diff --git a/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSICameraStatusPage.cs b/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSICameraStatusPage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d910845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSICameraStatusPage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * RasterPropMonitor
+ * =================
+ * Plugin for Kerbal Space Program
+ *
+ *  by Mihara (Eugene Medvedev), MOARdV, and other contributors
+ *
+ * RasterPropMonitor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, revision
+ * date 29 June 2007, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * RasterPropMonitor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with RasterPropMonitor.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ ****************************************************************************/
+using System.Text;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace JSI
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Page handler that reports camera status from the current page's background
+    /// JSISteerableCamera instance. This avoids global PLUGIN_*/PERSISTENT_*
+    /// resolution ambiguity when multiple MFDs exist in the same cockpit.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class JSICameraStatusPage : InternalModule
+    {
+        private const string CameraStatusToken = "__CAMERA_STATUS__";
+        private static readonly string DefaultOverlayTemplate = @"[font0][@y+2][hw]         __CAMERA_STATUS__";
+
+        [KSPField]
+        public string prefix = "";
+        [KSPField]
+        public string idLabel = "ID";
+        [KSPField]
+        public string nameLabel = "CAMERA";
+        [KSPField]
+        public string unknownText = "N/A";
+        [KSPField]
+        public bool showId = true;
+        [KSPField]
+        public bool showName = true;
+        [KSPField]
+        public string statusColor = "[#FFFF0066]";
+        [KSPField]
+        public string statusSuffix = "[#FFFFFF55]";
+        [KSPField]
+        public string overlayTemplate = string.Empty;
+        [KSPField]
+        public string overlayTemplatePath = string.Empty;
+        [KSPField]
+        public string cameraStatusToken = CameraStatusToken;
+
+        private JSISteerableCamera steerableCamera;
+        private string resolvedTemplate;
+
+        public void GetHandlerReferences(MonoBehaviour pageHandler, MonoBehaviour backgroundHandler)
+        {
+            steerableCamera = backgroundHandler as JSISteerableCamera;
+        }
+
+        // Analysis disable UnusedParameter
+        public string ShowStatus(int width, int height)
+        {
+            if (steerableCamera == null)
+            {
+                // Fallback: if handler references were not wired for some reason,
+                // try to resolve a camera from the current prop only.
+                foreach (InternalModule module in internalProp.internalModules)
+                {
+                    steerableCamera = module as JSISteerableCamera;
+                    if (steerableCamera != null)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            string statusLine = BuildStatusLine();
+            string template = GetTemplate();
+            return InjectStatusLine(template, statusLine);
+        }
+        // Analysis restore UnusedParameter
+
+        private string GetTemplate()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(resolvedTemplate))
+            {
+                return resolvedTemplate;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(overlayTemplate))
+            {
+                resolvedTemplate = overlayTemplate;
+                return resolvedTemplate;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(overlayTemplatePath))
+            {
+                resolvedTemplate = JUtil.LoadPageDefinition(overlayTemplatePath);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(resolvedTemplate))
+                {
+                    return resolvedTemplate;
+                }
+            }
+
+            resolvedTemplate = DefaultOverlayTemplate;
+            return resolvedTemplate;
+        }
+
+        private string InjectStatusLine(string template, string statusLine)
+        {
+            string token = string.IsNullOrEmpty(cameraStatusToken) ? CameraStatusToken : cameraStatusToken;
+
+            if (template.Contains(token))
+            {
+                return template.Replace(token, statusLine);
+            }
+
+            // Final fallback if no marker is present.
+            return statusLine + "\n" + template;
+        }
+
+        private string BuildStatusLine()
+        {
+            if (steerableCamera == null)
+            {
+                return string.Format("{0}{1} {2}{3}", statusColor, prefix, unknownText, statusSuffix);
+            }
+
+            double activeId = steerableCamera.GetActiveCameraID();
+            string activeName = steerableCamera.GetActiveCameraTransform();
+            bool validId = activeId >= 1.0;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(activeName))
+            {
+                activeName = unknownText;
+            }
+
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.Append(statusColor);
+            sb.Append(prefix);
+
+            if (showId)
+            {
+                sb.Append(' ');
+                sb.Append(idLabel);
+                sb.Append(':');
+                sb.Append(validId ? ((int)activeId).ToString() : unknownText);
+            }
+
+            if (showName)
+            {
+                if (showId)
+                {
+                    sb.Append(' ');
+                }
+                sb.Append(nameLabel);
+                sb.Append(':');
+                sb.Append(validId ? activeName : unknownText);
+            }
+
+            sb.Append(statusSuffix);
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSISteerableCamera.cs b/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSISteerableCamera.cs
index db61468f..94cf4f61 100644
--- a/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSISteerableCamera.cs
+++ b/RasterPropMonitor/Handlers/JSISteerableCamera.cs
@@ -508,10 +508,7 @@ void PointCamera(int incrementDirection)
 
             if (!skipMissingCameras)
             {
-                //if (rpmComp != null)
-                //{
-                //    rpmComp.SetPropVar(cameraInfoVarName + "_ID", internalProp.propID, currentCamera + 1);
-                //}
+
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -525,10 +522,6 @@ void PointCamera(int incrementDirection)
                 gotCamera = cameraObject.PointCamera(cameras[currentCamera]);
             }
 
-            //if (rpmComp != null)
-            //{
-            //    rpmComp.SetPropVar(cameraInfoVarName + "_ID", internalProp.propID, currentCamera + 1);
-            //}
         }
 
         private void SelectNextCamera()
@@ -632,19 +625,6 @@ public void Start()
             homeCrosshairMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("KSP/Alpha/Unlit Transparent"));
             homeCrosshairMaterial.color = ConfigNode.ParseColor32(homeCrosshairColor);
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(cameraInfoVarName))
-            {
-                //rpmComp = RasterPropMonitorComputer.Instantiate(internalProp);
-                //if (rpmComp.HasPropVar(cameraInfoVarName + "_ID", internalProp.propID))
-                //{
-                //    currentCamera = rpmComp.GetPropVar(cameraInfoVarName + "_ID", internalProp.propID) - 1;
-                //}
-                //else
-                //{
-                //    rpmComp.SetPropVar(cameraInfoVarName + "_ID", internalProp.propID, currentCamera + 1);
-                //}
-            }
-
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(cameraEffectShader))
             {
                 cameraEffectMaterial = new Material(JUtil.LoadInternalShader(cameraEffectShader));
@@ -705,6 +685,30 @@ public void Start()
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the active camera id (1-based).  Intended for plugin variable access
+        /// via VARIABLE = PLUGIN_JSISteerableCamera:GetActiveCameraID
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>camera id (1-based) or -1 if none</returns>
+        public double GetActiveCameraID()
+        {
+            if (cameras == null || cameras.Count == 0) return -1.0;
+            return cameras[currentCamera].cameraId;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the active camera transform/name as a string.
+        /// Intended for plugin variable access via
+        /// VARIABLE = PLUGIN_JSISteerableCamera:GetActiveCameraTransform
+        /// Note: depending on evaluator support, numeric ID may be more reliable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>camera transform/name or empty string</returns>
+        public string GetActiveCameraTransform()
+        {
+            if (cameras == null || cameras.Count == 0) return string.Empty;
+            return cameras[currentCamera].cameraTransform ?? string.Empty;
+        }
     }
 
     // Prep for switchable steerable cameras.