diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5ba4f6..297a953 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ Should you ever need to stop/start/restart your app, you can do so using Capistr
 
     $ bundle exec cap deploy:{stop|start|restart}
     
+Further, the following command will tell you if the server is currently running:
+
+    $ bundle exec cap deploy:status
+
 That's it folks. Have fun.
     
 ## License
diff --git a/lib/uberspacify/base.rb b/lib/uberspacify/base.rb
index f5b2236..088c327 100644
--- a/lib/uberspacify/base.rb
+++ b/lib/uberspacify/base.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ def abort_red(msg)
   end
 
   namespace :deploy do
+    desc "Displays status information of the application."
+    task :status do
+      run "svstat #{fetch :home}/service/rails-#{fetch :application}"
+    end
     task :start do
       run "svc -u #{fetch :home}/service/rails-#{fetch :application}"
     end