diff --git a/client/ifreload.c b/client/ifreload.c
index 5130f1d25..0e633b5ac 100644
--- a/client/ifreload.c
+++ b/client/ifreload.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "ifup.h"
 #include "ifdown.h"
 #include "ifreload.h"
+#include "ifstatus.h"
 
 static int
 ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
 	ni_string_array_t opt_ifconfig = NI_STRING_ARRAY_INIT;
 	ni_ifworker_array_t up_marked = NI_IFWORKER_ARRAY_INIT;
 	ni_ifworker_array_t down_marked = NI_IFWORKER_ARRAY_INIT;
+	ni_string_array_t ifnames = NI_STRING_ARRAY_INIT;
 	ni_ifmatcher_t ifmatch;
 	ni_bool_t check_prio = TRUE;
 	ni_bool_t opt_persistent = FALSE;
@@ -220,6 +222,15 @@ ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* Getting an array of ifworkers matching arguments */
 		ni_fsm_get_matching_workers(fsm, &ifmatch, &down_marked);
+
+		if (ni_string_eq(ifmatch.name, "all") ||
+		    ni_string_empty(ifmatch.name)) {
+			ni_string_array_destroy(&ifnames);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (ni_string_array_index(&ifnames, ifmatch.name) == -1)
+			ni_string_array_append(&ifnames, ifmatch.name);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < down_marked.count; ++i) {
@@ -295,6 +306,8 @@ ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
 			/* Execute the down run */
 			if (ni_fsm_schedule(fsm) != 0)
 				ni_fsm_mainloop(fsm);
+
+			status = ni_ifstatus_display_result(fsm, &ifnames, opt_transient);
 		}
 	}
 	else {
@@ -314,15 +327,13 @@ ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (ni_fsm_schedule(fsm) != 0)
 				ni_fsm_mainloop(fsm);
 
-			/* No error if all interfaces were good */
-			status = ni_fsm_fail_count(fsm) ?
-				NI_WICKED_RC_ERROR : NI_WICKED_RC_SUCCESS;
+			status = ni_ifstatus_display_result(fsm, &ifnames, opt_transient);
 
 			/* Do not report any transient errors to systemd (e.g. dhcp
 			 * or whatever not ready in time) -- returning an error may
 			 * cause to stop the network completely.
 			 */
-			if (!opt_transient)
+			if (!opt_systemd)
 				status = NI_LSB_RC_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
@@ -331,6 +342,7 @@ ni_do_ifreload_direct(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 cleanup:
+	ni_string_array_destroy(&ifnames);
 	ni_string_array_destroy(&opt_ifconfig);
 	ni_ifworker_array_destroy(&down_marked);
 	ni_ifworker_array_destroy(&up_marked);