diff --git a/object.go b/object.go
index 13dd7b280..4ac9bdda3 100644
--- a/object.go
+++ b/object.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ type ObjectStore interface {
 
 	// List will list all the objects in this store.
 	List(opts ...WatchOpt) ([]*ObjectInfo, error)
+
+	Status() (*ObjectStoreStatus, error)
 }
 
 type ObjectOpt interface {
@@ -132,6 +134,13 @@ type ObjectStoreConfig struct {
 	Replicas    int
 }
 
+// ObjectStoreStatus is the status of the object store
+type ObjectStoreStatus struct {
+	ObjectStoreConfig
+	Sealed bool
+	Size   uint64
+}
+
 // ObjectMetaOptions
 type ObjectMetaOptions struct {
 	Link      *ObjectLink `json:"link,omitempty"`
@@ -857,6 +866,28 @@ func (obs *obs) List(opts ...WatchOpt) ([]*ObjectInfo, error) {
 	return objs, nil
 }
 
+// Status retrieves run-time status about a bucket
+func (obs *obs) Status() (*ObjectStoreStatus, error) {
+	nfo, err := obs.js.StreamInfo(obs.stream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	status := &ObjectStoreStatus{
+		Sealed: nfo.Config.Sealed,
+		Size:   nfo.State.Bytes,
+		ObjectStoreConfig: ObjectStoreConfig{
+			Bucket:      obs.name,
+			Description: nfo.Config.Description,
+			TTL:         nfo.Config.MaxAge,
+			Storage:     nfo.Config.Storage,
+			Replicas:    nfo.Config.Replicas,
+		},
+	}
+
+	return status, nil
+}
+
 // Read impl.
 func (o *objResult) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	o.Lock()
diff --git a/test/object_test.go b/test/object_test.go
index c1c70684e..7a3984c0d 100644
--- a/test/object_test.go
+++ b/test/object_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestObjectBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	nc, js := jsClient(t, s)
 	defer nc.Close()
 
-	obs, err := js.CreateObjectStore(&nats.ObjectStoreConfig{Bucket: "OBJS"})
+	obs, err := js.CreateObjectStore(&nats.ObjectStoreConfig{Bucket: "OBJS", Description: "testing"})
 	expectOk(t, err)
 
 	// Create ~16MB object.
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ func TestObjectBasics(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the object stream to be sealed, got %+v", si)
 	}
 
+	status, err := obs.Status()
+	expectOk(t, err)
+	if !status.Sealed {
+		t.Fatalf("exected sealed status")
+	}
+	if status.Size == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("size is 0")
+	}
+	if status.Storage != nats.FileStorage {
+		t.Fatalf("stauts reports %d storage", status.Storage)
+	}
+	if status.Description != "testing" {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid description: '%s'", status.Description)
+	}
+
 	// Check simple errors.
 	_, err = obs.Get("FOO")
 	expectErr(t, err)