diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/auth_hooks.py b/allianceauth/authentication/auth_hooks.py
index abc22803..b29a3300 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/auth_hooks.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/auth_hooks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from allianceauth.hooks import DashboardItemHook
 from allianceauth import hooks
-from .views import dashboard_characters, dashboard_groups, dashboard_admin
+from .views import dashboard_characters, dashboard_esi_check, dashboard_groups, dashboard_admin
 
 
 class UserCharactersHook(DashboardItemHook):
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ class AdminHook(DashboardItemHook):
         DashboardItemHook.__init__(
             self,
             dashboard_admin,
+            1
+        )
+
+
+class ESICheckHook(DashboardItemHook):
+    def __init__(self):
+        DashboardItemHook.__init__(
+            self,
+            dashboard_esi_check,
             0
         )
 
@@ -43,3 +52,8 @@ def register_groups_hook():
 @hooks.register('dashboard_hook')
 def register_admin_hook():
     return AdminHook()
+
+
+@hooks.register('dashboard_hook')
+def register_esi_hook():
+    return ESICheckHook()
diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/constants.py b/allianceauth/authentication/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a7412e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+# Overide ESI messages in the dashboard widget
+# when the returned messages are not helpful or out of date
+ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES = {
+    420: _("This software has exceeded the error limit for ESI. "
+            "If you are a user, please contact the maintainer of this software."
+            " If you are a developer/maintainer, please make a greater "
+            "effort in the future to receive valid responses. For tips on how, "
+            "come have a chat with us in ##3rd-party-dev-and-esi on the EVE "
+            "Online Discord. https://www.eveonline.com/discord")
+}
diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_views.py b/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_views.py
index 09aa4807..ec7601a9 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import json
+import requests_mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase
 
-from allianceauth.authentication.views import task_counts
+from allianceauth.authentication.views import task_counts, esi_check
 from allianceauth.tests.auth_utils import AuthUtils
+from allianceauth.authentication.constants import ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES
 
 MODULE_PATH = "allianceauth.authentication.views"
 
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ class TestRunningTasksCount(TestCase):
         super().setUpClass()
         cls.factory = RequestFactory()
         cls.user = AuthUtils.create_user("bruce_wayne")
+        cls.user.is_superuser = True
+        cls.user.save()
 
     def test_should_return_data(
         self, mock_active_tasks_count, mock_queued_tasks_count
@@ -35,5 +39,164 @@ class TestRunningTasksCount(TestCase):
         # then
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertDictEqual(
-            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {"tasks_running": 2, "tasks_queued": 3}
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {
+                "tasks_running": 2, "tasks_queued": 3}
         )
+
+    def test_su_only(
+        self, mock_active_tasks_count, mock_queued_tasks_count
+    ):
+        self.user.is_superuser = False
+        self.user.save()
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        # given
+        mock_active_tasks_count.return_value = 2
+        mock_queued_tasks_count.return_value = 3
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = task_counts(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+
+class TestEsiCheck(TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.factory = RequestFactory()
+        cls.user = AuthUtils.create_user("bruce_wayne")
+        cls.user.is_superuser = True
+        cls.user.save()
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_401_data_returns_200(
+        self, m
+    ):
+        error_json = {
+            "error": "You have been banned from using ESI. Please contact Technical Support. (support@eveonline.com)"
+        }
+        status_code = 401
+        m.get(
+            "https://esi.evetech.net/latest/status/?datasource=tranquility",
+            text=json.dumps(error_json),
+            status_code=status_code
+        )
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = esi_check(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {
+                "status": status_code,
+                "data": error_json
+            }
+        )
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_504_data_returns_200(
+        self, m
+    ):
+        error_json = {
+            "error": "Gateway timeout message",
+            "timeout": 5000
+        }
+        status_code = 504
+        m.get(
+            "https://esi.evetech.net/latest/status/?datasource=tranquility",
+            text=json.dumps(error_json),
+            status_code=status_code
+        )
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = esi_check(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {
+                "status": status_code,
+                "data": error_json
+            }
+        )
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_420_data_override(
+        self, m
+    ):
+        error_json = {
+            "error": "message from CCP",
+        }
+        status_code = 420
+        m.get(
+            "https://esi.evetech.net/latest/status/?datasource=tranquility",
+            text=json.dumps(error_json),
+            status_code=status_code
+        )
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = esi_check(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response)["data"],
+            error_json
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {
+                "status": status_code,
+                "data": {
+                    "error": ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES.get(status_code)
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_200_data_returns_200(
+        self, m
+    ):
+        good_json = {
+            "players": 5,
+            "server_version": "69420",
+            "start_time": "2030-01-01T23:59:59Z"
+        }
+        status_code = 200
+
+        m.get(
+            "https://esi.evetech.net/latest/status/?datasource=tranquility",
+            text=json.dumps(good_json),
+            status_code=status_code
+        )
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = esi_check(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            jsonresponse_to_dict(response), {
+                "status": status_code,
+                "data": good_json
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_su_only(
+        self,
+    ):
+        self.user.is_superuser = False
+        self.user.save()
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        request.user = self.user
+        # when
+        response = esi_check(request)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/urls.py b/allianceauth/authentication/urls.py
index 994fca37..72bc1e10 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/urls.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/urls.py
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('dashboard/', views.dashboard, name='dashboard'),
     path('dashboard_bs3/', views.dashboard_bs3, name='dashboard_bs3'),
     path('task-counts/', views.task_counts, name='task_counts'),
+    path('esi-check/', views.esi_check, name='esi_check'),
 ]
diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/views.py b/allianceauth/authentication/views.py
index 2ecafa0b..ff66a110 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/views.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import logging
+import requests
+
+from allianceauth.hooks import get_hooks
 
