diff --git a/onionshare_gui/mode.py b/onionshare_gui/mode.py
index e4269dc6..debd2657 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/mode.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/mode.py
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
-import threading
 import time
-import os
+import threading
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
 
 from onionshare import strings
-from onionshare.common import Common, ShutdownTimer
+from onionshare.common import ShutdownTimer
 
 from .server_status import ServerStatus
 from .onion_thread import OnionThread
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     starting_server_step2 = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
     starting_server_step3 = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
     starting_server_error = QtCore.pyqtSignal(str)
-    set_share_server_active = QtCore.pyqtSignal(bool)
+    set_server_active = QtCore.pyqtSignal(bool)
 
-    def __init__(self, common, qtapp, app, web, status_bar, server_share_status_label, system_tray, filenames=None):
+    def __init__(self, common, qtapp, app, web, status_bar, server_status_label, system_tray, filenames=None):
         super(Mode, self).__init__()
         self.common = common
         self.qtapp = qtapp
@@ -48,13 +47,13 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.web = web
 
         self.status_bar = status_bar
-        self.server_share_status_label = server_share_status_label
+        self.server_status_label = server_status_label
         self.system_tray = system_tray
 
         self.filenames = filenames
 
         # Server status
-        self.server_status = ServerStatus(self.common, self.qtapp, self.app, self.web, False)
+        self.server_status = ServerStatus(self.common, self.qtapp, self.app, self.web)
         self.server_status.server_started.connect(self.start_server)
         self.server_status.server_stopped.connect(self.stop_server)
         self.server_status.server_canceled.connect(self.cancel_server)
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
     def init(self):
         """
-        Add custom initialization of the mode here.
+        Add custom initialization here.
         """
         pass
 
@@ -92,17 +91,16 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         Start the onionshare server. This uses multiple threads to start the Tor onion
         server and the web app.
         """
-        self.common.log('ShareMode', 'start_server')
-
-        self.set_share_server_active.emit(True)
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'start_server')
+        
+        self.start_server_custom()
 
+        self.set_server_active.emit(True)
         self.app.set_stealth(self.common.settings.get('use_stealth'))
 
-        # Hide and reset the downloads if we have previously shared
-        self.downloads.reset_downloads()
-        self.reset_info_counters()
+        # Clear the status bar
         self.status_bar.clearMessage()
-        self.server_share_status_label.setText('')
+        self.server_status_label.setText('')
 
         # Reset web counters
         self.web.download_count = 0
@@ -128,64 +126,44 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             # wait for modules in thread to load, preventing a thread-related cx_Freeze crash
             time.sleep(0.2)
 
-        self.common.log('OnionshareGui', 'start_server', 'Starting an onion thread')
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'start_server', 'Starting an onion thread')
         self.t = OnionThread(self.common, function=start_onion_service, kwargs={'self': self})
         self.t.daemon = True
         self.t.start()
+    
+    def start_server_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
 
     def start_server_step2(self):
         """
-        Step 2 in starting the onionshare server. Zipping up files.
+        Step 2 in starting the onionshare server.
         """
-        self.common.log('ShareMode', 'start_server_step2')
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'start_server_step2')
 
-        # add progress bar to the status bar, indicating the compressing of files.
-        self._zip_progress_bar = ZipProgressBar(0)
-        self.filenames = []
-        for index in range(self.file_selection.file_list.count()):
-            self.filenames.append(self.file_selection.file_list.item(index).filename)
+        self.start_server_step2_custom()
 
-        self._zip_progress_bar.total_files_size = Mode._compute_total_size(self.filenames)
-        self.status_bar.insertWidget(0, self._zip_progress_bar)
+        # Nothing to do here.
 
