diff --git a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 56fc4d1ad..0e4204cfb 100644
--- a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -918,7 +918,13 @@ SET(LAUNCHER_SOURCES
     ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.h
     ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.cpp
     ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.h
-
+    ui/pages/instance/McClient.cpp
+    ui/pages/instance/McClient.h
+    ui/pages/instance/McResolver.cpp
+    ui/pages/instance/McResolver.h
+    ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.cpp
+    ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.h
+    
     # GUI - global settings pages
     ui/pages/global/AccountListPage.cpp
     ui/pages/global/AccountListPage.h
diff --git a/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.h b/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.h
index d988623b9..cc6256cf8 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.h
+++ b/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 
 #include "tasks/Task.h"
 
+/*!
+ * Runs a list of tasks concurrently (according to `max_concurrent` parameter).
+ * Behaviour is the same as regular Task (e.g. starts using start())
+ */
 class ConcurrentTask : public Task {
     Q_OBJECT
    public:
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ class ConcurrentTask : public Task {
     inline auto isMultiStep() const -> bool override { return totalSize() > 1; }
     auto getStepProgress() const -> TaskStepProgressList override;
 
+    //! Adds a task to execute in this ConcurrentTask
     void addTask(Task::Ptr task);
 
    public slots:
diff --git a/launcher/tasks/Task.h b/launcher/tasks/Task.h
index e712700a1..503d6a6b6 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/Task.h
+++ b/launcher/tasks/Task.h
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(TaskStepProgress)
 
 using TaskStepProgressList = QList<std::shared_ptr<TaskStepProgress>>;
 
+
+/*!
+ * Represents a task that has to be done.
+ * To create a task, you need to subclass this class, implement the executeTask() method and call
+ * emitSucceeded() or emitFailed() when the task is done.
+ * the caller needs to call start() to start the task.
+ */
 class Task : public QObject, public QRunnable {
     Q_OBJECT
    public:
@@ -130,23 +137,27 @@ class Task : public QObject, public QRunnable {
    signals:
     void started();
     void progress(qint64 current, qint64 total);
+    //! called when a task has either succeeded, aborted or failed.
     void finished();
+    //! called when a task has succeeded
     void succeeded();
+    //! called when a task has been aborted by calling abort()
     void aborted();
     void failed(QString reason);
     void status(QString status);
     void details(QString details);
     void stepProgress(TaskStepProgress const& task_progress);
 
-    /** Emitted when the canAbort() status has changed.
-     */
+    //! Emitted when the canAbort() status has changed. */
     void abortStatusChanged(bool can_abort);
 
    public slots:
     // QRunnable's interface
     void run() override { start(); }
 
+    //! used by the task caller to start the task
     virtual void start();
+    //! used by external code to ask the task to abort
     virtual bool abort()
     {
         if (canAbort())
@@ -161,11 +172,16 @@ class Task : public QObject, public QRunnable {
     }
 
    protected:
+    //! The task subclass must implement this method. This method is called to start to run the task.
+    //! The task is not finished when this method returns. the subclass must manually call emitSucceeded() or emitFailed() instead.
     virtual void executeTask() = 0;
 
    protected slots:
+    //! The Task subclass must call this method when the task has succeeded 
     virtual void emitSucceeded();
+    //! **The Task subclass** must call this method when the task has aborted. External code should call abort() instead. 
     virtual void emitAborted();
+    //! The Task subclass must call this method when the task has failed
     virtual void emitFailed(QString reason = "");
 
