diff --git a/__main__.py b/__main__.py
index 7c15288..a1f11f4 100755
--- a/__main__.py
+++ b/__main__.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ class MainUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, mainwindow.Ui_MainWindow):
         self.lib_ref = Library(self)
         self.viewModel = None
 
+        # Right align everything in the statusbar
+        self.statusMessage = QtWidgets.QLabel()
+        self.statusMessage.setObjectName('statusMessage')
+        self.statusBar.addPermanentWidget(self.statusMessage)
+
         # New tabs and their contents
         self.tabs = {}
         self.current_tab = None
@@ -87,15 +92,18 @@ class MainUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, mainwindow.Ui_MainWindow):
     def add_books(self):
         # TODO
         # Maybe expand this to traverse directories recursively
+        self.statusMessage.setText('Adding books...')
         my_file = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileNames(
             self, 'Open file', self.last_open_path, "eBooks (*.epub *.mobi *.txt)")
         if my_file[0]:
+            self.listView.setEnabled(False)
             self.last_open_path = os.path.dirname(my_file[0][0])
             books = book_parser.BookSorter(my_file[0])
             parsed_books = books.initiate_threads()
             database.DatabaseFunctions(self.database_path).add_to_database(parsed_books)
+            self.listView.setEnabled(True)
             self.viewModel = None
-            self.reload_listview()
+        self.reload_listview()
 
     def delete_books(self):
         selected_books = self.listView.selectedIndexes()
@@ -239,10 +247,12 @@ class Library:
         proxy_model = QtCore.QSortFilterProxyModel()
         proxy_model.setSourceModel(self.parent_window.viewModel)
         proxy_model.setFilterRole(QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 4)
-
         proxy_model.setFilterCaseSensitivity(QtCore.Qt.CaseInsensitive)
         proxy_model.setFilterWildcard(self.parent_window.libraryFilterEdit.text())
 
+        self.parent_window.statusMessage.setText(
+            str(proxy_model.rowCount()) + ' books')
+
         # Sorting according to roles and the drop down in the library
         proxy_model.setSortRole(
             QtCore.Qt.UserRole + self.parent_window.librarySortingBox.currentIndex())
diff --git a/mainwindow.py b/mainwindow.py
index 1031193..6bf1ca6 100644
--- a/mainwindow.py
+++ b/mainwindow.py
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.BookToolBar.setFloatable(False)
         self.BookToolBar.setObjectName("BookToolBar")
         MainWindow.addToolBar(QtCore.Qt.TopToolBarArea, self.BookToolBar)
+        self.statusBar = QtWidgets.QStatusBar(MainWindow)
+        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.statusBar.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+        self.statusBar.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+        self.statusBar.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 0))
+        self.statusBar.setObjectName("statusBar")
+        MainWindow.setStatusBar(self.statusBar)
 
         self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
         self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(0)
diff --git a/resources/main.ui b/resources/main.ui
index bd0117d..914c33b 100644
--- a/resources/main.ui
+++ b/resources/main.ui
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@
     <bool>false</bool>
    </attribute>
   </widget>
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar">
+   <property name="sizePolicy">
+    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+    </sizepolicy>
+   </property>
+   <property name="minimumSize">
+    <size>
+     <width>0</width>
+     <height>0</height>
+    </size>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>