1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0f82b706c6..d1eeffb12e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -985,6 +985,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (parse_argv(argc, argv) < 0)
                 goto finish;
 
+        /* If Plymouth is being run make sure we show the status, so
+         * that there's something nice to see when people press Esc */
+        if (access("/dev/.systemd/plymouth", F_OK) >= 0)
+                arg_show_status = true;
+
         if (arg_action == ACTION_HELP) {
                 retval = help();
                 goto finish;