diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* Atelier KDE Printer Host for 3D Printing
     Copyright (C) <2016>
     Author: Lays Rodrigues - laysrodrigues@gmail.com
+            Chris Rizzitello - rizzitello@kde.org
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -108,14 +109,14 @@
     ui->printProgressDockWidget->setVisible(false);
 
     ui->logDockWidget->setWidget(logWidget);
+    ui->statusBar->addWidget(ui->statusBarWidget);
 
     // When a new profile is added on the Profile Dialog it needs to update the profiles on connection dialog
     connect(generalSettingsDialog, &GeneralSettingsDialog::updateProfiles,
             connectSettingsDialog, &ConnectSettingsDialog::updateProfiles);
 
     connectSettingsDialog->setFirmwareList(core.availablePlugins());
     generalSettingsDialog->setBaudRates(core.serial()->validBaudRates());
-
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setupActions()
@@ -220,36 +221,52 @@
 
 void MainWindow::handlePrinterStatusChanged(AtCore::STATES newState)
 {
+    QString stateString;
     switch (newState) {
     case AtCore::CONNECTING: {
+        stateString = i18n("Connecting...");
         connect(core.serial(), &SerialLayer::receivedCommand, this, &MainWindow::checkReceivedCommand);
         connect(core.serial(), &SerialLayer::pushedCommand, this, &MainWindow::checkPushedCommands);
     } break;
     case AtCore::IDLE: {
+        stateString = i18n("Connected to ") + core.serial()->portName();
         ui->toolboxTabWidget->setEnabled(true);
         emit extruderCountChanged(core.extruderCount());
         logWidget->addLog(i18n("Serial connected"));
         _connect->setText(i18n("&Disconnect"));
     } break;
     case AtCore::DISCONNECTED: {
+        stateString = i18n("Not Connected");
         ui->toolboxTabWidget->setEnabled(false);
         disconnect(core.serial(), &SerialLayer::receivedCommand, this, &MainWindow::checkReceivedCommand);
         disconnect(core.serial(), &SerialLayer::pushedCommand, this, &MainWindow::checkPushedCommands);
         logWidget->addLog(i18n("Serial disconnected"));
 
     } break;
     case AtCore::STARTPRINT: {
+        stateString = i18n("Starting Print");
         ui->printProgressDockWidget->setVisible(true);
         connect(&core, &AtCore::printProgressChanged, ui->printProgressWidget, &PrintProgressWidget::updateProgressBar);
     } break;
     case AtCore::FINISHEDPRINT: {
+        stateString = i18n("Finished Print");
         ui->printProgressDockWidget->setVisible(false);
         disconnect(&core, &AtCore::printProgressChanged, ui->printProgressWidget, &PrintProgressWidget::updateProgressBar);
     } break;
-
-    default:
-        return;
+    case AtCore::BUSY: {
+        stateString = i18n("Printing");
+    } break;
+    case AtCore::PAUSE: {
+        stateString = i18n("Paused");
+    } break;
+    case AtCore::STOP: {
+        stateString = i18n("Stoping Print");
+    } break;
+    case AtCore::ERRORSTATE: {
+        stateString = i18n("Error");
+    } break;
     }
+    ui->lblState->setText(stateString);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::checkTemperature(uint sensorType, uint number, uint temp)
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.ui b/src/mainwindow.ui
--- a/src/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/mainwindow.ui
@@ -36,6 +36,66 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
    </layout>
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="statusBarWidget" native="true">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>6</x>
+      <y>418</y>
+      <width>801</width>
+      <height>46</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="sizePolicy">
+     <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+      <horstretch>100</horstretch>
+      <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+     </sizepolicy>
+    </property>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+     <property name="leftMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="topMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="rightMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="bottomMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Printer State:</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="lblState">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Not Connected</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeType">
+        <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </widget>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
    <property name="geometry">
@@ -175,6 +235,14 @@
    </attribute>
    <widget class="QWidget" name="logDockWidgetContents"/>
   </widget>
+ <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar">
+   <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
+    <enum>Qt::NoContextMenu</enum>
+   </property>
+   <property name="sizeGripEnabled">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>