diff --git a/dahdi.init b/dahdi.init
index e6b8608..0bbc479 100755
--- a/dahdi.init
+++ b/dahdi.init
@@ -242,8 +242,16 @@ case "$1" in
fi
RETVAL=$?
;;
+ status)
+ if [ -d /proc/dahdi ]; then
+ /usr/sbin/lsdahdi
+ RETVAL=0
+ else
+ RETVAL=3
+ fi
+ ;;
*)
- echo "Usage: dahdi {start|stop|restart|reload|unload}"
+ echo "Usage: dahdi {start|stop|restart|status|reload|unload}"
exit 1
esac