diff --git a/tagreader.yaml b/tagreader.yaml
index 949faa5..b7ae250 100644
--- a/tagreader.yaml
+++ b/tagreader.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ output:
   pin: D8
   id: buzzer
 
+binary_sensor:
+  - platform: status
+    name: "${friendly_name} Status"
+    
 # Define buzzer as output for RTTTL
 rtttl:
   output: buzzer