diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index fa1f0ea12..b3c746fee 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ void MainWindow::switchVisibilityStatus(StatusElement e,bool b)
         case 	StatusGrpStatus   : getInstance()->statusBar()               ->setVisible(b); break ;
         case 	StatusCompactMode : getInstance()->setCompactStatusMode(b) ; break ;
         case 	StatusShowToolTip : getInstance()->toggleStatusToolTip(b) ; break ;
+        case 	StatusShowCBox    : getInstance()->statusComboBoxInstance()  ->setVisible(b); break ;
         case 	StatusShowStatus  : getInstance()->peerstatusInstance()      ->setVisible(b); break ;
         case 	StatusShowPeer    : getInstance()->natstatusInstance()       ->setVisible(b); break ;
         case 	StatusShowDHT     : getInstance()->dhtstatusInstance()       ->setVisible(b); break ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 366c42173..00a6544cb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ public:
     	StatusShowOpMode   = 0x0a,
     	StatusShowSound    = 0x0b,
     	StatusShowToaster  = 0x0c,
-    	StatusShowSystray  = 0x0d
+    	StatusShowSystray  = 0x0d,
+    	StatusShowCBox     = 0x0e
     };
 
     /** Create main window */
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
index bea9959d9..025828ee0 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ AppearancePage::AppearancePage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 	connect(ui.grpStatus,                     SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->statusBar(),				*/, SLOT(switch_status_grpStatus(bool)));
 	connect(ui.checkBoxStatusCompactMode,     SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow, 							*/, SLOT(switch_status_compactMode(bool)));
 	connect(ui.checkBoxDisableSysTrayToolTip, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow, 							*/, SLOT(switch_status_showToolTip(bool)));
-	connect(ui.checkBoxShowStatusStatus,      SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->statusComboBoxInstance(), */, SLOT(switch_status_ShowStatus(bool)));
+	connect(ui.checkBoxShowStatusStatus,      SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->statusComboBoxInstance(), */, SLOT(switch_status_ShowCBox(bool)));
 	connect(ui.checkBoxShowPeerStatus,        SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->peerstatusInstance(),     */, SLOT(switch_status_ShowStatus(bool)));
 	connect(ui.checkBoxShowNATStatus,         SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->natstatusInstance(),      */, SLOT(switch_status_ShowPeer(bool)));
 	connect(ui.checkBoxShowDHTStatus,         SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this /* pMainWindow->dhtstatusInstance(),      */, SLOT(switch_status_ShowDHT(bool)));
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void AppearancePage::switch_status_ShowOpMode(bool b)       { switch_status(Main
 void AppearancePage::switch_status_ShowSound(bool b)        { switch_status(MainWindow::StatusShowSound  ,"ShowSound",             b) ; }
 void AppearancePage::switch_status_ShowToaster(bool b)      { switch_status(MainWindow::StatusShowToaster,"ShowToaster",           b) ; }
 void AppearancePage::switch_status_ShowSystray(bool b)      { switch_status(MainWindow::StatusShowSystray,"ShowSysTrayOnStatusBar",b) ; }
+void AppearancePage::switch_status_ShowCBox(bool b)         { switch_status(MainWindow::StatusShowCBox,   "ShowStatusCBox"        ,b) ; }
 
 void AppearancePage::switch_status(MainWindow::StatusElement s,const QString& key, bool b)
 {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.h
index 09610a22d..0259062f6 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private slots:
     void switch_status_ShowSound(bool)   ;
     void switch_status_ShowToaster(bool) ;
     void switch_status_ShowSystray(bool) ;
+    void switch_status_ShowCBox(bool) ;
 
     void updateLanguageCode()    ;
     void updateInterfaceStyle()  ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.ui
index 4eecd3e3d..66c732399 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.ui
@@ -338,13 +338,6 @@
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="grpStatusGLayout">
-      <item row="4" column="2">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowSystrayOnStatus">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Show SysTray on Status Bar</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="4" column="1">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowToasterDisable">
         <property name="text">
@@ -359,13 +352,6 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="2">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowOpModeStatus">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Show Operating Mode Status</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="3" column="1">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowRateStatus">
         <property name="text">
@@ -432,6 +418,20 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="2" column="2">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowOpModeStatus">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Show Operating Mode Status</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="2">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowSystrayOnStatus">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Show SysTray on Status Bar</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>