diff --git a/dvc/cli.py b/dvc/cli.py
index 394aa8f8b..9028931ff 100644
--- a/dvc/cli.py
+++ b/dvc/cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from dvc.command.init import CmdInit
 from dvc.command.remove import CmdRemove
 from dvc.command.run import CmdRun
 from dvc.command.repro import CmdRepro
-from dvc.command.data_sync import CmdDataPush, CmdDataPull, CmdDataStatus, CmdDataFetch
+from dvc.command.data_sync import CmdDataPush, CmdDataPull, CmdDataFetch
+from dvc.command.status import CmdDataStatus
 from dvc.command.gc import CmdGC
 from dvc.command.add import CmdAdd
 from dvc.command.config import CmdConfig
diff --git a/dvc/command/data_sync.py b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
index a71417a7f..f174c3b63 100644
--- a/dvc/command/data_sync.py
+++ b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
@@ -48,31 +48,3 @@ class CmdDataFetch(CmdDataBase):
             self.project.logger.error('Failed to fetch data from the cloud', exc)
             return 1
         return 0
-
-
-class CmdDataStatus(CmdDataBase):
-    def _show(self, status):
-        for s in status:
-            target, ret = s
-
-            if ret == cloud.STATUS_UNKNOWN or ret == cloud.STATUS_OK:
-                continue
-
-            prefix_map = {
-                cloud.STATUS_DELETED  : 'deleted: ',
-                cloud.STATUS_MODIFIED : 'modified:',
-                cloud.STATUS_NEW      : 'new file:',
-            }
-
-            path = os.path.relpath(target, self.project.cache.cache_dir)
-
-            self.project.logger.info('\t{}\t{}'.format(prefix_map[ret], path))
-
-    def do_run(self, target=None):
-        try:
-            status = self.project.status(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
-            self._show(status)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            self.project.logger.error('Failed to obtain data status', exc)
-            return 1
-        return 0
diff --git a/dvc/command/status.py b/dvc/command/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb0ddb939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/command/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+
+import dvc.cloud.base as cloud
+
+from dvc.command.data_sync import CmdDataBase
+
+
+class CmdDataStatus(CmdDataBase):
+    def _show(self, status):
+        for s in status:
+            target, ret = s
+
+            if ret == cloud.STATUS_UNKNOWN or ret == cloud.STATUS_OK:
+                continue
+
+            prefix_map = {
+                cloud.STATUS_DELETED  : 'deleted: ',
+                cloud.STATUS_MODIFIED : 'modified:',
+                cloud.STATUS_NEW      : 'new file:',
+            }
+
+            path = os.path.relpath(target, self.project.cache.cache_dir)
+
+            self.project.logger.info('\t{}\t{}'.format(prefix_map[ret], path))
+
+    def do_run(self, target=None):
+        try:
+            status = self.project.status(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
+            self._show(status)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self.project.logger.error('Failed to obtain data status', exc)
+            return 1
+        return 0
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 9c975b540..ad86a2dec 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import os
 from dvc.cli import parse_args
 from dvc.command.init import CmdInit
 from dvc.command.run import CmdRun
-from dvc.command.data_sync import CmdDataPull, CmdDataPush, CmdDataStatus
+from dvc.command.data_sync import CmdDataPull, CmdDataPush
+from dvc.command.status import CmdDataStatus
 from dvc.command.repro import CmdRepro
 from dvc.command.add import CmdAdd
 from dvc.command.remove import CmdRemove