diff --git a/salt/key.py b/salt/key.py
index 1e0f97ed1b..9891bc6c39 100644
--- a/salt/key.py
+++ b/salt/key.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class KeyCLI(object):
             self.acc = 'minions'
             self.pend = 'minions_pre'
             self.rej = 'minions_rejected'
+            self.den = 'minions_denied'
         else:
             self.key = RaetKey(opts)
             self.acc = 'accepted'
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ class KeyCLI(object):
                 'key',
                 self.opts
             )
+        elif status.startswith('den'):
+            salt.output.display_output(
+                {'minions_denied': keys[self.den]},
+                'key',
+                self.opts
+            )
         elif status.startswith('all'):
             self.list_all()
 
@@ -430,7 +437,15 @@ class Key(object):
         minions_pre = os.path.join(self.opts['pki_dir'], 'minions_pre')
         minions_rejected = os.path.join(self.opts['pki_dir'],
                                         'minions_rejected')
-        return minions_accepted, minions_pre, minions_rejected
+
+        minions_denied = os.path.join(self.opts['pki_dir'],
+                                        'minions_denied')
+        return (
+            minions_accepted,
+            minions_pre,
+            minions_rejected,
+            minions_denied
+        )
 
     def gen_keys(self):
         '''
@@ -516,7 +531,13 @@ class Key(object):
         cur_keys = self.list_keys()
         for status, keys in match_dict.items():
             for key in salt.utils.isorted(keys):
-                for keydir in ('minions', 'minions_pre', 'minions_rejected'):
+                key_dirs = (
+                    'minions',
+                    'minions_pre',
+                    'minions_rejected',
+                    'minions_denied'
+                )
+                for keydir in key_dirs:
                     if fnmatch.filter(cur_keys.get(keydir, []), key):
                         ret.setdefault(keydir, []).append(key)
         return ret
@@ -537,9 +558,9 @@ class Key(object):
         '''
         Return a dict of managed keys and what the key status are
         '''
-        acc, pre, rej = self._check_minions_directories()
+        acc, pre, rej, den = self._check_minions_directories()
         ret = {}
-        for dir_ in acc, pre, rej:
+        for dir_ in acc, pre, rej, den:
             ret[os.path.basename(dir_)] = []
             for fn_ in salt.utils.isorted(os.listdir(dir_)):
                 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(dir_, fn_)):