diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index 628e2b5d..deb8a542 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -66,3 +66,105 @@ aliases = {
   UPTIME = "eval exec - expr `date +%s` - $F | awk \"{print \\\"Irssi uptime: \\\"int(\\$1/3600/24)\\\"d \\\"int(\\$1/3600%24)\\\"h \\\"int(\\$1/60%60)\\\"m \\\"int(\\$1%60)\\\"s\\\" }\"";
   CALC = "exec - if which bc &>/dev/null\\; then echo '$*' | bc | awk '{print \"$*=\"$$1}'\\; else echo bc was not found\\; fi";
 };
+
+statusbar = {
+  # formats:
+  # when using {templates}, the template is shown only if it's argument isn't
+  # empty unless no argument is given. for example {sb} is printed always,
+  # but {sb $T} is printed only if $T isn't empty.
+
+  items = {
+    # treated "normally", you could change the time/user name to whatever
+    time = "{sb $Z}";
+    user = "{sb $cumode$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";
+    topic = "$topic";
+    info = " {hilight Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/beginner/}";
+
+    # treated specially .. window is printed with non-empty windows,
+    # window_empty is printed with empty windows
+    window = "{sb $winref:$T{sbmode $M}}";
+    window_empty = "{sb $winref{sbservertag $tag}}";
+    prompt = "[$[.15]T] ";
+    prompt_empty = "[$winname] ";
+
+    # all of these treated specially, they're only displayed when needed
+    #mail = "{sb Mail: $0}";
+    lag = "{sb Lag: $0}";
+    act = "{sb Act: $0-}";
+    more = "-- more --";
+  };
+
+  # there's two type of statusbars. root statusbars are either at the top
+  # of the screen or at the bottom of the screen. window statusbars are at
+  # the top/bottom of each split window in screen.
+  default = {
+    # the "default statusbar" to be displayed at the bottom of the window.
+    # contains all the normal items.
+    window = {
+      # window, root
+      type = "window";
+      # top, bottom
+      placement = "bottom";
+      # number
+      position = "1";
+      # active, inactive, always, never (disables the statusbar)
+      visible = "active";
+
+      # list of items in statusbar in the display order
+      items = {
+        time = { };
+        user = { };
+        window = { };
+        window_empty = { };
+        mail = { };
+        lag = { priority = "-1"; };
+        act = { priority = "10"; };
+        more = { priority = "-1"; alignment = "right"; };
+      };
+    };
+
+    # statusbar to use in inactive split windows
+    window_inact = {
+      type = "window";
+      placement = "bottom";
+      position = "1";
+      visible = "inactive";
+      items = { window = { }; window_empty = { }; more = { }; };
+    };
+
+    # (annoying) infobar requesting new users to visit irssi.org and read
+    # a bit of documentation :)
+    info = {
+      type = "root";
+      placement = "bottom";
+      position = "1";
+      visible = "always";
+      items = { info = { }; };
+    };
+
+    # we treat input line as yet another statusbar :) It's possible to
+    # add other items before or after the input line item.
+    prompt = {
+      type = "root";
+      placement = "bottom";
+      # we want to be at the bottom always
+      position = "100";
+      visible = "always";
+      items = {
+        prompt = { priority = "-1"; };
+        prompt_empty = { priority = "-1"; };
+        # treated specially, this is the real input line.
+        input = { priority = "10"; };
+      };
+    };
+
+    # topicbar
+    topic = {
+      type = "root";
+      placement = "top";
+      position = "1";
+      visible = "always";
+      items = { topic = { }; };
+    };
+  };
+};