diff --git a/lib/CustomOpenTherm/CustomOpenTherm.h b/lib/CustomOpenTherm/CustomOpenTherm.h
index 389cfe5..82f59c1 100644
--- a/lib/CustomOpenTherm/CustomOpenTherm.h
+++ b/lib/CustomOpenTherm/CustomOpenTherm.h
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ public:
     return isValidResponse(response) && isValidResponseId(response, OpenThermMessageID::RemoteRequest);
   }
 
+  static bool isCh2Active(unsigned long response)
+  {
+      return response & 0x20;
+  }
+
   static bool isValidResponseId(unsigned long response, OpenThermMessageID id) {
     byte responseId = (response >> 16) & 0xFF;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenThermTask.h b/src/OpenThermTask.h
index e6fddae..21d9084 100644
--- a/src/OpenThermTask.h
+++ b/src/OpenThermTask.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ protected:
       vars.slave.dhw.active = settings.opentherm.options.dhwSupport ? CustomOpenTherm::isHotWaterActive(response) : false;
       vars.slave.flame = CustomOpenTherm::isFlameOn(response);
       vars.slave.cooling = CustomOpenTherm::isCoolingActive(response);
+      vars.slave.ch2.active = CustomOpenTherm::isCh2Active(response);
       vars.slave.fault.active = CustomOpenTherm::isFault(response);
 
       if (!settings.opentherm.options.ignoreDiagState) {
@@ -247,9 +248,9 @@ protected:
       }
   
       Log.snoticeln(
-        FPSTR(L_OT), F("Received boiler status. Heating: %hhu; DHW: %hhu; flame: %hhu; cooling: %hhu; fault: %hhu; diag: %hhu"),
+        FPSTR(L_OT), F("Received boiler status. Heating: %hhu; DHW: %hhu; flame: %hhu; cooling: %hhu; channel 2: %hhu; fault: %hhu; diag: %hhu"),
         vars.slave.heating.active, vars.slave.dhw.active,
-        vars.slave.flame, vars.slave.cooling, vars.slave.fault.active, vars.slave.diag.active
+        vars.slave.flame, vars.slave.cooling, vars.slave.ch2.active, vars.slave.fault.active, vars.slave.diag.active
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Settings.h b/src/Settings.h
index 634d714..731e4e4 100644
--- a/src/Settings.h
+++ b/src/Settings.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ struct Variables {
     } dhw;
 
     struct {
+      bool active = false;
       bool enabled = false;
       float targetTemp = 0.0f;
       float currentTemp = 0.0f;