diff --git a/lib/nntp/tiny/response.py b/lib/nntp/tiny/response.py
index 5115748..952aad2 100644
--- a/lib/nntp/tiny/response.py
+++ b/lib/nntp/tiny/response.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ResponseCode(enum.Enum):
             201: "NNTP Service Ready, posting prohibited",
             205: "Connection closing",
             215: "Information follows",
+            223: "Article exists",
             224: "Overview information follows (multi-line)",
             225: "Headers follow (multi-line)",
             231: "List of new newsgroups follows",
diff --git a/lib/nntp/tiny/session.py b/lib/nntp/tiny/session.py
index d2ce980..fa123fd 100644
--- a/lib/nntp/tiny/session.py
+++ b/lib/nntp/tiny/session.py
@@ -503,6 +503,51 @@ class Session():
 
         return self.end()
 
+    def _cmd_stat(self, identifier: Optional[str]=None):
+        if self.newsgroup is None:
+            return self.respond(ResponseCode.NNTP_NEWSGROUP_NOT_SELECTED)
+
+        sql = """
+            select
+                id, message_id
+            from
+                newsgroup_message
+            where
+                newsgroup_id = ?
+        """
+
+        row = None
+
+        if identifier is None:
+            if self.article_id is None:
+                return self.respond(ResponseCode.NNTP_ARTICLE_INVALID_NUMBER)
+
+            identifier = str(self.article_id)
+
+        if identifier[0] == '<':
+            cr = self.db.execute(sql + " and message_id = ?",
+                                 (self.newsgroup.id, identifier))
+
+            row = cr.fetchone()
+
+            if row is None:
+                return self.respond(ResponseCode.NNTP_ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND_ID)
+        else:
+            cr = self.db.execute(sql + " and id = ?",
+                                 (self.newsgroup.id, int(identifier)))
+
+            row = cr.fetchone()
+
+            if row is None:
+                return self.respond(ResponseCode.NNTP_ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND_NUM)
+
+        text = "%d %s" % (row[0], row[1])
+
+        if self.article_id is None:
+            self.article_id = int(row[0])
+
+        return self.respond(ResponseCode.NNTP_ARTICLE_STAT_RESPONSE, text)
+
     COMMANDS = {
         'CAPABILITIES': _cmd_capabilities,
         'GROUP':        _cmd_group,
@@ -514,6 +559,7 @@ class Session():
         'BODY':         _cmd_body,
         'ARTICLE':      _cmd_article,
         'HDR':          _cmd_hdr,
+        'STAT':         _cmd_stat,
     }
 
     def handle(self):