diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
index e71d0ce8..fb385fbd 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
@@ -171,10 +171,15 @@ def dns_cmd(args, out):
     return retcode
 
 
+def status_cmd_options(parser):
+    add_ssh_host_option(parser)
+
+
 def status_cmd(args, out):
     """Display status for online chatmail instance."""
 
-    sshexec = args.get_sshexec()
+    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.mail_domain
+    sshexec = get_sshexec(ssh_host, verbose=args.verbose)
 
     out.green(f"chatmail domain: {args.config.mail_domain}")
     if args.config.privacy_mail:
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
index c9944466..707adfc6 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import os
 import smtplib
 import socket
 import subprocess
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import time
 import pytest
 
 from cmdeploy import remote
+from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import main
 from cmdeploy.sshexec import SSHExec
 
 
@@ -68,6 +70,47 @@ class TestSSHExecutor:
         assert (now - since_date).total_seconds() < 60 * 60 * 51
 
 
+def test_status_cmd(chatmail_config, capsys, request):
+    os.chdir(request.config.invocation_params.dir)
+    assert main(["status"]) == 0
+    status_out = capsys.readouterr()
+    print(status_out.out)
+
+    services = [
+        "acmetool-redirector",
+        "chatmail-metadata",
+        "doveauth",
+        "dovecot",
+        "echobot",
+        "fcgiwrap",
+        "filtermail-incoming",
+        "filtermail",
+        "lastlogin",
+        "nginx",
+        "opendkim",
+        "postfix@-",
+        "systemd-journald",
+        "turnserver",
+        "unbound",
+    ]
+    not_running = []
+    for service in services:
+        active = False
+        for line in status_out:
+            if service in line:
+                active = True
+                if not "loaded" in line:
+                    active = False
+                if not "active" in line:
+                    active = False
+                if not "running" in line:
+                    active = False
+                break
+        if not active:
+            not_running.append(service)
+    assert not_running == []
+
+
 def test_timezone_env(remote):
     for line in remote.iter_output("env"):
         print(line)