diff --git a/modules/admin-core/luasrc/tools/status.lua b/modules/admin-core/luasrc/tools/status.lua
index e5c517f238..3ececa8f13 100644
--- a/modules/admin-core/luasrc/tools/status.lua
+++ b/modules/admin-core/luasrc/tools/status.lua
@@ -153,35 +153,40 @@ function wifi_network(id)
 	return { }
 end
 
-function switch_status(dev)
-	local ports = { }
-	local swc = io.popen("swconfig dev %q show" % dev, "r")
-	if swc then
-		local l
-		repeat
-			l = swc:read("*l")
-			if l then
-				local port, up = l:match("port:(%d+) link:(%w+)")
-				if port then
-					local speed  = l:match(" speed:(%d+)")
-					local duplex = l:match(" (%w+)-duplex")
-					local txflow = l:match(" (txflow)")
-					local rxflow = l:match(" (rxflow)")
-					local auto   = l:match(" (auto)")
+function switch_status(devs)
+	local dev
+	local switches = { }
+	for dev in devs:gmatch("[^%s,]+") do
+		local ports = { }
+		local swc = io.popen("swconfig dev %q show" % dev, "r")
+		if swc then
+			local l
+			repeat
+				l = swc:read("*l")
+				if l then
+					local port, up = l:match("port:(%d+) link:(%w+)")
+					if port then
+						local speed  = l:match(" speed:(%d+)")
+						local duplex = l:match(" (%w+)-duplex")
+						local txflow = l:match(" (txflow)")
+						local rxflow = l:match(" (rxflow)")
+						local auto   = l:match(" (auto)")
 
-					ports[#ports+1] = {
-						port   = tonumber(port) or 0,
-						speed  = tonumber(speed) or 0,
-						link   = (up == "up"),
-						duplex = (duplex == "full"),
-						rxflow = (not not rxflow),
-						txflow = (not not txflow),
-						auto   = (not not auto)
-					}
+						ports[#ports+1] = {
+							port   = tonumber(port) or 0,
+							speed  = tonumber(speed) or 0,
+							link   = (up == "up"),
+							duplex = (duplex == "full"),
+							rxflow = (not not rxflow),
+							txflow = (not not txflow),
+							auto   = (not not auto)
+						}
+					end
 				end
-			end
-		until not l
-		swc:close()
+			until not l
+			swc:close()
+		end
+		switches[dev] = ports
 	end
-	return ports
+	return switches
 end
diff --git a/modules/admin-full/luasrc/model/cbi/admin_network/vlan.lua b/modules/admin-full/luasrc/model/cbi/admin_network/vlan.lua
index 9dc3f2f636..b0de19133d 100644
--- a/modules/admin-full/luasrc/model/cbi/admin_network/vlan.lua
+++ b/modules/admin-full/luasrc/model/cbi/admin_network/vlan.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
 m = Map("network", translate("Switch"), translate("The network ports on this device can be combined to several <abbr title=\"Virtual Local Area Network\">VLAN</abbr>s in which computers can communicate directly with each other. <abbr title=\"Virtual Local Area Network\">VLAN</abbr>s are often used to separate different network segments. Often there is by default one Uplink port for a connection to the next greater network like the internet and other ports for a local network."))
 
+local switches = { }
+
 m.uci:foreach("network", "switch",
 	function(x)
 		local sid         = x['.name']
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ m.uci:foreach("network", "switch",
 		end
 
 
-		local vid = s:option(Value, has_vlan4k or "vlan", "VLAN ID")
+		local vid = s:option(Value, has_vlan4k or "vlan", "VLAN ID", "<div id='portstatus-%s'></div>" % switch_name)
 
 		vid.rmempty = false
 		vid.forcewrite = true
@@ -276,12 +278,13 @@ m.uci:foreach("network", "switch",
 			port_opts[#port_opts+1] = po
 		end
 
-
-        -- Switch status template
-        s = m:section(SimpleSection)
-        s.template = "admin_network/switch_status"
-        s.switch = switch_name
+		switches[#switches+1] = switch_name
 	end
 )
 
+-- Switch status template
+s = m:section(SimpleSection)
+s.template = "admin_network/switch_status"
+s.switches = switches
+
 return m
diff --git a/modules/admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_network/switch_status.htm b/modules/admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_network/switch_status.htm
index 0b284833e7..b299575e2f 100644
--- a/modules/admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_network/switch_status.htm
+++ b/modules/admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_network/switch_status.htm
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
-	var tb;
-	var ths = document.getElementsByTagName('th');
-	for (var i = 0; i < ths.length; i++)
-		if (ths[i].className = 'cbi-section-table-cell' && !ths[i].innerHTML)
+	var switches = [ '<%=table.concat(self.switches, "', '")%>' ];
+	XHR.poll(5, '<%=luci.dispatcher.build_url("admin", "network", "switch_status")%>/' + switches.join(','), null,
+		function(x, st)
 		{
-			ths[i].innerHTML = '<%:Port status:%>';
-			tb = ths[i].parentNode;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (tb)
-	{
-		XHR.poll(5, '<%=luci.dispatcher.build_url("admin", "network", "switch_status", self.switch)%>', null,
-			function(x, st)
+			for (var i = 0; i < switches.length; i++)
 			{
-				if (st && st.length)
-				{
-					for (var i = 0; i < st.length; i++)
-					{
-						var th = tb.childNodes[i+1];
+				var ports = st[switches[i]];
+				var th0 = document.getElementById('portstatus-' + switches[i]);
 
-						if (st[i].link)
+				if (th0 && ports && ports.length)
+				{
+					if (!th0.innerHTML)
+						th0.innerHTML = '<%:Port status:%>';
+
+					for (var j = 0; j < ports.length; j++)
+					{
+						var th = th0.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[j+1];
+
+						if (ports[j].link)
 						{
 							th.innerHTML = String.format(
 								'<small><img src="<%=resource%>/icons/port_up.png" />' +
 								'<br />%d<%:baseT%><br />%s</small>',
-								st[i].speed, st[i].duplex
+								ports[j].speed, ports[j].duplex
 									? '<%:full-duplex%>' : '<%:half-duplex%>'
 							);
 						}
@@ -39,6 +36,6 @@
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		);
-	}
+		}
+	);
 //]]></script>