diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/api/SmartthingsApi.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/api/SmartthingsApi.java
index 2bdcc08ccbc53..903944257966a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/api/SmartthingsApi.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/api/SmartthingsApi.java
@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ public void SendCommand(String deviceId, String jsonMsg) {
 
     }
 
+    public @Nullable JsonObject SendStatus(String deviceId, String jsonMsg) {
+        try {
+            final AccessTokenResponse accessTokenResponse = oAuthClientService.getAccessTokenResponse();
+            final String accessToken = accessTokenResponse == null ? null : accessTokenResponse.getAccessToken();
+
+            String uri = "https://api.smartthings.com/v1/devices/" + deviceId + "/status";
+
+            if (accessToken == null || accessToken.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(
+                        "No Smartthings accesstoken. Did you authorize Smartthings via /connectsmartthings ?");
+            } else {
+
+                JsonObject res = networkConnector.DoRequest(uri, null, accessToken, jsonMsg, HttpMethod.GET);
+                return res;
+            }
+        } catch (final IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        } catch (OAuthException | OAuthResponseException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+
+    }
+
     private @Nullable JsonElement DoRequest(String uri) {
         try {
             final AccessTokenResponse accessTokenResponse = oAuthClientService.getAccessTokenResponse();
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/handler/SmartthingsThingHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/handler/SmartthingsThingHandler.java
index dbfda0c2f6028..e9f425022a501 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/handler/SmartthingsThingHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smartthings/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smartthings/internal/handler/SmartthingsThingHandler.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
 /**
  * @author Bob Raker - Initial contribution
  */
@@ -92,21 +94,34 @@ public void handleCommand(ChannelUID channelUID, Command command) {
             SmartthingsConverter converter = converters.get(channelUID);
 
             String path;
-            String jsonMsg;
+            String jsonMsg = "";
             if (command instanceof RefreshType) {
-                path = "/state";
-                // Go to ST hub and ask for current state
-                jsonMsg = String.format(
-                        "{\"capabilityKey\": \"%s\", " + "\"deviceDisplayName\": \"%s\", "
-                                + "\"capabilityAttribute\": \"%s\", \"openHabStartTime\": %d}",
-                        thingTypeId, smartthingsName, smartthingsType, System.currentTimeMillis());
+                SmartthingsCloudBridgeHandler cloudBridge = (SmartthingsCloudBridgeHandler) bridge.getHandler();
+                SmartthingsApi api = cloudBridge.getSmartthingsApi();
+                Map<String, String> properties = this.getThing().getProperties();
+                String deviceId = properties.get("deviceId");
+
+                if (deviceId != null) {
+                    JsonObject res = api.SendStatus(deviceId, jsonMsg);
+                    if (res != null) {
+                        JsonObject cp = res.get("components").getAsJsonObject();
+                        JsonObject main = cp.get("main").getAsJsonObject();
+                        JsonObject sw = main.get("switch").getAsJsonObject();
+                        JsonObject sw2 = sw.get("switch").getAsJsonObject();
+                        String value = sw2.get("value").getAsString();
+                        if (value.equals("on")) {
+                            updateState(channelUID, OnOffType.ON);
+                        } else {
+                            updateState(channelUID, OnOffType.OFF);
+                        }
+
+                        logger.trace("");
+                    }
+                }
+
             } else {
-                // Send update to ST hub
-                path = "/update";
+                // @todo : review this
                 jsonMsg = converter.convertToSmartthings(channelUID, command);
-
-                // The smartthings hub won't (can't) return a response to this call. But, it will send a separate
-                // message back to the SmartthingBridgeHandler.receivedPushMessage handler
             }
 
             // try {