diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 48c20939..255e034b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-11-13  Milan Broz  <mbroz@redhat.com>
+	* Fix error message for luksClose and detached LUKS header.
+	* Allow --header for status command to get full info with detached header.
+
 2011-11-09  Milan Broz  <mbroz@redhat.com>
 	* Version 1.4.1.
 
diff --git a/lib/setup.c b/lib/setup.c
index e58c4c5d..ce2eafa6 100644
--- a/lib/setup.c
+++ b/lib/setup.c
@@ -598,6 +598,27 @@ int crypt_set_data_device(struct crypt_device *cd, const char *device)
 	return crypt_check_data_device_size(cd);
 }
 
+static int _crypt_load_luks1(struct crypt_device *cd, int require_header)
+{
+	struct luks_phdr hdr;
+	int r;
+
+	r = init_crypto(cd);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
+	r = LUKS_read_phdr(mdata_device(cd), &hdr, require_header, cd);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
+	if (!cd->type && !(cd->type = strdup(CRYPT_LUKS1)))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(&cd->hdr, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+
+	return r;
+}
+
 int crypt_init_by_name_and_header(struct crypt_device **cd,
 				  const char *name,
 				  const char *header_device)
@@ -701,7 +722,7 @@ int crypt_init_by_name_and_header(struct crypt_device **cd,
 		}
 	} else if (isLUKS((*cd)->type)) {
 		if (mdata_device(*cd)) {
-			r = crypt_load(*cd, CRYPT_LUKS1, NULL);
+			r = _crypt_load_luks1(*cd, 0);
 			if (r < 0) {
 				log_dbg("LUKS device header does not match active device.");
 				free((*cd)->type);
@@ -931,7 +952,6 @@ int crypt_load(struct crypt_device *cd,
 	       const char *requested_type,
 	       void *params __attribute__((unused)))
 {
-	struct luks_phdr hdr;
 	int r;
 
 	log_dbg("Trying to load %s crypt type from device %s.",
@@ -948,19 +968,10 @@ int crypt_load(struct crypt_device *cd,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	r = init_crypto(cd);
+	r = _crypt_load_luks1(cd, 1);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
-	r = LUKS_read_phdr(mdata_device(cd), &hdr, 1, cd);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return r;
-
-	if (!cd->type && !(cd->type = strdup(CRYPT_LUKS1)))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	memcpy(&cd->hdr, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
-
 	/* cd->type and header must be set in context */
 	r = crypt_check_data_device_size(cd);
 	if (r < 0) {
diff --git a/man/cryptsetup.8 b/man/cryptsetup.8
index c9ad5fda..a685e1e6 100644
--- a/man/cryptsetup.8
+++ b/man/cryptsetup.8
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ Set detached (separated) metadata device or file with LUKS header.
 This options allows separation of ciphertext device and on-disk metadata header.
 
 This option is only relevant for LUKS devices and can be used in \fIluksFormat\fR,
-\fIluksOpen\fR, \fIluksSuspend\fR, \fIluksResume\fR and \fIresize\fR commands.
+\fIluksOpen\fR, \fIluksSuspend\fR, \fIluksResume\fR, \fIstatus\fR and
+\fIresize\fR commands.
 
 If used with \fIluksFormat\fR the \-\-align-payload option is taken
 as absolute sector alignment on ciphertext device and can be zero.
diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index 1bf43eb8..fac38b72 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ static int action_status(int arg __attribute__((unused)))
 		else
 			log_std("%s/%s is active%s.\n", crypt_get_dir(), action_argv[0],
 				ci == CRYPT_BUSY ? " and is in use" : "");
-		r = crypt_init_by_name(&cd, action_argv[0]);
+
+		r = crypt_init_by_name_and_header(&cd, action_argv[0], opt_header_device);
 		if (r < 0 || !crypt_get_type(cd))
 			goto out;
 
diff --git a/tests/compat-test b/tests/compat-test
index 3499faf8..4bf70a56 100755
--- a/tests/compat-test
+++ b/tests/compat-test
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DEV_NAME2=dummy2
 DEV_NAME3=dummy3
 ORIG_IMG=luks-test-orig
 IMG=luks-test
+HEADER_IMG=luks-header
 KEY1=key1
 KEY2=key2
 KEY5=key5
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function remove_mapping()
 	[ -b /dev/mapper/$DEV_NAME2 ] && dmsetup remove $DEV_NAME2
 	[ -b /dev/mapper/$DEV_NAME ] && dmsetup remove $DEV_NAME
 	losetup -d $LOOPDEV >/dev/null 2>&1
-	rm -f $ORIG_IMG $IMG $KEY1 $KEY2 $KEY5 >/dev/null 2>&1
+	rm -f $ORIG_IMG $IMG $KEY1 $KEY2 $KEY5 $HEADER_IMG >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 function fail()
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@ function valgrind_run()
 
 # LUKS tests
 
-
 prepare	"[1] open - compat image - acceptance check" new
 echo "compatkey" | $CRYPTSETUP luksOpen $LOOPDEV $DEV_NAME || fail
 check_exists
@@ -446,5 +446,16 @@ $CRYPTSETUP luksOpen -S 1 -d $KEY5 $LOOPDEV $DEV_NAME && fail
 $CRYPTSETUP luksOpen -S 5 -d $KEY1 $LOOPDEV $DEV_NAME && fail
 [ -b /dev/mapper/$DEV_NAME ] && fail
 
+prepare "[28] Detached LUKS header" wipe
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$HEADER_IMG bs=1M count=4 >/dev/null 2>&1
+echo "key0" | $CRYPTSETUP luksFormat -i1 $LOOPDEV --header $HEADER_IMG || fail
+echo "key0" | $CRYPTSETUP luksFormat -i1 $LOOPDEV --header $HEADER_IMG --align-payload 0 || fail
+echo "key0" | $CRYPTSETUP luksOpen $LOOPDEV --header $HEADER_IMG $DEV_NAME || fail
+$CRYPTSETUP -q resize  $DEV_NAME --size 100 --header $HEADER_IMG || fail
+$CRYPTSETUP -q status  $DEV_NAME --header $HEADER_IMG | grep "size:" | grep -q "100 sectors" || fail
+$CRYPTSETUP luksSuspend $DEV_NAME --header $HEADER_IMG || fail
+echo "key0" | $CRYPTSETUP luksResume $DEV_NAME --header $HEADER_IMG || fail
+$CRYPTSETUP luksClose $DEV_NAME || fail
+
 remove_mapping
 exit 0