diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0238c6cd..bbe3cbf0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "json-rpc-2.0": "^1.4.1",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
+    "minecraft-ping-js": "^1.0.2",
     "next": "^12.3.1",
     "next-i18next": "^12.0.1",
     "node-os-utils": "^1.3.7",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e26fee84..a3ce3fcd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ specifiers:
   js-yaml: ^4.1.0
   json-rpc-2.0: ^1.4.1
   memory-cache: ^0.2.0
+  minecraft-ping-js: ^1.0.2
   next: ^12.3.1
   next-i18next: ^12.0.1
   node-os-utils: ^1.3.7
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ dependencies:
   js-yaml: 4.1.0
   json-rpc-2.0: 1.4.1
   memory-cache: 0.2.0
+  minecraft-ping-js: 1.0.2
   next: 12.3.1_biqbaboplfbrettd7655fr4n2y
   next-i18next: 12.0.1_azq6kxkn3od7qdylwkyksrwopy
   node-os-utils: 1.3.7
@@ -2152,6 +2154,13 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     dev: false
 
+  /minecraft-ping-js/1.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-h9QYG2n+fBKgp520tXBwR354XRzR/w5wXe8CJCmxKm6jbLpAoLODM8Nj5+ssuIVQF8rtxkAnjwv7PH+7ehFzQQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      node-int64: 0.4.0
+      varint: 6.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /mini-svg-data-uri/1.4.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-r9deDe9p5FJUPZAk3A59wGH7Ii9YrjjWw0jmw/liSbHl2CHiyXj6FcDXDu2K3TjVAXqiJdaw3xxwlZZr9E6nHg==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -2288,6 +2297,10 @@ packages:
       - babel-plugin-macros
     dev: false
 
+  /node-int64/0.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-O5lz91xSOeoXP6DulyHfllpq+Eg00MWitZIbtPfoSEvqIHdl5gfcY6hYzDWnj0qD5tz52PI08u9qUvSVeUBeHw==}
+    dev: false
+
   /node-os-utils/1.3.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fvnX9tZbR7WfCG5BAy3yO/nCLyjVWD6MghEq0z5FDfN+ZXpLWNITBdbifxQkQ25ebr16G0N7eRWJisOcMEHG3Q==}
     dev: false
@@ -3296,6 +3309,10 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: false
 
+  /varint/6.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cXEIW6cfr15lFv563k4GuVuW/fiwjknytD37jIOLSdSWuOI6WnO/oKwmP2FQTU2l01LP8/M5TSAJpzUaGe3uWg==}
+    dev: false
+
   /verror/1.10.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZZKSmDAEFOijERBLkmYfJ+vmk3w+7hOLYDNkRCuRuMJGEmqYNCNLyBBFwWKVMhfwaEF3WOd0Zlw86U/WC/+nYw==}
     engines: {'0': node >=0.6.0}
diff --git a/src/utils/proxy/handlers/minecraft.js b/src/utils/proxy/handlers/minecraft.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae902bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/proxy/handlers/minecraft.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { pingWithPromise } from "minecraft-ping-js";
+
+import createLogger from "utils/logger";
+import getServiceWidget from "utils/config/service-helpers";
+
+const proxyName = "minecraftProxyHandler";
+const logger = createLogger(proxyName);
+
+export default async function minecraftProxyHandler(req, res) {
+    const { group, service } = req.query;
+    const serviceWidget = await getServiceWidget(group, service);
+    try {
+        const pingResponse = await pingWithPromise(serviceWidget.domain, serviceWidget.port || 25565);
+        res.status(200).send({
+            version: pingResponse.version.name,
+            online: true,
+            players: pingResponse.players
+        });
+    } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn(e)
+        res.status(500).send({
+            version: undefined,
+            online: false,
+            players: undefined
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/minecraft/component.jsx b/src/widgets/minecraft/component.jsx
index 6b3da91d..013d7606 100644
--- a/src/widgets/minecraft/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/minecraft/component.jsx
@@ -25,22 +25,15 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const statusIndicator = serverData.online ? 
   <span className="text-green-500">{t("minecraft.up")}</span>:
   <span className="text-red-500">{t("minecraft.down")}</span>;
+  const players = serverData.players ? `${serverData.players.online} / ${serverData.players.max}` : "-";
+  const version = serverData.version || "-";
   
-  if(serverData.players){
-    return (
-      <Container service={service}>
-        <Block label="minecraft.status" value={statusIndicator} />
-        <Block label="minecraft.players" value={`${serverData.players.online} / ${serverData.players.max}`} />
-        <Block label="minecraft.version" value={serverData.version} />
-      </Container>
-    );
-  } 
   return (
-      <Container service={service}>
+    <Container service={service}>
       <Block label="minecraft.status" value={statusIndicator} />
-      <Block label="minecraft.players" value="-" />
-      <Block label="minecraft.version" value="-" />
-      </Container>
+      <Block label="minecraft.players" value={players} />
+      <Block label="minecraft.version" value={version} />
+    </Container>
   );
 }
      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/widgets/minecraft/widget.js b/src/widgets/minecraft/widget.js
index 35804350..a88a9107 100644
--- a/src/widgets/minecraft/widget.js
+++ b/src/widgets/minecraft/widget.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import genericProxyHandler from "utils/proxy/handlers/generic";
+import minecraftProxyHandler from "utils/proxy/handlers/minecraft";
 import { asJson } from "utils/proxy/api-helpers";
 
 const widget = {
-  api: "{url}/{endpoint}/{domain}",
-  proxyHandler: genericProxyHandler,
+  proxyHandler: minecraftProxyHandler,
   mappings: {
     status: {
-      endpoint: "2",
+      endpoint: "_",
       map: (data) => {
         const jsonData = asJson(data);
         return {