diff --git a/projects/mongrel_cluster/bin/mongrel_cluster_ctl b/projects/mongrel_cluster/bin/mongrel_cluster_ctl
index a21e162b..9af72f88 100755
--- a/projects/mongrel_cluster/bin/mongrel_cluster_ctl
+++ b/projects/mongrel_cluster/bin/mongrel_cluster_ctl
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ def run(command, verbose)
     confs =  Dir.glob("*.yml")
     confs += Dir.glob("*.conf")
     confs.each do |conf|
-      cmd = "mongrel_rails cluster::#{command} -c #{conf}"
+      cmd = "mongrel_rails cluster::#{command} -C #{conf}"
       cmd += " -v" if verbose
-      puts cmd if verbose
+      puts cmd if verbose || command == "status"
       output = `#{cmd}`
-      puts output if verbose
+      puts output if verbose || command == "status"
       puts "mongrel_rails cluster::#{command} returned an error." unless $?.success?     
     end
   end  
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ end
 @options[:verbose] = false
 
 OptionParser.new do |opts|
-  opts.banner = "Usage: #{$0} (start|stop|restart) [options]"
+  opts.banner = "Usage: #{$0} (start|stop|restart|status) [options]"
  
   opts.on("-c", "--conf_path PATH", "Path to mongrel_cluster configuration files") { |value| @options[:conf_path] = value }
   opts.on('-v', '--verbose', "Print all called commands and output.") { |value| @options[:verbose] = value }
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ when "restart":
   puts "Restarting all mongrel_clusters..."
   run "stop", @options[:verbose]
   run "start", @options[:verbose]
+when "status":
+  puts "Checking all mongrel_clusters..."
+  run "status", @options[:verbose]
 else
  puts "Unknown command."
 end
 
-exit
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+exit
diff --git a/projects/mongrel_cluster/lib/mongrel_cluster/recipes.rb b/projects/mongrel_cluster/lib/mongrel_cluster/recipes.rb
index 55d9cd21..999a7064 100644
--- a/projects/mongrel_cluster/lib/mongrel_cluster/recipes.rb
+++ b/projects/mongrel_cluster/lib/mongrel_cluster/recipes.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ Capistrano.configuration(:must_exist).load do
     set_mongrel_conf
     send(run_method, "mongrel_rails cluster::stop -C #{mongrel_conf}")
   end
+
+  desc <<-DESC
+  Check the status of the Mongrel processes on the app server.  This uses the :use_sudo
+  variable to determine whether to use sudo or not. By default, :use_sudo is
+  set to true.
+  DESC
+  task :status_mongrel_cluster , :roles => :app do
+    set_mongrel_conf
+    send(run_method, "mongrel_rails cluster::status -C #{mongrel_conf}")
+  end
   
   desc <<-DESC
   Restart the Mongrel processes on the app server by calling restart_mongrel_cluster.
@@ -77,4 +87,4 @@ Capistrano.configuration(:must_exist).load do
     set :mongrel_conf, "/etc/mongrel_cluster/#{application}.yml" unless mongrel_conf
   end
 
-end
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+end