diff --git a/src/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php b/src/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
index c4c1b54634..11a7021187 100644
--- a/src/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
+++ b/src/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ public function getPropertyList($options)
         $status_table['drush-script'] = DRUSH_COMMAND;
         $status_table['drush-version'] = Drush::getVersion();
         $status_table['drush-temp'] = drush_find_tmp();
-        $status_table['drush-conf'] = drush_flatten_array(drush_get_context_options('context-path', ''));
-
+        $status_table['drush-conf'] = Drush::config()->get('runtime.config.paths');
         // List available alias files
         $alias_files = $this->siteAliasManager()->listAllFilePaths();
         sort($alias_files);
diff --git a/src/Config/ConfigLocator.php b/src/Config/ConfigLocator.php
index 0482dba615..75f4e9aca2 100644
--- a/src/Config/ConfigLocator.php
+++ b/src/Config/ConfigLocator.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class ConfigLocator
 
     protected $siteRoots = [];
 
+    protected $configFilePaths = [];
+
     /*
      * From context.inc:
      *
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->config->addPlaceholder(self::ENVIRONMENT_CONTEXT);
 
         $this->isLocal = false;
+
+        $this->configFilePaths = [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,6 +120,11 @@ public function sources()
         return $this->sources;
     }
 
+    public function configFilePaths()
+    {
+        return $this->configFilePaths;
+    }
+
     protected function addToSources(array $sources)
     {
         if (!is_array($this->sources)) {
@@ -217,13 +226,9 @@ public function addConfigPaths($contextName, $paths)
     protected function addConfigCandidates(ConfigProcessor $processor, ConfigLoaderInterface $loader, $paths, $candidates)
     {
         $configFiles = $this->locateConfigs($paths, $candidates);
-        if (empty($configFiles)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // TODO: store `$configFiles` and make them available to `drush status`
         foreach ($configFiles as $configFile) {
             $processor->extend($loader->load($configFile));
+            $this->configFilePaths[] = $configFile;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Preflight/Preflight.php b/src/Preflight/Preflight.php
index 4700023114..a06cce6193 100644
--- a/src/Preflight/Preflight.php
+++ b/src/Preflight/Preflight.php
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ protected function doRun($argv)
         $root = $this->setSelectedSite($selfAliasRecord->localRoot());
         $configLocator->addSitewideConfig($root);
 
+        // Remember the paths to all the files we loaded, so that we can
+        // report on it from Drush status or wherever else it may be needed.
+
+        $config->set('runtime.config.paths', $configLocator->configFilePaths());
+
         // We need to check the php minimum version again, in case anyone
         // has set it to something higher in one of the config files we loaded.
         $this->verify->confirmPhpVersion($config->get('drush.php.minimum-version'));