diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 56243e7..1791d17 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ features:
 
 * Make the buttons prettier
 * Add a graphical options menu
-* Status bar icon
 
 * Support viewing a list of friends and unfollowing them
 * Support creating new lists and adding users to it (as well as removing users and deleting lists)
diff --git a/hrafn.py b/hrafn.py
index 372b49c..c061570 100755
--- a/hrafn.py
+++ b/hrafn.py
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ class Hrafn():
             entries=1
 
         new_pane = TweetPane(name, num_entries=entries, single_tweet=single_tweet, is_user=is_user, conversation=conversation)
+        new_pane.connect('new-tweets', self.on_new_tweets)
+        new_pane.connect('tweets-read', self.on_tweets_read)
 
         if is_user:
             new_pane.connect('at-clicked', self.on_at_button_clicked)
@@ -624,6 +626,14 @@ class Hrafn():
             config.write(config_filehandle)
             config_filehandle.close()
 
+
+    def on_new_tweets(self, widget, num_tweets):
+        pass
+
+
+    def on_tweets_read(self, widget, num_tweets):
+        pass
+
 ### end class Hrafn
 
 
diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 1a63bb3..46ce54c 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
                 self.tweets[i].clear_status()
                 self.tweets[i].hide()
 
+        if self.num_new_tweets > 0:
+            self.emit('new-tweets', self.num_new_tweets)
+
         if len(statuses) == 0:
             self.message.set_label('There is no data to display')
 
@@ -154,9 +157,12 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 
 
     def set_tweets_read(self):
+        num_read = self.num_new_tweets
         self.last_tweet_read = self.latest_tweet
         self.num_new_tweets = 0
         self.update_tab_label()
+        self.emit('tweets-read', num_read)
+
 
 
     def set_tweets_read_callback(self, event, arg1=None, arg2=None):
@@ -231,6 +237,12 @@ gobject.signal_new("follow-clicked", TweetPane,
 gobject.signal_new("at-clicked", TweetPane,
                    gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                    gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))
+gobject.signal_new("new-tweets", TweetPane,
+                   gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))
+gobject.signal_new("tweets-read", TweetPane,
+                   gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))