diff --git a/command_handler.go b/command_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2330320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"html/template"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"git.sr.ht/~michalr/go-satel"
+	tgbotapi "github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api/v5"
+)
+
+func handleStatusCommand(dataStore *DataStore, msg tgbotapi.MessageConfig, bot *tgbotapi.BotAPI, tpl *template.Template,
+	s SatelNameGetter, logger *log.Logger) {
+	data := dataStore.GetGenericMessageOfAllowedPartitions(satel.ArmedPartition)
+	msg.Text = data.Format(tpl, s, logger)
+
+	if _, err := bot.Send(msg); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func HandleIncomingCommands(dataStore *DataStore, tgChan tgbotapi.UpdatesChannel, bot *tgbotapi.BotAPI, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
+	tpl *template.Template, s SatelNameGetter, quitChan <-chan interface{}, logger *log.Logger) {
+	wg.Add(1)
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case update, ok := <-tgChan:
+			if ok == false { // quit when tgChan closes
+				return
+			}
+
+			if update.Message == nil { // ignore any non-Message updates
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if !update.Message.IsCommand() { // ignore any non-command Messages
+				continue
+			}
+
+			msg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(update.Message.Chat.ID, "")
+			msg.ReplyToMessageID = update.Message.MessageID
+			switch update.Message.Command() {
+			case "status":
+				handleStatusCommand(dataStore, msg, bot, tpl, s, logger)
+			default:
+				logger.Print("Received an unknown command: ", update.Message.Command())
+			}
+		case <-quitChan:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command_handler_test.go b/command_handler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3310d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command_handler_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCommandHandler_Status(t *testing.T) {
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	a.True(true)
+}
diff --git a/data_store.go b/data_store.go
index bf73071..3adea44 100644
--- a/data_store.go
+++ b/data_store.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type DataStore struct {
 	mtx                 sync.Mutex
 	logger              *log.Logger
 	persistenceFilePath string
+	allowedPartitions   []int
 
 	lastSeen map[EventKey]EventValue
 }
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (self *DataStore) saveSystemState() {
 	}
 }
 
-func MakeDataStore(logger *log.Logger, persistenceFilePath string) DataStore {
+func MakeDataStore(logger *log.Logger, persistenceFilePath string, allowedPartitions []int) DataStore {
 	return DataStore{
 		logger:              logger,
 		persistenceFilePath: persistenceFilePath,
@@ -118,6 +119,44 @@ func (self *DataStore) GetSystemState() map[EventKey]EventValue {
 	return copiedMap
 }
 
+func (self *DataStore) isMessageAllowed(key EventKey, allowedType satel.ChangeType) bool {
+	if key.ChangeType != allowedType {
+		return false
+	}
+	if len(self.allowedPartitions) == 0 {
+		// all partitions are allowed
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, allowedIndex := range self.allowedPartitions {
+		if key.Index == allowedIndex {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (self *DataStore) GetGenericMessageOfAllowedPartitions(allowedType satel.ChangeType) GenericMessage {
+	self.mtx.Lock()
+	defer self.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	messages := make([]satel.BasicEventElement, 0)
+
+	for key, value := range self.lastSeen {
+		if self.isMessageAllowed(key, allowedType) {
+			messages = append(messages, satel.BasicEventElement{
+				Type:  key.ChangeType,
+				Index: key.Index,
+				Value: value.Value,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return GenericMessage{
+		ChatIds:  EmptyChatId{},
+		Messages: messages,
+	}
+}
+
 func (self *DataStore) SetSystemState(key EventKey, value EventValue) {
 	self.mtx.Lock()
 	self.lastSeen[key] = value
diff --git a/filters_test.go b/filters_test.go
index 370f144..e826812 100644
--- a/filters_test.go
+++ b/filters_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestSatelLastSeenFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 	receivedEvents := make([]satel.Event, 0)
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	fakeLog := log.New(io.Discard, "", log.Ltime)
-	ds := MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName)
+	ds := MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName, []int{})
 
 	go func() {
 		wg.Add(1)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func TestSatelLastSeenFilteringWithPersistence(t *testing.T) {
 	receivedEvents := make([]satel.Event, 0)
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	fakeLog := log.New(io.Discard, "", log.Ltime)
-	ds := MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName)
+	ds := MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName, []int{})
 
 	go func() {
 		wg.Add(1)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestSatelLastSeenFilteringWithPersistence(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testEvents = make(chan satel.Event)
 	receivedEvents = make([]satel.Event, 0)
-	ds = MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName)
+	ds = MakeDataStore(fakeLog, tempFileName, []int{})
 	go func() {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		for e := range FilterByLastSeen(testEvents, &wg, &ds, fakeLog) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f0da7a7..9214eeb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	tpl := template.Must(template.New("TelegramMessage").Parse(TelegramMessageTemplate))
 
-	dataStore := MakeDataStore(log.New(os.Stderr, "DataStore", log.Lmicroseconds), getPersistenceFilePath())
+	dataStore := MakeDataStore(log.New(os.Stderr, "DataStore", log.Lmicroseconds), getPersistenceFilePath(), allowedIndexes)
 
 	Consume(
 		SendToTg(Throttle(NotifyViaHTTP(tgEvents, &wg, log.New(os.Stderr, "HTTPNotify", log.Lmicroseconds)),
diff --git a/sender_worker.go b/sender_worker.go
index c898e95..7cb16ef 100644
--- a/sender_worker.go
+++ b/sender_worker.go
@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ type TgChatId struct {
 	tgChatId int64
 }
 
+type EmptyChatId struct{}
+
 func (self TgChatId) GetTgIds() *[]int64 {
 	return &[]int64{self.tgChatId}
 }
 
+func (self EmptyChatId) GetTgIds() *[]int64 {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func Consume(events <-chan GenericMessage) {
 	go func() {
 		for range events {