diff --git a/.fast-run-git-command b/.fast-run-git-command
index e856fa2..4a42b97 100644
--- a/.fast-run-git-command
+++ b/.fast-run-git-command
@@ -26,11 +26,24 @@
 typeset -ga __lines_list
 local -a __response
 
+if [[ $1 == --status ]] {
+    integer __status=1
+    shift
+}
+
 if [[ -z ${FAST_HIGHLIGHT[$2-cache]} || $(( EPOCHSECONDS - FAST_HIGHLIGHT[$2-cache-born-at] )) -gt ${4:-5} ]]; then
     FAST_HIGHLIGHT[$2-cache-born-at]=$EPOCHSECONDS
     if [[ "$(command git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" = true ]]; then
         __response=( ${${(f)"$(command ${(Qz)${1#+}} 2>/dev/null)"}#$3} )
-        [[ "$1" = "+"* ]] && __lines_list+=( "${__response[@]}" ) || __lines_list=( "${__response[@]}" )
+        integer retval=$?
+        if (( __status )) {
+            __response=( $retval )
+            __lines_list=( $retval )
+        } else {
+            [[ "$1" = "+"* ]] && \
+                __lines_list+=( "${__response[@]}" ) || \
+                __lines_list=( "${__response[@]}" )
+        }
     else
         __lines_list=()
     fi