diff --git a/cli/command_status.go b/cli/command_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53140d2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kopia/kopia/blob"
+	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/units"
+	kingpin "gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	statusCommand = app.Command("status", "Show status of repository")
+)
+
+func runStatusCommand(context *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+	rep := mustOpenRepository(nil)
+	defer rep.Close()
+
+	s := rep.Status()
+
+	fmt.Printf("Config file:         %v\n", rep.ConfigFile)
+	fmt.Printf("Cache directory:     %v\n", rep.CacheDirectory)
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	if cip, ok := rep.Storage.(blob.ConnectionInfoProvider); ok {
+		ci := cip.ConnectionInfo()
+		fmt.Printf("Storage type:        %v\n", ci.Type)
+		if cjson, err := json.MarshalIndent(ci.Config, "                     ", "  "); err == nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Storage config:      %v\n", string(cjson))
+		}
+		fmt.Println()
+	}
+
+	var splitterExtraInfo string
+
+	switch s.Splitter {
+	case "DYNAMIC":
+		splitterExtraInfo = fmt.Sprintf(
+			" (min: %v; avg: %v; max: %v)",
+			units.BytesStringBase2(int64(s.MinBlockSize)),
+			units.BytesStringBase2(int64(s.AvgBlockSize)),
+			units.BytesStringBase2(int64(s.MaxBlockSize)))
+	case "FIXED":
+		splitterExtraInfo = fmt.Sprintf(" %v", units.BytesStringBase2(int64(s.MaxBlockSize)))
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("Metadata manager:    v%v\n", s.MetadataManagerVersion)
+	fmt.Printf("Metadata Encryption: %v\n", s.MetadataEncryptionAlgorithm)
+	fmt.Printf("Key Derivation:      %v\n", s.KeyDerivationAlgorithm)
+	fmt.Printf("Unique ID:           %v\n", s.UniqueID)
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("Object manager:      v%v\n", s.ObjectManagerVersion)
+	fmt.Printf("Object format:       %v\n", s.ObjectFormat)
+	fmt.Printf("Splitter:            %v%v\n", s.Splitter, splitterExtraInfo)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	statusCommand.Action(runStatusCommand)
+}
diff --git a/repo/repository.go b/repo/repository.go
index 2ed5fd453..88906c1f7 100644
--- a/repo/repository.go
+++ b/repo/repository.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package repo
 
-import (
-	"github.com/kopia/kopia/blob"
-)
+import "github.com/kopia/kopia/blob"
+import "encoding/hex"
+import "fmt"
 
 // Repository represents storage where both content-addressable and user-addressable data is kept.
 type Repository struct {
@@ -14,6 +14,44 @@ type Repository struct {
 	CacheDirectory string
 }
 
+// StatusInfo stores a snapshot of repository-wide statistics plus some general information about repository configuration.
+type StatusInfo struct {
+	Stats
+
+	MetadataManagerVersion      string
+	MetadataEncryptionAlgorithm string
+	UniqueID                    string
+	KeyDerivationAlgorithm      string
+
+	ObjectManagerVersion   string
+	ObjectFormat           string
+	MaxInlineContentLength int
+	Splitter               string
+	MinBlockSize           int
+	AvgBlockSize           int
+	MaxBlockSize           int
+}
+
+// Status returns a snapshot of repository-wide statistics plus some general information about repository configuration.
+func (r *Repository) Status() StatusInfo {
+	return StatusInfo{
+		Stats: r.ObjectManager.stats,
+
+		MetadataManagerVersion:      r.MetadataManager.format.Version,
+		UniqueID:                    hex.EncodeToString(r.MetadataManager.format.UniqueID),
+		MetadataEncryptionAlgorithm: r.MetadataManager.format.EncryptionAlgorithm,
+		KeyDerivationAlgorithm:      r.MetadataManager.format.KeyDerivationAlgorithm,
+
+		ObjectManagerVersion:   fmt.Sprintf("%v", r.ObjectManager.format.Version),
+		ObjectFormat:           r.ObjectManager.format.ObjectFormat,
+		Splitter:               r.ObjectManager.format.Splitter,
+		MaxInlineContentLength: r.ObjectManager.format.MaxInlineContentLength,
+		MinBlockSize:           r.ObjectManager.format.MinBlockSize,
+		AvgBlockSize:           r.ObjectManager.format.AvgBlockSize,
+		MaxBlockSize:           r.ObjectManager.format.MaxBlockSize,
+	}
+}
+
 // Close closes the repository and releases all resources.
 func (r *Repository) Close() error {
 	if err := r.ObjectManager.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -31,11 +69,6 @@ func (r *Repository) Flush() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Stats returns repository-wide statistics.
-func (r *Repository) Stats() Stats {
-	return r.ObjectManager.stats
-}
-
 // ResetStats resets all repository-wide statistics to zero values.
 func (r *Repository) ResetStats() {
 	r.ObjectManager.stats = Stats{}
diff --git a/snapshot/upload.go b/snapshot/upload.go
index 1102d0343..847eaaa22 100644
--- a/snapshot/upload.go
+++ b/snapshot/upload.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func Upload(
 
 	s.EndTime = time.Now()
 	s.Stats = *u.stats
-	s.Stats.Repository = u.repo.Stats()
+	s.Stats.Repository = u.repo.Status().Stats
 
 	return s, nil
 }