diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 97125ba..27a0c3a 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Interface(object):
         grid = self._create_grid()
         (menu, toolbar, accelerators) = self._create_menu_and_toolbar()
         update_field = self._create_update_box()
-        statusbar = self._create_statusbar()
+        self._statusbar = self._create_statusbar()
 
         update_box = gtk.VPaned()
         update_box.pack1(grid, resize=True, shrink=False)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Interface(object):
         box.pack_start(menu, False, True, 0)
         box.pack_start(toolbar, False, False, 0)
         box.pack_start(update_box, True, True, 0)
-        box.pack_start(statusbar, False, False, 0)
+        box.pack_start(self._statusbar, False, False, 0)
         main_window.add(box)
         main_window.add_accel_group(accelerators)
 
@@ -491,12 +491,11 @@ class Interface(object):
     def _create_statusbar(self):
         """Create the statusbar."""
         statusbar = gtk.Statusbar()
-        # TODO: Probaly set the context in the object.
+        self._statusbar_context = statusbar.get_context_id('Mitter')
         return statusbar
 
     def _show_about(self, widget):
         """Show the about dialog."""
-
         about_window = gtk.AboutDialog()
         about_window.set_name('Mitter')
         about_window.set_version(version)
@@ -602,6 +601,11 @@ class Interface(object):
         self._cancel_button.set_property('sensitive', enabled)
         self._cancel_action.set_property('sensitive', enabled)
         return
+        
+    def _update_statusbar(self, message):
+        """Update the statusbar with the message."""
+        self._statusbar.push(self._statusbar_context, message)
+        return
 
     def _refresh(self, widget=None):
         """Request a refresh. *widget* is the widget that called this
@@ -613,6 +617,7 @@ class Interface(object):
             self._refresh_id = None
             
         # do the refresh
+        self._update_statusbar('Retrieving messages...')
         self._threads.add_work(self._post_get_messages,
                 self._exception_get_messages,
                 self._connection.messages)
@@ -636,7 +641,6 @@ class Interface(object):
 
         # TODO: gettext to properly use "characters"/"character"
         self._count_label.set_text('%d characters' % count)
-        #self._update_button.set_label('(%d)' % (140 - count))
         self._update_sensitivity(not (count == 0))
 
         return True
@@ -650,6 +654,7 @@ class Interface(object):
             return
 
         _log.debug('Status: %s', status)
+        self._update_statusbar('Sending update...')
         self._update_sensitivity(False)
         self._threads.add_work(self._post_update_status,
                 self._exception_update_status,
@@ -768,6 +773,7 @@ class Interface(object):
             error_dialog.destroy()
             return
         
+        self._update_statusbar('Deleting message...')
         self._delete_iter = iter
         _log.debug('Deleting messing %d', message.id)
         self._threads.add_work(self._post_delete_message,
@@ -785,6 +791,10 @@ class Interface(object):
         """Function called after the data from the messages list is
         retrieved."""
         _log.debug('%d new tweets', len(results))
+        interval = self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['refresh_interval']
+        self._update_statusbar('Messages retrieved. Next update in ' \
+                '%d minutes.' % interval)
+
         store = self._grid.get_model()
         for message in results:
             _log.debug('Data: %s', str(message))
@@ -838,6 +848,7 @@ class Interface(object):
         """Called when the status is updated correctly."""
         self._update_sensitivity(True)
         self._clear_text(None)
+        self._update_statusbar('Your status was updated.')
         return
 
     def _exception_update_status(self, widget, exception):
@@ -854,6 +865,7 @@ class Interface(object):
         if self._delete_iter:
             self._grid.get_model().remove(self._delete_iter)
             self._delete_iter = None
+        self._update_statusbar('Message deleted.')
         return
         
     def _exception_delete_message(self, widget, exception):