diff --git a/src/service.cr b/src/service.cr
index 146df51..f6f48da 100644
--- a/src/service.cr
+++ b/src/service.cr
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ parser = uninitialized OptionParser
 args = [] of String
 
 force = false
+verbose = false
 
 alias Command = Proc(Array(String), Nil)
 alias CommandTuple = Tuple(String, String, Command)
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@ commands.push "stop", "Stops a running service." do |args|
 end
 
 commands.push "status", "Prints the status of services." do |args|
+	ENV["SERVICE_VERBOSE"] = verbose.to_s
+
 	child = Process.run "#{OWN_LIBEXEC_DIR}/status", args,
 		output: Process::Redirect::Inherit,
 		error: Process::Redirect::Inherit
@@ -309,6 +312,9 @@ parser = OptionParser.parse do |cli|
 	cli.on "-f", "--force", "Ignores warnings and executes dangerous operations." do
 		force = true
 	end
+	cli.on "-v", "--verbose", "Prints more data when doing things." do
+		verbose = true
+	end
 
 	cli.unknown_args do |x|
 		args = x
diff --git a/src/status.cr b/src/status.cr
index 741be59..4768dcc 100644
--- a/src/status.cr
+++ b/src/status.cr
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Service.load RC_DIRECTORY
 LibC.setuid 0
 LibC.setgid 0
 
+verbose = ENV["SERVICE_VERBOSE"]?.try &.==("true")
+
 list_status = false
 services = ARGV
 if services.size == 0
@@ -35,7 +37,37 @@ else
 		if service.nil?
 			service_not_found = true
 		else
-			puts "#{service.full_id}: #{service.status PID_DIRECTORY}"
+			if verbose
+				STDOUT << ("%-20s " % "#{service.full_id}:").colorize(:white).to_s
+
+				status_string =  "%-10s" % service.status PID_DIRECTORY
+				status_string = case service.status PID_DIRECTORY
+				when Service::Status::Dead
+					status_string.colorize(:red).bright
+				when Service::Status::Running
+					status_string.colorize(:green).bright
+				when Service::Status::Stopped
+					status_string.colorize :yellow
+				else
+					status_string.colorize # ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+				end
+				STDOUT << status_string.to_s
+
+				STDOUT << (
+					service.ports.map do |name, number|
+						"#{name}:#{number.colorize(:magenta).to_s}"
+					end +
+					service.providers.map do |token, id|
+						"-#{token.colorize(:yellow)}:" + id.colorize(:cyan).to_s
+					end +
+					service.provides.map do |token|
+						"+#{token.token.colorize(:green).to_s}"
+					end
+				).join "  "
+				STDOUT << "\n"
+			else
+				puts "#{service.full_id}: #{service.status PID_DIRECTORY}"
+			end
 		end
 	end