diff --git a/ci/test-10-option-u-v.pl b/ci/test-10-option-u-x.pl
similarity index 51%
rename from ci/test-10-option-u-v.pl
rename to ci/test-10-option-u-x.pl
index 3e9bcf6..97acf9a 100755
--- a/ci/test-10-option-u-v.pl
+++ b/ci/test-10-option-u-x.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
-use Test::Command tests => 6;
+use Test::Command tests => 12;
 
 #  -u         show targets that are unreachable
 #  -v         show version
@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@ fping: comments to david\@schweikert\.ch
 });
 $cmd->stderr_is_eq("");
 }
+
+# fping -x
+{
+my $cmd = Test::Command->new(cmd => "fping -x 1 8.8.0.0 127.0.0.1");
+$cmd->exit_is_num(0);
+$cmd->stdout_is_eq("Enough hosts reachable (required: 1, reachable: 1)\n");
+$cmd->stderr_is_eq("");
+}
+
+# fping -x
+{
+my $cmd = Test::Command->new(cmd => "fping -x 2 8.8.0.0 127.0.0.1");
+$cmd->exit_is_num(1);
+$cmd->stdout_is_eq("Not enough hosts reachable (required: 2, reachable: 1)\n");
+$cmd->stderr_is_eq("");
+}
diff --git a/doc/fping.pod b/doc/fping.pod
index af21bad..2805837 100644
--- a/doc/fping.pod
+++ b/doc/fping.pod
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ Show targets that are unreachable.
 
 Print B<fping> version information.
 
+=item B<-x>, B<--min_reachable>=I<N>
+
+Given a list of hosts, this mode prints if number of active hosts>=N or not.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES
diff --git a/src/fping.c b/src/fping.c
index 3c92e8a..5454516 100644
--- a/src/fping.c
+++ b/src/fping.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ unsigned int interval = DEFAULT_INTERVAL * 100;
 unsigned int perhost_interval = DEFAULT_PERHOST_INTERVAL * 100;
 float backoff = DEFAULT_BACKOFF_FACTOR;
 unsigned int ping_data_size = DEFAULT_PING_DATA_SIZE;
-unsigned int count = 1;
+unsigned int count = 1, min_reachable = 0;
 unsigned int trials;
 unsigned int report_interval = 0;
 unsigned int ttl = 0;
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         { NULL, 'T', OPTPARSE_REQUIRED },
         { "unreach", 'u', OPTPARSE_NONE },
         { "version", 'v', OPTPARSE_NONE },
+        { "min_reachable", 'x', OPTPARSE_REQUIRED },
         { 0, 0, 0 }
     };
 
@@ -609,6 +610,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             printf("%s: comments to %s\n", prog, EMAIL);
             exit(0);
 
+        case 'x':
+            if (!(min_reachable = (unsigned int)atoi(optparse_state.optarg)))
+                usage(1); 
+            break;
+
         case 'f':
             filename = optparse_state.optarg;
             break;
@@ -737,7 +743,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (alive_flag || unreachable_flag)
+    if (alive_flag || unreachable_flag || min_reachable)
         verbose_flag = 0;
 
     if (count_flag) {
@@ -1328,6 +1334,16 @@ void finish()
     if (stats_flag)
         print_global_stats();
 
+    if (min_reachable) {
+        if ((num_hosts-num_unreachable) >= min_reachable) {
+            printf("Enough hosts reachable (required: %d, reachable: %d)\n", min_reachable, num_hosts-num_unreachable);
+            exit(0);
+        } else {
+            printf("Not enough hosts reachable (required: %d, reachable: %d)\n", min_reachable, num_hosts-num_unreachable);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (num_noaddress)
         exit(2);
     else if (num_alive != num_hosts)
@@ -2772,5 +2788,6 @@ void usage(int is_error)
     fprintf(out, "   -s, --stats        print final stats\n");
     fprintf(out, "   -u, --unreach      show targets that are unreachable\n");
     fprintf(out, "   -v, --version      show version\n");
+    fprintf(out, "   -x, --min_reachable=N  shows if >=N hosts are reachable or not\n");
     exit(is_error);
-}
+}
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