diff --git a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSAxis.cpp b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSAxis.cpp
index 17f970b2..3004ea01 100644
--- a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSAxis.cpp
+++ b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSAxis.cpp
@@ -556,11 +556,17 @@ asynStatus XPSAxis::poll(bool *moving)
 {
   int status;
   char readResponse[25];
+  char statusString[MAX_MESSAGE_LEN] = {0};
   static const char *functionName = "poll";
 
   status = GroupStatusGet(pollSocket_, 
                           groupName_, 
                           &axisStatus_);
+  if (!status) {
+    status = GroupStatusStringGet(pollSocket_,
+				  axisStatus_,
+				  statusString); 
+  }
   if (status) {
     asynPrint(pasynUser_, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR, 
               "%s:%s: [%s,%d]: error calling GroupStatusGet status=%d\n",
@@ -568,11 +574,12 @@ asynStatus XPSAxis::poll(bool *moving)
     goto done;
   }
   asynPrint(pasynUser_, ASYN_TRACE_FLOW, 
-            "%s:%s: [%s,%d]: %s axisStatus=%d\n",
-            driverName, functionName, pC_->portName, axisNo_, positionerName_, axisStatus_);
+            "%s:%s: [%s,%d]: %s axisStatus=%d, statusString=%s\n",
+            driverName, functionName, pC_->portName, axisNo_, positionerName_, axisStatus_, statusString);
   /* Set the status */
   setIntegerParam(pC_->XPSStatus_, axisStatus_);
-
+  setStringParam(pC_->XPSStatusString_, statusString);
+  
   /* Previously we set the motion done flag by seeing if axisStatus_ was >=43 && <= 48, which means moving,
    * homing, jogging, etc.  However, this information is about the group, not the axis, so if one
    * motor in the group was moving, then they all appeared to be moving.  This is not what we want, because
diff --git a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.cpp b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.cpp
index c678132e..75586902 100644
--- a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.cpp
+++ b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.cpp
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ const static CorrectorTypes_t CorrectorTypes = {
   "NoCorrector"
 };
 
-/* Constants used for FTP to the XPS */
-#define TRAJECTORY_DIRECTORY "/Admin/Public/Trajectories"
-#define MAX_FILENAME_LEN  256
-#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN   256
-#define MAX_GROUPNAME_LEN  64
-
 /* The maximum size of the item names in gathering, e.g. "GROUP2.POSITIONER1.CurrentPosition" */
 #define MAX_GATHERING_AXIS_STRING 60
 /* Number of items per axis */
@@ -169,6 +163,7 @@ XPSController::XPSController(const char *portName, const char *IPAddress, int IP
   createParam(XPSProfileGroupNameString,         asynParamOctet, &XPSProfileGroupName_);
   createParam(XPSTrajectoryFileString,           asynParamOctet, &XPSTrajectoryFile_);
   createParam(XPSStatusString,                   asynParamInt32, &XPSStatus_);
+  createParam(XPSStatusStringString,             asynParamOctet, &XPSStatusString_);
   createParam(XPSTclScriptString,                asynParamOctet, &XPSTclScript_);
   createParam(XPSTclScriptExecuteString,         asynParamInt32, &XPSTclScriptExecute_);
 
diff --git a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.h b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.h
index a74023cd..2b1533e9 100644
--- a/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.h
+++ b/motorApp/NewportSrc/XPSController.h
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ USAGE...        Newport XPS EPICS asyn motor device driver
 #define XPS_MOVE_TIMEOUT 100000.0 // "Forever"
 #define XPS_MIN_PROFILE_ACCEL_TIME 0.25
 
+/* Constants used for FTP to the XPS */
+#define TRAJECTORY_DIRECTORY "/Admin/Public/Trajectories"
+#define MAX_FILENAME_LEN  256
+#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN   256
+#define MAX_GROUPNAME_LEN  64
+
 // drvInfo strings for extra parameters that the XPS controller supports
 #define XPSMinJerkString                "XPS_MIN_JERK"
 #define XPSMaxJerkString                "XPS_MAX_JERK"
@@ -25,6 +31,7 @@ USAGE...        Newport XPS EPICS asyn motor device driver
 #define XPSProfileGroupNameString       "XPS_PROFILE_GROUP_NAME"
 #define XPSTrajectoryFileString         "XPS_TRAJECTORY_FILE"
 #define XPSStatusString                 "XPS_STATUS"
+#define XPSStatusStringString           "XPS_STATUS_STRING"
 #define XPSTclScriptString              "XPS_TCL_SCRIPT"
 #define XPSTclScriptExecuteString       "XPS_TCL_SCRIPT_EXECUTE"
 
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ class XPSController : public asynMotorController {
   int XPSProfileGroupName_;
   int XPSTrajectoryFile_;
   int XPSStatus_;
+  int XPSStatusString_;
   int XPSTclScript_;
   int XPSTclScriptExecute_;
   #define LAST_XPS_PARAM XPSTclScriptExecute_