diff --git a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
index 592698d8e5..bb1f60260d 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
+++ b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
@@ -419,6 +419,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 			}
 		}
 
+        Label {
+            y: 6
+            id: lastBlockLabel
+            objectName: "lastBlockLabel"
+            visible: true
+            text: ""
+			font.pixelSize: 10
+            anchors.right: peerGroup.left
+            anchors.rightMargin: 5
+        }
+
         ProgressBar {
             id: syncProgressIndicator
             visible: false
@@ -426,29 +437,30 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             y: 3
             width: 140
             indeterminate: true
-            anchors.right: peerLabel.left
+            anchors.right: peerGroup.left
             anchors.rightMargin: 5
         }
 
-		Label {
-			y: 7
-			anchors.right: peerImage.left
-			anchors.rightMargin: 5
-			id: peerLabel
-			font.pixelSize: 8
-			text: "0 / 0"
-		}
-		Image {
-			y: 7
-			id: peerImage
-			anchors.right: parent.right
-			width: 10; height: 10
-			MouseArea {
-				onDoubleClicked:  peerWindow.visible = true
-				anchors.fill: parent
-			}
-			source: "../network.png"
-		}
+        RowLayout {
+            id: peerGroup
+            y: 7
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            MouseArea {
+                onDoubleClicked:  peerWindow.visible = true
+                anchors.fill: parent
+            }
+
+            Label {
+                id: peerLabel
+                font.pixelSize: 8
+                text: "0 / 0"
+            }
+            Image {
+                id: peerImage
+                width: 10; height: 10
+                source: "../network.png"
+            }
+        }
 	}
 
 	Window {
diff --git a/ethereal/debugger.go b/ethereal/debugger.go
index 997c2e8dd2..7742b16271 100644
--- a/ethereal/debugger.go
+++ b/ethereal/debugger.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type DebuggerWindow struct {
 
 	vm *ethchain.Vm
 	Db *Debugger
+
+	state *ethchain.State
 }
 
 func NewDebuggerWindow(lib *UiLib) *DebuggerWindow {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func (self *DebuggerWindow) SetCode(code string) {
 func (self *DebuggerWindow) SetData(data string) {
 	self.win.Set("dataText", data)
 }
+
 func (self *DebuggerWindow) SetAsm(data []byte) {
 	self.win.Root().Call("clearAsm")
 
diff --git a/ethereal/gui.go b/ethereal/gui.go
index 9a65ff3d07..ad701a584b 100644
--- a/ethereal/gui.go
+++ b/ethereal/gui.go
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) setWalletValue(amount, unconfirmedFunds *big.Int) {
 	gui.win.Root().Call("setWalletValue", str)
 }
 
+func (self *Gui) getObjectByName(objectName string) qml.Object {
+	return self.win.Root().ObjectByName(objectName)
+}
+
 // Simple go routine function that updates the list of peers in the GUI
 func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	reactor := gui.eth.Reactor()
@@ -289,13 +293,16 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	}
 	reactor.Subscribe("peerList", peerChan)
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	peerUpdateTicker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	generalUpdateTicker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 
 	state := gui.eth.StateManager().TransState()
 
 	unconfirmedFunds := new(big.Int)
 	gui.win.Root().Call("setWalletValue", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ethutil.CurrencyToString(state.GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount)))
-	gui.win.Root().ObjectByName("syncProgressIndicator").Set("visible", !gui.eth.IsUpToDate())
+	gui.getObjectByName("syncProgressIndicator").Set("visible", !gui.eth.IsUpToDate())
+
+	lastBlockLabel := gui.getObjectByName("lastBlockLabel")
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -345,8 +352,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 			gui.loadAddressBook()
 		case <-peerChan:
 			gui.setPeerInfo()
-		case <-ticker.C:
+		case <-peerUpdateTicker.C:
 			gui.setPeerInfo()
+		case <-generalUpdateTicker.C:
+			lastBlockLabel.Set("text", "#"+gui.eth.BlockChain().CurrentBlock.Number.String())
 		}
 	}
 }