diff --git a/data/glade/profile_window.glade b/data/glade/profile_window.glade
index 4c01dddd6..9acb070bd 100644
--- a/data/glade/profile_window.glade
+++ b/data/glade/profile_window.glade
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 <glade-interface>
 
 <widget class="GtkWindow" id="profile_window">
-  <property name="border_width">12</property>
   <property name="title">Personal Information</property>
   <property name="type">GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL</property>
   <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_NONE</property>
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 
       <child>
 	<widget class="GtkNotebook" id="information_notebook">
+	  <property name="border_width">6</property>
 	  <property name="visible">True</property>
 	  <property name="show_tabs">True</property>
 	  <property name="show_border">True</property>
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@
 
       <child>
 	<widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2">
+	  <property name="border_width">6</property>
 	  <property name="visible">True</property>
 	  <property name="homogeneous">False</property>
 	  <property name="spacing">0</property>
@@ -2017,6 +2018,18 @@
 	  <property name="fill">True</property>
 	</packing>
       </child>
+
+      <child>
+	<widget class="GtkStatusbar" id="statusbar">
+	  <property name="visible">True</property>
+	  <property name="has_resize_grip">False</property>
+	</widget>
+	<packing>
+	  <property name="padding">0</property>
+	  <property name="expand">False</property>
+	  <property name="fill">False</property>
+	</packing>
+      </child>
     </widget>
   </child>
 </widget>
diff --git a/src/profile_window.py b/src/profile_window.py
index 5d6f8baeb..4d5b56ab9 100644
--- a/src/profile_window.py
+++ b/src/profile_window.py
@@ -61,12 +61,16 @@ class ProfileWindow:
 		self.xml = gtkgui_helpers.get_glade('profile_window.glade')
 		self.window = self.xml.get_widget('profile_window')
 		self.progressbar = self.xml.get_widget('progressbar')
+		self.statusbar = self.xml.get_widget('statusbar')
+		self.context_id = self.statusbar.get_context_id('profile')
 
 		self.account = account
 		self.jid = gajim.get_jid_from_account(account)
 
 		self.avatar_mime_type = None
 		self.avatar_encoded = None
+		self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+			_('Retrieving profile...'))
 		self.update_progressbar_timeout_id = gobject.timeout_add(100,
 			self.update_progressbar)
 
@@ -211,6 +215,12 @@ class ProfileWindow:
 				else:
 					self.set_value(i + '_entry', vcard[i])
 		if self.update_progressbar_timeout_id is not None:
+			if self.message_id:
+				self.statusbar.remove(self.context_id, self.message_id)
+			self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+				_('Information received'))
+			gobject.timeout_add(3000, self.statusbar.remove, self.context_id,
+				self.message_id)
 			gobject.source_remove(self.update_progressbar_timeout_id)
 			# redraw progressbar after avatar is set so that windows is already
 			# resized. Else progressbar is not correctly redrawn
@@ -289,16 +299,30 @@ class ProfileWindow:
 			nick = gajim.config.get_per('accounts', self.account, 'name')
 		gajim.nicks[self.account] = nick
 		gajim.connections[self.account].send_vcard(vcard)
+		self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+			_('Sending profile...'))
 		self.update_progressbar_timeout_id = gobject.timeout_add(100,
 			self.update_progressbar)
 
 	def vcard_published(self):
+		if self.message_id:
+			self.statusbar.remove(self.context_id, self.message_id)
+		self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+			_('Information published'))
+		gobject.timeout_add(3000, self.statusbar.remove, self.context_id,
+			self.message_id)
 		if self.update_progressbar_timeout_id is not None:
 			gobject.source_remove(self.update_progressbar_timeout_id)
 			self.progressbar.set_fraction(0)
 			self.update_progressbar_timeout_id = None
 
 	def vcard_not_published(self):
+		if self.message_id:
+			self.statusbar.remove(self.context_id, self.message_id)
+		self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+			_('Information NOT published'))
+		gobject.timeout_add(3000, self.statusbar.remove. self.context_id,
+			self.message_id)
 		if self.update_progressbar_timeout_id is not None:
 			gobject.source_remove(self.update_progressbar_timeout_id)
 			self.progressbar.set_fraction(0)
@@ -331,5 +355,7 @@ class ProfileWindow:
 		else:
 			dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('You are not connected to the server'),
 			_('Without a connection, you can not get your contact information.'))
+		self.message_id = self.statusbar.push(self.context_id,
+			_('Retrieving profile...'))
 		self.update_progressbar_timeout_id = gobject.timeout_add(100,
 			self.update_progressbar)