diff --git a/classes/Carrier/SendCloud/SendCloudApi.php b/classes/Carrier/SendCloud/SendCloudApi.php
index 7ae71daa..be52229e 100644
--- a/classes/Carrier/SendCloud/SendCloudApi.php
+++ b/classes/Carrier/SendCloud/SendCloudApi.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Andreas Palm
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Andreas Palm
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\Data\ParcelCreation;
 use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\Data\ParcelResponse;
 use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\Data\SenderAddress;
 use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\Data\ShippingProduct;
+use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\ShipmentStatus;
 
 class SendCloudApi
 {
@@ -118,6 +119,31 @@ class SendCloudApi
     return $output;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @throws SendcloudApiException
+   */
+  public function GetTrackingStatus(string $trackingNumber): ShipmentStatus|null
+  {
+      $uri = self::PROD_BASE_URI . '/tracking/' . $trackingNumber;
+      $response = $this->sendRequest($uri);
+      $highest = null;
+      foreach ($response['body']->statuses as $status) {
+          switch ($status->parent_status) {
+              case 'announcing':
+              case 'ready-to-send':
+                  if ($highest === null) $highest = ShipmentStatus::Announced;
+                  break;
+              case 'to-sorting':
+              case 'at-sorting-centre':
+              case 'shipment-on-route':
+              case 'driver-on-route':
+                  $highest = ShipmentStatus::EnRoute;
+              case 'delivered': return ShipmentStatus::Delivered;
+          }
+      }
+      return $highest;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @throws SendcloudApiException
    */
diff --git a/classes/Modules/ShippingMethod/Model/ShipmentStatus.php b/classes/Modules/ShippingMethod/Model/ShipmentStatus.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de04c7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/Modules/ShippingMethod/Model/ShipmentStatus.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Andreas Palm
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+namespace Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model;
+
+enum ShipmentStatus
+{
+    case Announced;
+    case EnRoute;
+    case Delivered;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cronjobs/shipment_tracking.php b/cronjobs/shipment_tracking.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fc99cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cronjobs/shipment_tracking.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Andreas Palm
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-EGPL-3.1
+
+use Xentral\Components\Database\Database;
+use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\ShipmentStatus;
+
+error_reporting(E_ERROR);
+
+include_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/xentral_autoloader.php';
+
+if(empty($app) || !($app instanceof ApplicationCore)){
+  $app = new ApplicationCore();
+}
+
+
+/** @var Database $db */
+$db = $app->Container->get('Database');
+
+$shipments_sql = "SELECT CONCAT(va.id, ';', va.modul) module, vp.id, vp.tracking, vp.status
+    FROM versandpakete vp
+    JOIN versandarten va ON vp.versandart = va.type
+    WHERE status IN ('neu', 'versendet')";
+$shipments = $db->fetchGroup($shipments_sql);
+
+foreach ($shipments as $module => $vps) {
+    list($moduleId, $moduleName) = explode(';', $module,2);
+    $module = $app->erp->LoadVersandModul($moduleName, $moduleName);
+
+    foreach ($vps as $vp) {
+        $status = match ($module->GetShipmentStatus($vp['tracking'])) {
+            ShipmentStatus::Announced => 'neu',
+            ShipmentStatus::EnRoute => 'versendet',
+            ShipmentStatus::Delivered => 'abgeschlossen',
+            default => null,
+        };
+        if ($status === null || $status === $vp['status']) continue;
+        $db->perform('UPDATE versandpakete SET status = :status WHERE id = :id',
+            [':status' => $status, ':id' => $vp['id']]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/www/lib/class.versanddienstleister.php b/www/lib/class.versanddienstleister.php
index d9aa1b82..7bd7b48f 100644
--- a/www/lib/class.versanddienstleister.php
+++ b/www/lib/class.versanddienstleister.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Andreas Palm
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Andreas Palm
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Xentral (c) Xentral ERP Software GmbH, Fuggerstrasse 11, D-86150 Augsburg, Germany
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-EGPL-3.1
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\CreateShipmentResult;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\CustomsInfo;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\Product;
+use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\ShipmentStatus;
 
 abstract class Versanddienstleister
 {
@@ -504,4 +505,6 @@ abstract class Versanddienstleister
    * @return Product[]
    */
   public abstract function GetShippingProducts(): array;
+
+  public abstract function GetShipmentStatus(string $tracking): ShipmentStatus|null;
 }
diff --git a/www/lib/versandarten/dhl.php b/www/lib/versandarten/dhl.php
index 9ed5e7ee..d5c0fc16 100644
--- a/www/lib/versandarten/dhl.php
+++ b/www/lib/versandarten/dhl.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Andreas Palm
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Andreas Palm
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-EGPL-3.1
  */
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Xentral\Carrier\Dhl\Data\ShipmentItem;
 use Xentral\Carrier\Dhl\DhlApi;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\CreateShipmentResult;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\Product;
+use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\ShipmentStatus;
 
 require_once(dirname(__DIR__).'/class.versanddienstleister.php');
 class Versandart_dhl extends Versanddienstleister{
@@ -245,4 +246,11 @@ class Versandart_dhl extends Versanddienstleister{
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+    public function GetShipmentStatus(string $tracking): ShipmentStatus|null
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/www/lib/versandarten/sendcloud.php b/www/lib/versandarten/sendcloud.php
index 172a3116..76704d04 100644
--- a/www/lib/versandarten/sendcloud.php
+++ b/www/lib/versandarten/sendcloud.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Andreas Palm
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Andreas Palm
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-EGPL-3.1
  */
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\Data\ShippingMethod;
 use Xentral\Carrier\SendCloud\SendcloudApiException;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\CreateShipmentResult;
 use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\Product;
+use Xentral\Modules\ShippingMethod\Model\ShipmentStatus;
 
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/class.versanddienstleister.php';
 
@@ -190,5 +191,14 @@ class Versandart_sendcloud extends Versanddienstleister
     return $result;
   }
 
+    public function GetShipmentStatus(string $tracking): ShipmentStatus|null
+    {
+        try {
+            return $this->api->GetTrackingStatus($tracking);
+        } catch (SendcloudApiException) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
 
 }