diff --git a/CmdWindow.py b/CmdWindow.py
index 6c5ed73..ce94859 100644
--- a/CmdWindow.py
+++ b/CmdWindow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import gtk
 
 class CmdWindow:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, status = ''):
         self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
         self.window.set_geometry_hints(min_width = 350);
         self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
@@ -11,10 +11,20 @@ class CmdWindow:
         self.entry.connect("activate", self.activate_event)
         self.button = gtk.Button(stock = gtk.STOCK_OK)
         self.button.connect("clicked", self.activate_event)
-        self.hbox = gtk.HBox()
-        self.hbox.pack_start(self.entry)
-        self.hbox.pack_start(self.button, expand = False)
-        self.window.add(self.hbox)
+
+        vbox = gtk.VBox()
+        if status != '':
+            hbox = gtk.HBox()
+            lbl = gtk.Label(status)
+            hbox.pack_start(lbl, expand = False)
+            vbox.pack_start(hbox)
+
+        hbox = gtk.HBox()
+        hbox.pack_start(self.entry)
+        hbox.pack_start(self.button, expand = False)
+        vbox.pack_start(hbox)
+
+        self.window.add(vbox)
         self.window.show_all()
 
     def main(self):
diff --git a/dwtt b/dwtt
index a6512a6..2817737 100755
--- a/dwtt
+++ b/dwtt
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ def main(argv):
     ds = DataStore(timedbfile)
 
     while True:
-        cmdline = doCmdWindow()
+        status = ''
+        ct = ds.getCurrentTask()
+        if ct is not None:
+            status = 'Current Task: ' + ds.getTaskByID(ct.taskid).name
+        cw = CmdWindow(status)
+        cmdline = cw.main()
         if cmdline.strip() == '':
             break
         cmd = Command(cmdline)
@@ -52,10 +57,6 @@ def main(argv):
         else:
             print "Unknown return type '%s'" % type(res).__name__
 
-def doCmdWindow():
-    c = CmdWindow()
-    return c.main()
-
 def processStart(cmd, store):
     processOut(cmd, store)
     task = store.getTaskByName(cmd.argstr)