diff --git a/eotk b/eotk
index b54b74f..e6fc6ad 100755
--- a/eotk
+++ b/eotk
@@ -374,6 +374,12 @@ case "$cmd" in
         ;;
 
     status) # project ..., or "-a"
+        if [ -d $ob_dir ] ; then
+            pidfiles=`find $ob_dir -name "*.pid"`
+            if [ "x$pidfiles" != "x" ] ; then
+                ps -p `cat $pidfiles`
+            fi
+        fi
         $need_to_run_locally && RunLocallyOverProjects status "$@"
         InvokeRemotely status "$@"
         ;;