diff --git a/src/tests/kits/interface/Jamfile b/src/tests/kits/interface/Jamfile
index fcffff2036..f9b5814cbb 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/interface/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/kits/interface/Jamfile
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ SimpleTest ScreenTest :
 	: be
 	;
 
+SimpleTest StatusBarTest :
+	StatusBarTest.cpp
+	: be
+	;
+
 SimpleTest GetMouseTest :
 	GetMouseTest.cpp
 	: be
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/interface/StatusBarTest.cpp b/src/tests/kits/interface/StatusBarTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..001c27ddda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/kits/interface/StatusBarTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <Application.h>
+#include <MessageRunner.h>
+#include <StatusBar.h>
+#include <Window.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+const uint32 kMsgUpdate = 'updt';
+
+class Window : public BWindow {
+	public:
+		Window();
+
+		virtual void MessageReceived(BMessage* message);
+		virtual bool QuitRequested();
+
+	private:
+		BMessageRunner* fUpdater;
+		BStatusBar*	fStatusBar;
+};
+
+
+Window::Window()
+	: BWindow(BRect(100, 100, 520, 200), "StatusBar-Test",
+			B_TITLED_WINDOW, B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS)
+{
+	BView* main = new BView(Bounds(), NULL, B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_WILL_DRAW);
+	main->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+	AddChild(main);
+
+	BRect rect(20, 10, 400, 30);
+	fStatusBar = new BStatusBar(rect, NULL, "label", "trailing label");
+	fStatusBar->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_LEFT_RIGHT);
+	//fStatusBar->ResizeToPreferred();
+	float width, height;
+	fStatusBar->GetPreferredSize(&width, &height);
+	fStatusBar->ResizeTo(rect.Width(), height);
+	fStatusBar->SetMaxValue(50.0f);
+	main->AddChild(fStatusBar);
+
+	BMessage update(kMsgUpdate);
+	fUpdater = new BMessageRunner(this, &update, 10000LL);
+}
+
+
+void
+Window::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
+{
+	switch (message->what) {
+		case kMsgUpdate:
+		{
+			char buffer[100];
+			snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%ld ", (int32)fStatusBar->CurrentValue());
+			fStatusBar->Update(1, fStatusBar->CurrentValue() > 25 ? " updated!" : NULL, buffer);
+
+			if (fStatusBar->CurrentValue() >= fStatusBar->MaxValue()) {
+#if 1
+				fStatusBar->Reset("-", "????");
+#else
+				fStatusBar->Reset();
+				fStatusBar->SetText("-");
+				fStatusBar->SetTrailingText("????");
+#endif
+				fStatusBar->SetMaxValue(50.0);
+			}
+		}
+
+		default:
+			BWindow::MessageReceived(message);
+	}
+}
+
+
+bool
+Window::QuitRequested()
+{
+	be_app->PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED);
+	delete fUpdater;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+//	#pragma mark -
+
+
+class Application : public BApplication {
+	public:
+		Application();
+
+		virtual void ReadyToRun(void);
+};
+
+
+Application::Application()
+	: BApplication("application/x-vnd.haiku-test")
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+Application::ReadyToRun(void)
+{
+	BWindow *window = new Window();
+	window->Show();
+}
+
+
+//	#pragma mark -
+
+
+int 
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	Application app;
+
+	app.Run();
+	return 0;
+}
+