diff --git a/modules/tools.vim b/modules/tools.vim
index 05fddfd..962c491 100644
--- a/modules/tools.vim
+++ b/modules/tools.vim
@@ -147,12 +147,58 @@ function! s:Off(name, reason) abort
     return '  off ' . a:name . '  (' . a:reason . ')'
 endfunction
 
-function! s:LspCheck(ft, server) abort
-    if !get(g:, 'chopsticks_enable_lsp', 1)
-        return s:Off(a:ft, 'LSP disabled by profile')
+function! s:PlugDir(name) abort
+    if !exists('g:plugs') || !has_key(g:plugs, a:name)
+        return ''
     endif
-    if !exists('*lsp#get_server_names')
-        return '  --  ' . a:ft . '  (vim-lsp not loaded)'
+    return fnamemodify(get(g:plugs[a:name], 'dir', ''), ':p')
+endfunction
+
+function! s:PlugInstalled(name) abort
+    let l:dir = s:PlugDir(a:name)
+    return !empty(l:dir) && isdirectory(l:dir)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:LspStackIssue() abort
+    if !get(g:, 'chopsticks_enable_lsp', 1)
+        return 'LSP disabled by profile'
+    endif
+    if empty(s:PlugDir('vim-lsp'))
+        return 'vim-lsp not declared by this profile'
+    endif
+    if !s:PlugInstalled('vim-lsp')
+        return 'vim-lsp not installed; run :PlugInstall'
+    endif
+    if empty(s:PlugDir('vim-lsp-settings'))
+        return 'vim-lsp-settings not declared by this profile'
+    endif
+    if !s:PlugInstalled('vim-lsp-settings')
+        return 'vim-lsp-settings not installed; run :PlugInstall'
+    endif
+    return ''
+endfunction
+
+function! s:LspStackCheck() abort
+    let l:issue = s:LspStackIssue()
+    if l:issue ==# 'LSP disabled by profile'
+        return s:Off('vim-lsp stack', l:issue)
+    endif
+    if !empty(l:issue)
+        return '  --  vim-lsp stack  (' . l:issue . ')'
+    endif
+    if exists(':LspStatus') == 2 || exists(':LspInstallServer') == 2
+        return '  OK  vim-lsp stack  (installed)'
+    endif
+    return '  OK  vim-lsp stack  (installed; not loaded yet)'
+endfunction
+
+function! s:LspCheck(ft, server) abort
+    let l:issue = s:LspStackIssue()
+    if l:issue ==# 'LSP disabled by profile'
+        return s:Off(a:ft, l:issue)
+    endif
+    if !empty(l:issue)
+        return '  --  ' . a:ft . '  (' . l:issue . ')'
     endif
     let l:dir = expand('~/.local/share/vim-lsp-settings/servers/' . a:server)
     if isdirectory(l:dir)
@@ -178,6 +224,7 @@ function! s:ChopsticksStatus() abort
     call add(l:lines, '')
 
     call add(l:lines, '── lsp servers ──  (:LspInstallServer to install)')
+    call add(l:lines, s:LspStackCheck())
     call add(l:lines, s:LspCheck('python', 'pylsp'))
     call add(l:lines, s:LspCheck('go', 'gopls'))
     call add(l:lines, s:LspCheck('rust', 'rust-analyzer'))
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index d2287e4..abb3d13 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -186,6 +186,51 @@ check_vim() {
         -c 'if g:chopsticks_profile !=# "minimal" || has_key(g:plugs, "ale") || has_key(g:plugs, "vim-lsp") | cquit | endif' \
         -c 'qa!' 2>&1
 
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$EMPTY_XDG" vim -u .vimrc -i NONE -es -N \
+        -c 'ChopsticksStatus' \
+        -c "redir! > $TMP_ROOT/status-default.txt" \
+        -c 'silent %print' \
+        -c 'redir END' \
+        -c 'qa!' 2>&1
+    if grep -Fq 'vim-lsp not loaded' "$TMP_ROOT/status-default.txt"; then
+        cat "$TMP_ROOT/status-default.txt"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    grep -Fq 'OK  vim-lsp stack  (installed)' "$TMP_ROOT/status-default.txt"
+    grep -Fq 'python  (:LspInstallServer in a python file)' "$TMP_ROOT/status-default.txt"
+
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$EMPTY_XDG" vim -u .vimrc -i NONE -es -N \
+        -c 'silent! delcommand LspStatus' \
+        -c 'silent! delcommand LspInstallServer' \
+        -c 'ChopsticksStatus' \
+        -c "redir! > $TMP_ROOT/status-lsp-not-loaded.txt" \
+        -c 'silent %print' \
+        -c 'redir END' \
+        -c 'qa!' 2>&1
+    grep -Fq 'OK  vim-lsp stack  (installed; not loaded yet)' "$TMP_ROOT/status-lsp-not-loaded.txt"
+
+    vim -u NONE -i NONE -es -N \
+        -c 'let g:chopsticks_profile = "minimal"' \
+        -c 'source .vimrc' \
+        -c 'ChopsticksStatus' \
+        -c "redir! > $TMP_ROOT/status-minimal.txt" \
+        -c 'silent %print' \
+        -c 'redir END' \
+        -c 'qa!' 2>&1
+    grep -Fq 'off vim-lsp stack  (LSP disabled by profile)' "$TMP_ROOT/status-minimal.txt"
+    grep -Fq 'off python  (LSP disabled by profile)' "$TMP_ROOT/status-minimal.txt"
+
+    mkdir -p "$TMP_ROOT/missing-home/.vim/autoload"
+    cp "$HOME/.vim/autoload/plug.vim" "$TMP_ROOT/missing-home/.vim/autoload/plug.vim"
+    HOME="$TMP_ROOT/missing-home" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$EMPTY_XDG" \
+        vim -u .vimrc -i NONE -es -N \
+        -c 'ChopsticksStatus' \
+        -c "redir! > $TMP_ROOT/status-missing-plugin.txt" \
+        -c 'silent %print' \
+        -c 'redir END' \
+        -c 'qa!' 2>&1
+    grep -Fq 'vim-lsp not installed; run :PlugInstall' "$TMP_ROOT/status-missing-plugin.txt"
+
     vim -u NONE -i NONE -es -N \
         -c 'let g:chopsticks_profile = "minimal"' \
         -c 'source .vimrc' \