diff -u apache2-2.2.8/debian/changelog apache2-2.2.8/debian/changelog
--- apache2-2.2.8/debian/changelog
+++ apache2-2.2.8/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+apache2 (2.2.8-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/apache2.2-common.apache2.init: LSB requires "status" section in
+    init scripts, (LP: #)
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com>  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:12:53 -0500
+
 apache2 (2.2.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream version:
diff -u apache2-2.2.8/debian/apache2.2-common.apache2.init apache2-2.2.8/debian/apache2.2-common.apache2.init
--- apache2-2.2.8/debian/apache2.2-common.apache2.init
+++ apache2-2.2.8/debian/apache2.2-common.apache2.init
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 pidof_apache() {
     # if pidof is null for some reasons the script exits automagically
     # classified as good/unknown feature
-    PIDS=`pidof apache2` || true
+    PIDS=`pidof apache2 || true` || true
 
     PFILE=`. /etc/apache2/envvars ; echo $APACHE_PID_FILE`
     if [ -z "$PFILE" ] ; then
@@ -190,8 +190,17 @@
 			stop_htcacheclean
 			log_end_msg 0
 	;;
+	status)
+		if pidof_apache ; then
+			log_success_msg "Apache is running."
+			exit 0
+		else
+			log_failure_msg "Apache is not running."
+                        exit 1
+		fi
+		;;
 	*)
-		log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|start-htcacheclean|stop-htcacheclean}"
+		log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|start-htcacheclean|stop-htcacheclean|status}"
 		exit 1
 	;;
 esac