diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/StatusCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/StatusCommand.php
index 9c4513b37716..8b8131dd2757 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/StatusCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/StatusCommand.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public function handle()
             $batches = $this->migrator->getRepository()->getMigrationBatches();
 
             $migrations = $this->getStatusFor($ran, $batches)
-                ->when($this->option('pending'), fn ($collection) => $collection->filter(function ($migration) {
+                ->when($this->option('pending') !== false, fn ($collection) => $collection->filter(function ($migration) {
                     return str($migration[1])->contains('Pending');
                 }));
 
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ public function handle()
                     );
 
                 $this->newLine();
-            } elseif ($this->option('pending')) {
+            } elseif ($this->option('pending') !== false) {
                 $this->components->info('No pending migrations');
             } else {
                 $this->components->info('No migrations found');
             }
+
+            if ($this->option('pending') && $migrations->some(fn ($m) => str($m[1])->contains('Pending'))) {
+                return $this->option('pending');
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
     {
         return [
             ['database', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The database connection to use'],
-            ['pending', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Only list pending migrations'],
+            ['pending', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Only list pending migrations', false],
             ['path', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL | InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY, 'The path(s) to the migrations files to use'],
             ['realpath', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Indicate any provided migration file paths are pre-resolved absolute paths'],
         ];