diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 864bfb6..452609c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  yak 3.1.1 [2015.05.11]
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  - Filtering by component status support for info command 
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   yak 3.1.0 [2014.12.09]
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/Usage.md b/doc/Usage.md
index e7789f8..b4102c7 100644
--- a/doc/Usage.md
+++ b/doc/Usage.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ In order to configure `yak` paths (log directories or system location) command l
 | <pre>-v VIEWER</pre> <pre>--viewer=VIEWER</pre>  |               | external viewer/pager
 | <pre>-d DELIM</pre> <pre>--delimiter=DELIM</pre> | padded spaces | delimiter for the info command
 | <pre>-f FORMAT</pre> <pre>--format=FORMAT</pre>  | [see below]   | format for the info command
+| <pre>-F STATUS</pre> <pre>--filter=STATUS</pre>  | empty         | filter info result by component status
 | <pre>-A ALIAS</pre> <pre>--alias=ALIAS</pre>     |               | define command alias
 | <pre>-a ARGS</pre> <pre>--arguments=ARGS</pre>   | empty         | additional arguments for the processes (valid for `start`, `restart` and `console` commands)
 
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ Each component inside yak is assigned with status attribute:
 | `WSFULL`     | q only. If file with STDERR redirection is non-empty and finishes with one of the following: wsfull or -w abort.
 
 
+Output from the `info` command can be filtered based on component status via command line parameter `-F / --filter`.
+
+```bash
+yak info -F RUNNING#DISTURBED
+```
+
+
 ### Command aliases
 
 Command aliases allow user to chain multiple commands and bind these with a custom name. Alias is declared and defined via command line parameter `-A / --alias`.
@@ -100,6 +108,12 @@ For example: user can define a `restart_console` command, which stops and restar
 yak --alias restart_console "stop, console"
 ```
 
+Define a `info_dt` alias, which only show information about components with status DISTURBED or TERMINATED:
+
+```bash
+yak --alias info_dt "info -F DISTURBED#TERMINATED"
+```
+
 For convenience, command aliases can be set via `YAK_OPTS` environmental variable. For example:
 ```bash
 $ echo $YAK_OPTS
diff --git a/scripts/yak.py b/scripts/yak.py
index b1292cd..6c4698f 100644
--- a/scripts/yak.py
+++ b/scripts/yak.py
@@ -82,13 +82,15 @@ def __init__(self, options):
 
         if options.alias:
             for alias, commands in options.alias.iteritems():
-                command_functions = []
-                for c in commands:
+                alias_eval = []
+                for cmd_alias in commands:
+                    cmd_alias = shlex.split(cmd_alias)
+                    c = cmd_alias[0]
                     if hasattr(self, "do_" + c):
-                        command_functions.append(getattr(self, "do_" + c))
+                        alias_eval.append(getattr(self, "do_" + c))
                     else:
                         raise ComponentManagerShellError("Alias: '{0}' refers to unknown command: '{1}'".format(alias, c))
-                setattr(self, "do_" + alias, partial(self._evaluate_alias, command_functions))
+                setattr(self, "do_" + alias, partial(self._evaluate_alias, alias_eval, " ".join(cmd_alias[1:])))
 
     def _parse_format(self, formating, delimiter):
         r = re.compile("\d+")
@@ -145,15 +147,13 @@ def parseline(self, line):
     def _opt_parser(self):
         opt_parser = OptionParser()
         opt_parser.add_option("-a", "--arguments", default = None)
+        opt_parser.add_option("-F", "--filter", default = None)
         return opt_parser
 
-    def _get_components_list_and_params(self, args):
+    def _get_components_list(self, identifiers):
         components = []
         ignored_components = set()
 
-        (params, identifiers) = self._opt_parser.parse_args(args = shlex.split(args))
-        params = vars(params)
-
         if len(identifiers) > 0:
             for id in identifiers:
                 if id.startswith("!"):
@@ -188,46 +188,53 @@ def _get_components_list_and_params(self, args):
 
             # remove duplicates, restore runtime order, remove ignored components
             components = [s for s in self._manager.dependencies_order if s in components and s not in ignored_components]
-        return components, params
+        return components
 
-    def _allow_empty_components_list(f):  # @NoSelf
-        def expand_to_all_components(self, args):
-            if args:
+    def _error_handler(f):  # @NoSelf
+        def tracked_command(self, args):
+            try:
                 return f(self, args)
+            except:
+                print get_short_exc_info()
+                ComponentManagerShell.logger.error(get_full_exc_info(), extra = {"user": get_username()})
+                return 1
+        return tracked_command
+
+    def _cmd_line_split(f):  # @NoSelf
+        def line_split(self, args):
+            (params, identifiers) = self._opt_parser.parse_args(args = shlex.split(args))
+            params = vars(params)
+            f(self, identifiers, params)
+        return line_split
+
+    def _allow_empty_components_list(f):  # @NoSelf
+        def expand_to_all_components(self, identifiers, params):
+            if identifiers:
+                return f(self, identifiers, params)
             else:
-                return f(self, "*")
+                return f(self, ["*"], params)
         return expand_to_all_components
 
     def _multiple_components_allowed(f):  # @NoSelf
-        def multi_components_command(self, args):
-            if args:
-                ComponentManagerShell.logger.info("%s %s", f.func_name[3:], args, extra = {"user": get_username()})
+        def multi_components_command(self, identifiers, params):
+            if identifiers:
+                ComponentManagerShell.logger.info("%s %s %s", f.func_name[3:], identifiers, params, extra = {"user": get_username()})
                 self._manager.reload()
-                return f(self, *self._get_components_list_and_params(args))
+                return f(self, self._get_components_list(identifiers), params)
             else:
                 raise ComponentManagerShellError("Command: '{0}' requires group, namespace or component id(s)".format(f.__name__[3:]))
         return multi_components_command
 
