diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 502af6fb..f68339d0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2008-10-30  Curtis Gedak  <gedakc@gmail.com>
 
+	* src/Win_GParted.cc: Added thread status message update to pulsebar
+
 	* include/GParted_Core.h,
 	  src/GParted_Core.cc: Added set and get thread status message methods
 	  - Added thread status message updates in set_devices()
diff --git a/src/Win_GParted.cc b/src/Win_GParted.cc
index f67a0a9f..56c63578 100644
--- a/src/Win_GParted.cc
+++ b/src/Win_GParted.cc
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ void Win_GParted::show_pulsebar( const Glib::ustring & status_message )
 			Gtk::Main::iteration();
 		
 		usleep( 10000 );
+
+		Glib::ustring tmp_msg = gparted_core .get_thread_status_message() ;
+		if ( tmp_msg != "" )
+			statusbar .push( tmp_msg ) ;
 	}
 	
 	thread ->join() ;