diff --git a/ktorrent/statusbar.cpp b/ktorrent/statusbar.cpp
--- a/ktorrent/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/ktorrent/statusbar.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <dht/dhtbase.h>
 
 #include "statusbarofflineindicator.h"
+#include "settings.h"
+
 using namespace bt;
 
 namespace kt
@@ -69,10 +71,20 @@
         if (up == up_speed && down == down_speed)
             return;
 
-        up_speed = up;
         down_speed = down;
-        QString s = i18n("Speed down: %1 / up: %2", BytesPerSecToString((double)down_speed), BytesPerSecToString((double)up_speed));
-        speed->setText(s);
+        up_speed = up;
+        QString down_rate;
+        QString up_rate;
+
+        if (Settings::maxDownloadRate() > 0)
+            down_rate = QStringLiteral("(%1 %2)").arg(Settings::maxDownloadRate()).arg(i18n("KiB/s"));
+        if (Settings::maxUploadRate() > 0)
+            up_rate = QStringLiteral("(%1 %2)").arg(Settings::maxUploadRate()).arg(i18n("KiB/s"));
+
+        down_rate = QStringLiteral("%1 %2").arg(BytesPerSecToString((double)down_speed)).arg(down_rate);
+        up_rate = QStringLiteral("%1 %2").arg(BytesPerSecToString((double)up_speed)).arg(up_rate);
+
+        speed->setText(i18n("Speed down: %1 / up: %2", down_rate, up_rate));
     }
 
     void StatusBar::updateTransfer(bt::Uint64 up, bt::Uint64 down)
@@ -82,8 +94,7 @@
 
         up_transfer = up;
         down_transfer = down;
-        QString t = i18n("Transferred down: %1 / up: %2", BytesToString(down_transfer), BytesToString(up_transfer));
-        transfer->setText(t);
+        transfer->setText(i18n("Transferred down: %1 / up: %2", BytesToString(down_transfer), BytesToString(up_transfer)));
     }
 
     void StatusBar::updateDHTStatus(bool on, const dht::Stats& s)