diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 295e4a0b..a407ea1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ These fields are optionally available:
 * file
 * auto_update
 * author
+* wporg_status
+* wporg_last_updated
 
 **EXAMPLES**
 
@@ -408,6 +410,17 @@ These fields are optionally available:
     | hello   | inactive       | none   | 1.6     | 1.7.2          |
     +---------+----------------+--------+---------+----------------+
 
+    # Check whether plugins are still active on WordPress.org
+    $ wp plugin list --format=csv --fields=name,wporg_status,wporg_last_updated
+    +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+    | name               | wporg_status | wporg_last_updated |
+    +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+    | akismet            | active       | 2023-12-11         |
+    | user-switching     | active       | 2023-11-17         |
+    | wordpress-importer | active       | 2023-04-28         |
+    | local              |              |                    |
+    +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+
 
 
 ### wp plugin path
diff --git a/features/plugin-list-wporg-status.feature b/features/plugin-list-wporg-status.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f92c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/plugin-list-wporg-status.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+Feature: Check the status of plugins on WordPress.org
+
+  @require-wp-5.2
+  Scenario: Install plugins and check the status on wp.org.
+    Given a WP install
+
+    When I run `wp plugin install wordpress-importer --version=0.5 --force`
+    And I run `wp plugin install https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/no-longer-in-directory.1.0.62.zip`
+    And a wp-content/plugins/never-wporg/never-wporg.php file:
+      """
+      <?php
+      /**
+       * Plugin Name: This plugin was never in the WordPress.org plugin directory
+       * Version:     2.0.2
+       */
+       """
+
+    When I run `wp plugin list --name=wordpress-importer --field=wporg_last_updated`
+    Then STDOUT should not be empty
+    And save STDOUT as {COMMIT_DATE}
+
+    When I run `wp plugin list --fields=name,wporg_status`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name                   | wporg_status    |
+      | wordpress-importer     | active          |
+      | no-longer-in-directory | closed          |
+      | never-wporg            |                 |
+
+    When I run `wp plugin list --fields=name,wporg_last_updated`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name                   | wporg_last_updated |
+      | wordpress-importer     | {COMMIT_DATE}      |
+      | no-longer-in-directory | 2017-11-13         |
+      | never-wporg            |                    |
+
+    When I run `wp plugin list --fields=name,wporg_status,wporg_last_updated`
+    Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
+      | name                   | wporg_status    | wporg_last_updated |
+      | wordpress-importer     | active          | {COMMIT_DATE}      |
+      | no-longer-in-directory | closed          | 2017-11-13         |
+      | never-wporg            |                 |                    |
diff --git a/src/Plugin_Command.php b/src/Plugin_Command.php
index 00233cc3..336f1dda 100644
--- a/src/Plugin_Command.php
+++ b/src/Plugin_Command.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use WP_CLI\ParsePluginNameInput;
 use WP_CLI\Utils;
+use WP_CLI\WpOrgApi;
 
 /**
  * Manages plugins, including installs, activations, and updates.
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ class Plugin_Command extends \WP_CLI\CommandWithUpgrade {
 	protected $item_type         = 'plugin';
 	protected $upgrade_refresh   = 'wp_update_plugins';
 	protected $upgrade_transient = 'update_plugins';
+	protected $check_wporg       = [
+		'status'       => false,
+		'last_updated' => false,
+	];
 
 	protected $obj_fields = array(
 		'name',
@@ -245,19 +250,23 @@ protected function get_all_items() {
 			if ( ! empty( $mu_plugin['Description'] ) ) {
 				$mu_description = $mu_plugin['Description'];
 			}
+			$mu_name    = Utils\get_plugin_name( $file );
+			$wporg_info = $this->get_wporg_data( $mu_name );
 
