diff --git a/command-snapshot.json b/command-snapshot.json
index ee5b02762..24d7fad8d 100644
--- a/command-snapshot.json
+++ b/command-snapshot.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   {
     "command": "force:source:beta:status",
     "plugin": "@salesforce/plugin-source",
-    "flags": ["apiversion", "json", "local", "loglevel", "remote", "targetusername"]
+    "flags": ["apiversion", "concise", "json", "local", "loglevel", "remote", "targetusername"]
   },
   {
     "command": "force:source:beta:tracking:clear",
diff --git a/messages/status.json b/messages/status.json
index b82adf1d8..8f5b5dbf0 100644
--- a/messages/status.json
+++ b/messages/status.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "local": "list the changes that have been made locally",
     "localLong": "Lists the changes that have been made locally.",
     "remote": "list the changes that have been made in the scratch org",
-    "remoteLong": "Lists the changes that have been made in the scratch org."
+    "remoteLong": "Lists the changes that have been made in the scratch org.",
+    "concise": "show only the changes that will be pushed or pulled; omits files that are forceignored"
   },
   "humanSuccess": "Source Status",
   "noResults": "No local or remote changes found."
diff --git a/src/commands/force/source/beta/status.ts b/src/commands/force/source/beta/status.ts
index 082733de8..b1a7a170f 100644
--- a/src/commands/force/source/beta/status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/force/source/beta/status.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export default class Status extends SfdxCommand {
       longDescription: messages.getMessage('flags.remoteLong'),
       exclusive: ['local'],
     }),
+    concise: flags.builtin({
+      description: messages.getMessage('flags.concise'),
+    }),
   };
   protected static requiresUsername = true;
   protected static requiresProject = true;
@@ -71,7 +74,12 @@ export default class Status extends SfdxCommand {
   }
 
   protected formatResult(): StatusResult[] {
-    const formatter = new StatusFormatter(this.logger, this.ux, {}, this.results);
+    const formatter = new StatusFormatter(
+      this.logger,
+      this.ux,
+      { concise: this.flags.concise as boolean },
+      this.results
+    );
 
     if (!this.flags.json) {
       formatter.display();
diff --git a/src/formatters/resultFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/resultFormatter.ts
index 4ebc486c1..655cfaed1 100644
--- a/src/formatters/resultFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/resultFormatter.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { UX } from '@salesforce/command';
 import { Logger } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { FileResponse, Failures, Successes } from '@salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve';
-import { getBoolean, getNumber } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
+import { getNumber } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 
 export interface ResultFormatterOptions {
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
   waitTime?: number;
+  concise?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function toArray<T>(entryOrArray: T | T[] | undefined): T[] {
@@ -42,11 +43,15 @@ export abstract class ResultFormatter {
   }
 
   public isVerbose(): boolean {
-    return getBoolean(this.options, 'verbose', false);
+    return this.options.verbose ?? false;
   }
 
   public isQuiet(): boolean {
-    return getBoolean(this.options, 'quiet', false);
+    return this.options.quiet ?? false;
+  }
+
+  public isConcise(): boolean {
+    return this.options.concise ?? false;
   }
 
   // Sort by type > filePath > fullName
diff --git a/src/formatters/statusFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/statusFormatter.ts
index b19735176..a988ee718 100644
--- a/src/formatters/statusFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/statusFormatter.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export class StatusFormatter extends ResultFormatter {
   }
 
   public display(): void {
+    if (this.options.concise) {
+      this.statusRows = this.statusRows.filter((row) => !row.ignored);
+    }
     if (this.statusRows.length === 0) {
       this.ux.log(messages.getMessage('noResults'));
       return;
diff --git a/test/formatters/statusResultFormatter.test.ts b/test/formatters/statusResultFormatter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff7f8648e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/formatters/statusResultFormatter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, salesforce.com, inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
+ * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+import { Logger } from '@salesforce/core';
+import { UX } from '@salesforce/command';
+import { stubInterface } from '@salesforce/ts-sinon';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import { StatusResult, StatusFormatter } from '../../src/formatters/statusFormatter';
+
+const fakeResult: StatusResult[] = [
+  {
+    fullName: 'ignoredProfile',
+    type: 'Profile',
+    origin: 'Remote',
+    ignored: true,
+    actualState: 'Add',
+    state: 'Remote Add',
+  },
+  {
+    fullName: 'regularProfile',
+    type: 'Profile',
+    origin: 'Remote',
+    ignored: false,
+    actualState: 'Add',
+    state: 'Remote Add',
+  },
+];
+
+describe('status results', () => {
+  const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+  let ux;
+  const logger = Logger.childFromRoot('retrieveTestLogger').useMemoryLogging();
+  let logStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+  let tableStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    logStub = sandbox.stub();
+    tableStub = sandbox.stub();
+
+    ux = stubInterface<UX>(sandbox, {
+      log: logStub,
+      table: tableStub,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sandbox.restore();
+  });
+
+  it('returns expected json', () => {
+    const formatter = new StatusFormatter(logger, ux, {}, fakeResult);
+    expect(formatter.getJson()).deep.equal(fakeResult);
+  });
+
+  describe('human display', () => {
+    it('includes ignored files without the concise option', () => {
+      const formatter = new StatusFormatter(logger, ux, { concise: false }, fakeResult);
+      formatter.display();
+      expect(tableStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+      expect(tableStub.firstCall.args[0]).to.have.equal(fakeResult);
+    });
+    it('omits ignored files with the concise option', () => {
+      const formatter = new StatusFormatter(logger, ux, { concise: true }, fakeResult);
+      formatter.display();
+      expect(tableStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+      expect(tableStub.firstCall.args[0]).to.deep.equal([fakeResult[1]]);
+    });
+    it('shows no results when there are none', () => {
+      const formatter = new StatusFormatter(logger, ux, { concise: false }, []);
+      formatter.display();
+      expect(logStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+      expect(logStub.firstCall.args[0]).to.contain('No local or remote changes found.');
+    });
+    it('shows no results when there are none because concise omitted them', () => {
+      const formatter = new StatusFormatter(logger, ux, { concise: true }, [fakeResult[0]]);
+      formatter.display();
+      expect(logStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+      expect(logStub.firstCall.args[0]).to.contain('No local or remote changes found.');
+    });
+  });
+});