     virtual void propagateStepProgress(TaskStepProgress const& task_progress);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90813ac18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <qtconcurrentrun.h>
+
+#include <Exception.h>
+#include "McClient.h"
+#include "Json.h"
+
+// 7 first bits 
+#define SEGMENT_BITS 0x7F
+// last bit
+#define CONTINUE_BIT 0x80
+
+McClient::McClient(QObject *parent, QString domain, QString ip, short port): QObject(parent), m_domain(domain), m_ip(ip), m_port(port) {}
+
+void McClient::getStatusData() {
+    qDebug() << "Connecting to socket..";
+
+    connect(&m_socket, &QTcpSocket::connected, this, [this]() {
+        qDebug() << "Connected to socket successfully";
+        sendRequest();
+
+        connect(&m_socket, &QTcpSocket::readyRead, this, &McClient::readRawResponse);
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_socket, &QTcpSocket::errorOccurred, this, [this]() {
+        emitFail("Socket disconnected: " + m_socket.errorString());
+    });
+
+    m_socket.connectToHost(m_ip, m_port);
+}
+
+void McClient::sendRequest() {
+    QByteArray data;
+    writeVarInt(data, 0x00); // packet ID
+    writeVarInt(data, 763); // hardcoded protocol version (763 = 1.20.1)
+    writeVarInt(data, m_domain.size()); // server address length
+    writeString(data, m_domain.toStdString()); // server address
+    writeFixedInt(data, m_port, 2); // server port
+    writeVarInt(data, 0x01); // next state
+    writePacketToSocket(data); // send handshake packet
+
+    writeVarInt(data, 0x00); // packet ID
+    writePacketToSocket(data); // send status packet
+}
+
+void McClient::readRawResponse() {
+    if (m_responseReadState == 2) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_resp.append(m_socket.readAll());
+    if (m_responseReadState == 0 && m_resp.size() >= 5) {
+        m_wantedRespLength = readVarInt(m_resp);
+        m_responseReadState = 1;
+    }
+    
+    if (m_responseReadState == 1 && m_resp.size() >= m_wantedRespLength) {
+        if (m_resp.size() > m_wantedRespLength) {
+            qDebug() << "Warning: Packet length doesn't match actual packet size (" << m_wantedRespLength << " expected vs " << m_resp.size() << " received)";
+        }
+        parseResponse();
+        m_responseReadState = 2;
+    }
+}
+
+void McClient::parseResponse() {
+    qDebug() << "Received response successfully";
+
+    int packetID = readVarInt(m_resp);
+    if (packetID != 0x00) {
+        throw Exception(
+            QString("Packet ID doesn't match expected value (0x00 vs 0x%1)")
+            .arg(packetID, 0, 16)
+        );
+    }
+
+    Q_UNUSED(readVarInt(m_resp)); // json length
+
+    // 'resp' should now be the JSON string
+    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(m_resp);
+    emitSucceed(doc.object());
+}
+
+// From https://wiki.vg/Protocol#VarInt_and_VarLong
+void McClient::writeVarInt(QByteArray &data, int value) {
+    while ((value & ~SEGMENT_BITS)) { // check if the value is too big to fit in 7 bits
+        // Write 7 bits
+        data.append((value & SEGMENT_BITS) | CONTINUE_BIT);
+
+        // Erase theses 7 bits from the value to write
+        // Note: >>> means that the sign bit is shifted with the rest of the number rather than being left alone
+        value >>= 7;
+    }
+    data.append(value);
+}
+
+// From https://wiki.vg/Protocol#VarInt_and_VarLong
+int McClient::readVarInt(QByteArray &data) {
+    int value = 0;
+    int position = 0;
+    char currentByte;
+
+    while (position < 32) {
+        currentByte = readByte(data);
+        value |= (currentByte & SEGMENT_BITS) << position;
+
+        if ((currentByte & CONTINUE_BIT) == 0) break;
+
+        position += 7;
+    }
+
+    if (position >= 32) throw Exception("VarInt is too big");
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+char McClient::readByte(QByteArray &data) {
+    if (data.isEmpty()) {
+        throw Exception("No more bytes to read");
+    }
+
+    char byte = data.at(0);
+    data.remove(0, 1);
+    return byte;
+}
+
+// write number with specified size in big endian format
+void McClient::writeFixedInt(QByteArray &data, int value, int size) {
