diff --git a/Client/Controls/MainWindow.xaml b/Client/Controls/MainWindow.xaml
index 18af96c6..c836bb3e 100644
--- a/Client/Controls/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Client/Controls/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -187,8 +187,14 @@
         <KeyBinding Command="{StaticResource SortByFileOrder}" Key="D0" Modifiers="Control"/>
         <KeyBinding Command="{StaticResource SortByFileOrder}" Key="NumPad0" Modifiers="Control"/>
     </Window.InputBindings>
-    <Grid Name="stackPanel1" Margin="0,0,0,0" >
-        <Menu Height="23" Name="menu1" VerticalAlignment="Top" IsMainMenu="True" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="None">
+    <Grid Name="stackPanel1" Margin="0,0,0,0" ShowGridLines="False" >
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="25"></RowDefinition>
+            <RowDefinition Height="25"></RowDefinition>
+            <RowDefinition Height="*" ></RowDefinition>
+            <RowDefinition Height="23"></RowDefinition>
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <Menu Grid.Row="0" Height="23" Name="menu1" VerticalAlignment="Top" IsMainMenu="True" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="None">
             <MenuItem Header="_File">
                 <MenuItem Header="_New" Command="{StaticResource NewFile}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+N"/>
                 <MenuItem Header="_Open" Command="{StaticResource OpenFile}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+O"/>
@@ -266,11 +272,11 @@
                 </LinearGradientBrush>
             </Menu.Background>
         </Menu>
-        <local:IntellisenseTextBox Height="23" Margin="0,23,0,0" x:Name="taskText" AcceptsReturn="False" Cursor="IBeam" VerticalAlignment="Top"
+        <local:IntellisenseTextBox Grid.Row="1" Height="23" Margin="0,0,0,0" x:Name="taskText" AcceptsReturn="False" Cursor="IBeam" VerticalAlignment="Top"
                                    KeyUp="taskText_PreviewKeyUp" 
                                    TaskList="{Binding TaskList}"
                                    CaseSensitive="{Binding Source={x:Static local:User.Default}, Path=IntellisenseCaseSensitive}" />
-        <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Tasks}" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}" Name="lbTasks" Margin="0,46,0,0" SelectedIndex="0" IsTextSearchEnabled="False" AlternationCount="2" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" SelectionMode="Extended" Style="{StaticResource WordWrapEnabledListBox}">
+        <ListBox Grid.Row="2" ItemsSource="{Binding Tasks}" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}" Name="lbTasks" Margin="0,10,0,0" SelectedIndex="0" IsTextSearchEnabled="False" AlternationCount="2" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" SelectionMode="Extended" Style="{StaticResource WordWrapEnabledListBox}">
             <ListBox.CommandBindings>
                 <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy" CanExecute="WhenTasksSelectedCanExecute" Executed="CopyTasksExecuted" />
                 <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Paste" CanExecute="PasteTasksIntoTaskListCanExecute" Executed="PasteTasksIntoTaskListExecuted" />
@@ -368,8 +374,16 @@
                 </GroupStyle>
             </ListBox.GroupStyle>
         </ListBox>
-        <WebBrowser Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,46,0,0" Name="webBrowser1" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Width="Auto" Visibility="Hidden" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
-        <Button Content="Print" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,23,207,0" Name="btnPrint" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="92" Visibility="Hidden" Click="btnPrint_Click" />
-        <Button Content="Cancel" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="97,23,0,0" Name="btnCancelPrint" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="92" Visibility="Hidden" Click="btnCancelPrint_Click" />
+        
+        <WebBrowser Grid.Row="2" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" Name="webBrowser1" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Width="Auto" Visibility="Hidden" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
+        <Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Content="Print" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,23,207,0" Name="btnPrint" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="92" Visibility="Hidden" Click="btnPrint_Click" />
+        <Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2"  Content="Cancel" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="97,23,0,0" Name="btnCancelPrint" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="92" Visibility="Hidden" Click="btnCancelPrint_Click" />
+        <StatusBar Grid.Row="3">
+            <TextBlock Name="lblFilterStatus" Text="{Binding FilterDescription, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"  ></TextBlock>
+            <Separator></Separator>
+            <TextBlock Text="Sort:"/>
+            <TextBlock Text="{Binding SortType, Mode=OneWay}"/>
+        </StatusBar>
+
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/Client/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/Client/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index fe9f6f38..c623de63 100644
--- a/Client/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Client/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 namespace Client
 {
-    public class MainWindowViewModel
+    // INotifyPropertyChanged interface implemented to notify UI for status bar changes.
+    public class MainWindowViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
         private CollectionView _myView;
         private FileChangeObserver _changefile;
@@ -39,16 +40,41 @@ public SortType SortType
             get { return _sortType; }
             set
             {
+                bool raiseEvent = false;
                 if (_sortType != value)
                 {
                     User.Default.CurrentSort = (int)value;
                     User.Default.Save();
+                    raiseEvent = true;
                 }
 
                 _sortType = value;
+
+                if(raiseEvent)
+                {
+                    RaiseProperyChanged(nameof(SortType));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private String _filterDescription = String.Empty;
+        public String FilterDescription
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _filterDescription;
+            }
+            private set
+            {
+                if (!_filterDescription.Equals(value))
+                {
+                    _filterDescription = value;
+                    RaiseProperyChanged(nameof(FilterDescription));
+                }
             }
         }
 
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 
         public MainWindowViewModel(MainWindow window)
         {
@@ -61,6 +87,7 @@ public MainWindowViewModel(MainWindow window)
 
             SortType = (SortType)User.Default.CurrentSort;
 
+            FilterDescription = "Filter: None";
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(User.Default.FilePath))
             {
@@ -571,8 +598,9 @@ private void ApplyFilterPreset(int filterPresetNumber)
             SetSelectedTasks();
             
             User.Default.Save();
+
+            FilterDescription = String.Format("Filter #{0}", filterPresetNumber);
         }
-        
         #endregion
 
         #region Sort Methods
@@ -1645,5 +1673,15 @@ private string EmitGroupHeader()
         }
 
         #endregion
+
+        #region Utility Methods
+        private void RaiseProperyChanged(String propertyName)
+        {
+            if (PropertyChanged != null)
+            {
+                PropertyChanged.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
+            }
+        }
+        #endregion
     }
 }
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