diff --git a/changelog.yaml b/changelog.yaml
index 4cd030b..bba179c 100644
--- a/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelog.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   changes:
     - "**BREAKING:** Require Python 3.7+"
     - "Add `timeline --account` option to show the account timeline (thanks Dan Schwarz)"
+    - "Add `toot status` command to show a single status
     - "TUI: Add personal timeline (thanks Dan Schwarz)"
 
 0.36.0:
diff --git a/toot/commands.py b/toot/commands.py
index 5dad7e8..2b42ea0 100644
--- a/toot/commands.py
+++ b/toot/commands.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from toot.auth import login_interactive, login_browser_interactive, create_app_i
 from toot.entities import Instance, Notification, Status, from_dict
 from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
 from toot.output import (print_lists, print_out, print_instance, print_account, print_acct_list,
-                         print_search_results, print_timeline, print_notifications, print_tag_list,
+                         print_search_results, print_status, print_timeline, print_notifications, print_tag_list,
                          print_list_accounts, print_user_list)
 from toot.tui.utils import parse_datetime
 from toot.utils import args_get_instance, delete_tmp_status_file, editor_input, multiline_input, EOF_KEY
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ def timeline(app, user, args, generator=None):
             break
 
 
+def status(app, user, args):
+    status = api.single_status(app, user, args.status_id)
+    status = from_dict(Status, status)
+    print_status(status)
+
+
 def thread(app, user, args):
     toot = api.single_status(app, user, args.status_id)
     context = api.context(app, user, args.status_id)
diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index da4f3ce..39842c4 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -459,6 +459,16 @@ READ_COMMANDS = [
         ],
         require_auth=True,
     ),
+    Command(
+        name="status",
+        description="Show a single status",
+        arguments=[
+            (["status_id"], {
+                "help": "ID of the status to show.",
+            }),
+        ],
+        require_auth=True,
+    ),
     Command(
         name="timeline",
         description="Show recent items in a timeline (home by default)",
diff --git a/toot/output.py b/toot/output.py
index 3605c3a..83cd235 100644
--- a/toot/output.py
+++ b/toot/output.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def print_search_results(results):
         print_out("<yellow>Nothing found</yellow>")
 
 
-def print_status(status: Status, width: int):
+def print_status(status: Status, width: int = 80):
     status_id = status.id
     in_reply_to_id = status.in_reply_to_id
     reblogged_by = status.account if status.reblog else None