diff --git a/src/commands/schema/push.ts b/src/commands/schema/push.ts
index 87f19f4b..f17a7aa8 100644
--- a/src/commands/schema/push.ts
+++ b/src/commands/schema/push.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default class PushSchemaCommand extends SchemaCommand {
         const params = new URLSearchParams({
           ...(hasColor() ? { color: colorParam() } : {}),
           force: "true",
+          diff: "summary",
         });
         const path = new URL(`/schema/1/validate?${params}`, url);
         const res = await fetch(path, {
@@ -74,12 +75,13 @@ export default class PushSchemaCommand extends SchemaCommand {
 
         let message = "Accept and push changes?";
         if (json.diff) {
-          this.log(`Proposed diff:\n`);
+          this.log("Proposed diff:\n");
           this.log(json.diff);
         } else {
           this.log("No logical changes.");
           message = "Push file contents anyway?";
         }
+        this.log("(use `fauna schema diff` to show the complete diff)");
         const confirmed = await confirm({
           message,
           default: false,
diff --git a/src/commands/schema/status.ts b/src/commands/schema/status.ts
index 6315db6d..a7b1eb86 100644
--- a/src/commands/schema/status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/schema/status.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import SchemaCommand from "../../lib/schema-command";
-import { colorParam, hasColor } from "../../lib/color";
+import { bold, colorParam, hasColor, reset } from "../../lib/color";
 
 export default class StatusSchemaCommand extends SchemaCommand {
   static flags = {
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ export default class StatusSchemaCommand extends SchemaCommand {
   static examples = ["$ fauna schema status"];
 
   async run() {
-    try {
-      const { url, secret } = await this.fetchsetup();
+    process.removeAllListeners("warning");
+
+    const { url, secret } = await this.fetchsetup();
+    const fps = this.gatherRelativeFSLFilePaths();
+    const files = this.read(fps);
 
-      const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    try {
+      const statusParams = new URLSearchParams({
         ...(hasColor() ? { color: colorParam() } : {}),
-        diff: "true",
+        diff: "summary",
       });
-      const res = await fetch(
-        new URL(`/schema/1/staged/status?${params}`, url),
+      const statusRes = await fetch(
+        new URL(`/schema/1/staged/status?${statusParams}`, url),
         {
           method: "GET",
           headers: { AUTHORIZATION: `Bearer ${secret}` },
@@ -29,14 +33,62 @@ export default class StatusSchemaCommand extends SchemaCommand {
         }
       );
 
-      const json = await res.json();
-      if (json.error) {
-        this.error(json.error.message);
+      const statusJson = await statusRes.json();
+      if (statusJson.error) {
+        this.error(statusJson.error.message);
       }
 
-      this.log(json.diff);
+      const validateParams = new URLSearchParams({
+        ...(hasColor() ? { color: colorParam() } : {}),
+        diff: "summary",
+        staged: "true",
+        version: statusJson.version,
+      });
+      const validateRes = await fetch(
+        new URL(`/schema/1/validate?${validateParams}`, url),
+        {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { AUTHORIZATION: `Bearer ${secret}` },
+          body: this.body(files),
+          // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/46221
+          // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript-DOM-lib-generator/issues/1483
+          // @ts-expect-error-next-line
+          duplex: "half",
+        }
+      );
+
+      const validateJson = await validateRes.json();
+      if (validateJson.error) {
+        this.error(validateJson.error.message);
+      }
+
+      if (statusJson.status === "none") {
+        this.log(`Staged changes: ${bold()}none${reset()}`);
+      } else {
+        this.log(`Staged status: ${bold()}${statusJson.status}${reset()}`);
+        if (statusJson.pending_summary !== "") {
+          this.log(statusJson.pending_summary);
+        }
+        this.log("Staged changes:");
+        this.log();
+        this.log("  " + statusJson.diff.split("\n").join("\n  "));
+
+        if (statusJson.status === "ready") {
+          this.log("(use `fauna schema commit` to commit staged changes)");
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (validateJson.diff === "") {
+        this.log(`Local changes: ${bold()}none${reset()}`);
+      } else {
+        this.log(`Local changes:`);
+        this.log();
+        this.log("  " + validateJson.diff.split("\n").join("\n  "));
+
+        this.log("(use `fauna schema diff` to display local changes)");
+        this.log("(use `fauna schema push --staged` to stage local changes)");
+      }
     } catch (err) {
-      console.log(err);
       this.error(err);
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/commands/schema.test.ts b/test/commands/schema.test.ts
index dadd0013..2588b4e5 100644
--- a/test/commands/schema.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/schema.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ describe("fauna schema diff test", () => {
 });
 
 describe("fauna schema push test", () => {
+  before(() => {
+    disableColor();
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
     nock.cleanAll();
   });
@@ -134,9 +138,9 @@ describe("fauna schema push test", () => {
       .persist()
       .post("/", matchFqlReq(query.Now()))
       .reply(200, new Date())
-      .post("/schema/1/validate?force=true")
+      .post("/schema/1/validate?force=true&diff=summary")
       .reply(200, diff)
-      .post("/schema/1/update?version=0")
+      .post("/schema/1/update?version=0&staged=false")
       .reply(200, updated);
     // Stubbing the confirmation to always return true
     const stubConfirm = sinon.stub(inquirer, "confirm").resolves(true);
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ describe("fauna schema push test", () => {
       .persist()
       .post("/", matchFqlReq(query.Now()))
       .reply(200, new Date())
-      .post("/schema/1/validate?force=true")
+      .post("/schema/1/validate?force=true&diff=summary")
       .reply(200, diff)
       .post("/schema/1/update?version=0&staged=true")
       .reply(200, updated);
@@ -173,11 +177,16 @@ describe("fauna schema push test", () => {
       .persist()
       .post("/", matchFqlReq(query.Now()))
       .reply(200, new Date())
-      .get("/schema/1/staged/status?diff=true")
+      .get("/schema/1/staged/status?diff=summary")
       .reply(200, {
         version: 0,
         status: "ready",
         diff: diff.diff,
+      })
+      .post("/schema/1/validate?diff=summary&staged=true&version=0")
+      .reply(200, {
+        version: 0,
+        diff: diff.diff,
       });
 
     // Stubbing the confirmation to always return true