diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 974998d..78dd358 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<plugin xmlns="http://www.phonegap.com/ns/plugins/1.0"
+<plugin xmlns="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/plugins/1.0"
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 id="org.apache.cordova.core.NetworkManager" version="0.1.0">
 
@@ -60,4 +60,19 @@ id="org.apache.cordova.core.NetworkManager" version="0.1.0">
         <source-file src="src/wp7/NetworkStatus.cs" />
     </platform>
 
+    <!-- wp8 -->
+    <platform name="wp8">
+        <config-file target="config.xml" parent="/*">
+            <feature name="NetworkStatus">
+                <param name="wp-package" value="NetworkStatus"/>
+            </feature>
+        </config-file>
+
+        <config-file target="Properties/WMAppManifest.xml" parent="/Deployment/App/Capabilities">
+            <Capability Name="ID_CAP_NETWORKING" />
+        </config-file>
+
+        <source-file src="src/wp8/NetworkStatus.cs" />
+    </platform>
+
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/wp8/NetworkStatus.cs b/src/wp8/NetworkStatus.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12eb061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wp8/NetworkStatus.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*  
+	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+	You may obtain a copy of the License at
+	
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+	
+	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+	limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Ink;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+using Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation;
+
+namespace WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova.Commands
+{
+
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.phone.net.networkinformation(v=VS.92).aspx
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.phone.net.networkinformation.devicenetworkinformation(v=VS.92).aspx
+
+    public class NetworkStatus : BaseCommand
+    {
+        const string UNKNOWN = "unknown";
+        const string ETHERNET = "ethernet";
+        const string WIFI = "wifi";
+        const string CELL_2G = "2g";
+        const string CELL_3G = "3g";
+        const string CELL_4G = "4g";
+        const string NONE = "none";
+        const string CELL = "cellular";
+
+        private bool HasCallback = false;
+
+        public NetworkStatus()
+        {
+            DeviceNetworkInformation.NetworkAvailabilityChanged += new EventHandler<NetworkNotificationEventArgs>(ChangeDetected);
+        }
+
+        public override void OnResume(object sender, Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ActivatedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.getConnectionInfo("");
+        }
+
+        public void getConnectionInfo(string empty)
+        {
+            HasCallback = true;
+            updateConnectionType(checkConnectionType());
+        }
+
+        private string checkConnectionType()
+        {
+            if (DeviceNetworkInformation.IsNetworkAvailable)
+            {
+                if (DeviceNetworkInformation.IsWiFiEnabled)
+                {
+                    return WIFI;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return DeviceNetworkInformation.IsCellularDataEnabled ? CELL : UNKNOWN;
+                }
+            }
+            return NONE;
+        }
+
+        private string checkConnectionType(NetworkInterfaceSubType type)
+        {
+            switch (type)
+            {
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_1XRTT: //cell
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_GPRS: //cell
+                    return CELL;
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_EDGE: //2
+                    return CELL_2G;
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_3G:
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_EVDO: //3
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_EVDV: //3 
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Cellular_HSPA: //3
+                    return CELL_3G;
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.WiFi:
+                    return WIFI;
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Unknown:
+                case NetworkInterfaceSubType.Desktop_PassThru:
+                default:
+                    return UNKNOWN;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void ChangeDetected(object sender, NetworkNotificationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            switch (e.NotificationType)
+            {
+                case NetworkNotificationType.InterfaceConnected:
+                    updateConnectionType(checkConnectionType(e.NetworkInterface.InterfaceSubtype));
+                    break;
+                case NetworkNotificationType.InterfaceDisconnected:
+                    updateConnectionType(NONE);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void updateConnectionType(string type)
+        {
+            // This should also implicitly fire offline/online events as that is handled on the JS side
+            if (this.HasCallback)
+            {
+                PluginResult result = new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK, type);
+                result.KeepCallback = true;
+                DispatchCommandResult(result);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}