diff --git a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
--- a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	echo ''
 	echo "-j	Perform actions within the named jail"
 	echo '-e	Show services that are enabled'
+	echo '-s	Show status of (enabled) services'
 	echo "-R	Stop and start enabled $local_startup services"
 	echo "-l	List all scripts in /etc/rc.d and $local_startup"
 	echo '-r	Show the results of boot time rcorder'
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@
 	echo ''
 }
 
-while getopts 'j:ehlrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
+while getopts 'j:eshlrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
 	case "${COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT}" in
 	j)	JAIL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	e)	ENABLED=eopt ;;
+	s)	STATUS=sopt ;;
 	h)	usage ; exit 0 ;;
 	l)	LIST=lopt ;;
 	r)	RCORDER=ropt ;;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$ENABLED" -o -n "$RCORDER" ]; then
+if [ -n "$ENABLED" -o -n "$RCORDER" -o -n "$STATUS" ]; then
 	# Copied from /etc/rc
 	skip="-s nostart"
 	if [ `/sbin/sysctl -n security.jail.jailed` -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -124,6 +126,29 @@
 	files=`rcorder ${skip} /etc/rc.d/* ${local_rc} 2>/dev/null`
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$STATUS" ]; then
+	for file in $files; do
+		if grep -q ^rcvar $file; then
+			eval `grep ^name= $file`
+			eval `grep ^rcvar $file`
+			if [ -n "$rcvar" ]; then
+				load_rc_config_var ${name} ${rcvar}
+			fi
+			if [ -n "$ENABLED" ] ; then
+				if ! checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null; then
+					continue;
+				fi
+			fi
+			if $file 2>&1 | grep -q "status"; then
+				status="Not running"
+				$file onestatus 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && status="Running"
+				printf "%s^%s\n" "${name}" "${status}"
+			fi
+		fi
+	done | column -ts^
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$ENABLED" ]; then
 	for file in $files; do
 		if grep -q ^rcvar $file; then