diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 57a4b6e..6e63294 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt};
 use file::File;
 use dir::{DirRawStream, Dir};
 use dir_entry::DIR_ENTRY_SIZE;
-use table::{ClusterIterator, alloc_cluster};
+use table::{ClusterIterator, alloc_cluster, read_fat_flags};
 
 // FAT implementation based on:
 //   http://wiki.osdev.org/FAT
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ impl FatType {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct FsStatusFlags {
+    pub dirty: bool,
+    pub io_error: bool,
+}
+
 pub trait ReadSeek: Read + Seek {}
 impl<T> ReadSeek for T where T: Read + Seek {}
 
@@ -137,6 +142,13 @@ impl BiosParameterBlock {
     fn active_fat(&self) -> u16 {
         self.extended_flags & 0x0F
     }
+
+    fn status_flags(&self) -> FsStatusFlags {
+        FsStatusFlags {
+            dirty: self.reserved_1 & 1 != 0,
+            io_error: self.reserved_1 & 2 != 0,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -317,6 +329,15 @@ impl <'a> FileSystem<'a> {
         let mut disk_slice = self.fat_slice();
         alloc_cluster(&mut disk_slice, self.fat_type, prev_cluster)
     }
+
+    pub fn read_status_flags(&self) -> io::Result<FsStatusFlags> {
+        let bpb_status = self.bpb.status_flags();
+        let fat_status = read_fat_flags(&mut self.fat_slice(), self.fat_type)?;
+        Ok(FsStatusFlags {
+            dirty: bpb_status.dirty || fat_status.dirty,
+            io_error: bpb_status.io_error || fat_status.io_error,
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 0851335..f955709 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt, WriteBytesExt};
-use fs::{FatType, DiskSlice, ReadSeek};
+use fs::{FatType, FsStatusFlags, DiskSlice, ReadSeek};
 
 struct Fat<T> {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ trait FatTrait {
     fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue>;
     fn set(fat: &mut DiskSlice, cluster: u32, value: FatValue) -> io::Result<()>;
     fn find_free(fat: &mut ReadSeek, hint_cluster: u32) -> io::Result<u32>;
+    fn get_raw(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<u32>;
 }
 
 fn read_fat(fat: &mut ReadSeek, fat_type: FatType, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
@@ -70,15 +71,43 @@ pub(crate) fn alloc_cluster(fat: &mut DiskSlice, fat_type: FatType, prev_cluster
     Ok(new_cluster)
 }
 
+
+
+pub(crate) fn read_fat_flags(fat: &mut DiskSlice, fat_type: FatType) -> io::Result<FsStatusFlags> {
+    // check MSB (except in FAT12)
+    let val = match fat_type {
+        FatType::Fat12 => 0xFFF,
+        FatType::Fat16 => Fat16::get_raw(fat, 1)?,
+        FatType::Fat32 => Fat32::get_raw(fat, 1)?,
+    };
+    let dirty = match fat_type {
+        FatType::Fat12 => false,
+        FatType::Fat16 => val & (1 << 15) == 0,
+        FatType::Fat32 => val & (1 << 27) == 0,
+    };
+    let io_error = match fat_type {
+        FatType::Fat12 => false,
+        FatType::Fat16 => val & (1 << 14) == 0,
+        FatType::Fat32 => val & (1 << 26) == 0,
+    };
+    Ok(FsStatusFlags {
+        dirty, io_error,
+    })
+}
+
 impl FatTrait for Fat12 {
-    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+    fn get_raw(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<u32> {
         let fat_offset = cluster + (cluster / 2);
         fat.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(fat_offset as u64))?;
         let packed_val = fat.read_u16::<LittleEndian>()?;
-        let val = match cluster & 1 {
+        Ok(match cluster & 1 {
             0 => packed_val & 0x0FFF,
             _ => packed_val >> 4,
-        };
+        } as u32)
+    }
+
+    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+        let val = Self::get_raw(fat, cluster)?;
         Ok(match val {
             0 => FatValue::Free,
             0xFF7 => FatValue::Bad,
@@ -132,9 +161,13 @@ impl FatTrait for Fat12 {
 }
 
 impl FatTrait for Fat16 {
-    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+    fn get_raw(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<u32> {
         fat.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start((cluster*2) as u64))?;
-        let val = fat.read_u16::<LittleEndian>()?;
+        Ok(fat.read_u16::<LittleEndian>()? as u32)
+    }
+
+    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+        let val = Self::get_raw(fat, cluster)?;
         Ok(match val {
             0 => FatValue::Free,
             0xFFF7 => FatValue::Bad,
@@ -169,9 +202,13 @@ impl FatTrait for Fat16 {
 }
 
 impl FatTrait for Fat32 {
-    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+    fn get_raw(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<u32> {
         fat.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start((cluster*4) as u64))?;
-        let val = fat.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()? & 0x0FFFFFFF;
+        Ok(fat.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()? & 0x0FFFFFFF)
+    }
+
+    fn get(fat: &mut ReadSeek, cluster: u32) -> io::Result<FatValue> {
+        let val = Self::get_raw(fat, cluster)?;
         Ok(match val {
             0 => FatValue::Free,
             0x0FFFFFF7 => FatValue::Bad,
diff --git a/tests/read.rs b/tests/read.rs
index bad06e2..bf00d1d 100644
--- a/tests/read.rs
+++ b/tests/read.rs
@@ -188,3 +188,25 @@ fn test_volume_metadata_fat16() {
 fn test_volume_metadata_fat32() {
     call_with_fs(&|fs| test_volume_metadata(fs, FatType::Fat32), FAT32_IMG)
 }
+
+fn test_status_flags(fs: FileSystem) {
+    let status_flags = fs.read_status_flags().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(status_flags.dirty, false);
+    assert_eq!(status_flags.io_error, false);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_status_flags_fat12() {
+    call_with_fs(&|fs| test_status_flags(fs), FAT12_IMG)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_status_flags_fat16() {
+    call_with_fs(&|fs| test_status_flags(fs), FAT16_IMG)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_status_flags_fat32() {
+    call_with_fs(&|fs| test_status_flags(fs), FAT32_IMG)
+}
+