diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3b093e74..76ffd2fc 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Upcoming (TBD)
 ==============
 
+Features
+---------
+* Add more output to the `status` command.
+
+
 Documentation
 ---------
 * Give example for ANSI prompt colors in `~/.myclirc`.
diff --git a/mycli/packages/special/dbcommands.py b/mycli/packages/special/dbcommands.py
index a2705053..e5043ee5 100644
--- a/mycli/packages/special/dbcommands.py
+++ b/mycli/packages/special/dbcommands.py
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 from mycli import __version__
 from mycli.packages.special import iocommands
 from mycli.packages.special.main import ArgType, special_command
-from mycli.packages.special.utils import format_uptime, get_ssl_version
+from mycli.packages.special.utils import (
+    format_uptime,
+    get_local_timezone,
+    get_server_timezone,
+    get_ssl_cipher,
+    get_ssl_version,
+)
 from mycli.packages.sqlresult import SQLResult
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
     try:
         cur.execute(query)
     except ProgrammingError:
-        # Fallback in case query fail, as it does with Mysql 4
+        # Fallback in case query fails, as it does with Mysql 4
         query = "SHOW STATUS;"
         logger.debug(query)
         cur.execute(query)
@@ -78,15 +84,24 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
     query = "SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES;"
     logger.debug(query)
     cur.execute(query)
-    variables = dict(cur.fetchall())
+    global_variables = dict(cur.fetchall())
 
-    # prepare in case keys are bytes, as with Python 3 and Mysql 4
-    if isinstance(list(variables)[0], bytes) and isinstance(list(status)[0], bytes):
-        variables = {k.decode("utf-8"): v.decode("utf-8") for k, v in variables.items()}
+    query = "SHOW SESSION VARIABLES;"
+    logger.debug(query)
+    cur.execute(query)
+    session_variables = dict(cur.fetchall())
+
+    # decode in case keys are bytes, as with Mysql 4
+    if global_variables and isinstance(list(global_variables)[0], bytes):
+        global_variables = {k.decode("utf-8"): v.decode("utf-8") for k, v in global_variables.items()}
+    if session_variables and isinstance(list(session_variables)[0], bytes):
+        session_variables = {k.decode("utf-8"): v.decode("utf-8") for k, v in session_variables.items()}
+    if status and isinstance(list(status)[0], bytes):
         status = {k.decode("utf-8"): v.decode("utf-8") for k, v in status.items()}
 
     # Create output buffers.
     preamble = []
+    header = ['Setting', 'Value']
     output = []
     footer = []
 
@@ -111,7 +126,6 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
     else:
         db = ""
         user = ""
-
     output.append(("Current database:", db))
     output.append(("Current user:", user))
 
@@ -124,9 +138,16 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
         pager = "stdout"
     output.append(("Current pager:", pager))
 
-    output.append(("Server version:", f'{variables["version"]} {variables["version_comment"]}'))
-    output.append(("Protocol version:", variables["protocol_version"]))
-    output.append(('SSL/TLS version:', get_ssl_version(cur)))
+    output.append(("Using delimiter:", iocommands.get_current_delimiter()))
+    output.append(("Using outfile:", iocommands.tee_file.name if iocommands.tee_file else ''))
+
+    output.append(("Server version:", f'{global_variables["version"]} {global_variables["version_comment"]}'))
+    output.append(("Protocol version:", global_variables["protocol_version"]))
+    if cipher := get_ssl_cipher(cur):
+        output.append(('SSL:', f'Cipher in use is {cipher}'))
+    else:
+        output.append(('SSL:', ''))
+    output.append(('SSL/TLS version:', get_ssl_version(cur) or ''))
 
     if getattr(cur.connection, 'unix_socket', None):
         host_info = cur.connection.host_info
@@ -135,23 +156,28 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
 
     output.append(("Connection:", host_info))
 
-    query = "SELECT @@character_set_server, @@character_set_database, @@character_set_client, @@character_set_connection LIMIT 1;"
-    logger.debug(query)
-    cur.execute(query)
-    if one := cur.fetchone():
-        charset = one
-    else:
-        charset = ("", "", "", "")
-    output.append(("Server characterset:", charset[0]))
-    output.append(("Db characterset:", charset[1]))
-    output.append(("Client characterset:", charset[2]))
-    output.append(("Conn. characterset:", charset[3]))
+    charset_spec = [
+        {'name': 'Server characterset:', 'variable': 'character_set_server'},
+        {'name': 'Db     characterset:', 'variable': 'character_set_database'},
+        {'name': 'Client characterset:', 'variable': 'character_set_client'},
+        {'name': 'Conn.  characterset:', 'variable': 'character_set_connection'},
+        {'name': 'Result characterset:', 'variable': 'character_set_results'},
+    ]
+    for elt in charset_spec:
+        if elt['variable'] in session_variables:
+            value = session_variables[elt['variable']]
+        else:
+            value = ''
+        output.append((elt['name'], value))
 
     if getattr(cur.connection, 'unix_socket', None):
-        output.append(('UNIX socket:', variables['socket']))
+        output.append(('UNIX socket:', global_variables['socket']))
     else:
         output.append(('TCP port:', cur.connection.port))
 
