diff --git a/bin/vagrant-status b/bin/vagrant-status
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2e4f0d461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/vagrant-status
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+begin
+  require File.expand_path('../../.bundle/environment', __FILE__)
+rescue LoadError
+  # Fallback on rubygems
+  require "rubygems"
+end
+
+require 'git-style-binary/command'
+
+# Get library
+libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
+
+GitStyleBinary.command do
+  short_desc "Outputs the status of the current environment"
+  banner <<-EOS
+Usage: #{command.full_name} #{all_options_string}
+
+This command outputs the status of the current environment. This command
+tells you whether the environment is created, running, suspended,
+etc.
+
+EOS
+
+  run do |command|
+    Vagrant::Commands.status
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
index 4f140df66..044dc96cf 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,49 @@ error
         FileUtils.cp(File.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "templates", Env::ROOTFILE_NAME), rootfile_path)
       end
 
+      # Outputs the status of the current environment. This command outputs
+      # useful information such as whether or not the environment is created
+      # and if its running, suspended, etc.
+      def status
+        Env.load!
+
+        wrap_output do
+          if !Env.persisted_vm
+            puts <<-msg
+The environment has not yet been created. Run `vagrant up` to create the
+environment.
+msg
+          else
+            additional_msg = ""
+            if Env.persisted_vm.vm.running?
+              additional_msg = <<-msg
+To stop this VM, you can run `vagrant halt` to shut it down forcefully,
+or you can run `vagrant suspend` to simply suspend the virtual machine.
+In either case, to restart it again, simply run a `vagrant up`.
+msg
+            elsif Env.persisted_vm.vm.saved?
+              additional_msg = <<-msg
+To resume this VM, simply run `vagrant up`.
+msg
+            elsif Env.persisted_vm.vm.powered_off?
+              additional_msg = <<-msg
+To restart this VM, simply run `vagrant up`.
+msg
+            end
+
+            if !additional_msg.empty?
+              additional_msg.chomp!
+              additional_msg = "\n\n#{additional_msg}"
+            end
+
+            puts <<-msg
+The environment has been created. The status of the current environment's
+virtual machine is: "#{Env.persisted_vm.vm.state}."#{additional_msg}
+msg
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       # Bring up a vagrant instance. This handles everything from importing
       # the base VM, setting up shared folders, forwarded ports, etc to
       # provisioning the instance with chef. {up} also starts the instance,