diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 35c5ff7..ea8904f 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1567,8 +1567,10 @@ instance_name:
 #   The default is the machine's hostname.
 status_objects:
 #   A newline separated list of Klipper objects whose state will be
-#   published in the payload of the following topic:
-#      {instance_name}/klipper/status
+#   published.  There are two different ways to publish the states - you
+#   can use either or both depending on your need.  See the 
+#   "publish_split_status" options for details.
+#
 #   For example, this option could be set as follows:
 #
 #     status_objects:
@@ -1589,6 +1591,23 @@ status_objects:
 #
 #   If not configured then no objects will be tracked and published to
 #   the klipper/status topic.
+publish_split_status: False
+#   Configures how to publish status updates to MQTT.  
+#
+#   When set to False (default), all Klipper object state updates will be
+#   published to a single mqtt state with the following topic:
+#     {instance_name}/klipper/status
+#
+#   When set to True, all Klipper object state updates will be published to
+#   separate mqtt topics derived from the object and item in the following
+#   format:
+#     {instance_name}/klipper/state/{objectname}/{statename}
+#
+#   The actual value of the state is published as "value" to the topic above.
+#   For example, if the heater_bed temperature was 24.0, this is the payload:
+#     {"eventtime": {timestamp}, "value": 24.0}
+#   It would be published to this topic:
+#     {instance_name}/klipper/state/heater_bed/temperature
 default_qos: 0
 #   The default QOS level used when publishing or subscribing to topics.
 #   Must be an integer value from 0 to 2.  The default is 0.
diff --git a/moonraker/components/mqtt.py b/moonraker/components/mqtt.py
index efd593a..92af788 100644
--- a/moonraker/components/mqtt.py
+++ b/moonraker/components/mqtt.py
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ class MQTTClient(APITransport, Subscribable):
             raise config.error(
                 "Option 'default_qos' in section [mqtt] must be "
                 "between 0 and 2")
+        self.publish_split_status = \
+            config.getboolean("publish_split_status", False)
         self.client = ExtPahoClient(protocol=self.protocol)
         self.client.on_connect = self._on_connect
         self.client.on_message = self._on_message
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ class MQTTClient(APITransport, Subscribable):
         self.api_request_topic = f"{self.instance_name}/moonraker/api/request"
         self.api_resp_topic = f"{self.instance_name}/moonraker/api/response"
         self.klipper_status_topic = f"{self.instance_name}/klipper/status"
+        self.klipper_state_prefix = f"{self.instance_name}/klipper/state"
         self.moonraker_status_topic = f"{self.instance_name}/moonraker/status"
         status_cfg: Dict[str, Any] = config.getdict("status_objects", {},
                                                     allow_empty_fields=True)
@@ -726,8 +729,19 @@ class MQTTClient(APITransport, Subscribable):
                     ) -> None:
         if not status or not self.is_connected():
             return
-        payload = {'eventtime': eventtime, 'status': status}
-        self.publish_topic(self.klipper_status_topic, payload)
+        if self.publish_split_status:
+            for objkey in status:
+                objval = status[objkey]
+                for statekey in objval:
+                    payload = {'eventtime': eventtime,
+                               'value': objval[statekey]}
+                    self.publish_topic(
+                        f"{self.klipper_state_prefix}/{objkey}/{statekey}",
+                        payload, retain=True)
+        else:
+            payload = {'eventtime': eventtime, 'status': status}
+            self.publish_topic(self.klipper_status_topic, payload)
+
 
     def get_instance_name(self) -> str:
         return self.instance_name