diff --git a/controllers/api.js b/controllers/api.js
index 0d8466e..55c8ed3 100644
--- a/controllers/api.js
+++ b/controllers/api.js
@@ -255,6 +255,19 @@ router.get('/getbtc', async function(req, res) {
   res.send([{ address }]);
 });
 
+router.get('/checkpayment/:payment_hash', async function(req, res) {
+  logger.log('/checkpayment', [req.id]);
+  let u = new User(redis, bitcoinclient, lightning);
+  await u.loadByAuthorization(req.headers.authorization);
+
+  if (!u.getUserId()) {
+    return errorBadAuth(res);
+  }
+
+  let paid = !!(await u.getPaymentHashPaid(req.params.payment_hash));
+  res.send({paid: paid});
+});
+
 router.get('/balance', postLimiter, async function(req, res) {
   logger.log('/balance', [req.id]);
   let u = new User(redis, bitcoinclient, lightning);