-        # prepare the files for sending in a new thread
-        def finish_starting_server(self):
-            # prepare files to share
-            def _set_processed_size(x):
-                if self._zip_progress_bar != None:
-                    self._zip_progress_bar.update_processed_size_signal.emit(x)
-            try:
-                self.web.set_file_info(self.filenames, processed_size_callback=_set_processed_size)
-                self.app.cleanup_filenames.append(self.web.zip_filename)
-
-                # Only continue if the server hasn't been canceled
-                if self.server_status.status != self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
-                    self.starting_server_step3.emit()
-                    self.start_server_finished.emit()
-            except OSError as e:
-                self.starting_server_error.emit(e.strerror)
-                return
-
-        t = threading.Thread(target=finish_starting_server, kwargs={'self': self})
-        t.daemon = True
-        t.start()
+        # start_server_step2_custom has call these to move on:
+        # self.starting_server_step3.emit()
+        # self.start_server_finished.emit()
+    
+    def start_server_step2_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
 
     def start_server_step3(self):
         """
-        Step 3 in starting the onionshare server. This displays the large filesize
-        warning, if applicable.
+        Step 3 in starting the onionshare server. 
         """
-        self.common.log('ShareMode', 'start_server_step3')
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'start_server_step3')
 
-        # Remove zip progress bar
-        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
-            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
-            self._zip_progress_bar = None
-
-        # warn about sending large files over Tor
-        if self.web.zip_filesize >= 157286400:  # 150mb
-            self.filesize_warning.setText(strings._("large_filesize", True))
-            self.filesize_warning.show()
+        self.start_server_step3_custom()
 
         if self.common.settings.get('shutdown_timeout'):
             # Convert the date value to seconds between now and then
@@ -200,21 +178,31 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 self.stop_server()
                 self.start_server_error(strings._('gui_server_started_after_timeout'))
 
+    def start_server_step3_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def start_server_error(self, error):
         """
         If there's an error when trying to start the onion service
         """
-        self.common.log('ShareMode', 'start_server_error')
-
-        self.set_share_server_active.emit(False)
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'start_server_error')
 
         Alert(self.common, error, QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Warning)
+        self.set_server_active.emit(False)
         self.server_status.stop_server()
-        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
-            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
-            self._zip_progress_bar = None
         self.status_bar.clearMessage()
 
+        self.start_server_error_custom()
+    
+    def start_server_error_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def cancel_server(self):
         """
         Cancel the server while it is preparing to start
@@ -227,7 +215,7 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         """
         Stop the onionshare server.
         """
-        self.common.log('ShareMode', 'stop_server')
+        self.common.log('Mode', 'stop_server')
 
         if self.server_status.status != self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
             try:
@@ -237,81 +225,27 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 pass
         self.app.cleanup()
 
-        # Remove the progress bar
-        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
-            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
-            self._zip_progress_bar = None
+        self.stop_server_custom()
 
-        self.filesize_warning.hide()
-        self.downloads_in_progress = 0
-        self.downloads_completed = 0
-        self.update_downloads_in_progress(0)
-        self.file_selection.file_list.adjustSize()
-
-        self.set_share_server_active.emit(False)
+        self.set_server_active.emit(False)
         self.stop_server_finished.emit()
+
+    def stop_server_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
     
-    @staticmethod
-    def _compute_total_size(filenames):
-        total_size = 0
-        for filename in filenames:
-            if os.path.isfile(filename):
-                total_size += os.path.getsize(filename)
-            if os.path.isdir(filename):
-                total_size += Common.dir_size(filename)
-        return total_size
-
-
-class ZipProgressBar(QtWidgets.QProgressBar):
-    update_processed_size_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int)
-
-    def __init__(self, total_files_size):
-        super(ZipProgressBar, self).__init__()
-        self.setMaximumHeight(20)
-        self.setMinimumWidth(200)
-        self.setValue(0)
-        self.setFormat(strings._('zip_progress_bar_format'))
-        cssStyleData ="""
-        QProgressBar {
-            border: 1px solid #4e064f;
-            background-color: #ffffff !important;
-            text-align: center;
-            color: #9b9b9b;
-        }
-
-        QProgressBar::chunk {
-            border: 0px;
-            background-color: #4e064f;
-            width: 10px;
-        }"""
-        self.setStyleSheet(cssStyleData)
-
-        self._total_files_size = total_files_size
-        self._processed_size = 0
-
-        self.update_processed_size_signal.connect(self.update_processed_size)
-
-    @property
-    def total_files_size(self):
-        return self._total_files_size
-
-    @total_files_size.setter
-    def total_files_size(self, val):
-        self._total_files_size = val
-
-    @property
-    def processed_size(self):
-        return self._processed_size
-
-    @processed_size.setter
-    def processed_size(self, val):
-        self.update_processed_size(val)
-
-    def update_processed_size(self, val):
-        self._processed_size = val
-        if self.processed_size < self.total_files_size:
-            self.setValue(int((self.processed_size * 100) / self.total_files_size))
-        elif self.total_files_size != 0:
-            self.setValue(100)
-        else:
-            self.setValue(0)
+    def handle_tor_broke(self):
+        """
+        Handle connection from Tor breaking.
+        """
+        if self.server_status.status != self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
+            self.server_status.stop_server()
+        self.handle_tor_broke_custom()
+    
+    def handle_tor_broke_custom(self):
+        """
+        Add custom initialization here.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py b/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
index f976013f..1aa38c1c 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ class OnionShareGui(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.setStatusBar(self.status_bar)
 
