diff --git a/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.c b/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.c
index ecd0ca6..96c2fd3 100644
--- a/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.c
+++ b/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static dds_return_t check_status_change_fields_are_0 (int ll, dds_entity_t ent)
     const char *d = lldesc[ll].desc;
     void *status = malloc (lldesc[ll].size);
     dds_return_t ret;
-    if ((ret = get_status (ll, ent, status)) <= 0)
+    if ((ret = get_status (ll, ent, status)) < 0)
     {
       free (status);
       return ret;
@@ -1362,64 +1362,82 @@ static int checkstatus (struct oneliner_ctx *ctx, int ll, int ent, struct onelin
   {
     const void *p = advance (status, &off, *d);
     int i;
-    switch (*d)
+    if (peektok (argl, NULL) == '*')
     {
-      case 'n':
-        if (!nexttok_int (argl, &i) || i < 0)
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting non-negative integer", field);
-        printf ("%s%"PRIu32" %d", sep, *(uint32_t *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
-        if (*(uint32_t *)p != (uint32_t)i)
-          return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIu32" expected %d", field, *(uint32_t *)p, i);
-        break;
-      case 'c':
-        if (!nexttok_int (argl, &i))
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting integer", field);
-        printf ("%s%"PRId32" %d", sep, *(int32_t *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
-        if (*(int32_t *)p != i)
-          return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRId32" expected %d", field, *(int32_t *)p, i);
-        break;
-      case 'P':
-        if (nexttok (argl, NULL) != TOK_NAME)
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting policy name", field);
-        size_t polidx;
-        for (polidx = 0; polidx < sizeof (qostab) / sizeof (qostab[0]); polidx++)
-          if (strcmp (argl->v.n, qostab[polidx].abbrev) == 0)
-            break;
-        if (polidx == sizeof (qostab) / sizeof (qostab[0]))
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting policy name", field);
-        printf ("%s%"PRIu32" %"PRIu32, sep, *(uint32_t *)p, (uint32_t) qostab[polidx].id); fflush (stdout);
-        if (*(uint32_t *)p != (uint32_t) qostab[polidx].id)
-          return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIu32" expected %d", field, *(uint32_t *)p, (int) qostab[polidx].id);
-        break;
-      case 'R':
-        if (nexttok (argl, NULL) != TOK_NAME)
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting reason", field);
-        if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "i") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_INSTANCES_LIMIT;
-        else if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "s") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_SAMPLES_LIMIT;
-        else if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "spi") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_SAMPLES_PER_INSTANCE_LIMIT;
-        else return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting reason", field);
-        printf ("%s%d %d", sep, (int) *(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
-        if (*(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p != (dds_sample_rejected_status_kind) i)
-          return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %d expected %d", field, (int) (*(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p), i);
-        break;
-      case 'I': // instance handle is too complicated
-        break;
-      case 'E': {
-        int ent1 = -1;
-        dds_instance_handle_t esi1 = 0;
-        if (nexttok_if (argl, '*'))
-          ent1 = -1;
-        else if ((ent1 = parse_entity1 (argl, NULL)) < 0)
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting * or entity name", field);
-        else if ((esi1 = lookup_insthandle (ctx, ent, ent1)) == 0)
-          return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d instance handle lookup failed", field);
-        printf ("%s%"PRIx64" %"PRIx64, sep, *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p, esi1); fflush (stdout);
-        if (ent1 >= 0 && *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p != esi1)
-          return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIx64" expected %"PRIx64, field, *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p, esi1);
-        break;
+      (void) nexttok (argl, NULL);
+      switch (*d)
+      {
+        case 'n': printf ("%s%"PRIu32, sep, *(uint32_t *)p); break;
+        case 'c': printf ("%s%"PRId32, sep, *(int32_t *)p); break;
+        case 'P': printf ("%s%"PRIu32, sep, *(uint32_t *)p); break;
+        case 'R': printf ("%s%d", sep, (int) *(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p); break;
+        case 'I': break; // instance handle is too complicated
+        case 'E': printf ("%s%"PRIx64, sep, *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p); break;
+        default: return DDS_RETCODE_BAD_PARAMETER;
+      }
+      printf (" *"); fflush (stdout);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      switch (*d)
+      {
+        case 'n':
+          if (!nexttok_int (argl, &i) || i < 0)
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting non-negative integer", field);
+          printf ("%s%"PRIu32" %d", sep, *(uint32_t *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
+          if (*(uint32_t *)p != (uint32_t)i)
+            return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIu32" expected %d", field, *(uint32_t *)p, i);
+          break;
+        case 'c':
+          if (!nexttok_int (argl, &i))
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting integer", field);
+          printf ("%s%"PRId32" %d", sep, *(int32_t *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
+          if (*(int32_t *)p != i)
+            return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRId32" expected %d", field, *(int32_t *)p, i);
