-8'))
+                                self.server.GETbusy=False
+                                return
+                            else:
+                                self._404()
+                                self.server.GETbusy=False
+                                return
         # get the inbox for a given person
         if self.path.endswith('/inbox'):
             if '/users/' in self.path: