diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/cluster.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/cluster.py
index 158e90db..9d8e9e05 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/cluster.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/cluster.py
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ def format_info(cluster_information, oformat):
         storage_health_colour = ansiprint.yellow()
 
     ainformation = []
+
+    if oformat == 'short':
+        ainformation.append('{}PVC cluster status:{}'.format(ansiprint.bold(), ansiprint.end()))
+        ainformation.append('{}Cluster health:{}      {}{}{}'.format(ansiprint.purple(), ansiprint.end(), health_colour, cluster_information['health'], ansiprint.end()))
+        if cluster_information['health_msg']:
+            for line in cluster_information['health_msg']:
+                ainformation.append('                     > {}'.format(line))
+        ainformation.append('{}Storage health:{}      {}{}{}'.format(ansiprint.purple(), ansiprint.end(), storage_health_colour, cluster_information['storage_health'], ansiprint.end()))
+        if cluster_information['storage_health_msg']:
+            for line in cluster_information['storage_health_msg']:
+                ainformation.append('                     > {}'.format(line))
+    
+        return '\n'.join(ainformation)
+
     ainformation.append('{}PVC cluster status:{}'.format(ansiprint.bold(), ansiprint.end()))
     ainformation.append('')
     ainformation.append('{}Cluster health:{}      {}{}{}'.format(ansiprint.purple(), ansiprint.end(), health_colour, cluster_information['health'], ansiprint.end()))
@@ -114,6 +128,7 @@ def format_info(cluster_information, oformat):
     if cluster_information['storage_health_msg']:
         for line in cluster_information['storage_health_msg']:
             ainformation.append('                     > {}'.format(line))
+
     ainformation.append('')
     ainformation.append('{}Primary node:{}        {}'.format(ansiprint.purple(), ansiprint.end(), cluster_information['primary_node']))
     ainformation.append('{}Cluster upstream IP:{} {}'.format(ansiprint.purple(), ansiprint.end(), cluster_information['upstream_ip']))
diff --git a/client-cli/pvc.py b/client-cli/pvc.py
index 7c0afc77..a62e49b2 100755
--- a/client-cli/pvc.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc.py
@@ -4057,13 +4057,19 @@ def maintenance_off():
 @click.command(name='status', short_help='Show current cluster status.')
 @click.option(
     '-f', '--format', 'oformat', default='plain', show_default=True,
-    type=click.Choice(['plain', 'json', 'json-pretty']),
+    type=click.Choice(['plain', 'short', 'json', 'json-pretty']),
     help='Output format of cluster status information.'
 )
 @cluster_req
 def status_cluster(oformat):
     """
     Show basic information and health for the active PVC cluster.
+
+    Output formats:
+      plain: Full text, full colour output for human-readability.
+      short: Health-only, full colour output for human-readability.
+      json: Compact JSON representation for machine parsing.
+      json-pretty: Pretty-printed JSON representation for machine parsing or human-readability.
     """
 
     retcode, retdata = pvc_cluster.get_info(config)