diff --git a/lib/Makemodule.am b/lib/Makemodule.am
index 901cd60..48c5767 100644
--- a/lib/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/Makemodule.am
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/svcscan.c lib/init/del_svc_list.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/svc_tsort.c lib/include/service.h
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_open.c lib/init/init_socket_create.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/include/initsock.h lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c
+libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_send_status.c
+libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
 libinit_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libinit_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/lib/include/initsock.h b/lib/include/initsock.h
index 5c1437c..9c84f3e 100644
--- a/lib/include/initsock.h
+++ b/lib/include/initsock.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define INITSOCK_H
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "service.h"
 
 #define INIT_SOCK_PATH SOCKDIR "/init.sock"
 
@@ -10,14 +11,33 @@ typedef enum {
 	EIR_STATUS = 0x00,
 } E_INIT_REQUEST;
 
+typedef enum {
+	ESS_NONE = 0x00,
+	ESS_RUNNING = 0x01,
+	ESS_ENQUEUED = 0x02,
+	ESS_EXITED = 0x03,
+} E_SERVICE_STATE;
+
 typedef struct {
 	E_INIT_REQUEST rq;
 } init_request_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+	E_SERVICE_STATE state;
+	int exit_status;
+	char *filename;
+	char *service_name;
+} init_status_response_t;
+
 int init_socket_create(void);
 
 int init_socket_open(const char *tmppath);
 
 int init_socket_send_request(int fd, E_INIT_REQUEST rq);
 
+int init_socket_send_status(int fd, const void *dest_addr, size_t addrlen,
+			    E_SERVICE_STATE state, service_t *svc);
+
+int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_response_t *resp);
+
 #endif /* INITSOCK_H */
diff --git a/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c b/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95126e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/init/init_socket_recv_status.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "initsock.h"
+
+static int read_retry(int fd, void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+retry:
+	ret = read(fd, buffer, size);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (errno == EINTR)
+			goto retry;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((size_t)ret < size) {
+		errno = EPROTO;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static char *read_string(int fd)
+{
+	uint8_t size_raw[2];
+	char *buffer;
+	size_t len;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = read_retry(fd, size_raw, 2);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	len = (((size_t)size_raw[0]) << 8) | (size_t)size_raw[1];
+
+	buffer = malloc(len + 1);
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (len > 0) {
+		ret = read_retry(fd, buffer, len);
+
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+			ret = errno;
+			free(buffer);
+			errno = ret;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	buffer[len] = '\0';
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+int init_socket_recv_status(int fd, init_status_response_t *resp)
+{
+	uint8_t info[2];
+
+	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(*resp));
+
+	if (read_retry(fd, info, 2) <= 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	resp->state = info[0];
+	resp->exit_status = info[1];
+
+	if (resp->state == ESS_NONE)
+		return 0;
+
+	resp->filename = read_string(fd);
+	if (resp->filename == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	resp->service_name = read_string(fd);
+	if (resp->service_name == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/init/init_socket_send_status.c b/lib/init/init_socket_send_status.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecad94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/init/init_socket_send_status.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "initsock.h"
+
+
+static int send_retry(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen,
+		      const void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+retry:
+	ret = sendto(fd, buffer, size, MSG_NOSIGNAL, dst, addrlen);
+	if (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+		goto retry;
+
+	if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret < size)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int send_string(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen,
+		       const char *str)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(str);
+	uint8_t raw_len[2];
+
+	raw_len[0] = (len >> 8) & 0xFF;
+	raw_len[1] = len & 0xFF;
+
+	if (send_retry(fd, dst, addrlen, raw_len, 2))
+		return -1;
+
+	return len > 0 ? send_retry(fd, dst, addrlen, str, len) : 0;
+}
+
+int init_socket_send_status(int fd, const void *dest_addr, size_t addrlen,
+			    E_SERVICE_STATE state, service_t *svc)
+{
+	uint8_t info[2];
+
+	if (svc == NULL || state == ESS_NONE) {
+		info[0] = ESS_NONE;
+		info[1] = 0;
+	} else {
+		info[0] = state;
+		info[1] = svc->status & 0xFF;
+	}
+
+	if (send_retry(fd, dest_addr, addrlen, info, 2))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (svc != NULL && state != ESS_NONE) {
+		if (send_string(fd, dest_addr, addrlen, svc->fname))
+			return -1;
+		if (send_string(fd, dest_addr, addrlen, svc->name))
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}