diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 75be766..5872a5e 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -417,3 +417,29 @@ func TestDialWithDialer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, true, dialerCalled)
 }
+
+func TestServerConn_Stat(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, c := openConn(t, "127.0.0.1")
+
+	defer func() {
+		err := c.Quit()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		mock.Close()
+	}()
+
+	err := c.MakeDir(testDir)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	testFile := testDir + "/testfile.txt"
+	data := bytes.NewBufferString(testData)
+	err = c.Stor(testFile, data)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	status, err := c.Stat(testDir)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, status, "Expected non-empty status for directory")
+
+	status, err = c.Stat(testFile)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, status, "Expected non-empty status for file")
+}
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index ab26840..ca11bb5 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ func (mock *ftpMock) listen() {
 		case "QUIT":
 			mock.printfLine("221 Goodbye.")
 			return
+		case "STAT":
+			if len(cmdParts) > 1 {
+				mock.printfLine("213-Status follows:\r\n%s\r\n213 End of status", strings.Join(cmdParts[1:], " "))
+			} else {
+				mock.printfLine("213-Status follows:\r\nFTP server status\r\n213 End of status")
+			}
 		default:
 			mock.printfLine("500 Unknown command %s.", cmdParts[0])
 		}
diff --git a/ftp.go b/ftp.go
index 02136ae..6081451 100644
--- a/ftp.go
+++ b/ftp.go
@@ -1123,6 +1123,15 @@ func (c *ServerConn) Quit() error {
 	return errs.ErrorOrNil()
 }
 
+// Stat issues a STAT FTP command to obtain the status of a file or directory.
+func (c *ServerConn) Stat(path string) (string, error) {
+	_, msg, err := c.cmd(StatusFile, "STAT %s", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return msg, nil
+}
+
 // Read implements the io.Reader interface on a FTP data connection.
 func (r *Response) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	return r.conn.Read(buf)