diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 97116857..6523fc66 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -353,6 +353,20 @@ a:hover {
         width: 880px; 
         height: 250px;
     }
+#status-bar {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    
+    width: 940px;
+    height: 20px;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    
+    padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
+    
+    border-top: 1px solid #7d7d79;
+    background-color: #bfbeb5;
+}
     
 /* Flotr related styles */
 .flotr-legend {
diff --git a/main.html b/main.html
index a2a90091..9b9fec94 100644
--- a/main.html
+++ b/main.html
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
             </div>            
             <div id="content">
             </div>
+            <div id="status-bar">
+                <!-- port usage, flight software version info and other stuff goes here -->
+            </div>
         </div>
     </body>
 </html>                     
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