diff --git a/cmd/rudder/rudder.go b/cmd/rudder/rudder.go
index a0832d5d7..dfdc498b3 100644
--- a/cmd/rudder/rudder.go
+++ b/cmd/rudder/rudder.go
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ func (r *ReleaseModuleServiceServer) UpgradeRelease(ctx context.Context, in *rud
 	return &rudderAPI.UpgradeReleaseResponse{}, err
 }
 
-func (r *ReleaseModuleServiceServer) ReleaseStatus(context.Context, *rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusRequest) (*rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusResponse, error) {
+func (r *ReleaseModuleServiceServer) ReleaseStatus(ctx context.Context, in *rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusRequest) (*rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusResponse, error) {
 	grpclog.Print("status")
 
-	return &rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusResponse{}, nil
+	resp, err := kubeClient.Get(in.Release.Namespace, bytes.NewBufferString(in.Release.Manifest))
+	in.Release.Info.Status.Resources = resp
+	return &rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusResponse{
+		Release: in.Release,
+		Info:    in.Release.Info,
+	}, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/rudder/client.go b/pkg/rudder/client.go
index 220418cb4..b9fa1283a 100644
--- a/pkg/rudder/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rudder/client.go
@@ -66,3 +66,14 @@ func RollbackRelease(req *rudderAPI.RollbackReleaseRequest) (*rudderAPI.Rollback
 	client := rudderAPI.NewReleaseModuleServiceClient(conn)
 	return client.RollbackRelease(context.Background(), req)
 }
+
+// ReleaseStatus calls Rudder ReleaseStatus method which should perform update
+func ReleaseStatus(req *rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusRequest) (*rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusResponse, error) {
+	conn, err := grpc.Dial(grpcAddr, grpc.WithInsecure())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	client := rudderAPI.NewReleaseModuleServiceClient(conn)
+	return client.ReleaseStatus(context.Background(), req)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_modules.go b/pkg/tiller/release_modules.go
index 5e18af15f..d85ca3d9b 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_modules.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_modules.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type ReleaseModule interface {
 	Create(r *release.Release, req *services.InstallReleaseRequest, env *environment.Environment) error
 	Update(current, target *release.Release, req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest, env *environment.Environment) error
 	Rollback(current, target *release.Release, req *services.RollbackReleaseRequest, env *environment.Environment) error
+	Status(r *release.Release, req *services.GetReleaseStatusRequest, env *environment.Environment) (string, error)
 }
 
 // LocalReleaseModule is a local implementation of ReleaseModule
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ func (m *LocalReleaseModule) Rollback(current, target *release.Release, req *ser
 	return env.KubeClient.Update(target.Namespace, c, t, req.Recreate, req.Timeout, req.Wait)
 }
 
+func (m *LocalReleaseModule) Status(r *release.Release, req *services.GetReleaseStatusRequest, env *environment.Environment) (string, error) {
+	return env.KubeClient.Get(r.Namespace, bytes.NewBufferString(r.Manifest))
+}
+
 // RemoteReleaseModule is a ReleaseModule which calls Rudder service to operate on a release
 type RemoteReleaseModule struct{}
 
@@ -89,3 +94,9 @@ func (m *RemoteReleaseModule) Rollback(current, target *release.Release, req *se
 	_, err := rudder.RollbackRelease(rollback)
 	return err
 }
+
+func (m *RemoteReleaseModule) Status(r *release.Release, req *services.GetReleaseStatusRequest, env *environment.Environment) (string, error) {
+	statusRequest := &rudderAPI.ReleaseStatusRequest{Release: r}
+	resp, err := rudder.ReleaseStatus(statusRequest)
+	return resp.Info.Status.Resources, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
index 962b8bd90..63090e2a9 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) GetReleaseStatus(c ctx.Context, req *services.GetRelease
 
 	// Ok, we got the status of the release as we had jotted down, now we need to match the
 	// manifest we stashed away with reality from the cluster.
-	kubeCli := s.env.KubeClient
-	resp, err := kubeCli.Get(rel.Namespace, bytes.NewBufferString(rel.Manifest))
+	resp, err := s.ReleaseModule.Status(rel, req, s.env)
 	if sc == release.Status_DELETED || sc == release.Status_FAILED {
 		// Skip errors if this is already deleted or failed.
 		return statusResp, nil