diff --git a/src/mainWindow.h b/src/mainWindow.h
--- a/src/mainWindow.h
+++ b/src/mainWindow.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 }
 class Folder;
 
+class KCapacityBar;
 class KSqueezedTextLabel;
 class KHistoryComboBox;
 class KRecentFilesAction;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
     KHistoryComboBox   *m_combo;
     HistoryCollection  *m_histories;
     KRecentFilesAction *m_recentScans;
+    KCapacityBar       *m_capacity;
 
     QLayout            *m_layout;
     SummaryWidget      *m_summary;
diff --git a/src/mainWindow.cpp b/src/mainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainWindow.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KCapacityBar>
 #include <KEditToolBar>     //for editToolbar dialog
 #include <KHistoryComboBox>
 #include <KIO/Global> // upUrl
@@ -49,9 +50,10 @@
 #include <QApplication>     //setupActions()
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QScrollArea>
 #include <QStatusBar>
-#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QStorageInfo>
 
 namespace Filelight {
 
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@
     m_layout->addWidget(m_stateWidget);
     m_stateWidget->hide();
 
+    m_capacity = new KCapacityBar(KCapacityBar::DrawTextInline, nullptr);
+    statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_capacity);
+    
     m_numberOfFiles = new QLabel();
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_numberOfFiles);
 
@@ -532,9 +537,21 @@
     const int fileCount = tree->children();
     const QString text = (fileCount == 0) ?
         i18n("No files.") :
-        i18np("1 file", "%1 files",fileCount);
+        i18np("1 file", "%1 Files",fileCount);
 
     m_numberOfFiles->setText(text);
+    
+    QStorageInfo space = QStorageInfo::root();
+    
+    if(space.isValid())
+    {
+        qint64 m_spaceAvailable = space.bytesAvailable();;
+        qint64 m_totalSpace = space.bytesTotal();
+        
+        m_capacity->setText(KIO::convertSize(m_spaceAvailable));
+        int percentUsed = 100 - (m_spaceAvailable*100)/m_totalSpace;
+        m_capacity->setValue(percentUsed);
+    }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showSummary()