+    output.append(('Server timezone:', get_server_timezone(global_variables)))
+    output.append(('Local  timezone:', get_local_timezone()))
+
     if "Uptime" in status:
         output.append(("Uptime:", format_uptime(status["Uptime"])))
 
@@ -174,4 +200,4 @@ def status(cur: Cursor, **_) -> list[SQLResult]:
 
     footer.append("--------------")
 
-    return [SQLResult(preamble="\n".join(preamble), rows=output, postamble="\n".join(footer))]
+    return [SQLResult(preamble="\n".join(preamble), header=header, rows=output, postamble="\n".join(footer))]
diff --git a/mycli/packages/special/utils.py b/mycli/packages/special/utils.py
index c395c2c9..fc014323 100644
--- a/mycli/packages/special/utils.py
+++ b/mycli/packages/special/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import datetime
 import logging
 import os
+from typing import Any
 
 import click
 import pymysql
@@ -110,3 +112,34 @@ def get_ssl_version(cur: Cursor) -> str | None:
         pass
 
     return ssl_version
+
+
+def get_ssl_cipher(cur: Cursor) -> str | None:
+    query = 'SHOW STATUS LIKE "Ssl_cipher"'
+    logger.debug(query)
+
+    ssl_cipher = None
+
+    try:
+        cur.execute(query)
+        if one := cur.fetchone():
+            ssl_cipher = one[1] or None
+    except pymysql.err.OperationalError:
+        pass
+
+    return ssl_cipher
+
+
+def get_server_timezone(variables: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    try:
+        if variables['time_zone'] == 'SYSTEM':
+            server_tz = variables['system_time_zone']
+        else:
+            server_tz = variables['time_zone']
+        return server_tz
+    except KeyError:
+        return ''
+
+
+def get_local_timezone() -> str:
+    return datetime.datetime.now().astimezone().tzname() or ''
diff --git a/test/pytests/test_special_dbcommands.py b/test/pytests/test_special_dbcommands.py
index e2e0d7f4..2859e654 100644
--- a/test/pytests/test_special_dbcommands.py
+++ b/test/pytests/test_special_dbcommands.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ def test_status_uses_global_queries_decodes_bytes_and_formats_stats(monkeypatch)
     monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands.platform, 'python_implementation', lambda: 'CPython')
     monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands.platform, 'python_version', lambda: '3.14.0')
     monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands.iocommands, 'is_pager_enabled', lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands, 'get_ssl_cipher', lambda cur: 'TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384')
     monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands, 'get_ssl_version', lambda cur: 'TLSv1.3')
     monkeypatch.setattr(dbcommands, 'format_uptime', lambda uptime: f'{uptime} seconds')
     monkeypatch.setenv('PAGER', 'less -SR')
@@ -210,8 +211,14 @@ def test_status_uses_global_queries_decodes_bytes_and_formats_stats(monkeypatch)
             'SELECT DATABASE(), USER();': {
                 'rows': [('test_db', 'test_user')],
             },
-            'SELECT @@character_set_server, @@character_set_database, @@character_set_client, @@character_set_connection LIMIT 1;': {
-                'rows': [('utf8mb4', 'utf8mb4', 'utf8mb4', 'utf8mb4')],
+            'SHOW SESSION VARIABLES;': {
+                'rows': [
+                    (b'character_set_server', b'utf8mb4'),
+                    (b'character_set_database', b'utf8mb4'),
+                    (b'character_set_client', b'utf8mb4'),
+                    (b'character_set_connection', b'utf8mb4'),
+                    (b'character_set_results', b'utf8mb4'),
+                ],
             },
         },
     )
@@ -225,6 +232,7 @@ def test_status_uses_global_queries_decodes_bytes_and_formats_stats(monkeypatch)
     assert ('Current pager:', 'less -SR') in result.rows
     assert ('Server version:', '8.0.0 Community') in result.rows
     assert ('Protocol version:', '10') in result.rows
+    assert ('SSL:', 'Cipher in use is TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384') in result.rows
     assert ('SSL/TLS version:', 'TLSv1.3') in result.rows
     assert ('Connection:', 'tcp-host via TCP/IP') in result.rows
     assert ('TCP port:', 3307) in result.rows
@@ -264,10 +272,10 @@ def test_status_falls_back_to_show_status_and_handles_empty_selects(monkeypatch)
                     ('socket', '/tmp/mysql.sock'),
                 ],
             },
-            'SELECT DATABASE(), USER();': {
+            'SHOW SESSION VARIABLES;': {
                 'rows': [],
             },
-            'SELECT @@character_set_server, @@character_set_database, @@character_set_client, @@character_set_connection LIMIT 1;': {
+            'SELECT DATABASE(), USER();': {
                 'rows': [],
             },
         },
@@ -282,9 +290,9 @@ def test_status_falls_back_to_show_status_and_handles_empty_selects(monkeypatch)
     assert ('Connection:', 'Localhost via UNIX socket') in result.rows
     assert ('UNIX socket:', '/tmp/mysql.sock') in result.rows
     assert ('Server characterset:', '') in result.rows
-    assert ('Db characterset:', '') in result.rows
+    assert ('Db     characterset:', '') in result.rows
     assert ('Client characterset:', '') in result.rows
-    assert ('Conn. characterset:', '') in result.rows
+    assert ('Conn.  characterset:', '') in result.rows
     assert 'Connections:' not in result.postamble
     assert '--------------' in result.postamble
 
