diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 8a4633b2..dab209e6 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import state
 from network.asyncore_pollchoose import set_rates
 import sound
 import re
+import bitmessage_icons_rc # Loads icon resources
 
 
 try:
@@ -627,6 +628,9 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
         self.ui.horizontalSliderTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(105, self.ui.pushButtonSend.height()))
 
+        self.statusbar = self.statusBar()
+        self.statusbar.insertPermanentWidget(0, self.ui.rightStatusBar)
+
         # Ask the user if we may delete their old version 1 addresses if they
         # have any.
         for addressInKeysFile in getSortedAccounts():
@@ -750,11 +754,8 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
         self.ui.blackwhitelist.rerenderBlackWhiteList()
 
-        # Put the colored icon on the status bar
+        # The coloured icon on the status bar
 
-        self.statusbar = self.statusBar()
-
-        self.statusbar.insertPermanentWidget(0, self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon, QtCore.SIGNAL(
             "clicked()"), self.click_pushButtonStatusIcon)
 
@@ -1843,6 +1844,13 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
     def updateWorkProverStatus(self, status):
         self.POWTasksCount = status.tasksCount
 
+        if status.speed == 0:
+            self.ui.workProverSpeed.setText("")
+        else:
+            self.ui.workProverSpeed.setText(
+                _translate("MainWindow", "%1 kiH / s").arg("{:.1f}".format(status.speed / 1024))
+            )
+
     def rerenderMessagelistFromLabels(self):
         for messagelist in (self.ui.tableWidgetInbox, self.ui.tableWidgetInboxChans, self.ui.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions):
             for i in range(messagelist.rowCount()):
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
index 38bf8886..f43fdd6a 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <string>Bitmessage</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
-   <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+   <iconset>
     <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/can-icon-24px.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/can-icon-24px.png</iconset>
   </property>
   <property name="tabShape">
@@ -22,6 +22,42 @@
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_10">
+    <item row="1" column="0">
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="rightStatusBar" native="true">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="workProverSpeed">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string/>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonStatusIcon">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string/>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset>
+           <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/redicon.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/redicon.png</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="flat">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
     <item row="0" column="0">
      <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -58,7 +94,7 @@
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="inbox">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/inbox.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/inbox.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -257,7 +293,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="send">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/send.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/send.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -621,7 +657,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="subscriptions">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/subscriptions.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/subscriptions.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -829,7 +865,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="chans">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/can-icon-16px.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/can-icon-16px.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -1043,7 +1079,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="Blacklist" name="blackwhitelist">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/blacklist.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/blacklist.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -1052,7 +1088,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="NetworkStatus" name="networkstatus">
        <attribute name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
+        <iconset>
          <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/networkstatus.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/networkstatus.png</iconset>
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -1061,20 +1097,6 @@
       </widget>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item row="1" column="0">
-     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonStatusIcon">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string/>
-      </property>
-      <property name="icon">
-       <iconset resource="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-        <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/redicon.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/redicon.png</iconset>
-      </property>
-      <property name="flat">
-       <bool>true</bool>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
@@ -1282,8 +1304,6 @@
   <tabstop>textEditMessage</tabstop>
   <tabstop>pushButtonAddSubscription</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
- <resources>
-  <include location="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
index 95282a96..996e98d7 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
@@ -998,9 +998,6 @@
   <tabstop>checkBoxSocksListen</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
- <resources>
-  <include location="bitmessageqt.bitmessage_icons.qrc"/>
- </resources>
  <connections>
   <connection>
    <sender>buttonBox</sender>