diff --git a/lib/ably/models/channel_details.rb b/lib/ably/models/channel_details.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09bf0d4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ably/models/channel_details.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+module Ably::Models
+  # Convert token details argument to a {ChannelDetails} object
+  #
+  # @param attributes (see #initialize)
+  #
+  # @return [ChannelDetails]
+  def self.ChannelDetails(attributes)
+    case attributes
+    when ChannelDetails
+      return attributes
+    else
+      ChannelDetails.new(attributes)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # ChannelDetails is a type that represents information for a channel including channelId, name, status and occupancy (CHD1)
+  #
+  class ChannelDetails
+    extend Ably::Modules::Enum
+    extend Forwardable
+    include Ably::Modules::ModelCommon
+
+    # The attributes of ChannelDetails (CHD2)
+    #
+    attr_reader :attributes
+
+    alias_method :to_h, :attributes
+
+    # Initialize a new ChannelDetails
+    #
+    def initialize(attrs)
+      @attributes = IdiomaticRubyWrapper(attrs.clone)
+    end
+
+    # The identifier of the channel (CHD2a)
+    #
+    # @return [String]
+    #
+    def channel_id
+      attributes[:channel_id]
+    end
+
+    # The identifier of the channel (CHD2a)
+    #
+    # @return [String]
+    #
+    def name
+      attributes[:name]
+    end
+
+    # The status of the channel (CHD2b)
+    #
+    # @return [Ably::Models::ChannelStatus, nil]
+    #
+    def status
+      Ably::Models::ChannelStatus(attributes[:status])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ably/models/channel_metrics.rb b/lib/ably/models/channel_metrics.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e83c25df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ably/models/channel_metrics.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+module Ably::Models
+  # Convert token details argument to a {ChannelMetrics} object
+  #
+  # @param attributes (see #initialize)
+  #
+  # @return [ChannelMetrics]
+  def self.ChannelMetrics(attributes)
+    case attributes
+    when ChannelMetrics
+      return attributes
+    else
+      ChannelMetrics.new(attributes)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # ChannelMetrics is a type that contains the count of publishers and subscribers, connections and presenceConnections,
+  # presenceMembers and presenceSubscribers (CHM1)
+  #
+  class ChannelMetrics
+    extend Ably::Modules::Enum
+    extend Forwardable
+    include Ably::Modules::ModelCommon
+
+    # The attributes of ChannelMetrics (CHM2)
+    #
+    attr_reader :attributes
+
+    alias_method :to_h, :attributes
+
+    # Initialize a new ChannelMetrics
+    #
+    def initialize(attrs)
+      @attributes = IdiomaticRubyWrapper(attrs.clone)
+    end
+
+    # The total number of connections to the channel (CHM2a)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def connections
+      attributes[:connections]
+    end
+
+    # The total number of presence connections to the channel (CHM2b)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def presence_connections
+      attributes[:presence_connections]
+    end
+
+    # The total number of presence members for the channel (CHM2c)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def presence_members
+      attributes[:presence_members]
+    end
+
+    # The total number of presence subscribers for the channel (CHM2d)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def presence_subscribers
+      attributes[:presence_subscribers]
+    end
+
+    # The total number of publishers to the channel (CHM2e)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def publishers
+      attributes[:publishers]
+    end
+
+    # The total number of subscribers to the channel (CHM2f)
+    #
+    # @return [Integer]
+    #
+    def subscribers
+      attributes[:subscribers]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ably/models/channel_occupancy.rb b/lib/ably/models/channel_occupancy.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a02a6126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ably/models/channel_occupancy.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module Ably::Models
+  # Convert token details argument to a {ChannelOccupancy} object
+  #
+  # @param attributes (see #initialize)
+  #
+  # @return [ChannelOccupancy]
+  def self.ChannelOccupancy(attributes)
+    case attributes
+    when ChannelOccupancy
+      return attributes
+    else
+      ChannelOccupancy.new(attributes)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Type that contain channel metrics (CHO1)
+  #
+  class ChannelOccupancy
+    extend Ably::Modules::Enum
+    extend Forwardable
+    include Ably::Modules::ModelCommon
+
+    # The attributes of ChannelOccupancy (CH02)
+    #
+    attr_reader :attributes
+
+    alias_method :to_h, :attributes
+
+    # Initialize a new ChannelOccupancy
+    #
+    def initialize(attrs)
+      @attributes = IdiomaticRubyWrapper(attrs.clone)
+    end
+
+    # Metrics object (CHO2a)
+    #
+    # @return [Ably::Models::ChannelMetrics, nil]
+    #
+    def metrics
+      Ably::Models::ChannelMetrics(attributes[:metrics])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ably/models/channel_status.rb b/lib/ably/models/channel_status.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3355ce716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ably/models/channel_status.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+module Ably::Models
+  # Convert token details argument to a {ChannelStatus} object
+  #
+  # @param attributes (see #initialize)
+  #
+  # @return [ChannelStatus]
+  def self.ChannelStatus(attributes)
+    case attributes
+    when ChannelStatus
+      return attributes
+    else
+      ChannelStatus.new(attributes)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # ChannelStatus is a type that contains status and occupancy for a channel (CHS1)
+  #
+  class ChannelStatus
+    extend Ably::Modules::Enum
+    extend Forwardable
+    include Ably::Modules::ModelCommon
+
+    # The attributes of ChannelStatus (CHS2)
+    #
+    attr_reader :attributes
+
+    alias_method :to_h, :attributes
+
+    # Initialize a new ChannelStatus
+    #
+    def initialize(attrs)
+      @attributes = IdiomaticRubyWrapper(attrs.clone)
+    end
+
+    # Represents if the channel is active (CHS2a)
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    def is_active
+      attributes[:isActive]
+    end
+    alias_method :active?, :is_active
+    alias_method :is_active?, :is_active
+
+    # Occupancy ChannelOccupancy – occupancy is an object containing the metrics for the channel (CHS2b)
+    #
+    # @return [Ably::Models::ChannelOccupancy, nil]
+    #
+    def occupancy
+      Ably::Models::ChannelOccupancy(attributes[:occupancy])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ably/rest/channel.rb b/lib/ably/rest/channel.rb
index 734d689a4..ed61c8930 100644
--- a/lib/ably/rest/channel.rb
+++ b/lib/ably/rest/channel.rb
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ def set_options(channel_options)
       end
       alias options= set_options
 