+    for (int i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        data.append((value >> (i * 8)) & 0xFF);
+    }
+}
+
+void McClient::writeString(QByteArray &data, const std::string &value) {
+    data.append(value.c_str());
+}
+
+void McClient::writePacketToSocket(QByteArray &data) {
+    // we prefix the packet with its length
+    QByteArray dataWithSize;
+    writeVarInt(dataWithSize, data.size());
+    dataWithSize.append(data);
+
+    // write it to the socket
+    m_socket.write(dataWithSize);
+    m_socket.flush();
+
+    data.clear();
+}
+
+
+void McClient::emitFail(QString error) {
+    qDebug() << "Minecraft server ping for status error:" << error;
+    emit failed(error);
+    emit finished();
+}
+
+void McClient::emitSucceed(QJsonObject data) {
+    emit succeeded(data);
+    emit finished();
+}
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59834dfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McClient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QFuture>
+
+#include <Exception.h>
+
+// Client for the Minecraft protocol
+class McClient : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    QString m_domain;
+    QString m_ip;
+    short m_port;
+    QTcpSocket m_socket;
+
+    // 0: did not start reading the response yet
+    // 1: read the response length, still reading the response
+    // 2: finished reading the response
+    unsigned m_responseReadState = 0;
+    unsigned m_wantedRespLength = 0;
+    QByteArray m_resp;
+
+public:
+    explicit McClient(QObject *parent, QString domain, QString ip, short port);
+    //! Read status data of the server, and calls the succeeded() signal with the parsed JSON data
+    void getStatusData();
+private:
+    void sendRequest();
+    //! Accumulate data until we have a full response, then call parseResponse() once
+    void readRawResponse();
+    void parseResponse();
+
+    void writeVarInt(QByteArray &data, int value);
+    int readVarInt(QByteArray &data);
+    char readByte(QByteArray &data);
+    //! write number with specified size in big endian format
+    void writeFixedInt(QByteArray &data, int value, int size);
+    void writeString(QByteArray &data, const std::string &value);
+
+    void writePacketToSocket(QByteArray &data);
+
+    void emitFail(QString error);
+    void emitSucceed(QJsonObject data);
+
+signals:
+    void succeeded(QJsonObject data);
+    void failed(QString error);
+    void finished();
+};
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48c2a72fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDnsLookup>
+#include <QtNetwork/qtcpsocket.h>
+#include <QHostInfo>
+
+#include "McResolver.h"
+
+McResolver::McResolver(QObject *parent, QString domain, int port): QObject(parent), m_constrDomain(domain), m_constrPort(port) {}
+
+void McResolver::ping() {
+    pingWithDomainSRV(m_constrDomain, m_constrPort);
+}
+
+void McResolver::pingWithDomainSRV(QString domain, int port) {
+    QDnsLookup *lookup = new QDnsLookup(this);
+    lookup->setName(QString("_minecraft._tcp.%1").arg(domain));
+    lookup->setType(QDnsLookup::SRV);
+
+    connect(lookup, &QDnsLookup::finished, this, [this, domain, port]() {
+        QDnsLookup *lookup = qobject_cast<QDnsLookup *>(sender());
+
+        lookup->deleteLater();
+
+        if (lookup->error() != QDnsLookup::NoError) {
+            qDebug() << QString("Warning: SRV record lookup failed (%1), trying A record lookup").arg(lookup->errorString());
+            pingWithDomainA(domain, port);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto records = lookup->serviceRecords();
+        if (records.isEmpty()) {
+            qDebug() << "Warning: no SRV entries found for domain, trying A record lookup";
+            pingWithDomainA(domain, port);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const auto& firstRecord = records.at(0);
+        QString domain = firstRecord.target();
+        int port = firstRecord.port();
+        pingWithDomainA(domain, port);
+    });
+
+    lookup->lookup();
+}
+
+void McResolver::pingWithDomainA(QString domain, int port) {
+    QHostInfo::lookupHost(domain, this, [this, port](const QHostInfo &hostInfo){