 			$items[ $file ] = array(
-				'name'           => Utils\get_plugin_name( $file ),
-				'status'         => 'must-use',
-				'update'         => false,
-				'update_version' => null,
-				'update_package' => null,
-				'version'        => $mu_version,
-				'update_id'      => '',
-				'title'          => $mu_title,
-				'description'    => $mu_description,
-				'file'           => $file,
-				'auto_update'    => false,
+				'name'               => $mu_name,
+				'status'             => 'must-use',
+				'update'             => false,
+				'update_version'     => null,
+				'update_package'     => null,
+				'version'            => $mu_version,
+				'update_id'          => '',
+				'title'              => $mu_title,
+				'description'        => $mu_description,
+				'file'               => $file,
+				'auto_update'        => false,
+				'wporg_status'       => $wporg_info['status'],
+				'wporg_last_updated' => $wporg_info['last_updated'],
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -266,17 +275,19 @@ protected function get_all_items() {
 		foreach ( $raw_items as $name => $item_data ) {
 			$description    = ! empty( $raw_data[ $name ][0] ) ? $raw_data[ $name ][0] : '';
 			$items[ $name ] = [
-				'name'           => $name,
-				'title'          => $item_data['Title'],
-				'description'    => $description,
-				'status'         => 'dropin',
-				'update'         => false,
-				'update_version' => null,
-				'update_package' => null,
-				'update_id'      => '',
-				'file'           => $name,
-				'auto_update'    => false,
-				'author'         => $item_data['Author'],
+				'name'               => $name,
+				'title'              => $item_data['Title'],
+				'description'        => $description,
+				'status'             => 'dropin',
+				'update'             => false,
+				'update_version'     => null,
+				'update_package'     => null,
+				'update_id'          => '',
+				'file'               => $name,
+				'auto_update'        => false,
+				'author'             => $item_data['Author'],
+				'wporg_status'       => '',
+				'wporg_last_updated' => '',
 			];
 		}
 
@@ -703,6 +714,7 @@ protected function get_item_list() {
 			$all_update_info = $this->get_update_info();
 			$update_info     = ( isset( $all_update_info->response[ $file ] ) && null !== $all_update_info->response[ $file ] ) ? (array) $all_update_info->response[ $file ] : null;
 			$name            = Utils\get_plugin_name( $file );
+			$wporg_info      = $this->get_wporg_data( $name );
 
 			if ( ! isset( $duplicate_names[ $name ] ) ) {
 				$duplicate_names[ $name ] = array();
@@ -710,22 +722,23 @@ protected function get_item_list() {
 
 			$duplicate_names[ $name ][] = $file;
 			$items[ $file ]             = [
-				'name'           => $name,
-				'status'         => $this->get_status( $file ),
-				'update'         => (bool) $update_info,
-				'update_version' => isset( $update_info ) && isset( $update_info['new_version'] ) ? $update_info['new_version'] : null,
-				'update_package' => isset( $update_info ) && isset( $update_info['package'] ) ? $update_info['package'] : null,
-				'version'        => $details['Version'],
-				'update_id'      => $file,
-				'title'          => $details['Name'],
-				'description'    => wordwrap( $details['Description'] ),
-				'file'           => $file,
-				'auto_update'    => in_array( $file, $auto_updates, true ),
-				'author'         => $details['Author'],
+				'name'               => $name,
+				'status'             => $this->get_status( $file ),
+				'update'             => (bool) $update_info,
+				'update_version'     => isset( $update_info ) && isset( $update_info['new_version'] ) ? $update_info['new_version'] : null,
+				'update_package'     => isset( $update_info ) && isset( $update_info['package'] ) ? $update_info['package'] : null,
+				'version'            => $details['Version'],
+				'update_id'          => $file,
+				'title'              => $details['Name'],
+				'description'        => wordwrap( $details['Description'] ),
+				'file'               => $file,
+				'auto_update'        => in_array( $file, $auto_updates, true ),
+				'author'             => $details['Author'],
+				'wporg_status'       => $wporg_info['status'],
+				'wporg_last_updated' => $wporg_info['last_updated'],
 			];
 
 			if ( null === $update_info ) {
-
 				// Get info for all plugins that don't have an update.
 				$plugin_update_info = isset( $all_update_info->no_update[ $file ] ) ? $all_update_info->no_update[ $file ] : null;
 
