diff --git a/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Const.java b/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Const.java
index fadecea29..a7d8a1584 100644
--- a/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Const.java
+++ b/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Const.java
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ public class Const {
     public static final int USER_ID = Process.myUid() / 100000;
 
     public static final class MAGISK_VER {
-        public static final int REMOVE_LEGACY_LINK = 1630;
         public static final int SEPOL_REFACTOR = 1640;
         public static final int FIX_ENV = 1650;
         public static final int DBVER_SIX = 17000;
         public static final int CMDLINE_DB = 17305;
+        public static final int HIDE_STATUS = 17315;
     }
 
     public static class ID {
diff --git a/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Data.java b/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Data.java
index b2bbabbf8..af6ce3efb 100644
--- a/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Data.java
+++ b/app/src/full/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/Data.java
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ public class Data {
         try {
             magiskVersionString = ShellUtils.fastCmd("magisk -v").split(":")[0];
             magiskVersionCode = Integer.parseInt(ShellUtils.fastCmd("magisk -V"));
-            String s = ShellUtils.fastCmd(("resetprop -p ") + Const.MAGISKHIDE_PROP);
-            magiskHide = s.isEmpty() || Integer.parseInt(s) != 0;
+            if (magiskVersionCode >= Const.MAGISK_VER.HIDE_STATUS) {
+                magiskHide = Shell.su("magiskhide --status").exec().isSuccess();
+            } else {
+                String s = ShellUtils.fastCmd(("resetprop -p ") + Const.MAGISKHIDE_PROP);
+                magiskHide = s.isEmpty() || Integer.parseInt(s) != 0;
+            }
         } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {}
     }
 
diff --git a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.cpp b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.cpp
index efd9a798f..4a1d09a0f 100644
--- a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@
 #include "resetprop.h"
 #include "flags.h"
 
-int hide_enabled = 0;
+bool hide_enabled = false;
 static pthread_t proc_monitor_thread;
 pthread_mutex_t list_lock;
 
 [[noreturn]] static void usage(char *arg0) {
 	fprintf(stderr,
-		"MagiskHide v" xstr(MAGISK_VERSION) "(" xstr(MAGISK_VER_CODE) ") (by topjohnwu) - Hide Magisk!\n\n"
+		"MagiskHide v" xstr(MAGISK_VERSION) "(" xstr(MAGISK_VER_CODE) ") (by topjohnwu)\n\n"
 		"Usage: %s [--options [arguments...] ]\n\n"
 		"Options:\n"
+  		"  --status          Return the status of MagiskHide\n"
 		"  --enable          Start magiskhide\n"
 		"  --disable         Stop magiskhide\n"
 		"  --add PROCESS     Add PROCESS to the hide list\n"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ int launch_magiskhide(int client) {
 		return LOGCAT_DISABLED;
 	}
 
-	hide_enabled = 1;
+	hide_enabled = true;
 	LOGI("* Starting MagiskHide\n");
 
 	deleteprop(MAGISKHIDE_PROP, true);
@@ -70,14 +71,14 @@ int launch_magiskhide(int client) {
 	proc_monitor();
 
 error:
-	hide_enabled = 0;
+	hide_enabled = false;
 	return DAEMON_ERROR;
 }
 
 int stop_magiskhide() {
 	LOGI("* Stopping MagiskHide\n");
 
-	hide_enabled = 0;
+	hide_enabled = false;
 	setprop(MAGISKHIDE_PROP, "0");
 	// Remove without actually removing persist props
 	deleteprop(MAGISKHIDE_PROP);
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ void magiskhide_handler(int client) {
 		ls_list(client);
 		client = -1;
 		break;
+	case HIDE_STATUS:
+		res = hide_enabled ? HIDE_IS_ENABLED : HIDE_NOT_ENABLED;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	write_int(client, res);
@@ -126,61 +130,66 @@ void magiskhide_handler(int client) {
 }
 
 int magiskhide_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	if (argc < 2) {
+	if (argc < 2)
 		usage(argv[0]);
-	}
-	int req;
-	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--enable") == 0) {
-		req = LAUNCH_MAGISKHIDE;
-	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--disable") == 0) {
-		req = STOP_MAGISKHIDE;
-	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--add") == 0 && argc > 2) {
-		req = ADD_HIDELIST;
-	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--rm") == 0 && argc > 2) {
-		req = RM_HIDELIST;
-	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--ls") == 0) {
-		req = LS_HIDELIST;
-	} else {
-		usage(argv[0]);
-	}
 
+	int req;
+	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--enable") == 0)
+		req = LAUNCH_MAGISKHIDE;
+	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--disable") == 0)
+		req = STOP_MAGISKHIDE;
+	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--add") == 0 && argc > 2)
+		req = ADD_HIDELIST;
+	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--rm") == 0 && argc > 2)
+		req = RM_HIDELIST;
+	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--ls") == 0)
+		req = LS_HIDELIST;
+	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--status") == 0)
+		req = HIDE_STATUS;
+	else
+		usage(argv[0]);
+
+	// Send request
 	int fd = connect_daemon();
 	write_int(fd, MAGISKHIDE);
 	write_int(fd, req);
-	if (req == ADD_HIDELIST || req == RM_HIDELIST) {
+	if (req == ADD_HIDELIST || req == RM_HIDELIST)
 		write_string(fd, argv[2]);
-	}
+
+	// Get response
 	int code = read_int(fd);
 	switch (code) {
 	case DAEMON_SUCCESS:
 		break;
-	case ROOT_REQUIRED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Root is required for this operation\n");
-		return code;
 	case LOGCAT_DISABLED:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Logcat is disabled, cannot start MagiskHide\n");
-		return code;
+		break;
 	case HIDE_NOT_ENABLED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is not enabled yet\n");
-		return code;
+		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is not enabled\n");
+		break;
 	case HIDE_IS_ENABLED:
-		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is already enabled\n");
-		return code;
+		fprintf(stderr, "MagiskHide is enabled\n");
+		break;
 	case HIDE_ITEM_EXIST:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Process [%s] already exists in hide list\n", argv[2]);
-		return code;
+		break;
 	case HIDE_ITEM_NOT_EXIST:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Process [%s] does not exist in hide list\n", argv[2]);
-		return code;
+		break;
+
+	/* Errors */
+	case ROOT_REQUIRED:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Root is required for this operation\n");
+		break;
 	case DAEMON_ERROR:
 	default:
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error occured in daemon...\n");
-		return code;
+		return DAEMON_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	if (req == LS_HIDELIST) {
-		int argc = read_int(fd);
-		for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+	if (code == DAEMON_SUCCESS && req == LS_HIDELIST) {
+		int cnt = read_int(fd);
+		for (int i = 0; i < cnt; ++i) {
 			char *s = read_string(fd);
 			printf("%s\n", s);
 			free(s);
@@ -188,5 +197,5 @@ int magiskhide_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	}
 	close(fd);
 
-	return 0;
+	return req == HIDE_STATUS ? (code == HIDE_IS_ENABLED ? 0 : 1) : code != DAEMON_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.h b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.h
index 3e743c2fd..ad57a4a3f 100644
--- a/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.h
+++ b/native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void clean_magisk_props();
 int add_list(const char *proc);
 bool init_list();
 
-extern int hide_enabled;
+extern bool hide_enabled;
 extern pthread_mutex_t list_lock;
 extern Vector<CharArray> hide_list;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ enum {
 	STOP_MAGISKHIDE,
 	ADD_HIDELIST,
 	RM_HIDELIST,
-	LS_HIDELIST
+	LS_HIDELIST,
+	HIDE_STATUS,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/native/jni/magiskhide/proc_monitor.cpp b/native/jni/magiskhide/proc_monitor.cpp
index 56cf0669a..65943174f 100644
--- a/native/jni/magiskhide/proc_monitor.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/magiskhide/proc_monitor.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern char *system_block, *vendor_block, *magiskloop;
 static void term_thread(int) {
 	LOGD("proc_monitor: running cleanup\n");
 	hide_list.clear(true);
-	hide_enabled = 0;
+	hide_enabled = false;
 	close(sockfd);
 	sockfd = -1;
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&list_lock);