diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/Jamfile b/src/apps/networkstatus/Jamfile
index e059d6c535..f377361734 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/Jamfile
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ Application NetworkStatus :
 	NetworkStatusWindow.cpp
 	NetworkStatusView.cpp
 	NetworkStatus.cpp
+	RadioView.cpp
 	: be $(HAIKU_LOCALE_LIBS) $(icon_libs) $(TARGET_NETWORK_LIBS)
 		$(TARGET_LIBSUPC++)
 	: NetworkStatus.rdef NetworkStatusIcons.rdef
-	;
+;
 
 DoCatalogs NetworkStatus :
 	x-vnd.Haiku-NetworkStatus
diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.cpp b/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90dbb7f765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "RadioView.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <MessageRunner.h>
+
+
+const uint32 kMsgPulse = 'puls';
+
+const bigtime_t kMinPulseInterval = 100000;
+const bigtime_t kMaxPulseInterval = 300000;
+const float kMinStep = 3.f;
+
+
+RadioView::RadioView(BRect frame, const char* name, int32 resizingMode)
+	:
+	BView(frame, name, resizingMode,
+		B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE | B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS),
+	fPercent(0),
+	fPulse(NULL),
+	fPhase(0),
+	fMax(7)
+{
+}
+
+
+RadioView::~RadioView()
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::SetPercent(int32 percent)
+{
+	if (percent < 0)
+		percent = 0;
+	if (percent > 100)
+		percent = 100;
+
+	if (percent == fPercent)
+		return;
+
+	fPercent = percent;
+	Invalidate();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::SetMax(int32 max)
+{
+	if (max < 0)
+		max = 0;
+	if (max > 100)
+		max = 100;
+	if (max == fMax)
+		return;
+
+	fMax = max;
+	Invalidate();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::StartPulsing()
+{
+	fPhase = 0;
+	_RestartPulsing();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::StopPulsing()
+{
+	if (!IsPulsing())
+		return;
+
+	delete fPulse;
+	fPulse = NULL;
+	fPhase = 0;
+	Invalidate();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::AttachedToWindow()
+{
+	if (Parent() != NULL)
+		SetViewColor(Parent()->ViewColor());
+	else
+		SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::DetachedFromWindow()
+{
+	StopPulsing();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
+{
+	switch (message->what) {
+		case kMsgPulse:
+			fPhase++;
+			Invalidate();
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			BView::MessageReceived(message);
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
+{
+	SetLowColor(ViewColor());
+
+	BPoint center;
+	int32 count;
+	float step;
+	_Compute(Bounds(), center, count, step);
+
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		_SetColor(i, count);
+		if (step == kMinStep && _IsDisabled(i, count))
+			continue;
+
+		_DrawBow(i, center, count, step);
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::FrameResized(float /*width*/, float /*height*/)
+{
+	if (IsPulsing())
+		_RestartPulsing();
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::_RestartPulsing()
+{
+	delete fPulse;
+
+	// The pulse speed depends on the size of the view
+	BPoint center;
+	int32 count;
+	float step;
+	_Compute(Bounds(), center, count, step);
+
+	BMessage message(kMsgPulse);
+	fPulse = new BMessageRunner(this, &message, (bigtime_t)(kMinPulseInterval
+			+ (kMaxPulseInterval - kMinPulseInterval) / step), -1);
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::_Compute(const BRect& bounds, BPoint& center, int32& count,
+	float& step) const
+{
+	center.Set(roundf(bounds.Width() / 2), bounds.bottom);
+	float size = min_c(center.x * 3 / 2, center.y);
+	step = floorf(size / fMax);
+	if (step < kMinStep) {
+		count = (int32)(size / kMinStep);
+		step = kMinStep;
+	} else
+		count = fMax;
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::_DrawBow(int32 index, const BPoint& center, int32 count, float step)
+{
+	float radius = step * index + 1;
+
+	if (step < 4)
+		SetPenSize(step / 2);
+	else
+		SetPenSize(step * 2 / 3);
+
+	SetLineMode(B_ROUND_CAP, B_ROUND_JOIN);
+	StrokeArc(center, radius, radius, 50, 80);
+}
+
+
+void
+RadioView::_SetColor(int32 index, int32 count)
+{
+	if (_IsDisabled(index, count)) {
+		// disabled
+		SetHighColor(tint_color(ViewColor(), B_DARKEN_1_TINT));
+	} else if (fPhase == 0 || fPhase % count != index) {
+		// enabled
+		SetHighColor(tint_color(ViewColor(), B_DARKEN_3_TINT));
+	} else {
+		// pulsing
+		SetHighColor(tint_color(ViewColor(), B_DARKEN_2_TINT));
+	}
+}
+
+
+bool
+RadioView::_IsDisabled(int32 index, int32 count) const
+{
+	return fPercent < 100 * index / count;
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.h b/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcaafddc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/RadioView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef RADIO_VIEW_H
+#define RADIO_VIEW_H
+
+
+#include <View.h>
+
+
+class BMessageRunner;
+
+
+class RadioView : public BView {
+public:
+								RadioView(BRect frame, const char* name,
+									int32 resizingMode);
+	virtual						~RadioView();
+
+			void				SetPercent(int32 percent);
+			void				SetMax(int32 max);
+
+			void				StartPulsing();
+			void				StopPulsing();
+			bool				IsPulsing() const
+									{ return fPulse != NULL; }
+
+protected:
+	virtual	void				AttachedToWindow();
+	virtual	void				DetachedFromWindow();
+
+	virtual	void				MessageReceived(BMessage* message);
+	virtual	void				Draw(BRect updateRect);
+	virtual void				FrameResized(float width, float height);
+
+private:
+			void				_RestartPulsing();
+			void				_Compute(const BRect& bounds, BPoint& center,
+									int32& count, float& step) const;
+			void				_DrawBow(int32 index, const BPoint& center,
+									int32 count, float step);
+			void				_SetColor(int32 index, int32 count);
+			bool				_IsDisabled(int32 index, int32 count) const;
+
+private:
+			int32				fPercent;
+			BMessageRunner*		fPulse;
+			int32				fPhase;
+			int32				fMax;
+};
+
+
+#endif	// RADIO_VIEW_H