diff --git a/cmd/archivmail/cmd_import.go b/cmd/archivmail/cmd_import.go
index 5aeb6a7..2b24137 100644
--- a/cmd/archivmail/cmd_import.go
+++ b/cmd/archivmail/cmd_import.go
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ Commands:
   rethread       Thread-IDs rückwirkend aus In-Reply-To/References befüllen
   ocr-reprocess  OCR für Anhänge nachholen (alle oder pro Mandant/Status)
   update         Auf neueste Version aktualisieren (führt update.sh aus)
+  status         Healthcheck für DB, Manticore und Storage
   version        Version anzeigen
   help           Diese Hilfe anzeigen
 
@@ -334,5 +335,9 @@ archivmail recompress [flags]
 archivmail rethread [flags]
   --config     Pfad zur Konfigurationsdatei (Standard: /etc/archivmail/config.yml)
   --dry-run    Simulation: zeigt wie viele Mails gethreaded würden, ohne DB zu ändern
+
+archivmail status [flags]
+  --config     Pfad zur Konfigurationsdatei (Standard: /etc/archivmail/config.yml)
+  --json       Maschinenlesbare JSON-Ausgabe
 `, AppVersion)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/archivmail/cmd_status.go b/cmd/archivmail/cmd_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79d30e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archivmail/cmd_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"archivmail/config"
+)
+
+// checkResult holds the outcome of a single health check.
+type checkResult struct {
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	OK      bool   `json:"ok"`
+	Detail  string `json:"detail"`
+	Latency string `json:"latency,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// runStatus performs health checks against PostgreSQL, Manticore Search, and
+// the mail storage directory, and prints a summary.
+// Usage: archivmail status [-config /path/to/config.yml] [-json]
+func runStatus(args []string) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("status", flag.ExitOnError)
+	configPath := fs.String("config", "/etc/archivmail/config.yml", "path to config file")
+	jsonOut := fs.Bool("json", false, "machine-readable JSON output")
+	fs.Parse(args)
+
+	cfg, err := config.Load(*configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "archivmail status: config laden fehlgeschlagen: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	results := []checkResult{
+		checkPostgres(cfg),
+		checkManticore(cfg),
+		checkStorage(cfg),
+	}
+
+	allOK := true
+	for _, r := range results {
+		if !r.OK {
+			allOK = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	if *jsonOut {
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+		_ = enc.Encode(map[string]interface{}{"ok": allOK, "checks": results})
+	} else {
+		for _, r := range results {
+			status := "OK"
+			if !r.OK {
+				status = "FEHLER"
+			}
+			if r.Latency != "" {
+				fmt.Printf("[%-6s] %-12s %s (%s)\n", status, r.Name, r.Detail, r.Latency)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("[%-6s] %-12s %s\n", status, r.Name, r.Detail)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !allOK {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func checkPostgres(cfg *config.Config) checkResult {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	pool, err := pgxpool.New(ctx, cfg.Database.DSN())
+	if err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "PostgreSQL", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Verbindung fehlgeschlagen: %v", err)}
+	}
+	defer pool.Close()
+
+	if err := pool.Ping(ctx); err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "PostgreSQL", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Ping fehlgeschlagen: %v", err)}
+	}
+	latency := time.Since(start)
+
+	var totalMails int64
+	var firstMail, lastMail *time.Time
+	_ = pool.QueryRow(ctx, `SELECT COUNT(*), MIN(received_at), MAX(received_at) FROM emails`).
+		Scan(&totalMails, &firstMail, &lastMail)
+
+	detail := fmt.Sprintf("%d Mails", totalMails)
+	if firstMail != nil && lastMail != nil {
+		detail += fmt.Sprintf(", erste %s, letzte %s", firstMail.Format("2006-01-02"), lastMail.Format("2006-01-02 15:04"))
+	}
+	return checkResult{Name: "PostgreSQL", OK: true, Detail: detail, Latency: latency.Round(time.Millisecond).String()}
+}
+
+func checkManticore(cfg *config.Config) checkResult {
+	dsn := cfg.Index.ManticoreDSN
+	if dsn == "" {
+		dsn = "manticore@tcp(127.0.0.1:9306)/"
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Manticore", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Verbindung fehlgeschlagen: %v", err)}
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	if err := db.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Manticore", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Ping fehlgeschlagen: %v", err)}
+	}
+	latency := time.Since(start)
+
+	var version string
+	_ = db.QueryRow(`SHOW STATUS LIKE 'version'`).Scan(new(string), &version)
+
+	detail := "erreichbar"
+	if version != "" {
+		detail = "Version " + version
+	}
+	return checkResult{Name: "Manticore", OK: true, Detail: detail, Latency: latency.Round(time.Millisecond).String()}
+}
+
+func checkStorage(cfg *config.Config) checkResult {
+	keyfile := cfg.Storage.Keyfile
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(keyfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Storage", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Keyfile %s nicht lesbar: %v", keyfile, err)}
+	}
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	decoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		decoded = []byte(raw)
+	}
+	if len(decoded) != 32 {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Storage", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Keyfile %s ergibt %d Bytes, erwartet 32", keyfile, len(decoded))}
+	}
+
+	storePath := cfg.Storage.StorePath
+	if _, err := os.Stat(storePath); err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Storage", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("store_path %s nicht erreichbar: %v", storePath, err)}
+	}
+
+	var stat syscall.Statfs_t
+	if err := syscall.Statfs(storePath, &stat); err != nil {
+		return checkResult{Name: "Storage", OK: false, Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Statfs %s fehlgeschlagen: %v", storePath, err)}
+	}
+	total := stat.Blocks * uint64(stat.Bsize)
+	free := stat.Bavail * uint64(stat.Bsize)
+	var usedPct float64
+	if total > 0 {
+		usedPct = (1 - float64(free)/float64(total)) * 100
+	}
+
+	detail := fmt.Sprintf("%s, %.1f%% belegt, %s frei", storePath, usedPct, formatBytes(free))
+	ok := usedPct < 95
+	if !ok {
+		detail += " — Speicherplatz kritisch knapp"
+	}
+	return checkResult{Name: "Storage", OK: ok, Detail: detail}
+}
+
+func formatBytes(b uint64) string {
+	const unit = 1024
+	if b < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", b)
+	}
+	div, exp := uint64(unit), 0
+	for n := b / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f %ciB", float64(b)/float64(div), "KMGTPE"[exp])
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archivmail/main.go b/cmd/archivmail/main.go
index b1d7514..65f7a7c 100644
--- a/cmd/archivmail/main.go
+++ b/cmd/archivmail/main.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ func main() {
 		case "update":
 			runUpdate(os.Args[2:])
 			return
+		case "status":
+			runStatus(os.Args[2:])
+			return
 		case "version":
 			fmt.Printf("archivmail %s\n", AppVersion)
 			for mod, ver := range Modules {