diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6a1c4f3d..bcce6097 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "distant"
-version = "0.15.0-alpha.14"
+version = "0.15.0-alpha.15"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "distant-core"
-version = "0.15.0-alpha.14"
+version = "0.15.0-alpha.15"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "bytes",
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "distant-lua"
-version = "0.15.0-alpha.14"
+version = "0.15.0-alpha.15"
 dependencies = [
  "distant-core",
  "distant-ssh2",
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "distant-ssh2"
-version = "0.15.0-alpha.14"
+version = "0.15.0-alpha.15"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
diff --git a/distant-core/src/client/process.rs b/distant-core/src/client/process.rs
index fbb83b13..7752b91b 100644
--- a/distant-core/src/client/process.rs
+++ b/distant-core/src/client/process.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use derive_more::{Display, Error, From};
 use log::*;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::{
     io,
-    sync::mpsc::{
-        self,
-        error::{TryRecvError, TrySendError},
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{
+            self,
+            error::{TryRecvError, TrySendError},
+        },
+        RwLock,
     },
     task::{JoinError, JoinHandle},
 };
@@ -40,12 +44,11 @@ pub struct RemoteProcess {
     /// Id used to map back to mailbox
     pub(crate) origin_id: usize,
 
-    /// Task that forwards stdin to the remote process by bundling it as stdin requests
-    req_task: JoinHandle<Result<(), RemoteProcessError>>,
+    // Sender to abort req task
+    abort_req_task_tx: mpsc::Sender<()>,
 
-    /// Task that reads in new responses, which returns the success and optional
-    /// exit code once the process has completed
-    res_task: JoinHandle<Result<(bool, Option<i32>), RemoteProcessError>>,
+    // Sender to abort res task
+    abort_res_task_tx: mpsc::Sender<()>,
 
     /// Sender for stdin
     pub stdin: Option<RemoteStdin>,
@@ -58,6 +61,12 @@ pub struct RemoteProcess {
 
     /// Sender for kill events
     kill: mpsc::Sender<()>,
+
+    /// Task that waits for the process to complete
+    wait_task: JoinHandle<()>,
+
+    /// Handles the success and exit code for a completed process
+    status: Arc<RwLock<Option<Result<(bool, Option<i32>), RemoteProcessError>>>>,
 }
 
 impl RemoteProcess {
@@ -125,28 +134,56 @@ impl RemoteProcess {
         // Used to terminate request task, either explicitly by the process or internally
         // by the response task when it terminates
         let (kill_tx, kill_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+        let kill_tx_2 = kill_tx.clone();
 
         // Now we spawn a task to handle future responses that are async
         // such as ProcStdout, ProcStderr, and ProcDone
-        let kill_tx_2 = kill_tx.clone();
+        let (abort_res_task_tx, mut abort_res_task_rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
         let res_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
-            process_incoming_responses(id, mailbox, stdout_tx, stderr_tx, kill_tx_2).await
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = abort_res_task_rx.recv() => {
+                    panic!("killed");
+                }
+                res = process_incoming_responses(id, mailbox, stdout_tx, stderr_tx, kill_tx_2) => {
+                    res
+                }
+            }
         });
 
         // Spawn a task that takes stdin from our channel and forwards it to the remote process
+        let (abort_req_task_tx, mut abort_req_task_rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
         let req_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
-            process_outgoing_requests(tenant, id, channel, stdin_rx, kill_rx).await
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = abort_req_task_rx.recv() => {
+                    panic!("killed");
+                }
+                res = process_outgoing_requests(tenant, id, channel, stdin_rx, kill_rx) => {
+                    res
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        let status = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
+        let status_2 = Arc::clone(&status);
+        let wait_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let res = match tokio::try_join!(req_task, res_task) {
+                Ok((_, res)) => res,
+                Err(x) => Err(RemoteProcessError::from(x)),
+            };
+            status_2.write().await.replace(res);
         });
 
