diff --git a/network.png b/network.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a9ffe2ec
Binary files /dev/null and b/network.png differ
diff --git a/ui/gui.go b/ui/gui.go
index aae1320fc..e223fe262 100644
--- a/ui/gui.go
+++ b/ui/gui.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/niemeyer/qml"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type Gui struct {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ func (ui *Gui) Start() {
 	ui.eth.BlockManager.SecondaryBlockProcessor = ui
 
 	go ui.setInitialBlockChain()
+	go ui.updatePeers()
 
 	ui.win.Show()
 	ui.win.Wait()
@@ -73,6 +75,13 @@ func (ui *Gui) ProcessBlock(block *ethchain.Block) {
 	ui.win.Root().Call("addBlock", NewBlockFromBlock(block))
 }
 
+func (ui *Gui) updatePeers() {
+	for {
+		ui.win.Root().Call("setPeers", fmt.Sprintf("%d / %d", ui.eth.Peers().Len(), ui.eth.MaxPeers))
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
 type Tester struct {
 	root qml.Object
 }
diff --git a/wallet.qml b/wallet.qml
index cbce7ebcc..b19e7f32b 100644
--- a/wallet.qml
+++ b/wallet.qml
@@ -71,11 +71,30 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
 	statusBar: StatusBar {
 			RowLayout {
+				anchors.fill: parent
 				Label { text: "0.0.1" }
+				Label {
+				      anchors.right: peerImage.left
+				      anchors.rightMargin: 5
+				      id: peerLabel
+				      font.pixelSize: 8
+				      text: "0 / 0"
+				}
+
+				Image {
+				      id: peerImage
+				      anchors.right: parent.right
+				      width: 10; height: 10
+				      source: "network.png"
+				}
 			}
 	}
 
 	function addBlock(block) {
 			blockModel.insert(0, {number: block.number, hash: block.hash})
 	}
+
+	function setPeers(text) {
+			peerLabel.text = text
+        }
 }