+          break;
+        case 'P':
+          if (nexttok (argl, NULL) != TOK_NAME)
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting policy name", field);
+          size_t polidx;
+          for (polidx = 0; polidx < sizeof (qostab) / sizeof (qostab[0]); polidx++)
+            if (strcmp (argl->v.n, qostab[polidx].abbrev) == 0)
+              break;
+          if (polidx == sizeof (qostab) / sizeof (qostab[0]))
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting policy name", field);
+          printf ("%s%"PRIu32" %"PRIu32, sep, *(uint32_t *)p, (uint32_t) qostab[polidx].id); fflush (stdout);
+          if (*(uint32_t *)p != (uint32_t) qostab[polidx].id)
+            return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIu32" expected %d", field, *(uint32_t *)p, (int) qostab[polidx].id);
+          break;
+        case 'R':
+          if (nexttok (argl, NULL) != TOK_NAME)
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting reason", field);
+          if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "i") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_INSTANCES_LIMIT;
+          else if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "s") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_SAMPLES_LIMIT;
+          else if (strcmp (argl->v.n, "spi") == 0) i = (int) DDS_REJECTED_BY_SAMPLES_PER_INSTANCE_LIMIT;
+          else return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting reason", field);
+          printf ("%s%d %d", sep, (int) *(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p, i); fflush (stdout);
+          if (*(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p != (dds_sample_rejected_status_kind) i)
+            return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %d expected %d", field, (int) (*(dds_sample_rejected_status_kind *)p), i);
+          break;
+        case 'I': // instance handle is too complicated
+          break;
+        case 'E': {
+          int ent1 = -1;
+          dds_instance_handle_t esi1 = 0;
+          if (nexttok_if (argl, '*'))
+            ent1 = -1;
+          else if ((ent1 = parse_entity1 (argl, NULL)) < 0)
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d expecting * or entity name", field);
+          else if ((esi1 = lookup_insthandle (ctx, ent, ent1)) == 0)
+            return setresult (ctx, -1, "checkstatus: field %d instance handle lookup failed", field);
+          printf ("%s%"PRIx64" %"PRIx64, sep, *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p, esi1); fflush (stdout);
+          if (ent1 >= 0 && *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p != esi1)
+            return setresult (ctx, 0, "checkstatus: field %d has actual %"PRIx64" expected %"PRIx64, field, *(dds_instance_handle_t *)p, esi1);
+          break;
+        }
+        default:
+          return DDS_RETCODE_BAD_PARAMETER;
       }
-      default:
-        return DDS_RETCODE_BAD_PARAMETER;
     }
     sep = ", ";
     if (*d != 'I')
@@ -1729,6 +1747,43 @@ static void dosetflags (struct oneliner_ctx *ctx)
   dds_entity_unpin (xwr);
 }
 
+static void docheckstatus (struct oneliner_ctx *ctx)
+{
+  const int ll = parse_listener (ctx);
+  if (ll < 0)
+    error (ctx, "checkstatus: requires listener name");
+  if (lldesc[ll].cb_status_off == 0)
+    error (ctx, "checkstatus: listener %s has no status", lldesc[ll].name);
+  struct oneliner_lex l1 = ctx->l;
+  if (*ctx->l.inp != '(')
+    error (ctx, "checkstatus: missing arguments");
+  int tok;
+  while ((tok = nexttok (&ctx->l, NULL)) != EOF && tok != ')')
+    ;
+  const int ent = parse_entity (ctx);
+  if (ent < 0)
+    error (ctx, "check listener: requires an entity");
+  if (ctx->es[ent] == 0)
+    make_entity (ctx, ent, NULL);
+  entname_t name;
+  printf ("status(%s %s): ", lldesc[ll].name, getentname (&name, ent));
+
+  void *status = malloc (lldesc[ll].size);
+  dds_return_t ret;
+  if ((ret = get_status (ll, ctx->es[ent], status)) < 0)
+  {
+    free (status);
+    error_dds (ctx, ret, "get_status failed");
+  }
+  if (checkstatus (ctx, ll, ent, &l1, status) <= 0)
+  {
+    free (status);
+    longjmp (ctx->jb, 1);
+  }
+  free (status);
+  printf ("\n");
+}
+
 static void dispatchcmd (struct oneliner_ctx *ctx)
 {
   static const struct {
@@ -1737,6 +1792,7 @@ static void dispatchcmd (struct oneliner_ctx *ctx)
   } cs[] = {
     { "-",          dodelete },
     { "?",          dowait },
+    { "status",     docheckstatus },
     { "wr",         dowr },
     { "wrdisp",     dowrdisp },
     { "disp",       dodisp },
diff --git a/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.h b/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.h
index 60ab316..4ad2d74 100644
--- a/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.h
+++ b/src/core/ddsc/tests/test_oneliner.h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
  *                                   "i" for instances, "spi" for samples per instance)
  *                         sm        see pm
  *
+ *                       A * can be substituted for any argument to indicate the value
+ *                       doesn't matter.  (The value does get printed, so it can be a
+ *                       handy way to get quickly check the actual value in some cases).
+ *
  *               | ?!LISTENER
  *
  *                       (Not listener) tests that LISTENER has not been invoked since
@@ -171,6 +175,12 @@
  *                         h   suppress periodic heartbeats
  *                         d   drop outgoing data
  *
+ *               | status LISTENER(ARGS) ENTITY-NAME
+ *
+ *                       Compare the result of dds_get_L_status against ARGS for the
+ *                       specified entity, where L is corresponds to the event named by
+ *                       LISTENER.  "da" and "dor" events are not allowed.
+ *
  * WRITE-LIKE  ::= wr    write
  *               | wrdisp  write-dispose
  *               | disp  dispose