diff --git a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/backend/routes.ts b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/backend/routes.ts
index 4fce49175..40f4863b2 100644
--- a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/backend/routes.ts
+++ b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/backend/routes.ts
@@ -501,6 +501,16 @@ export function registerRoutes(router: Router, deps: RouteDeps): void {
    *         schema:
    *           type: string
    *         description: "0" skips dialing guacd.
+   *       - in: query
+   *         name: hostId
+   *         schema:
+   *           type: integer
+   *         description: Saved host whose guacd settings should be checked; requires protocol and access to that host.
+   *       - in: query
+   *         name: protocol
+   *         schema:
+   *           type: string
+   *           enum: [rdp, vnc, telnet]
    *     responses:
    *       200:
    *         description: The status.
@@ -510,7 +520,39 @@ export function registerRoutes(router: Router, deps: RouteDeps): void {
   router.get("/status", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     try {
       const enabled = await deps.enabled();
-      const guacd = deps.guacd();
+      let guacd = deps.guacd();
+      if (req.query.hostId !== undefined) {
+        const userId = actor(ctx, res);
+        if (!userId) return;
+        const hostId = Number(req.query.hostId);
+        const protocol = req.query.protocol;
+        if (
+          !Number.isSafeInteger(hostId) ||
+          hostId <= 0 ||
+          !isRemoteProtocol(protocol)
+        ) {
+          return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid host ID or protocol" });
+        }
+        const target = await ctx.credentials.resolveHostProtocol(
+          hostId,
+          protocol,
+        );
+        if (!target) return res.status(404).json({ error: "Host not found" });
+        const settings = await readHostSettings(ctx, hostId);
+        if (!settings[ENABLE_KEY[protocol]]) {
+          return res
+            .status(400)
+            .json({ error: "Protocol is not enabled for this host" });
+        }
+        const { guacdOverrides } = cleanGuacConfig({
+          ...(protocol === "rdp" ? await readUserDefaults(ctx, userId) : {}),
+          ...settings.guacamoleConfig,
+        });
+        guacd = {
+          host: guacdOverrides.guacdHost || guacd.host,
+          port: guacdOverrides.guacdPort || guacd.port,
+        };
+      }
       const probe = enabled && req.query.probe !== "0";
       const reachable = probe ? await probeGuacd(guacd) : false;
       res.json({
diff --git a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/GuacamoleApp.tsx b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/GuacamoleApp.tsx
index d48226c84..3848ae0d4 100644
--- a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/GuacamoleApp.tsx
+++ b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/GuacamoleApp.tsx
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
       stage: "guac_guacd",
       message: t("remoteDesktop.checkingGuacd"),
     });
-    const status = await getGuacdStatus(resolvedOrigin);
+    const status = await getGuacdStatus(resolvedOrigin, {
+      hostId,
+      protocol: resolvedProtocolForConnect,
+      syncId: hostConfig.syncId,
+    });
     if (status.enabled === false) {
       throw new Error(t("remoteDesktop.disabled"));
     }
diff --git a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/guacamole-api.ts b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/guacamole-api.ts
index 1b06464bc..9ec59a906 100644
--- a/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/guacamole-api.ts
+++ b/plugins/remote-desktop/src/frontend/guacamole-api.ts
@@ -244,10 +244,29 @@ export interface RemoteDesktopStatus {
 /** `probe: false` skips dialing guacd, for a caller that only needs `enabled`. */
 export async function getGuacdStatus(
   origin: ConnectionOrigin,
-  options: { probe?: boolean } = {},
+  options: {
+    probe?: boolean;
+    hostId?: number;
+    protocol?: "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+    syncId?: string | null;
+  } = {},
 ): Promise<RemoteDesktopStatus> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams();
+  if (options.probe === false) params.set("probe", "0");
+  if (options.hostId) {
+    const useRemote = isElectron() && origin === "remote";
+    const remoteHostId = useRemote
+      ? await resolveRemoteHostId(options.syncId)
+      : null;
+    if (useRemote && options.syncId && remoteHostId === null) {
+      throw new Error("The synced host does not exist on the remote server");
+    }
+    params.set("hostId", String(remoteHostId ?? options.hostId));
+    if (options.protocol) params.set("protocol", options.protocol);
+  }
+  const query = params.toString();
   const response = await guacamoleApi(origin).get<RemoteDesktopStatus>(
-    options.probe === false ? "/status?probe=0" : "/status",
+    query ? `/status?${query}` : "/status",
   );
   return response.data;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/backend/routes.test.ts b/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/backend/routes.test.ts
index f1cc4d141..ee66ecdb0 100644
--- a/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/backend/routes.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/backend/routes.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import http from "node:http";
-import type { AddressInfo } from "node:net";
+import net, { type AddressInfo } from "node:net";
