diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rsstatus.h b/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rsstatus.h
index 2b53e0ec5..baaa7db14 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rsstatus.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rsstatus.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const uint32_t RS_STATUS_AWAY    = 0x0002;
 const uint32_t RS_STATUS_BUSY    = 0x0003;
 const uint32_t RS_STATUS_ONLINE  = 0x0004;
 
+std::string RsStatusString(uint32_t status);
+
 class StatusInfo
 {
 	public:
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3status.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3status.cc
index a2bbd1dd8..731dd4be8 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3status.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3status.cc
@@ -29,10 +29,33 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const StatusInfo& si)
 {
 	out << "StatusInfo: " << std::endl;
 	out << "id: " << si.id << std::endl;
-	out << "status: " << si.status << std::endl;
+	out << "status: " << si.status;
+	out << " (" << RsStatusString(si.status) << ")" << std::endl;
 	return out;
 }
 
+std::string RsStatusString(uint32_t status)
+{
+	std::string str;
+	if (status == RS_STATUS_OFFLINE)
+	{
+		str = "Offline";
+	}
+	else if (status == RS_STATUS_AWAY)
+	{
+		str = "Away";
+	}
+	else if (status == RS_STATUS_BUSY)
+	{
+		str = "Busy";
+	}
+	else if (status == RS_STATUS_ONLINE)
+	{
+		str = "Online";
+	}
+	return str;
+}
+
 RsStatus *rsStatus = NULL;
 
 p3Status::p3Status()