diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index dab0c84..7f9ea09 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -724,3 +724,35 @@ void qmp_dump_cancel(Error **errp)
     s->state = DUMP_STATE_CANCELLED;
     dump_cleanup(s);
 }
+
+DumpInfo *qmp_query_dump(Error **errp)
+{
+    DumpInfo *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    DumpState *s = dump_get_current();
+
+    switch (s->state) {
+    case DUMP_STATE_SETUP:
+        /* no dumping has happened ever */
+        break;
+    case DUMP_STATE_ACTIVE:
+        info->has_status = true;
+        info->status = g_strdup("active");
+        break;
+    case DUMP_STATE_COMPLETED:
+        info->has_status = true;
+        info->status = g_strdup("completed");
+        break;
+    case DUMP_STATE_ERROR:
+        info->has_status = true;
+        info->status = g_strdup("failed");
+        info->has_error = true;
+        info->error = g_strdup(s->error);
+        break;
+    case DUMP_STATE_CANCELLED:
+        info->has_status = true;
+        info->status = g_strdup("cancelled");
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return info;
+}
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 313f876..abd412e 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1438,6 +1438,8 @@ show device tree
 show qdev device model list
 @item info roms
 show roms
+@item info dump
+show dumping status
 @end table
 ETEXI
 
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 31e85d3..d0aa94b 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -875,3 +875,20 @@ void hmp_dump_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     qmp_dump_cancel(NULL);
 }
+
+void hmp_info_dump(Monitor *mon)
+{
+    DumpInfo *info;
+
+    info = qmp_query_dump(NULL);
+
+    if (info->has_status) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Dumping status: %s\n", info->status);
+    }
+
+    if (info->has_error) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Dumping failed reason: %s\n", info->error);
+    }
+
+    qapi_free_DumpInfo(info);
+}
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 75c6c1d..3d105a9 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ void hmp_block_job_set_speed(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_job_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_dump(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_dump_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_info_dump(Monitor *mon);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index fe54b7c..8348637 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2603,6 +2603,13 @@ static mon_cmd_t info_cmds[] = {
         .mhandler.info = do_trace_print_events,
     },
     {
+        .name       = "dump",
+        .args_type  = "",
+        .params     = "",
+        .help       = "show dumping status",
+        .mhandler.info = hmp_info_dump,
+    },
+    {
         .name       = NULL,
     },
 };
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 1fdfee8..9728f5f 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1690,3 +1690,30 @@
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
 { 'command': 'dump_cancel' }
+
+##
+# @DumpInfo
+#
+# Information about current dumping process.
+#
+# @status: #optional string describing the current dumping status.
+#          As of 1,1 this can be 'active', 'completed', 'failed' or
+#          'cancelled'. If this field is not returned, no dumping process
+#          has been initiated
+# @error: #optional string describing the current dumping failed reason.
+#
+# Since: 1.1
+##
+{ 'type': 'DumpInfo',
+  'data': { '*status': 'str', '*error': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @query-dump
+#
+# Returns information about current dumping process.
+#
+# Returns: @DumpInfo
+#
+# Since: 1.1
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-dump', 'returns': 'DumpInfo' }
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index cbe5b91..036e111 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ Example:
 Notes:
 
 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
+(2) The 'info dump' command should be used to check dumping's progress
+    and final result (this information is provided by the 'status' member)
 
 EQMP
 #endif
@@ -2106,6 +2108,54 @@ EQMP
     },
 
 SQMP
+query-dump
+-------------
+
+Dumping status.
+
+Return a json-object.
+
+The main json-object contains the following:
+
+- "status": dumping status (json-string)
+     - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
+
+Examples:
+
+1. Before the first dumping
+
+-> { "execute": "query-dump" }
+<- { "return": {} }
+
+2. Dumping is done and has succeeded
+
+-> { "execute": "query-dump" }
+<- { "return": { "status": "completed" } }
+
+3. Dumping is done and has failed
+
+-> { "execute": "query-dump" }
+<- { "return": { "status": "failed",
+                 "error": "dump: failed to save memory." } }
+
+4. Dumping is being performed:
+
+-> { "execute": "query-dump" }
+<- {
+      "return":{
+         "status":"active",
+      }
+   }
+
+EQMP
+
+    {
+        .name       = "query-dump",
+        .args_type  = "",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_dump,
+    },
+
+SQMP
 query-balloon
 -------------
 
