diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e2fab2390..0ddd59453 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ver 0.22 (not yet released)
     "window" parameters
   - add command "readpicture" to download embedded pictures
   - command "moveoutput" moves an output between partitions
+  - show partition name in "status" response
 * tags
   - new tags "Grouping" (for ID3 "TIT1"), "Work" and "Conductor"
 * input
diff --git a/doc/protocol.rst b/doc/protocol.rst
index 36622b574..ddecab279 100644
--- a/doc/protocol.rst
+++ b/doc/protocol.rst
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ Querying :program:`MPD`'s status
     Reports the current status of the player and the volume
     level.
 
+    - ``partition``: the name of the current partition (see
+      :ref:`partition_commands`)
     - ``volume``: ``0-100`` (deprecated: ``-1`` if the volume cannot
       be determined)
     - ``repeat``: ``0`` or ``1``
@@ -1238,6 +1240,8 @@ Connection settings
     Announce that this client is interested in all tag
     types.  This is the default setting for new clients.
 
+.. _partition_commands:
+
 Partition commands
 ==================
 
diff --git a/src/command/PlayerCommands.cxx b/src/command/PlayerCommands.cxx
index ff6dcfd75..9519045ea 100644
--- a/src/command/PlayerCommands.cxx
+++ b/src/command/PlayerCommands.cxx
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ handle_status(Client &client, gcc_unused Request args, Response &r)
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_RANDOM ": %i\n"
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_SINGLE ": %s\n"
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_CONSUME ": %i\n"
+		 "partition: %s\n"
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_PLAYLIST ": %li\n"
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_PLAYLIST_LENGTH ": %i\n"
 		 COMMAND_STATUS_MIXRAMPDB ": %f\n"
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ handle_status(Client &client, gcc_unused Request args, Response &r)
 		 playlist.GetRandom(),
 		 SingleToString(playlist.GetSingle()),
 		 playlist.GetConsume(),
+		 partition.name.c_str(),
 		 (unsigned long)playlist.GetVersion(),
 		 playlist.GetLength(),
 		 pc.GetMixRampDb(),