diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 3d59bbc..e3de563 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ class Interface(object):
             display = _('Removing message from %s from favorites...')
         else:
             display = _('Marking message from %s as favorite...')
-        self._statusbar(display % (message.author.username), pair='favorite')
+        self._statusbar.volatile(display % (message.author.username),
+                pair='favorite')
         self._threads.add_work(self._post_favorite_message,
                 self._exception_favorite_message,
                 self._connection.favorite,