+        if (hostInfo.error() != QHostInfo::NoError) {
+            emitFail("A record lookup failed");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto records = hostInfo.addresses();
+        if (records.isEmpty()) {
+            emitFail("No A entries found for domain");
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        const auto& firstRecord = records.at(0);
+        emitSucceed(firstRecord.toString(), port);
+    });        
+}
+
+void McResolver::emitFail(QString error) {
+    qDebug() << "DNS resolver error:" << error;
+    emit failed(error);
+    emit finished();
+}
+
+void McResolver::emitSucceed(QString ip, int port) {
+    emit succeeded(ip, port);
+    emit finished();
+}
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06b4b7b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/McResolver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QDnsLookup>
+#include <QtNetwork/qtcpsocket.h>
+#include <QHostInfo>
+
+// resolve the IP and port of a Minecraft server
+class McResolver : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    QString m_constrDomain;
+    int m_constrPort;
+
+public:
+    explicit McResolver(QObject *parent, QString domain, int port);
+    void ping();
+
+private:
+    void pingWithDomainSRV(QString domain, int port);
+    void pingWithDomainA(QString domain, int port);
+    void emitFail(QString error);
+    void emitSucceed(QString ip, int port);
+
+signals:
+    void succeeded(QString ip, int port);
+    void failed(QString error);
+    void finished();
+};
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ec9308ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
+
+#include "ServerPingTask.h"
+#include "McResolver.h"
+#include "McClient.h"
+#include <Json.h>
+
+unsigned getOnlinePlayers(QJsonObject data) {
+    return Json::requireInteger(Json::requireObject(data, "players"), "online");
+}
+
+void ServerPingTask::executeTask() {
+    qDebug() << "Querying status of " << QString("%1:%2").arg(m_domain).arg(m_port);
+
+    // Resolve the actual IP and port for the server
+    McResolver *resolver = new McResolver(nullptr, m_domain, m_port);
+    QObject::connect(resolver, &McResolver::succeeded, this, [this, resolver](QString ip, int port) {
+        qDebug() << "Resolved Address for" << m_domain << ": " << ip << ":" << port;
+
+        // Now that we have the IP and port, query the server
+        McClient *client = new McClient(nullptr, m_domain, ip, port);
+
+        QObject::connect(client, &McClient::succeeded, this, [this](QJsonObject data) {
+            m_outputOnlinePlayers = getOnlinePlayers(data);
+            qDebug() << "Online players: " << m_outputOnlinePlayers;
+            emitSucceeded();
+        });
+        QObject::connect(client, &McClient::failed, this, [this](QString error) {
+            emitFailed(error);
+        });
+
+        // Delete McClient object when done
+        QObject::connect(client, &McClient::finished, this, [this, client]() {
+            client->deleteLater();
+        });
+        client->getStatusData();
+    });
+    QObject::connect(resolver, &McResolver::failed, this, [this](QString error) {
+        emitFailed(error);
+    });
+
+    // Delete McResolver object when done
+    QObject::connect(resolver, &McResolver::finished, [resolver]() {
+        resolver->deleteLater();
+    });
+    resolver->ping();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0956a4f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServerPingTask.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <tasks/Task.h>
+
+
+class ServerPingTask : public Task {
+    Q_OBJECT
+  public:
+    explicit ServerPingTask(QString domain, int port) : Task(), m_domain(domain), m_port(port) {}
+    ~ServerPingTask() override = default;
+    int m_outputOnlinePlayers = -1;
+
+  private:
+    QString m_domain;
+    int m_port;
+
+  protected:
+    virtual void executeTask() override;
+};
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
index d8035e73e..4bc2e6998 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "ServersPage.h"
 #include "ui/dialogs/CustomMessageBox.h"
 #include "ui_ServersPage.h"
+#include "ServerPingTask.h"
 
