diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7cc2cdb3..2596ef2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6274,6 +6274,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "websocket-state"
+version = "2.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix 0.10.0",
+ "actix-files 0.3.0",
+ "actix-web 3.2.0",
+ "actix-web-actors 3.0.0",
+ "byteorder",
+ "bytes 0.5.6",
+ "env_logger 0.7.1",
+ "futures 0.3.6",
+ "rand",
+ "serde 1.0.116",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "websocket-tcp-example"
 version = "2.0.0"
diff --git a/websocket-chat/README.md b/websocket-chat/README.md
index b8265ea1..cbf84668 100644
--- a/websocket-chat/README.md
+++ b/websocket-chat/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ Added features:
 * Browser WebSocket client
 * Chat server runs in separate thread
 * Tcp listener runs in separate thread
+* Application state is shared with the websocket server and a resource at `/count/`
 
 ## Server
 
-Chat server listens for incoming tcp connections. Server can access several types of message:
+1. Chat server listens for incoming tcp connections. Server can access several types of message:
 
 * `/list` - list all available rooms
 * `/join name` - join room, if room does not exist, create new one
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ Chat server listens for incoming tcp connections. Server can access several type
 * `some message` - just string, send message to all peers in same room
 * client has to send heartbeat `Ping` messages, if server does not receive a heartbeat message for 10 seconds connection gets dropped
 
+2. [http://localhost:8080/count/](http://localhost:8080/count/) is a
+   non-websocket endpoint and will affect and display state.
+
 To start server use command: `cargo run --bin websocket-chat-server`
 
 ## Client
diff --git a/websocket-chat/src/main.rs b/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
index ef4aee3d..8fcf9b07 100644
--- a/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
+++ b/websocket-chat/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    Arc,
+};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use actix::*;
 use actix_files as fs;
-use actix_web::{web, App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
+use actix_web::{web, App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer, Responder};
 use actix_web_actors::ws;
 
 mod server;
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 /// How long before lack of client response causes a timeout
 const CLIENT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
-/// Entry point for our route
+/// Entry point for our websocket route
 async fn chat_route(
     req: HttpRequest,
     stream: web::Payload,
@@ -31,6 +35,12 @@ async fn chat_route(
     )
 }
 
+///  Displays and affects state
+async fn get_count(count: web::Data<Arc<AtomicUsize>>) -> impl Responder {
+    let current_count = count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    format!("Visitors: {}", current_count)
+}
+
 struct WsChatSession {
     /// unique session id
     id: usize,
@@ -224,12 +234,17 @@ impl WsChatSession {
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
 
+    // App state
+    // We are keeping a count of the number of visitors
+    let app_state = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
     // Start chat server actor
-    let server = server::ChatServer::default().start();
+    let server = server::ChatServer::new(app_state.clone()).start();
 
     // Create Http server with websocket support
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
+            .data(app_state.clone())
             .data(server.clone())
             // redirect to websocket.html
             .service(web::resource("/").route(web::get().to(|| {
@@ -237,6 +252,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                     .header("LOCATION", "/static/websocket.html")
                     .finish()
             })))
+            .route("/count/", web::get().to(get_count))
             // websocket
             .service(web::resource("/ws/").to(chat_route))
             // static resources
diff --git a/websocket-chat/src/server.rs b/websocket-chat/src/server.rs
index 14013214..d78fd29c 100644
--- a/websocket-chat/src/server.rs
+++ b/websocket-chat/src/server.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use rand::{self, rngs::ThreadRng, Rng};
+
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    Arc,
+};
+
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 /// Chat server sends this messages to session
@@ -62,10 +68,11 @@ pub struct ChatServer {
     sessions: HashMap<usize, Recipient<Message>>,
     rooms: HashMap<String, HashSet<usize>>,
     rng: ThreadRng,
+    visitor_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
 }
 
-impl Default for ChatServer {
-    fn default() -> ChatServer {
+impl ChatServer {
+    pub fn new(visitor_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> ChatServer {
         // default room
         let mut rooms = HashMap::new();
         rooms.insert("Main".to_owned(), HashSet::new());
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ impl Default for ChatServer {
             sessions: HashMap::new(),
             rooms,
             rng: rand::thread_rng(),
+            visitor_count,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -122,6 +130,9 @@ impl Handler<Connect> for ChatServer {
             .or_insert_with(HashSet::new)
             .insert(id);
 
+        let count = self.visitor_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.send_message("Main", &format!("Total visitors {}", count), 0);
+
         // send id back
         id
     }