diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0207ec1..269f7a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - Processes in a pool can be paused with `./pool.sh pause <poolname>`
 - Processes in a pool can be resumed with `./pool.sh resume <poolname>`
 - Available pools can be retrieve with `./pool.sh ls`
+- The status of a pool can be seen with `./pool.sh status <poolname>`
 - All the processes output file can be retrieve with `./pool.sh ls-output <poolname>`
 
 **Final quote:** No checks are performed the arguments. Thus, be sure to use the right ones. The default configuration requires access to the `/tmp` directory and uses name conventions which may clash with the existing content of `/tmp` if you are very unlucky. If in this the case, you can edit `pool.sh` to avoid those clashes.
diff --git a/pool.sh b/pool.sh
index 7336545..6f3262f 100755
--- a/pool.sh
+++ b/pool.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ wait_pool() {
     done
 }
 
+status() {
+    refresh
+    cat "${POOL_STATUS}"
+}
+
 list_output() {
     refresh
     find "${POOL}" -name "out_*"
@@ -214,6 +219,10 @@ case "$CMD" in
         check_pool
         resume
         ;;
+    "status")
+        check_pool
+        status
+        ;;
     *)
         abort "Command $CMD unknown"
 esac