diff --git a/DataStore.py b/DataStore.py
index ca3c1cc..60c40cc 100644
--- a/DataStore.py
+++ b/DataStore.py
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ WHERE name = ?
         parentname = ':'.join(parts[:-1])
         return self.getTaskByShortName(parentname)
 
+    def getTaskPath(self, task):
+        path = task.name
+        if task.parentid is not None:
+            parenttask = self.getTaskByID(task.parentid)
+            if parenttask is not None:
+                parentpath = self.getTaskPath(parenttask)
+                path = parentpath + ' : ' + path
+        return path
+
     def createTask(self, name, longname, parentid):
         c = self.conn.cursor()
         if parentid is not None and parentid != '':
diff --git a/dwtt b/dwtt
index a00055c..108bca3 100755
--- a/dwtt
+++ b/dwtt
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ def main(argv):
         starttime = None
         ct = ds.getCurrentTask()
         if ct is not None:
-            status = 'Current Task: ' + ds.getTaskByID(ct.taskid).name
+            task = ds.getTaskByID(ct.taskid)
+            status = 'Task: ' + ds.getTaskPath(task)
+            if task.longname != '':
+                status += ' (%s)' % task.longname
             starttime = ct.time
         cw = CmdWindow(status, starttime)
         cmdline = cw.main()