 from django_registration.backends.activation.views import (
     REGISTRATION_SALT, ActivationView as BaseActivationView,
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ from django_registration.signals import user_registered
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core import signing
 from django.http import JsonResponse
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ from esi.models import Token
 from allianceauth.eveonline.models import EveCharacter
 from allianceauth.hooks import get_hooks
 
+from .constants import ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES
 from .core.celery_workers import active_tasks_count, queued_tasks_count
 from .forms import RegistrationForm
 from .models import CharacterOwnership
@@ -76,6 +80,13 @@ def dashboard_admin(request):
         return ""
 
 
+def dashboard_esi_check(request):
+    if request.user.is_superuser:
+        return render_to_string('allianceauth/admin-status/esi_check.html', request=request)
+    else:
+        return ""
+
+
 @login_required
 def dashboard(request):
     _dash_items = list()
@@ -135,23 +146,28 @@ def token_refresh(request, token_id=None):
 @login_required
 @token_required(scopes=settings.LOGIN_TOKEN_SCOPES)
 def main_character_change(request, token):
-    logger.debug(f"main_character_change called by user {request.user} for character {token.character_name}")
+    logger.debug(
+        f"main_character_change called by user {request.user} for character {token.character_name}")
     try:
-        co = CharacterOwnership.objects.get(character__character_id=token.character_id, user=request.user)
+        co = CharacterOwnership.objects.get(
+            character__character_id=token.character_id, user=request.user)
     except CharacterOwnership.DoesNotExist:
         if not CharacterOwnership.objects.filter(character__character_id=token.character_id).exists():
             co = CharacterOwnership.objects.create_by_token(token)
         else:
             messages.error(
                 request,
-                _('Cannot change main character to %(char)s: character owned by a different account.') % ({'char': token.character_name})
+                _('Cannot change main character to %(char)s: character owned by a different account.') % (
+                    {'char': token.character_name})
             )
             co = None
     if co:
         request.user.profile.main_character = co.character
         request.user.profile.save(update_fields=['main_character'])
-        messages.success(request, _('Changed main character to %(char)s') % {"char": co.character})
-        logger.info('Changed user %(user)s main character to %(char)s' % ({'user': request.user, 'char': co.character}))
+        messages.success(request, _('Changed main character to %(char)s') % {
+                        "char": co.character})
+        logger.info('Changed user %(user)s main character to %(char)s' %
+                    ({'user': request.user, 'char': co.character}))
     return redirect("authentication:dashboard")
 
 
@@ -159,9 +175,11 @@ def main_character_change(request, token):
 def add_character(request, token):
     if CharacterOwnership.objects.filter(character__character_id=token.character_id).filter(
             owner_hash=token.character_owner_hash).filter(user=request.user).exists():
-        messages.success(request, _('Added %(name)s to your account.' % ({'name': token.character_name})))
+        messages.success(request, _(
+            'Added %(name)s to your account.' % ({'name': token.character_name})))
     else:
-        messages.error(request, _('Failed to add %(name)s to your account: they already have an account.' % ({'name': token.character_name})))
+        messages.error(request, _('Failed to add %(name)s to your account: they already have an account.' % (
+            {'name': token.character_name})))
     return redirect('authentication:dashboard')
 
