diff --git a/mqtt2kasa/main.py b/mqtt2kasa/main.py
index ccfcb09..6a7f2c8 100755
--- a/mqtt2kasa/main.py
+++ b/mqtt2kasa/main.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import collections
 from contextlib import AsyncExitStack
 import re
-
+import json
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 from aiomqtt import Client, MqttError
-
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from mqtt2kasa import log
 from mqtt2kasa.config import Cfg
 from mqtt2kasa.events import KasaStateEvent, KasaBrightnessEvent, KasaEmeterEvent, MqttMsgEvent
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.keep_alives: dict[str, KeepAlive] = {}
         self.keep_alive_topics: dict[str, str] = {}
 
+def create_timestamp_dict(data: Optional[Dict] = None) -> Dict:
+    utc_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    epoch_utc_secs = int(utc_time.timestamp())
+    if data is None:
+        data = {}
+    data["timestamp"] = epoch_utc_secs
+    return data
 
 async def handle_main_event_kasa(
     kasa_state: KasaStateEvent, run_state: RunState, mqtt_send_q: asyncio.Queue
@@ -51,6 +59,12 @@ async def handle_main_event_kasa(
     )
     await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=kasa.topic, payload=payload))
 
+    # https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/mqtt2kasa/issues/14
+    status_json_topic = f"{kasa.topic}/status"
+    status_payload = create_timestamp_dict({"name": kasa_state.name, "state": kasa.state_name(kasa_state.state)})
+    await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=status_json_topic, payload=json.dumps(status_payload)))
+
+
 async def handle_brightness_event_kasa(
     kasa_state: KasaBrightnessEvent, run_state: RunState, mqtt_send_q: asyncio.Queue
 ):
@@ -79,20 +93,28 @@ async def handle_emeter_event_kasa(
             f"Unable to find device with name {kasa_emeter.name}. Ignoring kasa emeter event"
         )
         return
-    topic = f"{kasa.topic}/emeter"
-    payload = kasa_emeter.emeter_status
-    logger.info(
-        f"Kasa emeter event requesting mqtt for {kasa_emeter.name} to publish"
-        f" {topic} as {payload}"
-    )
-    await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=topic, payload=payload))
+    emeter_topic = f"{kasa.topic}/emeter"
+    status_payload = kasa_emeter.emeter_status
+    await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=f"{emeter_topic}/status", payload=status_payload))
 
     # also publish each value as a topic
     # https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/mqtt2kasa/issues/10
-    matches = re.findall(r"(\w+)=([^\s>]+)", payload)
+    matches = re.findall(r"(\w+)=([^\s>]+)", status_payload)
+    emeter_payload_dict = create_timestamp_dict()
     for key, value in matches:
-        emeter_topic = f"{topic}/{key}"
-        await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=emeter_topic, payload=value))
+        iter_emeter_topic = f"{emeter_topic}/{key}"
+        emeter_payload_dict[key] = value
+        await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=iter_emeter_topic, payload=value))
+    
+    # https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/mqtt2kasa/issues/14
+    await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=f"{emeter_topic}/timestamp", payload=emeter_payload_dict.get("timestamp")))
+
+    emeter_json_payload = json.dumps(emeter_payload_dict)
+    logger.info(
+        f"Kasa emeter event requesting mqtt for {kasa_emeter.name} to publish"
+        f" {emeter_topic} as {emeter_json_payload}"
+    )
+    await mqtt_send_q.put(MqttMsgEvent(topic=emeter_topic, payload=emeter_json_payload))
 
 
 async def handle_main_event_mqtt(
@@ -141,6 +163,15 @@ async def handle_main_event_mqtt(
         if kasa.state_name(new_state) != mqtt_msg.payload:
             msg += f" ({mqtt_msg.payload})"
         logger.info(msg)
+
+        # https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/mqtt2kasa/issues/14
+        status_json_topic = f"{kasa.topic}/status"
+        status_payload = create_timestamp_dict(
+            {"name": name, "state": kasa.state_name(new_state)}
+        )
+        await mqtt_send_q.put(
+            MqttMsgEvent(topic=status_json_topic, payload=json.dumps(status_payload))
+        )
         return
 
     if mqtt_msg.topic.endswith(BRIGHTNESS_TOPIC_SUFFIX): 
diff --git a/mqtt2kasa/mqtt.py b/mqtt2kasa/mqtt.py
index 056c2e8..bd5576a 100755
--- a/mqtt2kasa/mqtt.py
+++ b/mqtt2kasa/mqtt.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def handle_mqtt_publish(client, mqtt_send_q: asyncio.Queue):
         mqtt_send_q.task_done()
         # Dampen publishes. This is a fail-safe and should not affect anything unless
         # there is a bug lurking somewhere
-        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 
 
 async def handle_mqtt_messages(messages, main_events_q: asyncio.Queue):
diff --git a/mqtt2kasa/tests/basic_test.sh.vagrant b/mqtt2kasa/tests/basic_test.sh.vagrant
index 3a1f457..e097afa 100755
--- a/mqtt2kasa/tests/basic_test.sh.vagrant
+++ b/mqtt2kasa/tests/basic_test.sh.vagrant
@@ -35,7 +35,17 @@ grep --quiet -E 'Discovered 192\.168\.123\.204 .* thing4' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
 echo TEST: EMeter
 grep --quiet -E 'bar has no emeter' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
   { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
-grep --quiet -E 'emeter event requesting mqtt for lar to publish /lar/switch/emeter' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+grep --quiet -E 'emeter event requesting mqtt for lar to publish /lar/switch/emeter as ' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+  { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
+grep --quiet -E 'publish /lar/switch/emeter as .*timestamp' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+  { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
+grep --quiet -E 'publish /lar/switch/emeter as .*current' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+  { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
+grep --quiet -E 'publish /lar/switch/emeter as .*power' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+  { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
+grep --quiet -E 'publish /lar/switch/emeter as .*voltage' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
+  { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
+grep --quiet -E 'publish /lar/switch/emeter as .*total' ${TMP_OUTPUT} || \
   { echo "FAILED in $0 line ${LINENO}" >&2; exit ${LINENO}; }
 
 echo TEST: Check on/off