diff --git a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
index 6f041e7..0f66aae 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void MainWindow::setClientmessage(const Clientmessage &msg)
 {
     ui->qrwidget->setQRData(msg.token());
     ui->tokenLabel->setText(QString::fromStdString(msg.token()));
+    QString statusMessage("");
 
     const auto &doormsg = msg.doormessage();
 
@@ -34,9 +35,12 @@ void MainWindow::setClientmessage(const Clientmessage &msg)
     if (_oldMessage.isOpen()
         && !msg.isOpen()
         && !doormsg.isLockButton) {
+        // regular close
+        statusMessage = "Bye bye. See you next time!";
         _soundLock.playAsync();
     } else if (!_oldMessage.isOpen() && msg.isOpen()) {
         // regular open
+        statusMessage = "Come in! Happy hacking!";
         _soundUnlock.playAsync();
     } else {
         // no change
@@ -44,9 +48,12 @@ void MainWindow::setClientmessage(const Clientmessage &msg)
 
     if (doormsg.isEmergencyUnlock) {
         _soundEmergencyUnlock.playAsync();
+        statusMessage = "!! EMERGENCY UNLOCK !!";
     } else if (doormsg.isLockButton) {
         _soundLockButton.playAsync();
+        statusMessage = "!! LOCK BUTTON !!";
     } else if (doormsg.isUnlockButton) {
+        statusMessage = "!! UNLOCK BUTTON !!";
         if (msg.isOpen()) {
             _soundZonk.playAsync();
         } else {
@@ -54,6 +61,8 @@ void MainWindow::setClientmessage(const Clientmessage &msg)
         }
     }
 
+    ui->message->setText(statusMessage);
+
     _oldMessage = msg;
 }
 
diff --git a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.ui b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.ui
index bf281a8..681148f 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.ui
@@ -73,6 +73,31 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
+       <item alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="message">
+         <property name="font">
+          <font>
+           <pointsize>28</pointsize>
+          </font>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string/>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>40</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="tokenLabel">
          <property name="font">