diff --git a/cmd/strom/status/main.go b/cmd/strom/status/main.go
index 089f555..4b57cb3 100644
--- a/cmd/strom/status/main.go
+++ b/cmd/strom/status/main.go
@@ -3,13 +3,77 @@ package status
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/admin-else/strom/client"
+	"github.com/admin-else/strom/event"
+	"github.com/admin-else/strom/proto"
+	"github.com/admin-else/strom/proto_base"
+	"github.com/admin-else/strom/proto_generated/v1_21_8"
 )
 
 var cmd = flag.NewFlagSet("status", flag.ContinueOnError)
 var addrFlag = cmd.String("addr", "localhost:25565", "address to connect to")
 var srvFlag = cmd.Bool("srv", false, "use SRV records to resolve the address")
+var versionFlag = cmd.String("version", "1.21.8", "version to use")
+
+type StatusClient struct {
+	*proto.Conn
+	Status                        string
+	PingSendTime, PingReceiveTime time.Time
+	DoPingRoundTripTime           bool
+}
+
+func (s *StatusClient) OnStatus(p *v1_21_8.StatusToClientPacketServerInfo) (err error) {
+	s.Status = p.Response
+	s.PingSendTime = time.Now()
+	if s.DoPingRoundTripTime {
+		err = s.Send(&v1_21_8.StatusToServerPacketPing{Time: s.PingSendTime.UnixMilli()})
+	} else {
+		err = event.HandlerDoneErr{}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *StatusClient) OnPong(p *v1_21_8.StatusToClientPacketPing) (err error) {
+	s.PingReceiveTime = time.Now()
+	err = event.HandlerDoneErr{}
+	return
+}
+
+// StatusRaw returns a StatusClient that is not connected to a server.
+// So ignore the resource leak warning. And maybe attach a warn ignore comment.
+// It does not resolve SRV records.
+func StatusRaw(addr string) (s *StatusClient, err error) {
+	c, err := client.ConnectVersionLess(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	err = c.SetVersion(*versionFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s = &StatusClient{
+		Conn: c,
+	}
+	s.RegisterCriticalUntilLatest(s.OnStatus)
+	s.RegisterCriticalUntilLatest(s.OnPong)
+
+	p, err := client.MakeHandshakePacketAddr(s.Conn, proto_base.Status, addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = s.Send(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s.SetState(proto_base.Status)
+	err = s.Send(&v1_21_8.StatusToServerPacketPingStart{})
+
+	err = s.StartConn()
+	return
+}
 
 func Run(args []string) (err error) {
 	err = cmd.Parse(args)
@@ -23,7 +87,7 @@ func Run(args []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	status, err := client.StatusRaw(*addrFlag)
+	status, err := StatusRaw(*addrFlag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}