diff -Naur orig/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c linux-2.4.24/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
--- orig/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c	2004-03-27 02:00:28.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.4.24/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c	2004-03-27 02:10:11.000000000 -0700
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
     sysrq <letter> - Performs the SysRq action controlled by the letter \n\
     cad - invoke the Ctl-Alt-Del handler \n\
     stop - pause the UML; it will do nothing until it receives a 'go' \n\
+    status - check to see if the UML is stopped or running\n\
     go - continue the UML after a 'stop' \n\
     log <string> - make UML enter <string> into the kernel log\n\
     proc <file> - returns the contents of the UML's /proc/<file>\n\
@@ -251,15 +252,39 @@
 	mconsole_reply(req, "Not stopped", 1, 0);
 }
 
+void mconsole_status(struct mc_request *req)
+{
+	/* CurrentStatus of 'R' indicates running */
+	/* CurrentStatus of 'S' indicates a stopped UML */
+	static char CurrentStatus = 'R';
+
+	if (req->cmd->handler == mconsole_status)
+	{
+		if (CurrentStatus == 'S') mconsole_reply(req, "Stopped", 0, 0);
+		else mconsole_reply(req, "Running", 0, 0);
+	}
+	else if (req->cmd->handler == mconsole_stop)
+	{
+		CurrentStatus = 'S';
+	}
+	else if (req->cmd->handler == mconsole_go)
+	{
+		CurrentStatus = 'R';
+	}
+	else mconsole_reply(req, "", 1, 0);
+}
+
 void mconsole_stop(struct mc_request *req)
 {
 	deactivate_fd(req->originating_fd, MCONSOLE_IRQ);
 	os_set_fd_block(req->originating_fd, 1);
+	mconsole_status(req); /* change the status to stopped */
 	mconsole_reply(req, "", 0, 0);
 	while(mconsole_get_request(req->originating_fd, req)){
 		if(req->cmd->handler == mconsole_go) break;
 		(*req->cmd->handler)(req);
 	}
+	mconsole_status(req); /* change the status back to running */
 	os_set_fd_block(req->originating_fd, 0);
 	reactivate_fd(req->originating_fd, MCONSOLE_IRQ);
 	mconsole_reply(req, "", 0, 0);
diff -Naur orig/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c linux-2.4.24/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c
--- orig/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c	2004-03-27 02:00:28.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.4.24/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c	2004-03-27 02:11:09.000000000 -0700
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	{ "cad", mconsole_cad, MCONSOLE_INTR },
 	{ "stop", mconsole_stop, MCONSOLE_PROC },
 	{ "go", mconsole_go, MCONSOLE_INTR },
+	{ "status", mconsole_status, MCONSOLE_PROC },
 	{ "log", mconsole_log, MCONSOLE_INTR },
 	{ "proc", mconsole_proc, MCONSOLE_PROC },
 };
diff -Naur orig/arch/um/include/mconsole.h linux-2.4.24/arch/um/include/mconsole.h
--- orig/arch/um/include/mconsole.h	2004-03-27 02:00:28.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.4.24/arch/um/include/mconsole.h	2004-03-27 02:11:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 extern void mconsole_cad(struct mc_request *req);
 extern void mconsole_stop(struct mc_request *req);
 extern void mconsole_go(struct mc_request *req);
+extern void mconsole_status(struct mc_request *req);
 extern void mconsole_log(struct mc_request *req);
 extern void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req);