+      # Makes GET request for channel details (#RSL8, #RSL8a)
+      #
+      # @return [Ably::Models::ChannelDetails]
+      def status
+        Ably::Models::ChannelDetails.new(client.get(base_path).body)
+      end
+
       private
 
       def base_path
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/rest/channel_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/rest/channel_spec.rb
index 49fe963b1..ae2665cb8 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/rest/channel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/rest/channel_spec.rb
@@ -595,5 +595,23 @@
         expect(channel.presence).to be_a(Ably::Rest::Presence)
       end
     end
+
+    context '#status' do
+      let(:channel_name) { "persisted:#{random_str(4)}" }
+      let(:channel) { client.channel(channel_name) }
+      let(:channel_details) { channel.status }
+
+      it 'should return channel details status (#RSL8, #RSL8a)' do
+        expect(channel_details.channel_id).to eq(channel_name)
+        expect(channel_details.name).to eq(channel_name)
+        expect(channel_details.status).to be_a(Ably::Models::ChannelStatus)
+        expect(channel_details.status.is_active).to eq(true)
+        expect(channel_details.status.occupancy.metrics.publishers).to eq(0)
+        expect(channel_details.status.occupancy.metrics.subscribers).to eq(0)
+        expect(channel_details.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_connections).to eq(0)
+        expect(channel_details.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_members).to eq(0)
+        expect(channel_details.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_subscribers).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/models/channel_details_spec.rb b/spec/unit/models/channel_details_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1616fc4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/models/channel_details_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared/model_behaviour'
+
+describe Ably::Models::ChannelDetails do
+  subject { Ably::Models::ChannelDetails(channel_id: 'channel-id-123-xyz', name: 'name', status: { isActive: 'true', occupancy: { metrics: { connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9 } } }) }
+
+  describe '#channel_id' do
+    it 'should return channel id' do
+      expect(subject.channel_id).to eq('channel-id-123-xyz')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#name' do
+    it 'should return name' do
+      expect(subject.name).to eq('name')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#status' do
+    it 'should return status' do
+      expect(subject.status).to be_a(Ably::Models::ChannelStatus)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.connections).to eq(1)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_connections).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_members).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.presence_subscribers).to eq(5)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.publishers).to eq(7)
+      expect(subject.status.occupancy.metrics.subscribers).to eq(9)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/models/channel_metrics_spec.rb b/spec/unit/models/channel_metrics_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..275893f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/models/channel_metrics_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared/model_behaviour'
+
+describe Ably::Models::ChannelMetrics do
+  subject { Ably::Models::ChannelMetrics(connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9) }
+
+  describe '#connections' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.connections).to eq(1)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#presence_connections' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.presence_connections).to eq(2)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#presence_members' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.presence_members).to eq(2)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#presence_subscribers' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.presence_subscribers).to eq(5)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#publishers' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.publishers).to eq(7)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#subscribers' do
+    it 'should return integer' do
+      expect(subject.subscribers).to eq(9)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/models/channel_occupancy_spec.rb b/spec/unit/models/channel_occupancy_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c90c7d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/models/channel_occupancy_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared/model_behaviour'
+
+describe Ably::Models::ChannelOccupancy do
+  subject { Ably::Models::ChannelOccupancy({ metrics: { connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9 } }) }
+
+  describe '#metrics' do
+    it 'should return attributes' do
+      expect(subject.metrics.connections).to eq(1)
+      expect(subject.metrics.presence_connections).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.metrics.presence_members).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.metrics.presence_subscribers).to eq(5)
+      expect(subject.metrics.publishers).to eq(7)
+      expect(subject.metrics.subscribers).to eq(9)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/models/channel_status_spec.rb b/spec/unit/models/channel_status_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba99d20bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/models/channel_status_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared/model_behaviour'
+
+describe Ably::Models::ChannelStatus do
+  subject { Ably::Models::ChannelStatus({ isActive: 'true', occupancy: { metrics: { connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9 } } }) }
+
+  describe '#is_active' do
+    context 'when occupancy is active' do
+      subject { Ably::Models::ChannelStatus({ isActive: true, occupancy: { metrics: { connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9 } } }) }
+
+      it 'should return true' do
+        expect(subject.is_active).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when occupancy is not active' do
+      subject { Ably::Models::ChannelStatus({ isActive: false, occupancy: { metrics: { connections: 1, presence_connections: 2, presence_members: 2, presence_subscribers: 5, publishers: 7, subscribers: 9 } } }) }
+
+      it 'should return false' do
+        expect(subject.is_active).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#occupancy' do
+    it 'should return occupancy object' do
+      expect(subject.occupancy).to be_a(Ably::Models::ChannelOccupancy)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.connections).to eq(1)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.presence_connections).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.presence_members).to eq(2)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.presence_subscribers).to eq(5)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.publishers).to eq(7)
+      expect(subject.occupancy.metrics.subscribers).to eq(9)
+    end
+  end
+end