 #include <FileSystem.h>
 #include <io/stream_reader.h>
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@
 #include <QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <tasks/ConcurrentTask.h>
 
-static const int COLUMN_COUNT = 2;  // 3 , TBD: latency and other nice things.
+static const int COLUMN_COUNT = 3;  // 3 , TBD: latency and other nice things.
 
 struct Server {
     // Types
@@ -112,8 +114,7 @@ struct Server {
     bool m_checked = false;
     bool m_up = false;
     QString m_motd;  // https://mctools.org/motd-creator
-    int m_ping = 0;
-    int m_currentPlayers = 0;
+    std::optional<int> m_currentPlayers; // nullopt if not calculated/calculating
     int m_maxPlayers = 0;
 };
 
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ class ServersModel : public QAbstractListModel {
                 case 1:
                     return tr("Address");
                 case 2:
-                    return tr("Latency");
+                    return tr("Online");
             }
         }
 
@@ -345,7 +346,11 @@ class ServersModel : public QAbstractListModel {
             case 2:
                 switch (role) {
                     case Qt::DisplayRole:
-                        return m_servers[row].m_ping;
+                        if (m_servers[row].m_currentPlayers) {
+                            return *m_servers[row].m_currentPlayers;
+                        } else {
+                            return "...";
+                        }
                     default:
                         return QVariant();
                 }
@@ -433,6 +438,40 @@ class ServersModel : public QAbstractListModel {
         }
     }
 
+    void queryServersStatus()
+    {
+        // Abort the currently running task if present
+        if (m_currentQueryTask != nullptr) {
+            m_currentQueryTask->abort();
+            qDebug() << "Aborted previous server query task";
+        }
+
+        m_currentQueryTask = ConcurrentTask::Ptr(
+            new ConcurrentTask("Query servers status", APPLICATION->settings()->get("NumberOfConcurrentTasks").toInt())
+        );
+        int row = 0;
+        for (Server &server : m_servers) {
+            // reset current players
+            server.m_currentPlayers = {};
+            emit dataChanged(index(row, 0), index(row, COLUMN_COUNT - 1));
+
+            // Start task to query server status
+            auto target = MinecraftTarget::parse(server.m_address, false);
+            auto *task = new ServerPingTask(target.address, target.port);
+            m_currentQueryTask->addTask(Task::Ptr(task));
+
+            // Update the model when the task is done
+            connect(task, &Task::finished, this, [this, task, row]() {
+                if (m_servers.size() < row) return;
+                m_servers[row].m_currentPlayers = task->m_outputOnlinePlayers;
+                emit dataChanged(index(row, 0), index(row, COLUMN_COUNT - 1));
+            });
+            row++;
+        }
+
+        m_currentQueryTask->start();
+    }
+
    public slots:
     void dirChanged(const QString& path)
     {
@@ -520,6 +559,7 @@ class ServersModel : public QAbstractListModel {
     QList<Server> m_servers;
     QFileSystemWatcher* m_watcher = nullptr;
     QTimer m_saveTimer;
+    ConcurrentTask::Ptr m_currentQueryTask = nullptr;
 };
 
 ServersPage::ServersPage(InstancePtr inst, QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::ServersPage)
@@ -676,6 +716,9 @@ void ServersPage::openedImpl()
         m_wide_bar_setting = APPLICATION->settings()->getSetting(setting_name);
 
     ui->toolBar->setVisibilityState(m_wide_bar_setting->get().toByteArray());
+
+    // ping servers 
+    m_model->queryServersStatus();
 }
 
 void ServersPage::closedImpl()
@@ -734,4 +777,9 @@ void ServersPage::on_actionJoin_triggered()
     APPLICATION->launch(m_inst, true, false, std::make_shared<MinecraftTarget>(MinecraftTarget::parse(address, false)));
 }
 
+void ServersPage::on_actionRefresh_triggered()
+{
+    m_model->queryServersStatus();
+}
+
 #include "ServersPage.moc"
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.h
index a27d1d297..77710d6cc 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class ServersPage : public QMainWindow, public BasePage {
     void on_actionMove_Up_triggered();
     void on_actionMove_Down_triggered();
     void on_actionJoin_triggered();
+    void on_actionRefresh_triggered();
 
     void runningStateChanged(bool running);
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.ui
index e8f79cf2e..d330835c8 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.ui
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
    <addaction name="actionMove_Up"/>
    <addaction name="actionMove_Down"/>
    <addaction name="actionJoin"/>
+   <addaction name="separator"/>
+   <addaction name="actionRefresh"/>
   </widget>
   <action name="actionAdd">
    <property name="text">
@@ -175,6 +177,11 @@
     <string>Join</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionRefresh">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Refresh</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>