         # Status bar, sharing messages
-        self.server_share_status_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('')
-        self.server_share_status_label.setStyleSheet('QLabel { font-style: italic; color: #666666; padding: 2px; }')
-        self.status_bar.insertWidget(0, self.server_share_status_label)
+        self.server_status_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('')
+        self.server_status_label.setStyleSheet('QLabel { font-style: italic; color: #666666; padding: 2px; }')
+        self.status_bar.insertWidget(0, self.server_status_label)
 
         # Share and receive mode widgets
-        self.share_mode = ShareMode(self.common, qtapp, app, web, self.status_bar, self.server_share_status_label, self.system_tray, filenames)
+        self.share_mode = ShareMode(self.common, qtapp, app, web, self.status_bar, self.server_status_label, self.system_tray, filenames)
         self.share_mode.init()
         self.share_mode.server_status.server_started.connect(self.update_server_status_indicator)
         self.share_mode.server_status.server_stopped.connect(self.update_server_status_indicator)
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ class OnionShareGui(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.share_mode.server_status.button_clicked.connect(self.clear_message)
         self.share_mode.server_status.url_copied.connect(self.copy_url)
         self.share_mode.server_status.hidservauth_copied.connect(self.copy_hidservauth)
-        self.share_mode.set_share_server_active.connect(self.set_share_server_active)
-        self.receive_mode = ReceiveMode(self.common, qtapp, app, web, self.status_bar, self.server_share_status_label, self.system_tray)
+        self.share_mode.set_server_active.connect(self.set_share_server_active)
+        self.receive_mode = ReceiveMode(self.common, qtapp, app, web, self.status_bar, self.server_status_label, self.system_tray)
         self.receive_mode.init()
 
         self.update_mode_switcher()
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/receive_mode/__init__.py b/onionshare_gui/receive_mode/__init__.py
index b25b728f..b7813170 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/receive_mode/__init__.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/receive_mode/__init__.py
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ class ReceiveMode(Mode):
         This method is called regularly on a timer while receive mode is active.
         """
         pass
+    
+    def start_server_step2_custom(self):
+        """
+        Step 2 in starting the server. Nothing to do here but move on to step 3.
+        """
+        self.starting_server_step3.emit()
+        self.start_server_finished.emit()
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/server_status.py b/onionshare_gui/server_status.py
index 54f54582..602af595 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/server_status.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/server_status.py
@@ -39,22 +39,18 @@ class ServerStatus(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     STATUS_WORKING = 1
     STATUS_STARTED = 2
 
