diff --git a/data/geany.glade b/data/geany.glade
index 224c049371..f876b67a3d 100644
--- a/data/geany.glade
+++ b/data/geany.glade
@@ -7443,6 +7443,16 @@
                             <signal name="toggled" handler="on_menu_show_sidebar1_toggled" swapped="no"/>
                           </object>
                         </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="menu_show_statusbar1">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show Statusbar</property>
+                            <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                            <property name="active">True</property>
+                            <signal name="toggled" handler="on_menu_show_statusbar1_toggled" swapped="no"/>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkSeparatorMenuItem" id="menu_separator5">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/callbacks.c b/src/callbacks.c
index 86b3c52d52..38abbc6104 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.c
+++ b/src/callbacks.c
@@ -1228,6 +1228,15 @@ void on_menu_show_sidebar1_toggled(GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem, gpointer use
 	ui_sidebar_show_hide();
 }
 
+void on_menu_show_statusbar1_toggled(GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	if (ignore_callback)
+		return;
+
+	interface_prefs.statusbar_visible = ! interface_prefs.statusbar_visible;
+
+	ui_statusbar_showhide(interface_prefs.statusbar_visible);
+}
 
 static void on_menu_write_unicode_bom1_toggled(GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem, gpointer user_data)
 {
diff --git a/src/callbacks.h b/src/callbacks.h
index c77b781a10..2b7a6db149 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.h
+++ b/src/callbacks.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ void on_menu_select_all1_activate(GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer user_data);
 
 void on_menu_show_sidebar1_toggled(GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem, gpointer user_data);
 
+void on_menu_show_statusbar1_toggled(GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem, gpointer user_data);
+
 void on_menu_comment_line1_activate(GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer user_data);
 
 void on_menu_uncomment_line1_activate(GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer user_data);
diff --git a/src/libmain.c b/src/libmain.c
index 42a18c9b5b..bca7cd1064 100644
--- a/src/libmain.c
+++ b/src/libmain.c
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ static void apply_settings(void)
 		gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_sidebar1")), FALSE);
 		ignore_callback = FALSE;
 	}
+	if (! interface_prefs.statusbar_visible)
+	{
+		ignore_callback = TRUE;
+		gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_statusbar1")), FALSE);
+		ignore_callback = FALSE;
+	}
+
 
 	toolbar_apply_settings();
 	toolbar_update_ui();
diff --git a/src/prefs.c b/src/prefs.c
index cfdcb190ac..c78242b042 100644
--- a/src/prefs.c
+++ b/src/prefs.c
@@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ on_prefs_dialog_response(GtkDialog *dialog, gint response, gpointer user_data)
 		widget = ui_lookup_widget(ui_widgets.prefs_dialog, "check_sidebar_visible");
 		ui_prefs.sidebar_visible = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget));
 
+		widget = ui_lookup_widget(ui_widgets.prefs_dialog, "check_statusbar_visible");
+		interface_prefs.statusbar_visible = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget));
+
 		widget = ui_lookup_widget(ui_widgets.prefs_dialog, "check_list_symbol");
 		interface_prefs.sidebar_symbol_visible = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget));
 
diff --git a/src/ui_utils.c b/src/ui_utils.c
index 22ab68a1ec..6aa3f651ce 100644
--- a/src/ui_utils.c
+++ b/src/ui_utils.c
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ static void init_document_widgets(void)
 	add_doc_widget("menu_show_white_space1");
 	add_doc_widget("menu_show_line_endings1");
 	add_doc_widget("menu_show_indentation_guides1");
+	add_doc_widget("menu_show_statusbar");
 	add_doc_widget("menu_zoom_in1");
 	add_doc_widget("menu_zoom_out1");
 	add_doc_widget("normal_size1");
@@ -1454,6 +1455,7 @@ void ui_update_view_editor_menu_items(void)
 	gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_white_space1")), editor_prefs.show_white_space);
 	gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_line_endings1")), editor_prefs.show_line_endings);
 	gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_indentation_guides1")), editor_prefs.show_indent_guide);
+	gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(ui_lookup_widget(main_widgets.window, "menu_show_statusbar1")), interface_prefs.statusbar_visible);
 	ignore_callback = FALSE;
 }