diff --git a/init.ubuntu b/init.ubuntu
index c5bbf6a5..5c525ff1 100755
--- a/init.ubuntu
+++ b/init.ubuntu
@@ -196,9 +196,12 @@ case "$1" in
         stop_headphones
         start_headphones
         ;;
+    status)
+        status_of_proc -p "$PID_FILE" "$DAEMON" "$DESC"
+        ;;
     *)
         N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
-        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac