diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/api.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/api.rs
index 3ad90da..d89ffca 100644
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/api.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/api.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct OrderRequest {
 // direct Json answer to step 1 (same request)
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct OfferCreationResponse {
-	pub bond_address: String,    // address the bond has to be locked to
+	pub bond_address: String, // address the bond ha/workspaces/taptrade-core/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communications to be locked to
 	pub locking_amount_sat: u64, // min amount of the bond output in sat
 }
 
@@ -36,3 +36,14 @@ pub struct OrderActivatedResponse {
 	pub order_id_hex: String,
 	pub bond_locked_until_timestamp: u128, // unix timestamp. Do not touch bond till then unless offer gets taken.
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct OfferTakenRequest {
+	pub robohash_hex: String,
+	pub order_id_hex: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct OfferTakenResponse {
+	pub trade_psbt_hex_to_sign: String,
+}
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/mod.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/mod.rs
index 627f00e..6b58920 100644
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/mod.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/communication/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ pub mod api;
 
 use crate::{
 	cli::{OfferType, TraderSettings},
+	trading::maker_utils::ActiveOffer,
 	wallet::{bond::Bond, musig2::MuSigData},
 };
-use anyhow::Result;
-use api::{BondSubmissionRequest, OfferCreationResponse, OrderActivatedResponse, OrderRequest};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use api::{
+	BondSubmissionRequest, OfferCreationResponse, OfferTakenRequest, OfferTakenResponse,
+	OrderActivatedResponse, OrderRequest,
+};
 use bdk::bitcoin::consensus::encode::serialize_hex;
 use bdk::{
 	bitcoin::{consensus::Encodable, psbt::PartiallySignedTransaction},
@@ -81,3 +85,33 @@ impl BondSubmissionRequest {
 		Ok(res)
 	}
 }
+
+impl OfferTakenResponse {
+	// posts offer to coordinator to check if it has been taken, if not taken
+	// returns status code 204 No Content
+	pub fn check(
+		offer: &ActiveOffer,
+		trader_setup: &TraderSettings,
+	) -> Result<Option<OfferTakenResponse>> {
+		let request = OfferTakenRequest {
+			// maybe can be made a bit more efficient (less clone)
+			robohash_hex: trader_setup.robosats_robohash_hex.clone(),
+			order_id_hex: offer.order_id_hex.clone(),
+		};
+		let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+		let res = client
+			.post(format!(
+				"{}{}",
+				trader_setup.coordinator_endpoint, "/request-trade-status"
+			))
+			.json(&request)
+			.send()?;
+		if res.status() == 200 {
+			Ok(Some(res.json::<OfferTakenResponse>()?))
+		} else if res.status() == 204 {
+			Ok(None)
+		} else {
+			Err(anyhow!("Offer status polling returned: {}", res.status()))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/maker_utils.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/maker_utils.rs
index 11d92d4..6b43737 100644
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/maker_utils.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/maker_utils.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 use crate::cli::TraderSettings;
-use crate::communication::api::{BondSubmissionRequest, OfferCreationResponse};
+use crate::communication::api::{
+	BondSubmissionRequest, OfferCreationResponse, OfferTakenRequest, OfferTakenResponse,
+};
 use crate::wallet::{
 	bond::Bond,
 	musig2::{MuSigData, MusigNonce},
 	TradingWallet,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
+use bdk::bitcoin::amount::serde::as_btc::deserialize;
 use bdk::{
 	bitcoin::psbt::PartiallySignedTransaction, database::MemoryDatabase, wallet::AddressInfo,
 };
+use std::{thread, time::Duration};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ActiveOffer {
@@ -52,4 +56,20 @@ impl ActiveOffer {
 			expected_payout_address: payout_address,
 		})
 	}
+
+	// polling until offer is taken, in production a more efficient way would make sense
+	// returns the PSBT of the escrow trade transaction we have to validate, sign and return
+	pub fn wait_until_taken(
+		self,
+		trader_config: &TraderSettings,
+	) -> Result<PartiallySignedTransaction> {
+		loop {
+			thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
+			if let Some(offer_taken_response) = OfferTakenResponse::check(&self, trader_config)? {
+				let psbt_bytes = hex::decode(offer_taken_response.trade_psbt_hex_to_sign)?;
+				let psbt = PartiallySignedTransaction::deserialize(&psbt_bytes)?;
+				return Ok(psbt);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/mod.rs b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/mod.rs
index 38d92f0..7b928df 100644
--- a/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/mod.rs
+++ b/taptrade-cli-demo/trader/src/trading/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod maker_utils;
+pub mod maker_utils;
 
 use self::maker_utils::ActiveOffer;
 use crate::cli::TraderSettings;
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub fn run_maker(maker_config: &TraderSettings) -> Result<()> {
 
 	let offer = ActiveOffer::create(&wallet, maker_config)?;
 	dbg!(&offer);
+	let trade_psbt = offer.wait_until_taken(maker_config)?;
+
 	Ok(())
 }