diff --git a/src/upnp.py b/src/upnp.py
index eebf68cf..c8181add 100644
--- a/src/upnp.py
+++ b/src/upnp.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 from helper_threading import *
 import shared
+import tr
 
 def createRequestXML(service, action, arguments=[]):
     from xml.dom.minidom import Document
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ class uPnPThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                         logger.debug("Found UPnP router at %s", ip)
                         self.routers.append(newRouter)
                         self.createPortMapping(newRouter)
+                        shared.UISignalQueue.put(('updateStatusBar', tr.translateText("MainWindow",'UPnP port mapping established')))
                         break
             except socket.timeout as e:
                 pass
@@ -206,10 +208,14 @@ class uPnPThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                     self.createPortMapping(router)
         self.sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT.RDWR)
         self.sock.close()
+        deleted = False
         for router in self.routers:
             if router.extPort is not None:
+                deleted = True
                 self.deletePortMapping(router)
         shared.extPort = None
+        if deleted:
+            shared.UISignalQueue.put(('updateStatusBar', tr.translateText("MainWindow",'UPnP port mapping removed')))
         logger.debug("UPnP thread done")
 
     def sendSearchRouter(self):