@@ -307,8 +315,14 @@ def test_status_uses_system_default_pager_when_enabled_without_env(monkeypatch)
             'SELECT DATABASE(), USER();': {
                 'rows': [('db', 'user')],
             },
-            'SELECT @@character_set_server, @@character_set_database, @@character_set_client, @@character_set_connection LIMIT 1;': {
-                'rows': [('utf8', 'utf8', 'utf8', 'utf8')],
+            'SHOW SESSION VARIABLES;': {
+                'rows': [
+                    ('character_set_server', 'utf8'),
+                    ('character_set_database', 'utf8'),
+                    ('character_set_client', 'utf8'),
+                    ('character_set_connection', 'utf8'),
+                    ('character_set_results', 'utf8'),
+                ],
             },
         },
     )
diff --git a/test/pytests/test_special_utils.py b/test/pytests/test_special_utils.py
index d21f1d25..efea02df 100644
--- a/test/pytests/test_special_utils.py
+++ b/test/pytests/test_special_utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 from mycli.packages.special.utils import (
     CACHED_SSL_VERSION,
     format_uptime,
+    get_local_timezone,
+    get_server_timezone,
+    get_ssl_cipher,
     get_ssl_version,
     get_uptime,
     get_warning_count,
@@ -185,3 +188,92 @@ def test_get_ssl_version_ignores_operational_error() -> None:
     cur.execute.side_effect = pymysql.err.OperationalError()
 
     assert get_ssl_version(cur) is None
+
+
+def test_get_ssl_cipher_returns_value() -> None:
+    cur = MagicMock()
+    cur.fetchone.return_value = ('Ssl_cipher', 'TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384')
+
+    ssl_cipher = get_ssl_cipher(cur)
+
+    cur.execute.assert_called_once_with('SHOW STATUS LIKE "Ssl_cipher"')
+    assert ssl_cipher == 'TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384'
+
+
+def test_get_ssl_cipher_returns_none_for_missing_row() -> None:
+    cur = MagicMock()
+    cur.fetchone.return_value = None
+
+    assert get_ssl_cipher(cur) is None
+
+
+def test_get_ssl_cipher_returns_none_for_empty_value() -> None:
+    cur = MagicMock()
+    cur.fetchone.return_value = ('Ssl_cipher', '')
+
+    assert get_ssl_cipher(cur) is None
+
+
+def test_get_ssl_cipher_ignores_operational_error() -> None:
+    cur = MagicMock()
+    cur.execute.side_effect = pymysql.err.OperationalError()
+
+    assert get_ssl_cipher(cur) is None
+
+
+def test_get_server_timezone_prefers_system_timezone_when_requested() -> None:
+    variables = {
+        'time_zone': 'SYSTEM',
+        'system_time_zone': 'UTC',
+    }
+
+    assert get_server_timezone(variables) == 'UTC'
+
+
+def test_get_server_timezone_returns_explicit_timezone() -> None:
+    variables = {
+        'time_zone': '+02:00',
+        'system_time_zone': 'UTC',
+    }
+
+    assert get_server_timezone(variables) == '+02:00'
+
+
+def test_get_server_timezone_returns_empty_string_when_keys_are_missing() -> None:
+    assert get_server_timezone({}) == ''
+
+
+def test_get_local_timezone_returns_tzname(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class FakeAwareDatetime:
+        def tzname(self) -> str:
+            return 'EDT'
+
+    class FakeDatetime:
+        @staticmethod
+        def now() -> 'FakeDatetime':
+            return FakeDatetime()
+
+        def astimezone(self) -> FakeAwareDatetime:
+            return FakeAwareDatetime()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mycli.packages.special.utils.datetime, 'datetime', FakeDatetime)
+
+    assert get_local_timezone() == 'EDT'
+
+
+def test_get_local_timezone_returns_empty_string_when_tzname_is_none(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class FakeAwareDatetime:
+        def tzname(self) -> None:
+            return None
+
+    class FakeDatetime:
+        @staticmethod
+        def now() -> 'FakeDatetime':
+            return FakeDatetime()
+
+        def astimezone(self) -> FakeAwareDatetime:
+            return FakeAwareDatetime()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mycli.packages.special.utils.datetime, 'datetime', FakeDatetime)
+
+    assert get_local_timezone() == ''