diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/css/deluge.css b/deluge/ui/web/css/deluge.css
index f0b8224f6..0d13a0f94 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/css/deluge.css
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/css/deluge.css
@@ -67,4 +67,15 @@ html, body {
 
 .deluge-status dd.torrent_name, .deluge-status dd.tracker, .deluge-status dd.path {
 	width: 500px;
+}
+
+
+/* Statusbar */
+#deluge-statusbar .x-not-connected {
+	background: url('/icons/16/error.png') no-repeat 2px;
+	padding-left: 20px;
+}
+
+#deluge-statusbar .x-connected {
+	background: transparent;
 }
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diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/LICENSE b/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/LICENSE
index 3baa3ecf9..8d6d0478e 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/LICENSE
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/LICENSE
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Licensed under the Creative Common Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
  - connection_manager.png
  - create.png
  - down.png
+ - error.png
  - go-bottom.png
  - go-top.png
  - help.png
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/error.png b/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/error.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0db86f686
Binary files /dev/null and b/deluge/ui/web/icons/16/error.png differ
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-bars.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-bars.js
index 0651878a4..9c28dbd76 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-bars.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-bars.js
@@ -177,7 +177,31 @@ Deluge.SideBar = {
 	margins: '5 0 0 5'
 };
 
-Deluge.StatusBar = new Ext.StatusBar({
+Deluge.StatusBar = {
+	onRender: function() {
+		this.bound = {
+			onConnect: this.onConnect.bindWithEvent(this)
+		}
+		Deluge.Events.on('connect', this.bound.onConnect);
+		Deluge.Events.on('disconnect', this.bound.onDisconnect);
+	},
+	
+	onConnect: function() {
+		this.Bar.setStatus({
+			iconCls: 'x-connected',
+			text: ''
+		});
+	},
+	
+	onDisconnect: function() {
+		this.Bar.clearStatus({useDefaults:true});
+	}
+}
+
+Deluge.StatusBar.Bar = new Ext.StatusBar({
+	id: 'deluge-statusbar',
+	defaultIconCls: 'x-not-connected',
+	defaultText: _('Not Connected'),
 	/*items: [{
 		id: 'statusbar-connections',
 		text: '200 (200)',
@@ -207,4 +231,5 @@ Deluge.StatusBar = new Ext.StatusBar({
 		cls: 'x-btn-text-icon',
 		icon: '/icons/16/dht.png'
 	}]*/
+	listeners: {'render': {scope: Deluge.StatusBar, fn: Deluge.StatusBar.onRender}}
 });
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diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-ui.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-ui.js
index 391e8d855..ea7b7ca49 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-ui.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-ui.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Deluge.Ui = {
 			layout: 'border',
 			tbar: Deluge.ToolBar.Bar,
 			items: [Deluge.SideBar, Deluge.Details.Panel,  Deluge.Torrents],
-			bbar: Deluge.StatusBar
+			bbar: Deluge.StatusBar.Bar
 		});
 
 		this.Viewport = new Ext.Viewport({