-    def __init__(self, common, qtapp, app, web, share_mode, file_selection=None):
+    def __init__(self, common, qtapp, app, web, file_selection=None):
         super(ServerStatus, self).__init__()
 
         self.common = common
 
         self.status = self.STATUS_STOPPED
+        self.share_mode = False # Gets changed in in self.set_share_mode
 
         self.qtapp = qtapp
         self.app = app
         self.web = web
 
-        # Only used in share mode
-        self.share_mode = share_mode
-        if self.share_mode:
-            self.file_selection = file_selection
-
         # Shutdown timeout layout
         self.shutdown_timeout_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(strings._('gui_settings_shutdown_timeout', True))
         self.shutdown_timeout = QtWidgets.QDateTimeEdit()
@@ -118,6 +114,13 @@ class ServerStatus(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.setLayout(layout)
 
         self.update()
+    
+    def set_share_mode(self, file_selection):
+        """
+        The server status is in share mode.
+        """
+        self.share_mode = True
+        self.file_selection = file_selection
 
     def shutdown_timeout_reset(self):
         """
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/share_mode/__init__.py b/onionshare_gui/share_mode/__init__.py
index 699e469b..0d05da06 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/share_mode/__init__.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/share_mode/__init__.py
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
+import threading
+import os
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
 
 from onionshare import strings
 from onionshare.onion import *
+from onionshare.common import Common
 
 from .file_selection import FileSelection
 from .downloads import Downloads
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ class ShareMode(Mode):
                 self.file_selection.file_list.add_file(filename)
         
         # Server status
+        self.server_status.set_share_mode(self.file_selection)
         self.server_status.server_started.connect(self.file_selection.server_started)
         self.server_status.server_stopped.connect(self.file_selection.server_stopped)
         self.server_status.server_stopped.connect(self.update_primary_action)
@@ -102,8 +106,8 @@ class ShareMode(Mode):
         self._zip_progress_bar = None
 
         # Layout
-        self.layout.insertWidget(1, self.info_widget)
         self.layout.insertLayout(0, self.file_selection)
+        self.layout.insertWidget(0, self.info_widget)
 
         # Always start with focus on file selection
         self.file_selection.setFocus()
@@ -129,18 +133,98 @@ class ShareMode(Mode):
                         if self.web.download_count == 0 or self.web.done:
                             self.server_status.stop_server()
                             self.status_bar.clearMessage()
-                            self.server_share_status_label.setText(strings._('close_on_timeout', True))
+                            self.server_status_label.setText(strings._('close_on_timeout', True))
                         # A download is probably still running - hold off on stopping the share
                         else:
                             self.status_bar.clearMessage()
-                            self.server_share_status_label.setText(strings._('timeout_download_still_running', True))
+                            self.server_status_label.setText(strings._('timeout_download_still_running', True))
 
-    def handle_tor_broke(self):
+    def start_server_custom(self):
         """
-        Handle connection from Tor breaking.
+        Starting the server.
+        """
+        # Hide and reset the downloads if we have previously shared
+        self.downloads.reset_downloads()
+        self.reset_info_counters()
+    
+    def start_server_step2_custom(self):
+        """
+        Step 2 in starting the server. Zipping up files.
+        """
+        # Add progress bar to the status bar, indicating the compressing of files.
+        self._zip_progress_bar = ZipProgressBar(0)
+        self.filenames = []
+        for index in range(self.file_selection.file_list.count()):
+            self.filenames.append(self.file_selection.file_list.item(index).filename)
+
+        self._zip_progress_bar.total_files_size = ShareMode._compute_total_size(self.filenames)
+        self.status_bar.insertWidget(0, self._zip_progress_bar)
+
+        # Prepare the files for sending in a new thread
+        def finish_starting_server(self):
+            # Prepare files to share
+            def _set_processed_size(x):
+                if self._zip_progress_bar != None:
+                    self._zip_progress_bar.update_processed_size_signal.emit(x)
+            
+            try:
+                self.web.set_file_info(self.filenames, processed_size_callback=_set_processed_size)
+                self.app.cleanup_filenames.append(self.web.zip_filename)
+
+                # Only continue if the server hasn't been canceled
+                if self.server_status.status != self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
+                    self.starting_server_step3.emit()
+                    self.start_server_finished.emit()
+            except OSError as e:
+                self.starting_server_error.emit(e.strerror)
+                return
+
+        t = threading.Thread(target=finish_starting_server, kwargs={'self': self})
+        t.daemon = True
+        t.start()
+    
+    def start_server_step3_custom(self):
+        """
+        Step 3 in starting the server. Remove zip progess bar, and display large filesize
+        warning, if applicable.
+        """
+        # Remove zip progress bar
+        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
+            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
+            self._zip_progress_bar = None
+
+        # Warn about sending large files over Tor
+        if self.web.zip_filesize >= 157286400:  # 150mb
+            self.filesize_warning.setText(strings._("large_filesize", True))
+            self.filesize_warning.show()
+    
+    def start_server_error_custom(self):
+        """
+        Start server error.
+        """
+        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
+            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
+            self._zip_progress_bar = None
+    
+    def stop_server_custom(self):
+        """
+        Stop server.
+        """
+        # Remove the progress bar
+        if self._zip_progress_bar is not None:
+            self.status_bar.removeWidget(self._zip_progress_bar)
+            self._zip_progress_bar = None
+
+        self.filesize_warning.hide()
+        self.downloads_in_progress = 0
+        self.downloads_completed = 0
+        self.update_downloads_in_progress(0)
+        self.file_selection.file_list.adjustSize()
+
+    def handle_tor_broke_custom(self):
+        """
+        Connection to Tor broke.
         """
-        if self.server_status.status != self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
-            self.server_status.stop_server()
         self.primary_action.hide()
         self.info_widget.hide()
 
