diff --git a/packages/web/src/Screen.js b/packages/web/src/Screen.js
index db7ebae6e..8299dce9f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/Screen.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/Screen.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export default function Screen() {
     ? dimensions.widgetMenu.iconSize + leftPanelWidth + dimensions.splitter.thickness
     : dimensions.widgetMenu.iconSize;
   const toolbarPortalRef = React.useRef();
+  const statusbarPortalRef = React.useRef();
   const onSplitDown = useSplitterDrag('clientX', diff => setLeftPanelWidth(v => v + diff));
 
   const { getRootProps, getInputProps, isDragActive } = useUploadsZone();
@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ export default function Screen() {
           <TabsPanel></TabsPanel>
         </TabsPanelContainer>
         <BodyDiv contentLeft={contentLeft} theme={theme}>
-          <TabContent toolbarPortalRef={toolbarPortalRef} />
+          <TabContent toolbarPortalRef={toolbarPortalRef} statusbarPortalRef={statusbarPortalRef} />
         </BodyDiv>
         <StausBarContainer theme={theme}>
-          <StatusBar />
+          <StatusBar statusbarPortalRef={statusbarPortalRef} />
         </StausBarContainer>
         <ModalLayer />
         <MenuLayer />
diff --git a/packages/web/src/TabContent.js b/packages/web/src/TabContent.js
index f4733d669..f90da055f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/TabContent.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/TabContent.js
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@ const TabContainerStyled = styled.div`
 `;
 
 function TabContainer({ TabComponent, ...props }) {
-  const { tabVisible, tabid, toolbarPortalRef } = props;
+  const { tabVisible, tabid, toolbarPortalRef, statusbarPortalRef } = props;
   return (
     // @ts-ignore
     <TabContainerStyled tabVisible={tabVisible}>
       <ErrorBoundary>
-        <TabComponent {...props} tabid={tabid} tabVisible={tabVisible} toolbarPortalRef={toolbarPortalRef} />
+        <TabComponent
+          {...props}
+          tabid={tabid}
+          tabVisible={tabVisible}
+          toolbarPortalRef={toolbarPortalRef}
+          statusbarPortalRef={statusbarPortalRef}
+        />
       </ErrorBoundary>
     </TabContainerStyled>
   );
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ function createTabComponent(selectedTab) {
   return null;
 }
 
-export default function TabContent({ toolbarPortalRef }) {
+export default function TabContent({ toolbarPortalRef, statusbarPortalRef }) {
   const files = useOpenedTabs();
 
   const [mountedTabs, setMountedTabs] = React.useState({});
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ export default function TabContent({ toolbarPortalRef }) {
         tabid={tabid}
         tabVisible={tabVisible}
         toolbarPortalRef={toolbarPortalRef}
+        statusbarPortalRef={statusbarPortalRef}
         TabComponent={TabComponent}
       />
     );
diff --git a/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js b/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
index a945fc861..bc50240b7 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
@@ -21,8 +21,19 @@ import useEditorData from '../utility/useEditorData';
 import applySqlTemplate from '../utility/applySqlTemplate';
 import LoadingInfo from '../widgets/LoadingInfo';
 import useExtensions from '../utility/useExtensions';
+import useTimerLabel from '../utility/useTimerLabel';
+import { StatusBarItem } from '../widgets/StatusBar';
 
-export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisible, toolbarPortalRef, ...other }) {
+export default function QueryTab({
+  tabid,
+  conid,
+  database,
+  initialArgs,
+  tabVisible,
+  toolbarPortalRef,
+  statusbarPortalRef,
+  ...other
+}) {
   const [sessionId, setSessionId] = React.useState(null);
   const [visibleResultTabs, setVisibleResultTabs] = React.useState(false);
   const [executeNumber, setExecuteNumber] = React.useState(0);
@@ -31,6 +42,7 @@ export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisib
   const [busy, setBusy] = React.useState(false);
   const saveFileModalState = useModalState();
   const extensions = useExtensions();
+  const timerLabel = useTimerLabel();
   const { editorData, setEditorData, isLoading } = useEditorData({
     tabid,
     loadFromArgs:
@@ -43,6 +55,7 @@ export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisib
 
   const handleSessionDone = React.useCallback(() => {
     setBusy(false);
+    timerLabel.stop();
   }, []);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -77,6 +90,7 @@ export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisib
       setSessionId(sesid);
     }
     setBusy(true);
+    timerLabel.start();
     await axios.post('sessions/execute-query', {
       sesid,
       sql: selectedText || editorData,
@@ -95,6 +109,7 @@ export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisib
     });
     setSessionId(null);
     setBusy(false);
+    timerLabel.stop();
   };
 