@@ -748,6 +761,64 @@ protected function get_item_list() {
 		return $items;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the wordpress.org status of a plugin.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $plugin_name The plugin slug.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The status of the plugin, includes the last update date.
+	 */
+	protected function get_wporg_data( $plugin_name ) {
+		$data = [
+			'status'       => '',
+			'last_updated' => '',
+		];
+		if ( ! $this->check_wporg['status'] && ! $this->check_wporg['last_updated'] ) {
+			return $data;
+		}
+
+		if ( $this->check_wporg ) {
+			try {
+				$plugin_data = ( new WpOrgApi() )->get_plugin_info( $plugin_name );
+			} catch ( Exception $e ) {
+				// Request failed. The plugin is not (active) on .org.
+				$plugin_data = false;
+			}
+			if ( $plugin_data ) {
+				$data['status'] = 'active';
+				if ( ! $this->check_wporg['last_updated'] ) {
+					return $data; // The plugin is active on .org, but we don't need the date.
+				}
+			}
+			// Just because the plugin is not in the api, does not mean it was never on .org.
+		}
+
+		$request       = wp_remote_get( "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/{$plugin_name}/?limit=1&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss" );
+		$response_code = wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $request );
+		if ( 404 === $response_code ) {
+			return $data; // This plugin was never on .org, there is no date to check.
+		}
+		if ( 'active' !== $data['status'] ) {
+			$data['status'] = 'closed'; // This plugin was on .org at some point, but not anymore.
+		}
+		if ( ! class_exists( 'SimpleXMLElement' ) ) {
+			WP_CLI::error( "The PHP extension 'SimpleXMLElement' is not available but is required for XML-formatted output." );
+		}
+
+		// Check the last update date.
+		$r_body = wp_remote_retrieve_body( $request );
+		if ( str_contains( $r_body, 'pubDate' ) ) {
+			// Very raw check, not validating the format or anything else.
+			$xml          = simplexml_load_string( $r_body );
+			$xml_pub_date = $xml->xpath( '//pubDate' );
+			if ( $xml_pub_date ) {
+				$data['last_updated'] = wp_date( 'Y-m-d', (string) strtotime( $xml_pub_date[0] ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $data;
+	}
+
 	protected function filter_item_list( $items, $args ) {
 		$basenames = wp_list_pluck( $this->fetcher->get_many( $args ), 'file' );
 		return Utils\pick_fields( $items, $basenames );
@@ -1188,6 +1259,8 @@ public function delete( $args, $assoc_args = array() ) {
 	 * * file
 	 * * auto_update
 	 * * author
+	 * * wporg_status
+	 * * wporg_last_updated
 	 *
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
 	 *
@@ -1210,9 +1283,34 @@ public function delete( $args, $assoc_args = array() ) {
 	 *     | hello   | inactive       | none   | 1.6     | 1.7.2          |
 	 *     +---------+----------------+--------+---------+----------------+
 	 *
+	 *     # Check whether plugins are still active on WordPress.org
+	 *     $ wp plugin list --format=csv --fields=name,wporg_status,wporg_last_updated
+	 *     +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+	 *     | name               | wporg_status | wporg_last_updated |
+	 *     +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+	 *     | akismet            | active       | 2023-12-11         |
+	 *     | user-switching     | active       | 2023-11-17         |
+	 *     | wordpress-importer | active       | 2023-04-28         |
+	 *     | local              |              |                    |
+	 *     +--------------------+--------------+--------------------+
+	 *
 	 * @subcommand list
 	 */
 	public function list_( $_, $assoc_args ) {
+		$fields = Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'fields' );
+		if ( ! empty( $fields ) ) {
+			$fields                            = explode( ',', $fields );
+			$this->check_wporg['status']       = in_array( 'wporg_status', $fields, true );
+			$this->check_wporg['last_updated'] = in_array( 'wporg_last_updated', $fields, true );
+		}
+
+		$field = Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'field' );
+		if ( 'wporg_status' === $field ) {
+			$this->check_wporg['status'] = true;
+		} elseif ( 'wporg_last_updated' === $field ) {
+			$this->check_wporg['last_updated'] = true;
+		}
+
 		parent::_list( $_, $assoc_args );
 	}