@@ -190,7 +274,7 @@ class ShareMode(Mode):
             if not self.web.stay_open:
                 self.server_status.stop_server()
                 self.status_bar.clearMessage()
-                self.server_share_status_label.setText(strings._('closing_automatically', True))
+                self.server_status_label.setText(strings._('closing_automatically', True))
         else:
             if self.server_status.status == self.server_status.STATUS_STOPPED:
                 self.downloads.cancel_download(event["data"]["id"])
@@ -284,4 +368,69 @@ class ShareMode(Mode):
             self.info_in_progress_downloads_image = self.common.get_resource_path('images/download_in_progress.png')
             self.info_show_downloads.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(self.common.get_resource_path('images/download_window_green.png')))
         self.info_in_progress_downloads_count.setText('<img src="{0:s}" /> {1:d}'.format(self.info_in_progress_downloads_image, count))
-        self.info_in_progress_downloads_count.setToolTip(strings._('info_in_progress_downloads_tooltip', True).format(count))
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.info_in_progress_downloads_count.setToolTip(strings._('info_in_progress_downloads_tooltip', True).format(count))
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def _compute_total_size(filenames):
+        total_size = 0
+        for filename in filenames:
+            if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                total_size += os.path.getsize(filename)
+            if os.path.isdir(filename):
+                total_size += Common.dir_size(filename)
+        return total_size
+
+
+class ZipProgressBar(QtWidgets.QProgressBar):
+    update_processed_size_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int)
+
+    def __init__(self, total_files_size):
+        super(ZipProgressBar, self).__init__()
+        self.setMaximumHeight(20)
+        self.setMinimumWidth(200)
+        self.setValue(0)
+        self.setFormat(strings._('zip_progress_bar_format'))
+        cssStyleData ="""
+        QProgressBar {
+            border: 1px solid #4e064f;
+            background-color: #ffffff !important;
+            text-align: center;
+            color: #9b9b9b;
+        }
+
+        QProgressBar::chunk {
+            border: 0px;
+            background-color: #4e064f;
+            width: 10px;
+        }"""
+        self.setStyleSheet(cssStyleData)
+
+        self._total_files_size = total_files_size
+        self._processed_size = 0
+
+        self.update_processed_size_signal.connect(self.update_processed_size)
+
+    @property
+    def total_files_size(self):
+        return self._total_files_size
+
+    @total_files_size.setter
+    def total_files_size(self, val):
+        self._total_files_size = val
+
+    @property
+    def processed_size(self):
+        return self._processed_size
+
+    @processed_size.setter
+    def processed_size(self, val):
+        self.update_processed_size(val)
+
+    def update_processed_size(self, val):
+        self._processed_size = val
+        if self.processed_size < self.total_files_size:
+            self.setValue(int((self.processed_size * 100) / self.total_files_size))
+        elif self.total_files_size != 0:
+            self.setValue(100)
+        else:
+            self.setValue(0)