   const handleKeyDown = (data, hash, keyString, keyCode, event) => {
@@ -167,6 +182,10 @@ export default function QueryTab({ tabid, conid, database, initialArgs, tabVisib
           />,
           toolbarPortalRef.current
         )}
+      {statusbarPortalRef &&
+        statusbarPortalRef.current &&
+        tabVisible &&
+        ReactDOM.createPortal(<StatusBarItem>{timerLabel.text}</StatusBarItem>, statusbarPortalRef.current)}
       <SaveTabModal
         modalState={saveFileModalState}
         tabVisible={tabVisible}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/useTimerLabel.js b/packages/web/src/utility/useTimerLabel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8c976e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/useTimerLabel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+function formatSeconds(duration) {
+  if (duration == null) return '';
+  const hours = _.padStart(Math.floor(duration / 3600).toString(), 2, '0');
+  const minutes = _.padStart((Math.floor(duration / 60) % 60).toString(), 2, '0');
+  const seconds = _.padStart((duration % 60).toString(), 2, '0');
+  return `${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+}
+
+export default function useTimerLabel() {
+  const [duration, setDuration] = React.useState(null);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = React.useState(false);
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (busy) {
+      setDuration(0);
+      const handle = setInterval(() => setDuration(x => x + 1), 1000);
+      return () => window.clearInterval(handle);
+    }
+  }, [busy]);
+
+  const start = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setBusy(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const stop = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setBusy(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    start,
+    stop,
+    text: formatSeconds(duration),
+    duration,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.js b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.js
index 097b4c135..7d4849b69 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ const Container = styled.div`
   display: flex;
   color: ${props => props.theme.statusbar_font1};
   align-items: stretch;
+  justify-content: space-between;
 `;
 
-const Item = styled.div`
+export const StatusBarItem = styled.div`
   padding: 2px 10px;
   //   margin: auto;
   //   flex-grow: 0;
@@ -30,62 +31,72 @@ const InfoWrapper = styled.span`
     props.theme.statusbar_font_green[5]};
 `;
 
-export default function StatusBar() {
+const StatusbarContainer = styled.div`
+  display: flex;
+  // align-items: flex-end;
+  // display: flex;
+  // user-select: none;
+`;
+
+export default function StatusBar({ statusbarPortalRef }) {
   const { name, connection } = useCurrentDatabase() || {};
   const status = useDatabaseStatus(connection ? { conid: connection._id, database: name } : {});
   const { displayName, server, user, engine } = connection || {};
   const theme = useTheme();
   return (
     <Container theme={theme}>
-      {name && (
-        <Item>
-          <FontIcon icon="icon database" /> {name}
-        </Item>
-      )}
-      {(displayName || server) && (
-        <Item>
-          <FontIcon icon="icon server" /> {displayName || server}
-        </Item>
-      )}
+      <StatusbarContainer>
+        {name && (
+          <StatusBarItem>
+            <FontIcon icon="icon database" /> {name}
+          </StatusBarItem>
+        )}
+        {(displayName || server) && (
+          <StatusBarItem>
+            <FontIcon icon="icon server" /> {displayName || server}
+          </StatusBarItem>
+        )}
 
-      {user && (
-        <Item>
-          <FontIcon icon="icon account" /> {user}
-        </Item>
-      )}
+        {user && (
+          <StatusBarItem>
+            <FontIcon icon="icon account" /> {user}
+          </StatusBarItem>
+        )}
 
-      {connection && status && (
-        <Item>
-          {status.name == 'pending' && (
+        {connection && status && (
+          <StatusBarItem>
+            {status.name == 'pending' && (
+              <>
+                <FontIcon icon="icon loading" /> Loading
+              </>
+            )}
+            {status.name == 'ok' && (
+              <>
+                <InfoWrapper theme={theme}>
+                  <FontIcon icon="icon ok" />
+                </InfoWrapper>{' '}
+                Connected
+              </>
+            )}
+            {status.name == 'error' && (
+              <>
+                <ErrorWrapper theme={theme}>
+                  <FontIcon icon="icon error" />
+                </ErrorWrapper>{' '}
+                Error
+              </>
+            )}
+          </StatusBarItem>
+        )}
+        {!connection && (
+          <StatusBarItem>
             <>
-              <FontIcon icon="icon loading" /> Loading
+              <FontIcon icon="icon disconnected" /> Not connected
             </>
-          )}
-          {status.name == 'ok' && (
-            <>
-              <InfoWrapper theme={theme}>
-                <FontIcon icon="icon ok" />
-              </InfoWrapper>{' '}
-              Connected
-            </>
-          )}
-          {status.name == 'error' && (
-            <>
-              <ErrorWrapper theme={theme}>
-                <FontIcon icon="icon error" />
-              </ErrorWrapper>{' '}
-              Error
-            </>
-          )}
-        </Item>
-      )}
-      {!connection && (
-        <Item>
-          <>
-            <FontIcon icon="icon disconnected" /> Not connected
-          </>
-        </Item>
-      )}
+          </StatusBarItem>
+        )}
+      </StatusbarContainer>
+      <StatusbarContainer ref={statusbarPortalRef}></StatusbarContainer>
     </Container>
   );
 }