diff --git a/assets/chart_bar.png b/assets/chart_bar.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9051fbc
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/chart_bar.png differ
diff --git a/assets/disconnect.png b/assets/disconnect.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b335cb1
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/disconnect.png differ
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b844b3b..848886d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ var loadedConfig lambdaConfig
 
 var empty_dialog *gtk.Image
 
+var connectionStatus *gtk.Label
+var pingStatus *gtk.Label
+
 // var msgs *gtk.ListBox
 var content *gtk.Widgetter
 
@@ -114,6 +117,14 @@ var largeGroupB64 string = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(largeGroupBytes)
 var worldBytes []byte
 var worldB64 string = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(worldBytes)
 
+//go:embed assets/disconnect.png
+var disconnectBytes []byte
+var disconnectB64 string = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(disconnectBytes)
+
+//go:embed assets/chart_bar.png
+var barBytes []byte
+var barB64 string = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(barBytes)
+
 var clientAssets map[string]gdk.Paintabler = make(map[string]gdk.Paintabler)
 var lockedJIDs map[string]bool = make(map[string]bool)
 
@@ -240,6 +251,22 @@ func init() {
 	loader.Close()
 
 	clientAssets["world"] = gdk.NewTextureForPixbuf(loader.Pixbuf())
+
+	loader = gdkpixbuf.NewPixbufLoader()
+
+	disconnectData, _ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(disconnectB64)
+	loader.Write(disconnectData)
+	loader.Close()
+
+	clientAssets["disconnect"] = gdk.NewTextureForPixbuf(loader.Pixbuf())
+
+	loader = gdkpixbuf.NewPixbufLoader()
+
+	barData, _ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(barB64)
+	loader.Write(barData)
+	loader.Close()
+
+	clientAssets["chart_bar"] = gdk.NewTextureForPixbuf(loader.Pixbuf())
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -510,6 +537,28 @@ func main() {
 
 	cm := xmpp.NewStreamManager(c, func(c xmpp.Sender) {
 		fmt.Println("XMPP client connected")
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+				before := time.Now()
+				iq := new(stanza.IQ)
+				iq.From = clientroot.Session.BindJid
+				iq.To = iq.From
+				iq.Type = "get"
+
+				ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30 * time.Second)
+				mychan, err := client.SendIQ(ctx, iq)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+				_ = <- mychan
+
+				pingStatus.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("%d ms", time.Since(before) / time.Millisecond))
+
+			}
+		}()
+		connectionStatus.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("Connected as %s", JidMustParse(clientroot.Session.BindJid).Bare()))
+		// Join rooms in bookmarks
 		books, err := stanza.NewItemsRequest("", "urn:xmpp:bookmarks:1", 0)
 		if err == nil {
 			mychan, err := c.SendIQ(context.TODO(), books)
@@ -518,37 +567,39 @@ func main() {
 				res, ok := result.Payload.(*stanza.PubSubGeneric)
 				if ok {
 					for _, item := range res.Items.List {
-						jid := item.Id
-						node := item.Any
-						autojoin := false
-						nick := loadedConfig.Nick
-						for _, attr := range node.Attrs {
-							if attr.Name.Local == "autojoin" {
-								autojoin = attr.Value == "true"
-							}
-						}
-
-						for _, node := range node.Nodes {
-							if node.XMLName.Local == "nick" {
-								nick = node.Content
-							}
-						}
-
-						_, ok := tabs.Load(jid)
-						if !ok && autojoin {
-							err := joinMuc(client, clientroot.Session.BindJid, jid, nick)
-							if err != nil {
-								panic(err)
+						go func() {
+							jid := item.Id
+							node := item.Any
+							autojoin := false
+							nick := loadedConfig.Nick
+							for _, attr := range node.Attrs {
+								if attr.Name.Local == "autojoin" {
+									autojoin = attr.Value == "true"
+								}
 							}
 
-							createTab(jid, true)
-							b := gtk.NewButtonWithLabel(jid)
-							b.ConnectClicked(func() {
-								b.AddCSSClass("accent")
-								switchToTab(jid, &window.Window)
-							})
-							menu.Append(b)
-						}
+							for _, node := range node.Nodes {
+								if node.XMLName.Local == "nick" {
+									nick = node.Content
+								}
+							}
+
+							_, ok := tabs.Load(jid)
+							if !ok && autojoin {
+								err := joinMuc(client, clientroot.Session.BindJid, jid, nick)
+								if err != nil {
+									panic(err)
+								}
+
+								createTab(jid, true)
+								b := gtk.NewButtonWithLabel(jid)
+								b.ConnectClicked(func() {
+									b.AddCSSClass("accent")
+									switchToTab(jid, &window.Window)
+								})
+								menu.Append(b)
+							}
+						}()
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -557,6 +608,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+		connectionStatus.SetText("Connecting...")
 		err = cm.Run()
 		if err != nil {
 			showErrorDialog(err)
@@ -706,6 +758,26 @@ func activate(app *gtk.Application) {
 	box := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationVertical, 0)
 	box.Append(the_menuBar)
 
+	statBar := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
+
+	cBox := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
+	cBox.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssets["disconnect"]))
+	connectionStatus =  gtk.NewLabel("Disconnected")
+	cBox.Append(connectionStatus)
+	statBar.Append(cBox)
+
+
+	pBox := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
+	pBox.SetTooltipText("Ping between you and your XMPP server")
+	i := (gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssets["chart_bar"]))
+	i.AddCSSClass("icon")
+	pBox.Append(i)
+	pingStatus =  gtk.NewLabel("...")
+	pBox.Append(pingStatus)
+	statBar.Append(pBox)
+
+	box.Append(statBar)
+
 	// scroller.SetChild(empty_dialog)
 	scroller.SetChild(empty_dialog)
 	menu_scroll := gtk.NewScrolledWindow()
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 39db015..ef2cdd7 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@
 .subject {
 	color: lime;
 }
+
+.icon {
+	padding: 2px;
+}