diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_status.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_status.ini
index b970730eb7122..9c5ec37571a78 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_status.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_status.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ MOD_STATUS="User Status"
 MOD_STATUS_BACKEND_USERS_0="Admins"
 MOD_STATUS_BACKEND_USERS_1="Admin"
 MOD_STATUS_BACKEND_USERS_MORE="Admins"
+MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWSITE_LABEL="Show View Site"
+MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWSITE_DESC="Show a link to the website homepage."
+MOD_STATUS_FIELD_LINK_VIEWADMIN_LABEL="Show Admin"
+MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWADMIN_LABEL="Show View Administrator"
+MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWADMIN_DESC="Show a link to open a new Administrator window."
 MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_LOGGEDIN_USERS_ADMIN_DESC="Show the number of users logged-in to the Backend."
 MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_LOGGEDIN_USERS_ADMIN_LABEL="Show Logged-in Backend Users."
 MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_LOGGEDIN_USERS_DESC="Show the number of users logged-in for both Frontend and Backend."
diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_status/mod_status.xml b/administrator/modules/mod_status/mod_status.xml
index 7827770f6f2cc..50ac0f9208c88 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_status/mod_status.xml
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_status/mod_status.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@
 	<config>
 		<fields name="params">
 			<fieldset name="basic">
+			<field
+					name="show_viewsite"
+					type="radio"
+					class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+					default="1"
+					label="MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWSITE_LABEL"
+					description="MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWSITE_DESC">
+					<option value="1">JYES</option>
+					<option value="0">JNO</option>
+				</field>
+			<field
+					name="show_viewadmin"
+					type="radio"
+					class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+					default="1"
+					label="MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWADMIN_LABEL"
+					description="MOD_STATUS_FIELD_SHOW_VIEWADMIN_DESC">
+					<option value="1">JYES</option>
+					<option value="0">JNO</option>
+				</field>
 				<field
 					name="show_loggedin_users"
 					type="radio"
diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
index d80911dd3b34b..f862f6c405d5c 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
 		. '<div class="btn-group divider"></div>';
 }
 
+// Print the link to open a new Administrator window.
+if ($params->get('show_viewadmin', 1))
+{
+	$output[] = '<div class="btn-group viewsite">'
+		. '<a href="' . JURI::base() . '" target="_blank">'
+		. '<span class="icon-out-2"></span> ' . JText::_('MOD_STATUS_FIELD_LINK_VIEWADMIN_LABEL')
+		. '</a>'
+		. '</div>'
+		. '<div class="btn-group divider"></div>';
+}
+
 // Print the frontend logged in  users.
 if ($params->get('show_loggedin_users', 1))
 {