diff --git a/cmd/service/status.c b/cmd/service/status.c
index be5c930..abeeb15 100644
--- a/cmd/service/status.c
+++ b/cmd/service/status.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int cmd_status(int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	if (init_socket_send_request(fd, EIR_STATUS))
+	if (init_socket_send_request(fd, EIR_STATUS, ESS_NONE))
 		goto out;
 
 	is_tty = (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO) == 1);
diff --git a/initd/init.h b/initd/init.h
index 39e63a4..1d292d3 100644
--- a/initd/init.h
+++ b/initd/init.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void supervisor_init(void);
 bool supervisor_process_queues(void);
 
 void supervisor_answer_status_request(int fd, const void *dest_addr,
-				      size_t addrlen);
+				      size_t addrlen, E_SERVICE_STATE filter);
 
 /********** signal_<platform>.c **********/
 
diff --git a/initd/main.c b/initd/main.c
index 3a824e4..4eb4832 100644
--- a/initd/main.c
+++ b/initd/main.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ retry:
 
 	switch (rq.rq) {
 	case EIR_STATUS:
-		supervisor_answer_status_request(sockfd, &addr, addrlen);
+		supervisor_answer_status_request(sockfd, &addr, addrlen,
+						 rq.arg.status.filter);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/initd/supervisor.c b/initd/supervisor.c
index 451ad93..4f7ddc9 100644
--- a/initd/supervisor.c
+++ b/initd/supervisor.c
@@ -186,8 +186,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int send_svc_list(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen,
-			 E_SERVICE_STATE state, service_t *list)
+			 E_SERVICE_STATE filter, E_SERVICE_STATE state,
+			 service_t *list)
 {
+	if (filter != ESS_NONE && filter != state)
+		return 0;
+
 	while (list != NULL) {
 		if (init_socket_send_status(fd, dst, addrlen, state, list))
 			return -1;
@@ -198,17 +202,18 @@ static int send_svc_list(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void supervisor_answer_status_request(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen)
+void supervisor_answer_status_request(int fd, const void *dst, size_t addrlen,
+				      E_SERVICE_STATE filter)
 {
-	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_RUNNING, running))
+	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, filter, ESS_RUNNING, running))
 		return;
-	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_DONE, completed))
+	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, filter, ESS_DONE, completed))
 		return;
-	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_FAILED, failed))
+	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, filter, ESS_FAILED, failed))
 		return;
-	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_ENQUEUED, queue))
+	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, filter, ESS_ENQUEUED, queue))
 		return;
-	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_ENQUEUED, terminated))
+	if (send_svc_list(fd, dst, addrlen, filter, ESS_ENQUEUED, terminated))
 		return;
 	init_socket_send_status(fd, dst, addrlen, ESS_NONE, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/lib/include/initsock.h b/lib/include/initsock.h
index 76b2924..55321db 100644
--- a/lib/include/initsock.h
+++ b/lib/include/initsock.h
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef struct {
 	uint8_t rq;
+	uint8_t padd[3];
+
+	union {
+		struct {
+			uint8_t filter;
+			uint8_t padd[3];
+		} status;
+	} arg;
 } init_request_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ 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_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);
diff --git a/lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c b/lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c
index dd88856..e9c7cb9 100644
--- a/lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c
+++ b/lib/init/init_socket_send_request.c
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC */
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "initsock.h"
 
-int init_socket_send_request(int fd, E_INIT_REQUEST rq)
+int init_socket_send_request(int fd, E_INIT_REQUEST rq, ...)
 {
 	init_request_t request;
 	ssize_t ret;
+	va_list ap;
 
 	memset(&request, 0, sizeof(request));
 	request.rq = rq;
 
+	va_start(ap, rq);
+	switch (rq) {
+	case EIR_STATUS:
+		request.arg.status.filter = va_arg(ap, E_SERVICE_STATE);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	va_end(ap);
+
 retry:
 	ret = write(fd, &request, sizeof(request));