diff --git a/macosx/Controller.h b/macosx/Controller.h
index c94486f89..e244dde79 100644
--- a/macosx/Controller.h
+++ b/macosx/Controller.h
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@
     
     IBOutlet NSButton               * fActionButton, * fSpeedLimitButton;
     NSTimer                         * fSpeedLimitTimer;
+    IBOutlet NSTextField            * fTotalTorrentsField;
     
     IBOutlet StatusBarView          * fStatusBar;
-    IBOutlet NSTextField            * fTotalDLField, * fTotalULField, * fTotalTorrentsField;
+    IBOutlet NSButton               * fStatusButton;
+    IBOutlet NSTextField            * fTotalDLField, * fTotalULField;
     
     IBOutlet StatusBarView          * fFilterBar;
     IBOutlet FilterButton           * fNoFilterButton, * fDownloadFilterButton, * fSeedFilterButton, * fPauseFilterButton;
diff --git a/macosx/Controller.m b/macosx/Controller.m
index d9437ff4d..45475349b 100644
--- a/macosx/Controller.m
+++ b/macosx/Controller.m
@@ -1400,14 +1400,25 @@ void sleepCallBack(void * controller, io_service_t y, natural_t messageType, voi
             else
                 [self sortTorrents];
             
-            //update the global DL/UL rates
+            //update status bar
             if (![fStatusBar isHidden])
             {
+                //set rates
                 float downloadRate, uploadRate;
                 tr_torrentRates(fLib, & downloadRate, & uploadRate);
                 
                 [fTotalDLField setStringValue: [NSString stringForSpeed: downloadRate]];
                 [fTotalULField setStringValue: [NSString stringForSpeed: uploadRate]];
+                
+                //set status button text
+                tr_session_stats stats;
+                tr_getCumulativeSessionStats(fLib, &stats);
+                
+                NSString * statusString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Total Ratio: ", "status bar -> status button text")
+                                            stringByAppendingString: [NSString stringForRatio: stats.ratio]];
+                
+                [fStatusButton setTitle: statusString];
+                [fStatusButton sizeToFit];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
index 8501256a6..93fb59fa0 100644
--- a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
+++ b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
 				<string>NSButton</string>
 				<key>fStatusBar</key>
 				<string>StatusBarView</string>
+				<key>fStatusButton</key>
+				<string>NSButton</string>
 				<key>fTableView</key>
 				<string>TorrentTableView</string>
 				<key>fTotalDLField</key>
@@ -232,6 +234,14 @@
 			<key>SUPERCLASS</key>
 			<string>NSObject</string>
 		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>CLASS</key>
+			<string>FilterButton</string>
+			<key>LANGUAGE</key>
+			<string>ObjC</string>
+			<key>SUPERCLASS</key>
+			<string>NSButton</string>
+		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>ACTIONS</key>
 			<dict>
@@ -270,14 +280,6 @@
 			<key>SUPERCLASS</key>
 			<string>NSTableView</string>
 		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>CLASS</key>
-			<string>FilterButton</string>
-			<key>LANGUAGE</key>
-			<string>ObjC</string>
-			<key>SUPERCLASS</key>
-			<string>NSButton</string>
-		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>CLASS</key>
 			<string>ActionPopUpButton</string>
diff --git a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib
index ed7fecfbe..1561df3e0 100644
Binary files a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib and b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib differ