diff --git a/gui.rkt b/gui.rkt
index 8a6eeb5..fe66b93 100644
--- a/gui.rkt
+++ b/gui.rkt
@@ -176,12 +176,23 @@
       (dbg-rktplayer "state: ~a" st)
       (unless (eq? st state)
         (dbg-rktplayer "Changing to state ~a" st)
-        (unless (eq? state #f) ; Prevent setting src twice very fast 
-          (if (eq? st 'playing)
-              (set-play-button "buttons/pause.svg")
-              (set-play-button "buttons/play.svg")
-              )
-          )
+        (let ((el (send this element 'paused)))
+          (unless (eq? state #f) ; Prevent setting src twice very fast
+            (cond ((or (eq? st 'playing) (eq? st 'play))
+                   (set-play-button "buttons/pause.svg")
+                   (send el set-innerHTML! '(span (tr "playing"))))
+                ((eq? st 'stopped)
+                 (set-play-button "buttons/play.svg")
+                 (send el set-innerHTML! '(span (tr "stopped"))))
+                ((eq? st 'pauzed)
+                 (set-play-button "buttons/play.svg")
+                 (send el set-innerHTML! '(span ((class "blink")) (tr "paused"))))
+                (else
+                 (warn-rktplayer "Unkown state for update-state ~a" st)
+                 (send el set-innerHTML! (list 'span
+                                           '((class "blink"))
+                                           (format "~a: ~a" (tr "Unknown state") st))))
+                )))
         (set! state st)
         )
       )
diff --git a/gui/rktplayer.html b/gui/rktplayer.html
index 7b62d7b..40bf702 100644
--- a/gui/rktplayer.html
+++ b/gui/rktplayer.html
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@
 	        </div>
        </div>
        <div class="status">
-			<span class="info" id="bits"></span><span class="info" id="rate"></span><span class="info" id="channels"></span>
+			<span class="info" id="bits"></span>
+			<span class="info" id="rate"></span>
+			<span class="info" id="channels"></span>
 			<span class="info" id="format"></span>
+			<span class="info" id="paused"></span>
 			<div class="right">
 				<span class="info" id="volume-percentage"></span>
 				<span class="info" id="log-file"></span>
diff --git a/gui/styles.css b/gui/styles.css
index 7ccda67..6831b8c 100644
--- a/gui/styles.css
+++ b/gui/styles.css
@@ -336,5 +336,20 @@ input.v-slider {
 }
 
 
+.blink {
+	animation: blink 3s infinite both;
+}
+
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%,
+  50%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  25%,
+  75% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}