diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/admin_expand.rs b/crates/cli/tests/admin_expand.rs
index 10eef86..dcd2049 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/admin_expand.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/admin_expand.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #![cfg(not(windows))]
 
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::io::{ErrorKind, Read, Write};
 use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver};
 use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct CapturedAdminRequest {
@@ -65,11 +65,26 @@ fn start_admin_test_server(
     response_body: &'static str,
 ) -> (String, Receiver<CapturedAdminRequest>, JoinHandle<()>) {
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind admin test server");
+    listener
+        .set_nonblocking(true)
+        .expect("set admin test server nonblocking");
     let endpoint = format!("http://{}", listener.local_addr().expect("server address"));
     let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
 
     let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
-        let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().expect("accept admin request");
+        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
+        let (mut stream, _) = loop {
+            match listener.accept() {
+                Ok(connection) => break connection,
+                Err(error) if error.kind() == ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                    if Instant::now() >= deadline {
+                        panic!("timed out waiting for admin request");
+                    }
+                    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                }
+                Err(error) => panic!("accept admin request: {error}"),
+            }
+        };
         let request = read_admin_request(&mut stream);
         sender.send(request).expect("send captured request");
 
@@ -128,6 +143,47 @@ fn scale_start_dispatches_to_rebalance_start_with_expansion_json() {
     handle.join().expect("admin test server finished");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn expand_status_dispatches_to_rebalance_status_json() {
+    let config_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("create config dir");
+    let (endpoint, receiver, handle) = start_admin_test_server(
+        r#"{"id":"rebalance-123","pools":[],"stoppedAt":"2026-05-06T00:00:00Z"}"#,
+    );
+
+    let output = Command::new(rc_binary())
+        .args(["--json", "admin", "expand", "status", "myalias"])
+        .env("RC_CONFIG_DIR", config_dir.path())
+        .env("RC_HOST_myalias", rc_host_alias(&endpoint))
+        .output()
+        .expect("run rc command");
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "stderr: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).expect("stdout should be UTF-8");
+    let payload: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("JSON output");
+    assert_eq!(payload["id"], "rebalance-123");
+    assert_eq!(payload["stoppedAt"], "2026-05-06T00:00:00Z");
+    assert_eq!(
+        payload["pools"]
+            .as_array()
+            .expect("pools should be an array")
+            .len(),
+        0
+    );
+
+    let request = receiver
+        .recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .expect("captured admin request");
+    assert_eq!(request.method, "GET");
+    assert_eq!(request.target, "/rustfs/admin/v3/rebalance/status");
+
+    handle.join().expect("admin test server finished");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn expand_stop_dispatches_to_rebalance_stop_with_expansion_json() {
     let config_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("create config dir");