diff --git a/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.html b/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.html
index df935436..b8d3f845 100644
--- a/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.html
+++ b/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.html
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     </span>
 </div>
 <div class="middle-column">
-    <div class="active-app-status-message text-truncate-1-line" show.bind="appStatusMessage">
+    <div class="active-app-status-message text-truncate-1-line"
+         show.bind="appStatusMessage"
+         contextmenu.trigger="dismissCurrentAppStatusMessage($event)"
+         title="${appStatusMessage.persistant ? '' : 'Right click to dismiss'}">
         <i class="${appStatusMessage.priority === 'High' ? 'attention-icon text-red' : 'info-icon text-blue'} pe-2"></i>
         ${appStatusMessage.scriptName ? '[' + appStatusMessage.scriptName + ']:' : ''} ${appStatusMessage.text}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.ts b/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.ts
index 53a200cf..e16570f2 100644
--- a/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.ts
+++ b/src/Apps/NetPad.Apps.App/App/src/windows/main/statusbar/statusbar.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,16 @@ export class Statusbar {
             clearMsgTask = PLATFORM.setTimeout(() => {
                 clearMsgTask = null;
 
-                this.appStatusMessage = this.lastPersistentPriorityMessage
-                    ? this.lastPersistentPriorityMessage
-                    : null;
-            }, 30000);
+                this.dismissCurrentAppStatusMessage();
+            }, 15000);
         });
     }
+
+    private dismissCurrentAppStatusMessage() {
+        this.appStatusMessage = this.lastPersistentPriorityMessage
+            ? this.lastPersistentPriorityMessage
+            : null;
+    }
 }
 
 interface IAppStatusMessage extends AppStatusMessage {