diff --git a/src/services.js b/src/services.js
index 626f194a5..a2bc18e5b 100644
--- a/src/services.js
+++ b/src/services.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ const SERVICES = {
         defaultMemoryLimit: 0
     },
     sftp: {
-        status: statusSftp,
+        status: sftp.status,
         restart: docker.restartContainer.bind(null, 'sftp'),
         defaultMemoryLimit: sftp.DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT
     },
@@ -1882,8 +1882,12 @@ async function statusTurn() {
 
     const result = await docker.memoryUsage(container.Id);
 
+    const status = container.State.Running
+        ? (container.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs ? exports.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE : exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STARTING)
+        : exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED;
+
     return {
-        status: container.State.Running ? exports.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE : exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED,
+        status,
         memoryUsed: result.memory_stats.usage,
         memoryPercent: parseInt(100 * result.memory_stats.usage / result.memory_stats.limit)
     };
@@ -1919,20 +1923,6 @@ async function restartNginx() {
     if (error) debug(`restartNginx: error restarting unbound. ${error.message}`);
 }
 
-async function statusSftp() {
-    const [error, container] = await safe(docker.inspect('sftp'));
-    if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED };
-    if (error) throw error;
-
-    const result = await docker.memoryUsage('sftp');
-
-    return {
-        status: container.State.Running ? exports.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE : exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED,
-        memoryUsed: result.memory_stats.usage,
-        memoryPercent: parseInt(100 * result.memory_stats.usage / result.memory_stats.limit)
-    };
-}
-
 async function statusGraphite() {
     const [error, container] = await safe(docker.inspect('graphite'));
     if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED };
diff --git a/src/sftp.js b/src/sftp.js
index b1ba40643..3e4892d15 100644
--- a/src/sftp.js
+++ b/src/sftp.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     start,
+    status,
 
     DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT: 256 * 1024 * 1024
 };
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ const apps = require('./apps.js'),
     assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:sftp'),
+    docker = require('./docker.js'),
     hat = require('./hat.js'),
     infra = require('./infra_version.js'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     settings = require('./settings.js'),
+    services = require('./services.js'),
     shell = require('./shell.js'),
     system = require('./system.js'),
     volumes = require('./volumes.js');
@@ -98,3 +101,21 @@ async function start(existingInfra) {
     await shell.promises.exec('removeSftp', 'docker rm -f sftp || true');
     await shell.promises.exec('startSftp', runCmd);
 }
+
+async function status() {
+    const [error, container] = await safe(docker.inspect('sftp'));
+    if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return { status: services.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED };
+    if (error) throw error;
+
+    const result = await docker.memoryUsage('sftp');
+
+    const status = container.State.Running
+        ? (container.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs ? services.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE : services.SERVICE_STATUS_STARTING)
+        : services.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED;
+
+    return {
+        status,
+        memoryUsed: result.memory_stats.usage,
+        memoryPercent: parseInt(100 * result.memory_stats.usage / result.memory_stats.limit)
+    };
+}