         Ok(Self {
             id,
             origin_id,
-            req_task,
-            res_task,
+            abort_req_task_tx,
+            abort_res_task_tx,
             stdin: Some(RemoteStdin(stdin_tx)),
             stdout: Some(RemoteStdout(stdout_rx)),
             stderr: Some(RemoteStderr(stderr_rx)),
             kill: kill_tx,
+            wait_task,
+            status,
         })
     }
 
@@ -155,20 +192,36 @@ impl RemoteProcess {
         self.id
     }
 
+    /// Checks if the process has completed, returning the exit status if it has, without
+    /// consuming the process itself. Note that this does not include join errors that can
+    /// occur when aborting and instead converts any error to a status of false. To acquire
+    /// the actual error, you must call `wait`
+    pub async fn status(&self) -> Option<(bool, Option<i32>)> {
+        self.status.read().await.as_ref().map(|x| match x {
+            Ok((success, exit_code)) => (*success, *exit_code),
+            Err(_) => (false, None),
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Waits for the process to terminate, returning the success status and an optional exit code
     pub async fn wait(self) -> Result<(bool, Option<i32>), RemoteProcessError> {
-        match tokio::try_join!(self.req_task, self.res_task) {
-            Ok((_, res)) => res,
-            Err(x) => Err(RemoteProcessError::from(x)),
-        }
+        // Wait for the process to complete before we try to get the status
+        let _ = self.wait_task.await;
+
+        // NOTE: If we haven't received an exit status, this lines up with the UnexpectedEof error
+        self.status
+            .write()
+            .await
+            .take()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| Err(RemoteProcessError::UnexpectedEof))
     }
 
     /// Aborts the process by forcing its response task to shutdown, which means that a call
     /// to `wait` will return an error. Note that this does **not** send a kill request, so if
     /// you want to be nice you should send the request before aborting.
     pub fn abort(&self) {
-        self.req_task.abort();
-        self.res_task.abort();
+        let _ = self.abort_req_task_tx.try_send(());
+        let _ = self.abort_res_task_tx.try_send(());
     }
 
     /// Submits a kill request for the running process
@@ -352,6 +405,7 @@ mod tests {
         data::{Error, ErrorKind, Response},
         net::{InmemoryStream, PlainCodec, Transport},
     };
+    use std::time::Duration;
 
