diff --git a/firewall/interception.go b/firewall/interception.go
index e5be02dc..706111b4 100644
--- a/firewall/interception.go
+++ b/firewall/interception.go
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ func interceptionStart() error {
 	interceptionModule.StartWorker("stat logger", statLogger)
 	interceptionModule.StartWorker("packet handler", packetHandler)
 
-	return interception.Start()
+	err := interception.Start()
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func interceptionStop() error {
diff --git a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
index 0441d3a6..d1931fb8 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/firewall/interception/windowskext"
+	"github.com/safing/portmaster/network"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/network/packet"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/updates"
 )
@@ -39,3 +40,16 @@ func stop() error {
 func ResetVerdictOfAllConnections() error {
 	return windowskext.ClearCache()
 }
+
+func UpdateVerdictOfConnection(conn *network.Connection) error {
+	return windowskext.UpdateVerdict(conn)
+}
+
+func GetVersion() (string, error) {
+	version, err := windowskext.GetVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return version.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
index a19cbfdc..2b0e6e5c 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package windowskext
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/tevino/abool"
@@ -50,6 +51,23 @@ type VerdictInfo struct {
 	verdict network.Verdict // verdict for the connection
 }
 
+type VerdictUpdateInfo struct {
+	ipV6       uint8     //True: IPv6, False: IPv4
+	protocol   uint8     //Protocol (UDP, TCP, ...)
+	localIP    [4]uint32 //Source Address, only srcIP[0] if IPv4
+	remoteIP   [4]uint32 //Destination Address
+	localPort  uint16    //Source Port
+	remotePort uint16    //Destination port
+	verdict    uint8     //New verdict
+}
+
+type VersionInfo struct {
+	major    uint8
+	minor    uint8
+	revision uint8
+	build    uint8
+}
+
 // Handler transforms received packets to the Packet interface.
 func Handler(packets chan packet.Packet) {
 	if !ready.IsSet() {
@@ -152,3 +170,7 @@ func convertIPv6(input [4]uint32) net.IP {
 	}
 	return net.IP(addressBuf)
 }
+
+func (v *VersionInfo) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d", v.major, v.minor, v.revision, v.build)
+}
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
index ca8315e6..5f7642df 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
@@ -226,6 +226,61 @@ func ClearCache() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func UpdateVerdict(conn *network.Connection) error {
+	kextLock.RLock()
+	defer kextLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Check if driver is initialized
+	if !ready.IsSet() {
+		log.Error("kext: failed to clear the cache: kext not ready")
+		return ErrKextNotReady
+	}
+
+	// initialize variables
+	info := &VerdictUpdateInfo{
+		ipV6:       uint8(conn.IPVersion),
+		protocol:   uint8(conn.IPProtocol),
+		localPort:  conn.LocalPort,
+		remotePort: conn.Entity.Port,
+		verdict:    uint8(conn.Verdict.Active),
+	}
+
+	// copy ip addresses
+	copy(asByteArray(&info.localIP[0]), conn.LocalIP)
+	copy(asByteArray(&info.remoteIP[0]), conn.Entity.IP)
+
+	// Make driver request
+	data := asByteArray(&info)
+	err := deviceIoControlDirect(kextHandle, IOCTL_UPDATE_VERDICT, data)
+	return err
+}
+
+func GetVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
+	kextLock.RLock()
+	defer kextLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Check if driver is initialized
+	if !ready.IsSet() {
+		log.Error("kext: failed to clear the cache: kext not ready")
+		return nil, ErrKextNotReady
+	}
+
+	data := make([]uint8, 4)
+	err := deviceIoControlDirect(kextHandle, IOCTL_VERSION, data)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	version := &VersionInfo{
+		major:    data[0],
+		minor:    data[1],
+		revision: data[2],
+		build:    data[3],
+	}
+	return version, nil
+}
+
 func asByteArray[T any](obj *T) []byte {
 	return unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(obj)), unsafe.Sizeof(*obj))
 }
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/syscall.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/syscall.go
index 6ec11348..7a06cd41 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/syscall.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/syscall.go
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	IOCTL_HELLO                 = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x800, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
-	IOCTL_RECV_VERDICT_REQ_POLL = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x801, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
+	IOCTL_VERSION               = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x800, METHOD_NEITHER, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
+	IOCTL_RECV_VERDICT_REQ_POLL = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x801, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA) // Not used
 	IOCTL_RECV_VERDICT_REQ      = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x802, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
 	IOCTL_SET_VERDICT           = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x803, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
 	IOCTL_GET_PAYLOAD           = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x804, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
 	IOCTL_CLEAR_CACHE           = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x805, METHOD_BUFFERED, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
+	IOCTL_UPDATE_VERDICT        = ctlCode(SIOCTL_TYPE, 0x806, METHOD_NEITHER, windows.FILE_READ_DATA|windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA)
 )
 
 func ctlCode(device_type, function, method, access uint32) uint32 {
@@ -89,3 +90,21 @@ func deviceIoControlReadWrite(handle windows.Handle, code uint32, inData []byte,
 
 	return bytesReturned, err
 }
+
+// Use for METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL, the data buffer is passed directly to the kernel
+func deviceIoControlDirect(handle windows.Handle, code uint32, data []byte) error {
+	var dataPtr *byte = nil
+	var dataSize uint32 = 0
+	if data != nil {
+		dataPtr = &data[0]
+		dataSize = uint32(len(data))
+	}
+
+	err := windows.DeviceIoControl(handle,
+		code,
+		dataPtr, dataSize,
+		nil, 0,
+		nil, nil)
+
+	return err
+}