diff --git a/src/api2/tape/media.rs b/src/api2/tape/media.rs
index 2888aad1..7876d206 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/media.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/media.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
         MEDIA_LABEL_SCHEMA,
         MEDIA_UUID_SCHEMA,
         MEDIA_SET_UUID_SCHEMA,
+        CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA,
         MediaPoolConfig,
         MediaListEntry,
         MediaStatus,
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ use crate::{
                 optional: true,
                 default: true,
             },
+            "update-status-changer": {
+                // only update status for a single changer
+                schema: CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA,
+                optional: true,
+            },
         },
     },
     returns: {
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub async fn list_media(
     pool: Option<String>,
     update_status: bool,
+    update_status_changer: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<MediaListEntry>, Error> {
 
     let (config, _digest) = config::media_pool::config()?;
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ pub async fn list_media(
     let catalogs = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
         if update_status {
             // update online media status
-            if let Err(err) = update_online_status(status_path) {
+            if let Err(err) = update_online_status(status_path, update_status_changer.as_deref()) {
                 eprintln!("{}", err);
                 eprintln!("update online media status failed - using old state");
             }
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
index 4bd0474b..bcbb9170 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ use proxmox_backup::{
         self,
         types::{
             MEDIA_POOL_NAME_SCHEMA,
+            CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA,
             MediaStatus,
             MediaListEntry,
         },
         tape::media::MediaContentListFilter,
     },
+    config::drive::complete_changer_name,
     tape::{
         complete_media_label_text,
         complete_media_uuid,
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ pub fn media_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
             "list",
             CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_LIST_MEDIA)
                 .completion_cb("pool", complete_pool_name)
+                .completion_cb("update-status-changer", complete_changer_name)
         )
         .insert(
             "destroy",
@@ -64,6 +67,17 @@ pub fn media_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
                 schema: MEDIA_POOL_NAME_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
+            "update-status": {
+                description: "Try to update tape library status (check what tapes are online).",
+                type: bool,
+                optional: true,
+                default: true,
+            },
+            "update-status-changer": {
+                // only update status for a single changer
+                schema: CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA,
+                optional: true,
+            },
             "output-format": {
                 schema: OUTPUT_FORMAT,
                 optional: true,
diff --git a/src/tape/changer/online_status_map.rs b/src/tape/changer/online_status_map.rs
index c65cceaf..e80ba2f7 100644
--- a/src/tape/changer/online_status_map.rs
+++ b/src/tape/changer/online_status_map.rs
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ pub fn mtx_status_to_online_set(status: &MtxStatus, inventory: &Inventory) -> Ha
 
 /// Update online media status
 ///
-/// Simply ask all changer devices.
-pub fn update_online_status(state_path: &Path) -> Result<OnlineStatusMap, Error> {
+/// For a single 'changer', or else simply ask all changer devices.
+pub fn update_online_status(state_path: &Path, changer: Option<&str>) -> Result<OnlineStatusMap, Error> {
 
     let (config, _digest) = crate::config::drive::config()?;
 
@@ -133,21 +133,36 @@ pub fn update_online_status(state_path: &Path) -> Result<OnlineStatusMap, Error>
 
     let mut map = OnlineStatusMap::new(&config)?;
 
-    for mut changer in changers {
-        let status = match changer.status() {
+    let mut found_changer = false;
+
+    for mut changer_config in changers {
+        if let Some(changer) = changer {
+            if changer != &changer_config.name {
+                continue;
+            }
+            found_changer = true;
+        }
+        let status = match changer_config.status() {
             Ok(status) => status,
             Err(err) => {
-                eprintln!("unable to get changer '{}' status - {}", changer.name, err);
+                eprintln!("unable to get changer '{}' status - {}", changer_config.name, err);
                 continue;
             }
         };
 
         let online_set = mtx_status_to_online_set(&status, &inventory);
-        map.update_online_status(&changer.name, online_set)?;
+        map.update_online_status(&changer_config.name, online_set)?;
     }
 
     let vtapes: Vec<VirtualTapeDrive> = config.convert_to_typed_array("virtual")?;
     for mut vtape in vtapes {
+        if let Some(changer) = changer {
+            if changer != &vtape.name {
+                continue;
+            }
+            found_changer = true;
+        }
+
         let media_list = match vtape.online_media_label_texts() {
             Ok(media_list) => media_list,
             Err(err) => {
@@ -165,6 +180,12 @@ pub fn update_online_status(state_path: &Path) -> Result<OnlineStatusMap, Error>
         map.update_online_status(&vtape.name, online_set)?;
     }
 
+    if let Some(changer) = changer {
+        if !found_changer {
+            bail!("update_online_status failed - no such changer '{}'", changer);
+        }
+    }
+
     inventory.update_online_status(&map)?;
 
     Ok(map)