     def _single_component_allowed(f):  # @NoSelf
-        def single_component_command(self, arg):
-            ComponentManagerShell.logger.info("%s %s", f.func_name[3:], arg, extra = {"user": get_username()})
-            components, params = self._get_components_list_and_params(arg)
+        def single_component_command(self, identifiers, params):
+            ComponentManagerShell.logger.info("%s %s %s", f.func_name[3:], identifiers, params, extra = {"user": get_username()})
+            components = self._get_components_list(identifiers)
             if len(components) != 1:
                 raise ComponentManagerShellError("Command: '{0}' can only be performed on single component".format(f.__name__[3:]))
             self._manager.reload()
             return f(self, components[0], params)
         return single_component_command
 
-    def _error_handler(f):  # @NoSelf
-        def tracked_command(self, args):
-            try:
-                return f(self, args)
-            except:
-                print get_short_exc_info()
-                ComponentManagerShell.logger.error(get_full_exc_info(), extra = {"user": get_username()})
-                return 1
-        return tracked_command
-
     # utility functions
     def _apply_command(self, command, components, **kwargs):
         failed = []
@@ -269,9 +276,9 @@ def _format_parameter(self, key, value, default = ""):
         return value
 
     # shell commands
-    def _evaluate_alias(self, commands, args):
+    def _evaluate_alias(self, commands, params, args):
         for command in commands:
-            ret_val = command(args)
+            ret_val = command("{0} {1}".format(args, params) if params else args)
             if ret_val:
                 return ret_val
 
@@ -305,18 +312,23 @@ def do_quit(self, args):
         sys.exit(0)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_allow_empty_components_list
     @_multiple_components_allowed
     def do_info(self, components, params):
+        status_filter = params["filter"].upper().split("#") if params["filter"] else None
+        
         print self._info_header
         for component_uid in sorted(components):
             parameters = dict()
             component = self._manager.components[component_uid]
-            for attr in self._info_parameters:
-                parameters[attr] = self._format_parameter(attr, getattr(component, to_underscore(attr).lower(), ""), "")
-            print self._info_format.format(**parameters)
+            if not status_filter or component.status in status_filter:
+                for attr in self._info_parameters:
+                    parameters[attr] = self._format_parameter(attr, getattr(component, to_underscore(attr).lower(), ""), "")
+                print self._info_format.format(**parameters)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_multiple_components_allowed
     def do_details(self, components, params):
         print HLINE
@@ -332,12 +344,14 @@ def do_details(self, components, params):
             print HLINE
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_multiple_components_allowed
     def do_start(self, components, params):
         print "Starting components..."
         return self._apply_command(self._manager.start, components, **params)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_multiple_components_allowed
     def do_stop(self, components, params):
         print "Stopping components..."
@@ -348,28 +362,33 @@ def do_restart(self, args):
         return retval if retval else self.do_start(args)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_single_component_allowed
     def do_console(self, component, params):
         print "Starting interactive console..."
         return 0 if self._manager.console(component, **params) else 1
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_multiple_components_allowed
     def do_interrupt(self, components, params):
         print "Interrupting components..."
         return self._apply_command(self._manager.interrupt, reversed(components))
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_single_component_allowed
     def do_out(self, component, params):
         return show_file(self._manager.components[component].stdout)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_single_component_allowed
     def do_err(self, component, params):
         return show_file(self._manager.components[component].stderr)
 
     @_error_handler
+    @_cmd_line_split
     @_single_component_allowed
     def do_log(self, component, params):
         return show_file(self._manager.components[component].log)
@@ -407,6 +426,7 @@ def get_opt_parser():
     opt_parser.add_option("-v", "--viewer", help = "external viewer")
     opt_parser.add_option("-d", "--delimiter", help = "column delimiter for the info command [default: padded spaces]", default = " ")
     opt_parser.add_option("-f", "--format", help = "display format for info command", default = "uid:18#pid:5#port:6#status:11#started:19#stopped:19")
+    opt_parser.add_option("-F", "--filter", help = "status filter for info command", default = "")
     opt_parser.add_option("-A", "--alias", help = "define command alias e.g.: --alias restart_console \"stop, console\"", action = "callback", callback = define_aliases, nargs = 2, type = "str")
     opt_parser.add_option("-a", "--arguments", help = "additional arguments passed to process - valid only for 'start', 'restart' and 'console' commands", default = "")
     return opt_parser
@@ -457,7 +477,7 @@ def init_logging(logfile):
         if len(args) == 0:
             exit_status = shell.cmdloop()
         elif len(args) >= 1:
-            exit_status = shell.onecmd(" ".join(args) + (" -a \"" + options.arguments + "\""  if options.arguments else ""))
+            exit_status = shell.onecmd(" ".join(args) + (" -a \"" + options.arguments + "\""  if options.arguments else "") + (" -F \"" + options.filter + "\""  if options.filter else ""))
     except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
         exit_status = 0
     except:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 51828cb..7a55b4e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name = "yak",
-    version = os.environ.get("version", "3.1.0"),
+    version = os.environ.get("version", "3.1.1"),
     description = "process components for enterprise components",
 
     license = "Apache License Version 2.0",