diff --git a/commands/status.go b/commands/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29646b6e1dbc77efefdc58bb71031b742bdd5b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/cache"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func runStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	var err error
+
+	if len(args) > 1 {
+		return errors.New("Only one bug id is supported")
+	}
+
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("You must provide a bug id")
+	}
+
+	backend, err := cache.NewRepoCache(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	prefix := args[0]
+
+	b, err := backend.ResolveBugPrefix(prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	snap := b.Snapshot()
+
+	fmt.Println(snap.Status)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "status <id>",
+	Short: "Show the bug status",
+	RunE:  runStatus,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(statusCmd)
+}
diff --git a/doc/man/git-bug-status.1 b/doc/man/git-bug-status.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..076791e82c94ab0d3be57d12218ecc1ee27ced7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/man/git-bug-status.1
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+.TH "GIT-BUG" "1" "Sep 2018" "Generated from git-bug's source code" "" 
+.nh
+.ad l
+
+
+.SH NAME
+.PP
+git\-bug\-status \- Show the bug status
+
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.PP
+\fBgit\-bug status <id> [flags]\fP
+
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
+Show the bug status
+
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.PP
+\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
+    help for status
+
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.PP
+\fBgit\-bug(1)\fP
diff --git a/doc/man/git-bug.1 b/doc/man/git-bug.1
index 514dc093f74308d486ea6170aa45b10b7e64ce12..7c6879fa60518e6a2a4070f4514e5f7cad8d888e 100644
--- a/doc/man/git-bug.1
+++ b/doc/man/git-bug.1
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ It use the same internal storage so it doesn't pollute your project. As you woul
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .PP
-\fBgit\-bug\-add(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-close(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-commands(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-comment(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-label(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-ls(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-open(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-pull(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-push(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-show(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-termui(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-title(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-webui(1)\fP
+\fBgit\-bug\-add(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-close(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-commands(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-comment(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-label(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-ls(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-open(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-pull(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-push(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-show(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-status(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-termui(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-title(1)\fP, \fBgit\-bug\-webui(1)\fP
diff --git a/doc/md/git-bug.md b/doc/md/git-bug.md
index 9eb7b7bc41c02ef0964391ed33eddbc5c3db773f..33ab48ae49283b417046386db7b3e153cd093571 100644
--- a/doc/md/git-bug.md
+++ b/doc/md/git-bug.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ git-bug [flags]
 * [git-bug pull](git-bug_pull.md)	 - Pull bugs update from a git remote
 * [git-bug push](git-bug_push.md)	 - Push bugs update to a git remote
 * [git-bug show](git-bug_show.md)	 - Display the details of a bug
+* [git-bug status](git-bug_status.md)	 - Show the bug status
 * [git-bug termui](git-bug_termui.md)	 - Launch the terminal UI
 * [git-bug title](git-bug_title.md)	 - Display a bug's title
 * [git-bug webui](git-bug_webui.md)	 - Launch the web UI
diff --git a/doc/md/git-bug_status.md b/doc/md/git-bug_status.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a4af6f4d3272211d79aaa89339595466376637d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/md/git-bug_status.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+## git-bug status
+
+Show the bug status
+
+### Synopsis
+
+Show the bug status
+
+```
+git-bug status <id> [flags]
+```
+
+### Options
+
+```
+  -h, --help   help for status
+```
+
+### SEE ALSO
+
+* [git-bug](git-bug.md)	 - A bugtracker embedded in Git
+
diff --git a/misc/bash_completion/git-bug b/misc/bash_completion/git-bug
index f5f3da2a542bf1bd89d0922823f15aa26c43f413..973eff9c40f8d4e0ef2ef03a521f255131149094 100644
--- a/misc/bash_completion/git-bug
+++ b/misc/bash_completion/git-bug
@@ -508,6 +508,26 @@ _git-bug_show()
     noun_aliases=()
 }
 
+_git-bug_status()
+{
+    last_command="git-bug_status"
+
+    command_aliases=()
+
+    commands=()
+
+    flags=()
+    two_word_flags=()
+    local_nonpersistent_flags=()
+    flags_with_completion=()
+    flags_completion=()
+
+
+    must_have_one_flag=()
+    must_have_one_noun=()
+    noun_aliases=()
+}
+
 _git-bug_termui()
 {
     last_command="git-bug_termui"
@@ -612,6 +632,7 @@ _git-bug_root_command()
     commands+=("pull")
     commands+=("push")
     commands+=("show")
+    commands+=("status")
     commands+=("termui")
     commands+=("title")
     commands+=("webui")
diff --git a/misc/zsh_completion/git-bug b/misc/zsh_completion/git-bug
index 60ae6ce9573e77f009b6d87e8addec6746a63dd3..38d72c24e06c97e55cce45f3a603b58b56695a94 100644
--- a/misc/zsh_completion/git-bug
+++ b/misc/zsh_completion/git-bug
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ case $state in
   level1)
     case $words[1] in
       git-bug)
-        _arguments '1: :(add close commands comment label ls open pull push show termui title webui)'
+        _arguments '1: :(add close commands comment label ls open pull push show status termui title webui)'
       ;;
       *)
         _arguments '*: :_files'