diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 61824f47..9608dfc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## Adminer dev
+- Plugins: Methods showVariables() and showStatus() (bug #1157)
 
 ## Adminer 5.4.1 (released 2025-09-26)
 - SQL command: Unlink NULL primary keys
diff --git a/adminer/include/adminer.inc.php b/adminer/include/adminer.inc.php
index 48b56e03..0513e1a2 100644
--- a/adminer/include/adminer.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/adminer.inc.php
@@ -1134,6 +1134,20 @@ class Adminer {
 		echo "</ul>\n";
 	}
 
+	/** Get server variables
+	* @return list<string[]> [[$name, $value]]
+	*/
+	function showVariables(): array {
+		return show_variables();
+	}
+
+	/** Get status variables
+	* @return list<string[]> [[$name, $value]]
+	*/
+	function showStatus(): array {
+		return show_status();
+	}
+
 	/** Get process list
 	* @return list<string[]> [$row]
 	*/
diff --git a/adminer/variables.inc.php b/adminer/variables.inc.php
index 0e3bfd29..d8414b9f 100644
--- a/adminer/variables.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/variables.inc.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace Adminer;
 $status = isset($_GET["status"]);
 page_header($status ? lang('Status') : lang('Variables'));
 
-$variables = ($status ? show_status() : show_variables());
+$variables = ($status ? adminer()->showStatus() : adminer()->showVariables());
 if (!$variables) {
 	echo "<p class='message'>" . lang('No rows.') . "\n";
 } else {