 
@@ -278,7 +296,8 @@ class RegistrationView(BaseRegistrationView):
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def register(self, form):
-        user = User.objects.get(pk=self.request.session.get('registration_uid'))
+        user = User.objects.get(
+            pk=self.request.session.get('registration_uid'))
         user.email = form.cleaned_data['email']
         user_registered.send(self.__class__, user=user, request=self.request)
         if getattr(settings, 'REGISTRATION_VERIFY_EMAIL', True):
@@ -287,7 +306,8 @@ class RegistrationView(BaseRegistrationView):
         else:
             user.is_active = True
             user.save()
-            login(self.request, user, 'allianceauth.authentication.backends.StateBackend')
+            login(self.request, user,
+                'allianceauth.authentication.backends.StateBackend')
         return user
 
     def get_activation_key(self, user):
@@ -295,7 +315,8 @@ class RegistrationView(BaseRegistrationView):
 
     def get_email_context(self, activation_key):
         context = super().get_email_context(activation_key)
-        context['url'] = context['site'].domain + reverse('registration_activate', args=[activation_key])
+        context['url'] = context['site'].domain + \
+            reverse('registration_activate', args=[activation_key])
         return context
 
 
@@ -328,20 +349,24 @@ class ActivationView(BaseActivationView):
 
 
 def registration_complete(request):
-    messages.success(request, _('Sent confirmation email. Please follow the link to confirm your email address.'))
+    messages.success(request, _(
+        'Sent confirmation email. Please follow the link to confirm your email address.'))
     return redirect('authentication:login')
 
 
 def activation_complete(request):
-    messages.success(request, _('Confirmed your email address. Please login to continue.'))
+    messages.success(request, _(
+        'Confirmed your email address. Please login to continue.'))
     return redirect('authentication:dashboard')
 
 
 def registration_closed(request):
-    messages.error(request, _('Registration of new accounts is not allowed at this time.'))
+    messages.error(request, _(
+        'Registration of new accounts is not allowed at this time.'))
     return redirect('authentication:login')
 
 
+@user_passes_test(lambda u: u.is_superuser)
 def task_counts(request) -> JsonResponse:
     """Return task counts as JSON for an AJAX call."""
     data = {
@@ -351,6 +376,25 @@ def task_counts(request) -> JsonResponse:
     return JsonResponse(data)
 
 
+def check_for_override_esi_error_message(response):
+    if response.status_code in ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES:
+        return {"error": ESI_ERROR_MESSAGE_OVERRIDES.get(response.status_code)}
+    else:
+        return response.json()
+
+
+@user_passes_test(lambda u: u.is_superuser)
+def esi_check(request) -> JsonResponse:
+    """Return if ESI ok With error messages and codes as JSON"""
+    _r = requests.get("https://esi.evetech.net/latest/status/?datasource=tranquility")
+
+    data = {
+        "status": _r.status_code,
+        "data": check_for_override_esi_error_message(_r)
+    }
+    return JsonResponse(data)
+
+
 @login_required
 def dashboard_bs3(request):
     """Render dashboard view with BS3 theme.
diff --git a/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/admin-status/esi_check.html b/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/admin-status/esi_check.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b8393b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/admin-status/esi_check.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+<div id="esi-alert" class="col-12 align-self-stretch py-2 collapse">
+    <div class="alert alert-warning">
+        <p class="text-center ">{% translate 'Your Server received an ESI error response code of ' %}<b id="esi-code">?</b></p>
+        <hr>
+        <pre id="esi-data" class="text-center text-wrap"></pre>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+    const elemCard = document.getElementById("esi-alert");
+    const elemMessage = document.getElementById("esi-data");
+    const elemCode = document.getElementById("esi-code");
+
+    fetch('{% url "authentication:esi_check" %}')
+        .then((response) => {
+            if (response.ok) {
+                return response.json();
+            }
+            throw new Error("Something went wrong");
+        })
+        .then((responseJson) => {
+            console.log("ESI Check: ", JSON.stringify(responseJson, null, 2));
+
+            const status = responseJson.status;
+            if (status != 200) {
+                elemCode.textContent = status
+                elemMessage.textContent = responseJson.data.error;
+                new bootstrap.Collapse(elemCard, {
+                    toggle: true
+                })
+            }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+            console.log(error);
+        });
+</script>