diff --git a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/ffi.c b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/ffi.c
index 2348050..ecc6adc 100644
--- a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/ffi.c
+++ b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/ffi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include <libhbsdcontrol.h>
 #include <ruby.h>
+#include <sys/extattr.h>
+#include <libutil.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "include/ffi.h"
 
 /**
@@ -56,6 +59,43 @@ ffi_reset(VALUE self, VALUE rb_feature, VALUE rb_path)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * BSD::Control::FFI.status
+ **/
+VALUE
+ffi_status(VALUE self, VALUE rb_feature, VALUE rb_path)
+{
+  VALUE rb_enable_flag, rb_disable_flag;
+  char *enable_flag, *disable_flag, *path, enable_data[2], disable_data[2];
+  int namespace;
+
+  rb_enable_flag = rb_funcall(rb_feature, rb_intern("enable"), 0);
+  rb_disable_flag = rb_funcall(rb_feature, rb_intern("disable"), 0);
+  Check_Type(rb_path, T_STRING);
+  Check_Type(rb_enable_flag, T_STRING);
+  Check_Type(rb_disable_flag, T_STRING);
+  path = RSTRING_PTR(rb_path);
+  enable_flag = RSTRING_PTR(rb_enable_flag);
+  disable_flag = RSTRING_PTR(rb_disable_flag);
+  if (extattr_string_to_namespace("system", &namespace) == -1) {
+    rb_syserr_fail(errno, "extattr_string_to_namespace");
+  }
+  if (extattr_get_file(path, namespace, enable_flag, &enable_data, 2) == -1) {
+    rb_syserr_fail(errno, "extattr_get_file");
+  }
+  if (extattr_get_file(path, namespace, disable_flag, &disable_data, 2) == -1) {
+    rb_syserr_fail(errno, "extattr_get_file");
+  }
+  if (strcmp(enable_data, disable_data) == 0) {
+    return (ID2SYM(rb_intern("conflict")));
+  } else if (strcmp(enable_data, "1") == 0) {
+    return (ID2SYM(rb_intern("enabled")));
+  } else {
+    return (ID2SYM(rb_intern("disabled")));
+  }
+}
+
+
 /**
  * BSD::Control::FFI.library_version
  **/
diff --git a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/hbsdctl.c b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/hbsdctl.c
index ac29d96..814ba1e 100644
--- a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/hbsdctl.c
+++ b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/hbsdctl.c
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ Init_hbsdctl(void)
   rb_define_singleton_method(rb_mFFI, "available_features", ffi_available_features, 0);
   rb_define_singleton_method(rb_mFFI, "library_version", ffi_library_version, 0);
   rb_define_singleton_method(rb_mFFI, "reset!", ffi_reset, 2);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(rb_mFFI, "status", ffi_status, 2);
   rb_define_private_method(rb_cFeature, "set!", feature_set, 2);
 }
diff --git a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/include/ffi.h b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/include/ffi.h
index f42f344..0337851 100644
--- a/ext/hbsdctl.rb/include/ffi.h
+++ b/ext/hbsdctl.rb/include/ffi.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <ruby.h>
 VALUE ffi_library_version(VALUE);
 VALUE ffi_available_features(VALUE);
+VALUE ffi_status(VALUE, VALUE, VALUE);
 VALUE ffi_reset(VALUE, VALUE, VALUE);
diff --git a/lib/bsd/control/feature.rb b/lib/bsd/control/feature.rb
index c3ec9e7..5ea8ab3 100644
--- a/lib/bsd/control/feature.rb
+++ b/lib/bsd/control/feature.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,47 @@ module BSD::Control
       FFI.reset!(self, path)
     end
 
+    ##
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #  Returns true when a feature is enabled.
+    def enabled?(path)
+      status(path) == :enabled
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #  Returns true when a feature is disabled.
+    def disabled?(path)
+      status(path) == :disabled
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #  Returns true when a feature is configured to use the system default.
+    def sysdef?(path)
+      status(path) == :sysdef
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #  Returns true when a feature is in conflict
+    #  (i.e: the feature is both enabled and disabled at the same time).
+    def conflict?(path)
+      status(path) == :conflict
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # @param [String] path
+    #  The path to a file.
+    # @return [Symbol]
+    #  Returns the feature status of a file.
+    #  Status can be one of: `:conflict`, `:sysdef`, `:enabled`, `:disabled`.
+    def status(path)
+      FFI.status(self, path)
+    rescue Errno::ENOATTR
+      :sysdef
+    end
+
     # @endgroup
 
     ##
diff --git a/test/superuser/status_feature_test.rb b/test/superuser/status_feature_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba72f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/superuser/status_feature_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require_relative "../setup"
+module BSD::Control
+  class EnableFeatureTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+    require 'fileutils'
+    include FileUtils
+
+    def test_mprotect_sysdef_status
+      touch(file)
+      assert_equal :sysdef,
+                   BSD::Control.feature!(:mprotect).status(file)
+    ensure
+      rm(file)
+    end
+
+    def test_mprotect_enabled_status
+      touch(file)
+      BSD::Control.feature!(:mprotect).enable!(file)
+      assert_equal :enabled,
+                   BSD::Control.feature!(:mprotect).status(file)
+    ensure
+      rm(file)
+    end
+
+
+    def test_mprotect_disabled_status
+      touch(file)
+      BSD::Control.feature!(:mprotect).disable!(file)
+      assert_equal :disabled,
+                   BSD::Control.feature!(:mprotect).status(file)
+    ensure
+      rm(file)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def file
+      File.join(__dir__, "file")
+    end
+  end
+end