diff --git a/Classes/Hooks/Form/FieldWizard/SolrCoreStatus.php b/Classes/Hooks/Form/FieldWizard/SolrCoreStatus.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42e14a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/Hooks/Form/FieldWizard/SolrCoreStatus.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * (c) Kitodo. Key to digital objects e.V. <contact@kitodo.org>
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Kitodo and TYPO3 projects.
+ *
+ * @license GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Kitodo\Dlf\Hooks\Form\FieldWizard;
+
+use Kitodo\Dlf\Common\Helper;
+use Kitodo\Dlf\Common\Solr;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Form\AbstractNode;
+
+/**
+ * FieldWizard renderType for TYPO3 FormEngine
+ *
+ * @author Sebastian Meyer <sebastian.meyer@slub-dresden.de>
+ * @package TYPO3
+ * @subpackage dlf
+ * @access public
+ */
+class SolrCoreStatus extends AbstractNode
+{
+    /**
+     * Shows Solr core status for given 'index_name'
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @return array As defined in initializeResultArray() of AbstractNode
+     */
+    public function render(): array
+    {
+        $result = $this->initializeResultArray();
+        // Show only when editing existing records.
+        if ($this->data['command'] !== 'new') {
+            $core = $this->data['databaseRow']['index_name'];
+            // Load localization file.
+            $GLOBALS['LANG']->includeLLFile('EXT:dlf/Resources/Private/Language/FlashMessages.xml');
+            // Get Solr instance.
+            $solr = Solr::getInstance($core);
+            if ($solr->ready) {
+                // Get core data.
+                $coreAdminQuery = $solr->service->createCoreAdmin();
+                $action = $coreAdminQuery->createStatus();
+                $action->setCore($core);
+                $coreAdminQuery->setAction($action);
+                $result = $solr->service->coreAdmin($coreAdminQuery)->getStatusResult();
+                $uptime = $result->getUptime();
+                $numDocuments = $result->getNumberOfDocuments();
+                $startTime = $result->getStartTime() ? date_format($result->getStartTime(), 'c') : 'N/A';
+                $lastModified = $result->getLastModified() ? date_format($result->getLastModified(), 'c') : 'N/A';
+                // Create flash message.
+                Helper::addMessage(
+                    nl2br(htmlspecialchars(sprintf($GLOBALS['LANG']->getLL('flash.coreStatusDetails'), $startTime, $uptime, $lastModified, $numDocuments))),
+                    htmlspecialchars(sprintf($GLOBALS['LANG']->getLL('flash.coreStatus'), $core)),
+                    \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessage::INFO
+                );
+            } else {
+                // Could not fetch core status.
+                Helper::addMessage(
+                    htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['LANG']->getLL('solr.error')),
+                    htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['LANG']->getLL('solr.notConnected')),
+                    \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessage::ERROR
+                );
+            }
+            // Add message to result array.
+            $result['html'] = Helper::renderFlashMessages();
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_dlf_solrcores.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_dlf_solrcores.php
index e5f21cc3..6b1a897f 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_dlf_solrcores.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_dlf_solrcores.php
@@ -44,11 +44,17 @@ return [
         'index_name' => [
             'label' => 'LLL:EXT:dlf/Resources/Private/Language/Labels.xml:tx_dlf_solrcores.index_name',
             'config' => [
-                'type' => 'none',
+                'type' => 'input',
                 'size' => 30,
                 'max' => 255,
-                'eval' => 'alphanum,unique',
+                'eval' => 'alphanum,nospace,required,unique',
                 'default' => '',
+                'readOnly' => true,
+                'fieldWizard' => [
+                    'solrCoreStatus' => [
+                        'renderType' => 'solrCoreStatus',
+                    ],
+                ],
             ],
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/Resources/Private/Language/FlashMessages.xml b/Resources/Private/Language/FlashMessages.xml
index 9ccb20ef..fdb10738 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Language/FlashMessages.xml
+++ b/Resources/Private/Language/FlashMessages.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
             <label index="flash.done">Done!</label>
             <label index="flash.warning">Warning!</label>
             <label index="flash.error">Error!</label>
+            <label index="flash.coreStatus">Status of Solr Core "%s"</label>
+            <label index="flash.coreStatusDetails">Start Time: %s\nUptime: %s\nLast Modified: %s\nNumber of Documents: %s</label>
             <label index="flash.running">Please wait...</label>
             <label index="flash.newCollection">New collection "%s" [%u] added to database.</label>
             <label index="flash.newLibrary">New library "%s" [%u] added to database.</label>
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@
             <label index="flash.done">Fertig!</label>
             <label index="flash.warning">Warnung!</label>
             <label index="flash.error">Fehler!</label>
+            <label index="flash.coreStatus">Status des Solr-Kerns "%s"</label>
+            <label index="flash.coreStatusDetails">Start Time: %s\nUptime: %s\nLast Modified: %s\nNumber of Documents: %s</label>
             <label index="flash.running">Indexierung läuft...</label>
             <label index="flash.newCollection">Neue Sammlung "%s" [%u] zur Datenbank hinzugefügt.</label>
             <label index="flash.newLibrary">Neue Bibliothek "%s" [%u] zur Datenbank hinzugefügt.</label>
diff --git a/ext_localconf.php b/ext_localconf.php
index c2b91efa..474f9f6d 100644
--- a/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/ext_localconf.php
@@ -256,3 +256,8 @@ $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['formEngine']['nodeRegistry'][] = [
     'priority' => 30,
     'class' => \Kitodo\Dlf\Hooks\Form\FieldWizard\EditInProductionWarning::class
 ];
+$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['formEngine']['nodeRegistry'][] = [
+    'nodeName' => 'solrCoreStatus',
+    'priority' => 30,
+    'class' => \Kitodo\Dlf\Hooks\Form\FieldWizard\SolrCoreStatus::class
+];