 import express, { type Router } from "express";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
@@ -336,3 +336,84 @@ describe("activate", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("saved host guacd status", () => {
+  it("probes the same override used by the connection token", async () => {
+    const guacd = net.createServer((socket) => socket.end());
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => guacd.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve));
+    try {
+      const port = (guacd.address() as AddressInfo).port;
+      server = await start({ protocolTargets: { "7:rdp": target() } });
+      await server.mock.ctx.settings.setHost(7, "enableRdp", true);
+      await server.mock.ctx.settings.setHost(7, "guacamoleConfig", {
+        "guacd-hostname": "127.0.0.1",
+        "guacd-port": String(port),
+      });
+      const status = await server.request(
+        "GET",
+        "/status?hostId=7&protocol=rdp",
+      );
+      expect(status.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(status.body.guacd).toEqual({
+        host: "127.0.0.1",
+        port,
+        status: "connected",
+      });
+      const result = await server.request("POST", "/connect-host/7", {
+        protocol: "rdp",
+      });
+      expect(tokens.decryptToken(result.body.token)?.connection).toMatchObject({
+        guacdHost: status.body.guacd.host,
+        guacdPort: status.body.guacd.port,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) => guacd.close(() => resolve()));
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the global port for a host-only override and global config when absent", async () => {
+    server = await start({ protocolTargets: { "7:rdp": target() } });
+    await server.mock.ctx.settings.setHost(7, "enableRdp", true);
+    const global = await server.request("GET", "/status?probe=0");
+    const inherited = await server.request(
+      "GET",
+      "/status?probe=0&hostId=7&protocol=rdp",
+    );
+    expect(inherited.body.guacd).toEqual(global.body.guacd);
+    await server.mock.ctx.settings.setHost(7, "guacamoleConfig", {
+      "guacd-hostname": "custom.example",
+    });
+    const overridden = await server.request(
+      "GET",
+      "/status?probe=0&hostId=7&protocol=rdp",
+    );
+    expect(overridden.body.guacd).toEqual({
+      ...global.body.guacd,
+      host: "custom.example",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("refuses a host the caller cannot resolve", async () => {
+    server = await start();
+    await server.mock.ctx.settings.setHost(7, "enableRdp", true);
+    const result = await server.request("GET", "/status?hostId=7&protocol=rdp");
+    expect(result.status).toBe(404);
+    expect(result.body.guacd).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("refuses disabled protocols", async () => {
+    server = await start({ protocolTargets: { "7:rdp": target() } });
+    const result = await server.request("GET", "/status?hostId=7&protocol=rdp");
+    expect(result.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    "hostId=bad&protocol=rdp",
+    "hostId=0&protocol=rdp",
+    "hostId=7&protocol=ssh",
+    "hostId=7",
+  ])("rejects invalid queries: %s", async (query) => {
+    server = await start();
+    expect((await server.request("GET", `/status?${query}`)).status).toBe(400);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/frontend/guacamole-api.test.ts b/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/frontend/guacamole-api.test.ts
index eaf8d1004..bfab4c050 100644
--- a/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/frontend/guacamole-api.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/remote-desktop/tests/frontend/guacamole-api.test.ts
@@ -172,3 +172,46 @@ it("looks up the session on the backend that issued its token", async () => {
   });
   expect(authApiMock.get).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
+
+describe("saved host status routing", () => {
+  it("maps the local host ID before probing the remote backend", async () => {
+    isElectronMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+    resolveRemoteHostIdMock.mockResolvedValue(41);
+    await getGuacdStatus("remote", {
+      hostId: 9,
+      protocol: "rdp",
+      syncId: "sync-9",
+    });
+    expect(resolveRemoteHostIdMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("sync-9");
+    expect(remoteApiMock.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/status?hostId=41&protocol=rdp",
+    );
+    expect(authApiMock.get).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps local IDs for local connections", async () => {
+    isElectronMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+    await getGuacdStatus("local", {
+      hostId: 9,
+      protocol: "vnc",
+      syncId: "sync-9",
+    });
+    expect(authApiMock.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/status?hostId=9&protocol=vnc",
+    );
+    expect(resolveRemoteHostIdMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("does not probe an unrelated remote ID when a synced host is missing", async () => {
+    isElectronMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+    resolveRemoteHostIdMock.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    await expect(
+      getGuacdStatus("remote", {
+        hostId: 9,
+        protocol: "rdp",
+        syncId: "missing",
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("does not exist");
+    expect(remoteApiMock.get).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});