diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
index 287aa0ab..4fc1ca07 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.shutter_label = ClickableLabel(parent=self)
         self.shutter_label.clicked.connect(self.show_shutter_menu)
 
+        self.exp_shutter_label = ValueLabel("ExpHutch Shutter", "", self)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.flux)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.transmission)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.ring_current)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.wvl)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.cryo_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.shutter_label)
+        self.addPermanentWidget(self.exp_shutter_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.state_label)
@@ -98,6 +100,11 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         else:
             self.shutter_label.setText(f"""Shutter: <span style="color: green ; "> Closed 🚪 </span>""")
 
+        if status.bl.exp_shutter_open:
+            self.exp_shutter_label.setText("""ExpHutch Shutter: <span style="color: red ; "> Open </span>""")
+        else:
+            self.exp_shutter_label.setText("""ExpHutch Shutter: <span style="color: green ; "> Closed 🚪 </span>""")
+
         if status.session.current_pgroup is not None:
             self.pgroup_label.setText(f"""p-group: {status.session.current_pgroup}     """)
         else: