diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index a578813617..d6c6e2de6d 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -2494,6 +2494,20 @@ bool manager_get_show_status(Manager *m) {
         return plymouth_running();
 }
 
+void manager_status_printf(Manager *m, const char *status, const char *format, ...) {
+        va_list ap;
+
+        if (!manager_get_show_status(m))
+                return;
+
+        if (!manager_is_booting_or_shutting_down(m))
+                return;
+
+        va_start(ap, format);
+        status_vprintf(status, true, format, ap);
+        va_end(ap);
+}
+
 void watch_init(Watch *w) {
         assert(w);
 
diff --git a/src/core/manager.h b/src/core/manager.h
index 0bd7a6d48b..3ec8d707d2 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.h
+++ b/src/core/manager.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ void manager_undo_generators(Manager *m);
 void manager_recheck_journal(Manager *m);
 
 void manager_set_show_status(Manager *m, bool b);
+void manager_status_printf(Manager *m, const char *status, const char *format, ...);
 bool manager_get_show_status(Manager *m);
 
 void watch_init(Watch *w);
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 370ad67e59..74b0e47885 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -2535,23 +2535,6 @@ int unit_coldplug(Unit *u) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void unit_status_printf(Unit *u, const char *status, const char *format, ...) {
-        va_list ap;
-
-        assert(u);
-        assert(format);
-
-        if (!manager_get_show_status(u->manager))
-                return;
-
-        if (!manager_is_booting_or_shutting_down(u->manager))
-                return;
-
-        va_start(ap, format);
-        status_vprintf(status, true, format, ap);
-        va_end(ap);
-}
-
 bool unit_need_daemon_reload(Unit *u) {
         struct stat st;
 
diff --git a/src/core/unit.h b/src/core/unit.h
index 17a5a5f0d9..84aabd5723 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.h
+++ b/src/core/unit.h
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ int unit_add_node_link(Unit *u, const char *what, bool wants);
 
 int unit_coldplug(Unit *u);
 
-void unit_status_printf(Unit *u, const char *status, const char *format, ...);
+#define unit_status_printf(u, st, fo, ...) \
+        manager_status_printf((u)->manager, st, fo, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 bool unit_need_daemon_reload(Unit *u);