     fn make_session() -> (Transport<InmemoryStream, PlainCodec>, Session) {
         let (t1, t2) = Transport::make_pair();
@@ -702,6 +756,145 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(out, "some err");
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn status_should_return_none_if_not_done() {
+        let (mut transport, session) = make_session();
+
+        // Create a task for process spawning as we need to handle the request and a response
+        // in a separate async block
+        let spawn_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            RemoteProcess::spawn(
+                String::from("test-tenant"),
+                session.clone_channel(),
+                String::from("cmd"),
+                vec![String::from("arg")],
+                false,
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+
+        // Wait until we get the request from the session
+        let req = transport.receive::<Request>().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        // Send back a response through the session
+        let id = 12345;
+        transport
+            .send(Response::new(
+                "test-tenant",
+                req.id,
+                vec![ResponseData::ProcStart { id }],
+            ))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Receive the process and then check its status
+        let proc = spawn_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        let result = proc.status().await;
+        assert_eq!(result, None, "Unexpectedly got proc status: {:?}", result);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn status_should_return_false_for_success_if_internal_tasks_fail() {
+        let (mut transport, session) = make_session();
+
+        // Create a task for process spawning as we need to handle the request and a response
+        // in a separate async block
+        let spawn_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            RemoteProcess::spawn(
+                String::from("test-tenant"),
+                session.clone_channel(),
+                String::from("cmd"),
+                vec![String::from("arg")],
+                false,
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+
+        // Wait until we get the request from the session
+        let req = transport.receive::<Request>().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        // Send back a response through the session
+        let id = 12345;
+        transport
+            .send(Response::new(
+                "test-tenant",
+                req.id,
+                vec![ResponseData::ProcStart { id }],
+            ))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Receive the process and then abort it to make internal tasks fail
+        let proc = spawn_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        proc.abort();
+
+        // Wait a bit to ensure the other tasks abort
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // Peek at the status to confirm the result
+        let result = proc.status().await;
+        match result {
+            Some((false, None)) => {}
+            x => panic!("Unexpected result: {:?}", x),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn status_should_return_process_status_when_done() {
+        let (mut transport, session) = make_session();
+
+        // Create a task for process spawning as we need to handle the request and a response
+        // in a separate async block
+        let spawn_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            RemoteProcess::spawn(
+                String::from("test-tenant"),
+                session.clone_channel(),
+                String::from("cmd"),
+                vec![String::from("arg")],
+                false,
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+
+        // Wait until we get the request from the session
+        let req = transport.receive::<Request>().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        // Send back a response through the session
+        let id = 12345;
+        transport
+            .send(Response::new(
+                "test-tenant",
+                req.id,
+                vec![ResponseData::ProcStart { id }],
+            ))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Receive the process and then spawn a task for it to complete
+        let proc = spawn_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        // Send a process completion response to pass along exit status and conclude wait
+        transport
+            .send(Response::new(
+                "test-tenant",
+                req.id,
+                vec![ResponseData::ProcDone {
+                    id,
+                    success: true,
+                    code: Some(123),
+                }],
+            ))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Wait a bit to ensure the status gets transmitted
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // Finally, verify that we complete and get the expected results
+        assert_eq!(proc.status().await, Some((true, Some(123))));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn wait_should_return_error_if_internal_tasks_fail() {
         let (mut transport, session) = make_session();
diff --git a/distant-lua/src/session/proc.rs b/distant-lua/src/session/proc.rs
index 0d6a8883..328efb3a 100644
--- a/distant-lua/src/session/proc.rs
+++ b/distant-lua/src/session/proc.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,19 @@ macro_rules! impl_process {
                 })
             }
 
+            fn status(id: usize) -> LuaResult<Option<Status>> {
+                runtime::block_on(Self::status_async(id))
+            }
+
+            async fn status_async(id: usize) -> LuaResult<Option<Status>> {
+                with_proc_async!($map_name, id, proc -> {
+                    Ok(proc.status().await.map(|(success, exit_code)| Status {
+                        success,
+                        exit_code,
+                    }))
+                })
+            }
+
             fn wait(id: usize) -> LuaResult<(bool, Option<i32>)> {
                 runtime::block_on(Self::wait_async(id))
             }
@@ -238,6 +251,10 @@ macro_rules! impl_process {
                 methods.add_async_method("read_stderr_async", |_, this, ()| {
                     runtime::spawn(Self::read_stderr_async(this.id))
                 });
+                methods.add_method("status", |_, this, ()| Self::status(this.id));
+                methods.add_async_method("status_async", |_, this, ()| {
+                    runtime::spawn(Self::status_async(this.id))
+                });
                 methods.add_method("wait", |_, this, ()| Self::wait(this.id));
                 methods.add_async_method("wait_async", |_, this, ()| {
                     runtime::spawn(Self::wait_async(this.id))
@@ -256,6 +273,29 @@ macro_rules! impl_process {
     };
 }
 
+/// Represents process status
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Status {
+    pub success: bool,
+    pub exit_code: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl UserData for Status {
+    fn add_fields<'lua, F: UserDataFields<'lua, Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+        fields.add_field_method_get("success", |_, this| Ok(this.success));
+        fields.add_field_method_get("exit_code", |_, this| Ok(this.exit_code));
+    }
+
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+        methods.add_method("to_tbl", |lua, this, ()| {
+            let tbl = lua.create_table()?;
+            tbl.set("success", this.success)?;
+            tbl.set("exit_code", this.exit_code)?;
+            Ok(tbl)
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 /// Represents process output
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Output {