diff --git a/cocoa.nim b/cocoa.nim
index 5406558..96f0400 100644
--- a/cocoa.nim
+++ b/cocoa.nim
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ proc newSlider*(parent: ID; left, top, width, height: int, `func`: ACTION): ID {
 proc newTableview*(parent: ID, left, top, width, height: cint): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createTableView".}
 proc newTextEdit*(parent: ID; txt: cstring, left, top, width, height: int): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createTextEdit".}
 proc newTextField*(parent: ID; txt: cstring; left: cint; top: cint; width: cint; height: cint): ID  {.cdecl, importc: "createTextField".}
+proc newStatusBar*(resource: cstring): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusBar".}
+proc newStatusMenu*(): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusMenu".}
+proc newStatusMenuItem*(parent: ID, tag: int, title: cstring, callback: ACTION) {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusItem".}
 
 
 # GUI Containers
@@ -113,6 +116,15 @@ proc loadTableView*(tview: ID, path: cstring) {.cdecl, importc: "tableviewLoadFr
 proc addTab*(parent: ID, label: cstring) {.cdecl, importc: "addTab".}
 proc getTab*(parent: ID, label: cstring): ID {.cdecl, importc: "getTab".}
 
+# StatusBar Functions
+proc separator*(parent: ID) {.cdecl, importc: "addSeparator".}
+proc setStatusMenu*(parent, menu: ID) {.cdecl,importc: "setMenu".}
+proc tag*(widget: ID): int {.cdecl, importc: "tag".}
+proc Status_Init*() {.cdecl, importc: "Status_Init".}
+proc `menu=`*(parent,widget: ID ) =
+  parent.setStatusMenu(widget)
+
+  
 # ***********
 # ** TO-DO **
 # ***********
diff --git a/cocoa/NSStatusBar.nim b/cocoa/NSStatusBar.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f4cbb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cocoa/NSStatusBar.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{.compile: "widgets/statusbar.m".}
+
+import NSFunctions
+
+proc newStatusBar*(resource: cstring): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusBar".}
+proc newStatusMenu*(): ID {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusMenu".}
+proc newStatusMenuItem*(parent: ID, tag: int, title: cstring, callback: ACTION) {.cdecl, importc: "createStatusItem".}
+proc separator*(parent: ID) {.cdecl, importc: "addSeparator".}
+
+proc setStatusMenu*(parent, menu: ID) {.cdecl,importc: "setMenu".}
+proc tag*(widget: ID): int {.cdecl, importc: "tag".}
+proc Status_Init*() {.cdecl, importc: "Status_Init".}
+
+proc `menu=`*(parent,widget: ID ) =
+  parent.setStatusMenu(widget)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cocoa/widgets/statusbar.m b/cocoa/widgets/statusbar.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e2f6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cocoa/widgets/statusbar.m
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h>
+#import <mach-o/getsect.h>
+#import  <mach-o/ldsyms.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef void(*ACTION)(id);
+
+// SUBCLASSED NSMENUITEM ENABLING C-STYLE CALLBACKS
+@interface StatusMenuItem: NSMenuItem{
+    ACTION menuAction;
+}
+    @property ACTION menuAction;
+    
+
+    - (void) click:(id)sender;
+@end
+
+@implementation StatusMenuItem
+
+	@synthesize menuAction;
+
+
+	- (void) click:(id)sender {
+		menuAction(sender);
+	}
+@end
+NSData *getResource(NSString *sectionName, NSString *itemName) {
+    unsigned long size;
+    void *ptr = getsectiondata(&_mh_execute_header, sectionName.UTF8String, itemName.UTF8String, &size);
+    NSData *resourceData = [NSData dataWithBytesNoCopy:ptr length:size freeWhenDone:NO];
+    return resourceData;
+}
+
+id createStatusBar(const char *resource) {
+
+    NSString *tmpStr = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: resource];
+
+	NSStatusItem *self;
+  	NSStatusBar *statusBar = [NSStatusBar systemStatusBar];
+  	self = [statusBar statusItemWithLength:NSSquareStatusItemLength];
+
+  	NSImage *icon = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: tmpStr];
+  	icon.template = YES;
+ 
+  	self.button.image = icon;
+  	return self;
+}
+
+void setMenu(id parent, id menu) {
+//   ((NSStatusItem *)parent).menu = menu;
+    [(NSStatusItem *)parent setMenu: menu];
+}
+
+// FUNCTION TO CREATE MENU ITEMS/ENTRIES
+void createStatusItem(id parent, int tag, const char *title, ACTION func) {
+	StatusMenuItem *self = [StatusMenuItem new];
+	self.title = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: title];
+	self.target = self;
+	if (func)
+	{
+		self.menuAction = func;
+		self.action = @selector(click:);
+
+	}
+
+    if (tag) {self.tag = tag;}
+
+	[parent addItem: self];
+
+	// return self;
+}
+
+// FUNCTION THAT RETURNS A MENU OBJECT
+NSMenu *createStatusMenu() {
+	return NSMenu.new;
+}
+
+void setTag(id widget, int number) {
+  ((NSMenuItem*)widget).tag = number;
+}
+
+int tag(id widget) {
+  return ((NSMenuItem*)widget).tag;
+}
+
+// FUNCTION TO ADD A SEPARATOR TO A MENU
+void addSeparator(id parent) {
+  [parent addItem: [NSMenuItem separatorItem]];
+}
+
+void Status_Init() {
+    [NSApplication sharedApplication];
+    [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory];
+}
+
+// FUNCTION THAT PASSES CONTROL TO COCOA SUBSYSTEM
+void Status_Run(id obj) {
+    [NSApp setDelegate: obj]; 
+    [NSApp run];    
+}
+
diff --git a/cocoa_lib.nim b/cocoa_lib.nim
index ed0707c..eef0da1 100644
--- a/cocoa_lib.nim
+++ b/cocoa_lib.nim
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import Cocoa / [NSButton,
                 NSTableview,
                 NSTextedit,
                 NSTextfield,
-                NSWindow
+                NSWindow,
+                NSStatusBar
 ]
 
 export  NSButton,
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ export  NSButton,
         NSTableview,
         NSTextedit,
         NSTextfield,
-        NSWindow
+        NSWindow,
+        NSStatusBar