diff --git a/src/GUI/MainFrame.cpp b/src/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
index 8c1d3c0e4..029471f49 100644
--- a/src/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ MainFrame::MainFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& si
 
     wxToolTip::SetAutoPop(TOOLTIP_TIMER);
 
-    // STUB: Initialize status bar with text.
-    /*    # initialize status bar
-    $self->{statusbar} = Slic3r::GUI::ProgressStatusBar->new($self, -1);
-    $self->{statusbar}->SetStatusText("Version $Slic3r::VERSION - Remember to check for updates at http://slic3r.org/");
-    $self->SetStatusBar($self->{statusbar}); */
+    // initialize status bar
+    this->statusbar = new ProgressStatusBar(this, -1);
+    this->statusbar->SetStatusText("Version $Slic3r::VERSION - Remember to check for updates at http://slic3r.org/");
+    this->SetStatusBar(this->statusbar);
 
     this->loaded = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/GUI/MainFrame.hpp b/src/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
index b067c6f9b..b073d0c48 100644
--- a/src/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
+++ b/src/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "PresetEditor.hpp"
 #include "Settings.hpp"
 #include "GUI.hpp"
+#include "ProgressStatusBar.hpp"
 
 namespace Slic3r { namespace GUI {
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<Settings> gui_config;
     std::map<wxWindowID, PresetEditor*> preset_editor_tabs;
 
+    ProgressStatusBar* statusbar {new ProgressStatusBar(this, -1)};
+
 };
 
 }} // Namespace Slic3r::GUI