diff --git a/kv.go b/kv.go
index cf5468bce..3b0ab12d5 100644
--- a/kv.go
+++ b/kv.go
@@ -66,13 +66,35 @@ type KeyValue interface {
 	Bucket() string
 	// PurgeDeletes will remove all current delete markers.
 	PurgeDeletes(opts ...WatchOpt) error
+	// Status retrieves the status and configuration of a bucket
+	Status() (KeyValueStatus, error)
+}
+
+type KeyValueStatus interface {
+	// Bucket the name of the bucket
+	Bucket() string
+
+	// Values is how many messages are in the bucket, including historical values
+	Values() uint64
+
+	// History returns the configured history kept per key
+	History() int64
+
+	// TTL is how long the bucket keeps values for
+	TTL() time.Duration
+
+	// Replicas is how many storage replicas are kept
+	Replicas() int
+
+	// StreamName is the name of the stream used to store the data
+	StreamName() string
 }
 
 // KeyWatcher is what is returned when doing a watch.
 type KeyWatcher interface {
 	// Updates returns a channel to read any updates to entries.
 	Updates() <-chan KeyValueEntry
-	// Stop() will stop this watcher.
+	// Stop will stop this watcher.
 	Stop() error
 }
 
@@ -642,3 +664,36 @@ func (kv *kvs) Watch(keys string, opts ...WatchOpt) (KeyWatcher, error) {
 func (kv *kvs) Bucket() string {
 	return kv.name
 }
+
+type kvStatus struct {
+	nfo    *StreamInfo
+	bucket string
+}
+
+// Bucket the name of the bucket
+func (s *kvStatus) Bucket() string { return s.bucket }
+
+// Values is how many messages are in the bucket, including historical values
+func (s *kvStatus) Values() uint64 { return s.nfo.State.Msgs }
+
+// History returns the configured history kept per key
+func (s *kvStatus) History() int64 { return s.nfo.Config.MaxMsgsPerSubject }
+
+// TTL is how long the bucket keeps values for
+func (s *kvStatus) TTL() time.Duration { return s.nfo.Config.MaxAge }
+
+// Replicas is how many storage replicas are kept
+func (s *kvStatus) Replicas() int { return s.nfo.Config.Replicas }
+
+// StreamName is the name of the stream used to store the data
+func (s *kvStatus) StreamName() string { return s.nfo.Config.Name }
+
+// Status retrieves the status and configuration of a bucket
+func (kv *kvs) Status() (KeyValueStatus, error) {
+	nfo, err := kv.js.StreamInfo(kv.stream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &kvStatus{nfo: nfo, bucket: kv.name}, nil
+}
diff --git a/test/kv_test.go b/test/kv_test.go
index 01934ba48..f74fa88bc 100644
--- a/test/kv_test.go
+++ b/test/kv_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestKeyValueBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	nc, js := jsClient(t, s)
 	defer nc.Close()
 
-	kv, err := js.CreateKeyValue(&nats.KeyValueConfig{Bucket: "TEST"})
+	kv, err := js.CreateKeyValue(&nats.KeyValueConfig{Bucket: "TEST", History: 5, TTL: time.Hour})
 	expectOk(t, err)
 
 	if kv.Bucket() != "TEST" {
@@ -78,6 +78,28 @@ func TestKeyValueBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	expectOk(t, err)
 	_, err = kv.Update("age", []byte("33"), r)
 	expectOk(t, err)
+
+	// Status
+	status, err := kv.Status()
+	expectOk(t, err)
+	if status.Replicas() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 replica got %d", status.Replicas())
+	}
+	if status.History() != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected history of 5 got %d", status.History())
+	}
+	if status.Bucket() != "TEST" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected bucket TEST got %v", status.Bucket())
+	}
+	if status.TTL() != time.Hour {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 hour TTL got %v", status.TTL())
+	}
+	if status.Values() != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 7 values got %d", status.Values())
+	}
+	if status.StreamName() != "KV_TEST" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected KV_TEST stream got %v", status.StreamName())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestKeyValueHistory(t *testing.T) {