diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 87e5b71..9314229 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ gobject.threads_init()
 import logging
 import urllib2
 import gettext
+import datetime
 
 from mitterlib.ui.helpers.image_helpers import find_image
 from mitterlib.ui.helpers.gtk_threading import ThreadManager
@@ -813,15 +814,22 @@ class Interface(object):
         grid = self._main_tabs.get_nth_page(1)
         grid.update(results)
 
+        interval = self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['refresh_interval']
+
         # once our update went fine, we can queue the next one. This avoids
         # any problems if case there is an exception.
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        delta = datetime.timedelta(seconds=interval*60)
+        next_call = now + delta
 
-        interval = self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['refresh_interval']
         _log.debug('Queueing next refresh in %d minutes', interval)
         prefix = _('New messages retrieved.')
         suffix = N_('Next update in %d minute', 'Next update in %d minutes',
                 interval)
-        message = '%s %s.' % (prefix, suffix)
+        next_update = '(%s)' % (next_call.strftime('%H:%M:%S'))
+        # TODO: Check if the time format string should go in the config file.
+
+        message = '%s %s %s.' % (prefix, suffix, next_update)
         self._update_statusbar(message % (interval))
         self._refresh_id = gobject.timeout_add(
                 interval * 60 * 1000,