diff --git a/in/init=debian=wicd.in b/in/init=debian=wicd.in
index f08e836..879695b 100755
--- a/in/init=debian=wicd.in
+++ b/in/init=debian=wicd.in
@@ -153,9 +153,12 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	esac
 	;;
+  status)
+	status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $NAME
+	;;
   *)
 	#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
-	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
 	exit 3
 	;;
 esac