diff --git a/tool/net/help.txt b/tool/net/help.txt
index d28a856f7..cf276421a 100644
--- a/tool/net/help.txt
+++ b/tool/net/help.txt
@@ -709,6 +709,10 @@ FUNCTIONS
    GetScheme() → str
            Returns scheme from Request-URL, if any.
 
+   GetStatus() → int
+           Returns current status (as set by an earlier SetStatus call) or
+           `nil` if the status hasn't been set yet.
+
    GetTime() → seconds:number
            Returns current time as a UNIX timestamp with 0.0001s precision.
 
diff --git a/tool/net/redbean.c b/tool/net/redbean.c
index 30e692ce5..fc4e9344e 100644
--- a/tool/net/redbean.c
+++ b/tool/net/redbean.c
@@ -3158,6 +3158,15 @@ static int LuaSetStatus(lua_State *L) {
   return LuaRespond(L, SetStatus);
 }
 
+static int LuaGetStatus(lua_State *L) {
+  OnlyCallDuringRequest(L, "GetStatus");
+  if (!luaheaderp)
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+  else
+    lua_pushinteger(L, statuscode);
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static int LuaServeError(lua_State *L) {
   return LuaRespond(L, ServeError);
 }
@@ -5345,6 +5354,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg kLuaFuncs[] = {
     {"GetRemoteAddr", LuaGetRemoteAddr},                        //
     {"GetScheme", LuaGetScheme},                                //
     {"GetServerAddr", LuaGetServerAddr},                        //
+    {"GetStatus", LuaGetStatus},                                //
     {"GetTime", LuaGetTime},                                    //
     {"GetUrl", LuaGetUrl},                                      //
     {"GetUser", LuaGetUser},                                    //