diff --git a/src/Abstracts/PaymentMethod.php b/src/Abstracts/PaymentMethod.php
index 8c178da..bcf2a65 100644
--- a/src/Abstracts/PaymentMethod.php
+++ b/src/Abstracts/PaymentMethod.php
@@ -252,11 +252,12 @@ public function createSignature(array $input, string $type = 'request'): string
      *
      * @param array $data
      * @param bool $is_json
+     * @param string $url
      *
      * @return mixed|string
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function callApi(array $data, bool $is_json = true)
+    public function callApi(array $data, bool $is_json = true, string $url = null)
     {
         $content_type = $is_json ? 'json' : 'form_params';
         $payload = [
@@ -276,7 +277,10 @@ public function callApi(array $data, bool $is_json = true)
         ]);
 
         try {
-            $response = $client->post($this->gateway_url . '/FortAPI/paymentApi', $payload);
+            $url = $url ?? $this->gateway_url . '/FortAPI/paymentApi';
+
+            $response = $client->post($url, $payload);
+
         } catch (ClientException $exception) {
             throw new IncompletePayment($exception->getMessage(), $exception->getCode());
         }
diff --git a/src/MerchantPage/MerchantPage.php b/src/MerchantPage/MerchantPage.php
index d65ec2f..453dee3 100644
--- a/src/MerchantPage/MerchantPage.php
+++ b/src/MerchantPage/MerchantPage.php
@@ -98,4 +98,34 @@ public function prepareTokenizationData(array $params): array
 
         return $params;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * check the transaction status
+     *
+     * @param array $params
+     *
+     * @return array
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function checkTransactionStatus(array $params): array
+    {
+        $params = array_merge([
+            'query_command' => 'CHECK_STATUS',
+            'access_code' => $this->access_code,
+            'merchant_identifier' => $this->merchant_identifier,
+            'language' => $this->language,
+        ], $params);
+
+        // if signature is not already set
+        if (!$signature = Arr::get($params, 'signature')) {
+
+            // create the signature
+            $signature = $this->createSignature($params);
+
+            // add signature in the params
+            $params['signature'] = $signature;
+        }
+
+        return $this->callApi($params, true, 'https://sbpaymentservices.payfort.com/FortAPI/paymentApi');
+    }
 }