diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
index 465314d7..0c6a0958 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ components = ['all']
 
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
     usage="Usage: "
-          "%prog <noderange> [list][update [--backup <file>]]|[<components>]")
+          "%prog <noderange> [list][updatestatus][update [--backup <file>]]|[<components>]")
 argparser.add_option('-b', '--backup', action='store_true',
                      help='Target a backup bank rather than primary')
 argparser.add_option('-m', '--maxnodes', type='int',
@@ -65,14 +65,18 @@ argparser.add_option('-m', '--maxnodes', type='int',
              
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 upfile = None
+querystatus = False
 try:
     noderange = args[0]
     if len(args) > 1:
         if args[1] == 'update':
             upfile = args[2]
         else:
+            comps = []
             if args[1] == 'list':
                 comps = args[2:]
+            elif args[1] == 'updatestatus':
+                querystatus = True
             else:
                 comps = args[1:]
             components = []
@@ -171,7 +175,16 @@ def show_firmware(session):
 
 try:
     session = client.Command()
-    if upfile is None:
+    if querystatus:
+        for res in session.read(
+                '/noderange/{0}/inventory/firmware/updatestatus'.format(noderange)):
+            for node in res.get('databynode', {}):
+                currstat = res['databynode'][node].get('status', None)
+                if currstat:
+                    print('{}: {}'.format(node, currstat))
+                else:
+                    print(repr(res))
+    elif upfile is None:
         show_firmware(session)
     else:
         update_firmware(session, upfile)
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
index bd55f847..b8925976 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ nodefirmware(8) -- Report firmware information on confluent nodes
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
 
-`nodefirmware <noderange> [list][update [--backup <file>]]|[<components>]`
+`nodefirmware <noderange> [list][updatestatus][update [--backup <file>]]|[<components>]`
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ not be relevant to redfish.  Additionally, the Lenovo XCC makes certain
 information available over IPMI that is not otherwise available (for example
 the FPGA version where applicable).
 
+The updatestatus argument will describe the state of firmware updates on the
+nodes.
+
 In the update form, it accepts a single file and attempts to update it using
 the out of band facilities.  Firmware updates can end in one of three states: