diff --git a/weed/shell/command_cluster_status.go b/weed/shell/command_cluster_status.go
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+++ b/weed/shell/command_cluster_status.go
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+package shell
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/erasure_coding"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
+
+	"io"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Commands = append(Commands, &commandClusterStatus{})
+}
+
+type commandClusterStatus struct{}
+type ClusterStatusPrinter struct {
+	writer io.Writer
+
+	locked            bool
+	collections       []string
+	topology          *master_pb.TopologyInfo
+	volumeSizeLimitMb uint64
+}
+
+func (c *commandClusterStatus) Name() string {
+	return "cluster.status"
+}
+
+func (c *commandClusterStatus) Help() string {
+	return `outputs a quick overview of the cluster status`
+}
+
+func (c *commandClusterStatus) HasTag(CommandTag) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (c *commandClusterStatus) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+
+	if err = flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	collections, err := ListCollectionNames(commandEnv, true, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	topology, volumeSizeLimitMb, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sp := &ClusterStatusPrinter{
+		writer: writer,
+
+		locked:            commandEnv.isLocked(),
+		collections:       collections,
+		topology:          topology,
+		volumeSizeLimitMb: volumeSizeLimitMb,
+	}
+	sp.Print()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TODO: humanize figures in output
+// TODO: add option to collect detailed file stats
+func (sp *ClusterStatusPrinter) Print() {
+	sp.write("")
+	sp.printClusterInfo()
+	sp.printVolumeInfo()
+	sp.printStorageInfo()
+}
+
+func (sp *ClusterStatusPrinter) write(format string, a ...any) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(sp.writer, strings.TrimRight(format, "\r\n "), a...)
+	fmt.Fprint(sp.writer, "\n")
+}
+
+func (sp *ClusterStatusPrinter) printClusterInfo() {
+	dcs := len(sp.topology.DataCenterInfos)
+
+	racks := 0
+	nodes := 0
+	disks := 0
+	for _, dci := range sp.topology.DataCenterInfos {
+		racks += len(dci.RackInfos)
+		for _, ri := range dci.RackInfos {
+			for _, dni := range ri.DataNodeInfos {
+				nodes++
+				disks += len(dni.DiskInfos)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	status := "unlocked"
+	if sp.locked {
+		status = "LOCKED"
+	}
+
+	sp.write("cluster:")
+	sp.write("\tid:       %s", sp.topology.Id)
+	sp.write("\tstatus:   %s", status)
+	sp.write("\tnodes:    %d", nodes)
+	sp.write("\ttopology: %d DC(s), %d disk(s) on %d rack(s)", dcs, disks, racks)
+	sp.write("")
+}
+
+func (sp *ClusterStatusPrinter) printVolumeInfo() {
+	collections := len(sp.collections)
+	var maxVolumes uint64
+	volumes := map[needle.VolumeId]bool{}
+	ecVolumes := map[needle.VolumeId]bool{}
+
+	var replicas, roReplicas, rwReplicas, ecShards uint64
+
+	for _, dci := range sp.topology.DataCenterInfos {
+		for _, ri := range dci.RackInfos {
+			for _, dni := range ri.DataNodeInfos {
+				for _, di := range dni.DiskInfos {
+					maxVolumes += uint64(di.MaxVolumeCount)
+					for _, vi := range di.VolumeInfos {
+						vid := needle.VolumeId(vi.Id)
+						volumes[vid] = true
+						replicas++
+						if vi.ReadOnly {
+							roReplicas++
+						} else {
+							rwReplicas++
+						}
+					}
+					for _, eci := range di.EcShardInfos {
+						vid := needle.VolumeId(eci.Id)
+						ecVolumes[vid] = true
+						ecShards += uint64(erasure_coding.ShardBits(eci.EcIndexBits).ShardIdCount())
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var roReplicasRatio, rwReplicasRatio, ecShardsPerVolume float64
+	if replicas != 0 {
+		roReplicasRatio = float64(roReplicas) / float64(replicas)
+		rwReplicasRatio = float64(rwReplicas) / float64(replicas)
+	}
+	if len(ecVolumes) != 0 {
+		ecShardsPerVolume = float64(ecShards) / float64(len(ecVolumes))
+	}
+
+	totalVolumes := len(volumes) + len(ecVolumes)
+
+	sp.write("volumes:")
+	sp.write("\ttotal:    %d volumes on %d collections", totalVolumes, collections)
+	sp.write("\tmax size: %d bytes", sp.volumeSizeLimitMb*1024*1024)
+	sp.write("\tregular:  %d/%d volumes on %d replicas, %d writable (%.02f%%), %d read-only (%.02f%%)", len(volumes), maxVolumes, replicas, rwReplicas, 100*rwReplicasRatio, roReplicas, 100*roReplicasRatio)
+	sp.write("\tEC:       %d EC volumes on %d shards (%.02f shards/volume)", len(ecVolumes), ecShards, ecShardsPerVolume)
+	sp.write("")
+}
+
+func (sp *ClusterStatusPrinter) printStorageInfo() {
+	perVolumeSize := map[needle.VolumeId]uint64{}
+	perEcVolumeSize := map[needle.VolumeId]uint64{}
+	var rawVolumeSize, rawEcVolumeSize uint64
+
+	for _, dci := range sp.topology.DataCenterInfos {
+		for _, ri := range dci.RackInfos {
+			for _, dni := range ri.DataNodeInfos {
+				for _, di := range dni.DiskInfos {
+					for _, vi := range di.VolumeInfos {
+						vid := needle.VolumeId(vi.Id)
+						perVolumeSize[vid] = vi.Size
+						rawVolumeSize += vi.Size
+					}
+					for _, eci := range di.EcShardInfos {
+						vid := needle.VolumeId(eci.Id)
+						var size uint64
+						for _, ss := range eci.ShardSizes {
+							size += uint64(ss)
+						}
+						perEcVolumeSize[vid] += size
+						rawEcVolumeSize += size
+					}
+
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// normalize EC logical volume sizes given shard settings
+	for vid := range perEcVolumeSize {
+		perEcVolumeSize[vid] = perEcVolumeSize[vid] * erasure_coding.DataShardsCount / erasure_coding.TotalShardsCount
+	}
+
+	var volumeSize, ecVolumeSize uint64
+	for _, s := range perVolumeSize {
+		volumeSize += s
+	}
+	for _, s := range perEcVolumeSize {
+		ecVolumeSize += s
+	}
+
+	totalSize := volumeSize + ecVolumeSize
+
+	sp.write("storage:")
+	sp.write("\ttotal:           %d bytes", totalSize)
+	sp.write("\tregular volumes: %d bytes", volumeSize)
+	sp.write("\tEC volumes:      %d bytes", ecVolumeSize)
+	sp.write("\traw:             %d bytes on volume replicas, %d bytes on EC shard files", rawVolumeSize, rawEcVolumeSize)
+	sp.write("")
+}