diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index 144f614..d381af4 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_STATUS) {
     f2b_jail_cmd_status(res, ressize, args[0]);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_STATUS) {
-    if ((addr = f2b_addrlist_lookup(jail->ipaddrs, args[1])) != NULL) {
-      f2b_ipaddr_status(addr, res, ressize);
-    } else {
-      snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find ip '%s' in jail '%s'\n", args[1], args[0]);
-    }
+    f2b_jail_cmd_ip_status(res, ressize, args[0], args[1]);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_BAN) {
     if ((addr = f2b_addrlist_lookup(jail->ipaddrs, args[1])) == NULL) {
       /* TODO: this is copy-paste from f2b_jail_process */
diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index 9091064..ee9e8c5 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -444,3 +444,24 @@ f2b_jail_cmd_status(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name) {
     jail->incr_bantime, jail->incr_findtime,
     jail->bancount, jail->matchcount);
 }
+
+void
+f2b_jail_cmd_ip_status(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip) {
+  f2b_jail_t *jail = NULL;
+  f2b_ipaddr_t *addr = NULL;
+
+  assert(res  != NULL);
+  assert(name != NULL);
+  assert(ip   != NULL);
+
+  if ((jail = f2b_jail_find(jails, name)) == NULL) {
+    snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find jail '%s'", name);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if ((addr = f2b_addrlist_lookup(jail->ipaddrs, ip)) == NULL) {
+    snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find ip '%s' in jail '%s'", ip, name);
+    return;
+  }
+  f2b_ipaddr_status(addr, res, ressize);
+}
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index 781c056..4a259d4 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ bool   f2b_jail_init    (f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_config_t *config);
 size_t f2b_jail_process (f2b_jail_t *jail);
 bool   f2b_jail_stop    (f2b_jail_t *jail);
 
-void   f2b_jail_cmd_status(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *jail);
+void f2b_jail_cmd_status    (char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name);
+void f2b_jail_cmd_ip_status (char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip);
 #endif /* F2B_JAIL_H_ */