diff --git a/lnbits/fiat/stripe.py b/lnbits/fiat/stripe.py
index 87a8849d9..d713ae414 100644
--- a/lnbits/fiat/stripe.py
+++ b/lnbits/fiat/stripe.py
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ from .base import (
 
 FiatMethod = Literal["checkout", "terminal"]
 
+# ---- NEW: normalized subscription status type ----
+StripeStatus = Literal[
+    "active",
+    "trialing",
+    "past_due",
+    "unpaid",
+    "canceled",
+    "incomplete",
+    "incomplete_expired",
+    "paused",
+    "not_found",
+    "pending",
+    "error",
+    "unknown",
+]
+
 
 class StripeTerminalOptions(BaseModel):
     class Config:
@@ -365,6 +381,104 @@ class StripeWallet(FiatProvider):
                 ok=False, error_message=f"Unable to connect to {self.endpoint}."
             )
 
+    # ---------- Subscription status helpers (NEW) ----------
+    async def get_subscription_status(self, sub_or_session_id: str) -> StripeStatus:
+        """
+        Accepts either a 'sub_...' or 'cs_...' id. If it's a 'cs_...',
+        returns 'pending' until the subscription exists; once it does,
+        returns the mapped subscription status.
+        """
+        sid = self._normalize_stripe_id(sub_or_session_id)
+        try:
+            if sid.startswith("sub_"):
+                r = await self.client.get(f"/v1/subscriptions/{sid}")
+                if r.status_code == 404:
+                    return "not_found"
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                return self._status_from_subscription(r.json())
+
+            if sid.startswith("cs_"):
+                r = await self.client.get(f"/v1/checkout/sessions/{sid}")
+                if r.status_code == 404:
+                    return "not_found"
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                data = r.json()
+                subscription_id = data.get("subscription")
+                if not subscription_id:
+                    return "pending"
+                r2 = await self.client.get(f"/v1/subscriptions/{subscription_id}")
+                if r2.status_code == 404:
+                    return "not_found"
+                r2.raise_for_status()
+                return self._status_from_subscription(r2.json())
+
+            return "unknown"
+
+        except httpx.HTTPStatusError:
+            return "error"
+        except Exception:
+            return "error"
+
+    async def get_subscription_status_and_promote(
+        self, sub_or_session_id: str
+    ) -> tuple[StripeStatus, str]:
+        """
+        Returns (status, effective_id). If given a 'cs_...' and the Checkout
+        Session has created a subscription, returns the subscription status
+        AND the promoted 'sub_...' id so you can persist it. If given a 'sub_...',
+        returns its status and the same id.
+        """
+        sid = self._normalize_stripe_id(sub_or_session_id)
+        try:
+            if sid.startswith("sub_"):
+                r = await self.client.get(f"/v1/subscriptions/{sid}")
+                if r.status_code == 404:
+                    return ("not_found", sid)
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                return (self._status_from_subscription(r.json()), sid)
+
+            if sid.startswith("cs_"):
+                r = await self.client.get(f"/v1/checkout/sessions/{sid}")
+                if r.status_code == 404:
+                    return ("not_found", sid)
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                data = r.json()
+                subscription_id = data.get("subscription")
+                if not subscription_id:
+                    return ("pending", sid)
+
+                # Promote to the subscription id
+                r2 = await self.client.get(f"/v1/subscriptions/{subscription_id}")
+                if r2.status_code == 404:
+                    return ("not_found", subscription_id)
+                r2.raise_for_status()
+                return (self._status_from_subscription(r2.json()), subscription_id)
+
+            return ("unknown", sid)
+
+        except httpx.HTTPStatusError:
+            return ("error", sid)
+        except Exception:
+            return ("error", sid)
+
+    def _status_from_subscription(self, sub: dict) -> StripeStatus:
+        status = (sub or {}).get("status")
+        if not status:
+            return "unknown"
+
+        status = str(status).lower().strip()
+        known: set[str] = {
+            "active",
+            "trialing",
+            "past_due",
+            "unpaid",
+            "canceled",
+            "incomplete",
+            "incomplete_expired",
+            "paused",
+        }
+        return status if status in known else "unknown"
+
     # ---------- Helpers ----------
     async def _get_price_id_by_lookup_key(self, lookup_key: str) -> str | None:
         params = {"active": "true", "expand[]": "data.product", "limit": "1"}