diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index e89bc30..84eaa8c 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
     {"ch_sendexpr",	2, 3, f_ch_sendexpr},
     {"ch_sendraw",	2, 3, f_ch_sendraw},
     {"ch_setoptions",	2, 2, f_ch_setoptions},
-    {"ch_status",	1, 1, f_ch_status},
+    {"ch_status",	1, 2, f_ch_status},
 #endif
     {"changenr",	0, 0, f_changenr},
     {"char2nr",		1, 2, f_char2nr},
@@ -1985,13 +1985,24 @@
 f_ch_status(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
     channel_T	*channel;
+    jobopt_T	opt;
+    int		part = -1;
 
     /* return an empty string by default */
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
 
     channel = get_channel_arg(&argvars[0], FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-    rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave((char_u *)channel_status(channel));
+
+    if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
+    {
+	clear_job_options(&opt);
+	if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_PART) == OK
+						     && (opt.jo_set & JO_PART))
+	    part = opt.jo_part;
+    }
+
+    rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave((char_u *)channel_status(channel, part));
 }
 #endif