diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index b7f69c8..dd6f4b6 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/dustin-ward/termtyping/internal/character"
 	"github.com/dustin-ward/termtyping/internal/data"
+	"github.com/dustin-ward/termtyping/internal/statusbar"
 	"github.com/dustin-ward/termtyping/internal/styles"
 )
 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ type AppModel struct {
 	text     string
 	pos      int
 	quitting bool
+
+	status_bar statusbar.StatusBarModel
 }
 
 // Number of words to use per each test
@@ -112,5 +116,9 @@ func (m AppModel) View() string {
 		view_text = b.String()
 	}
 
-	return styles.TextBox.Render(view_text)
+	return styles.BorderStyle.Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+		lipgloss.Left,
+		styles.StatusBar.Render(m.status_bar.View()),
+		styles.TextBox.Render(view_text),
+	))
 }
diff --git a/internal/statusbar/status_bar.go b/internal/statusbar/status_bar.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..082be72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/statusbar/status_bar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package statusbar
+
+import tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+
+type StatusBarModel struct {
+}
+
+func (m StatusBarModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m StatusBarModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (m StatusBarModel) View() string {
+	return "TEST"
+}
diff --git a/internal/styles/styles.go b/internal/styles/styles.go
index 6abab66..b55be1b 100644
--- a/internal/styles/styles.go
+++ b/internal/styles/styles.go
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ var (
 	RemainingText = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(LightGrey)
 	ActiveText    = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(White)
 
-	TextBox = lipgloss.NewStyle().BorderStyle(lipgloss.RoundedBorder()).Width(APP_WIDTH).Padding(1, 2).Margin(0, 2).Foreground(White)
+	TextBox     = lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(APP_WIDTH).Margin(0, 2)
+	StatusBar   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(APP_WIDTH).Margin(0, 2).Border(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).BorderForeground(LightGrey).BorderTop(false).BorderLeft(false).BorderRight(false)
+	BorderStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().BorderStyle(lipgloss.RoundedBorder()).Foreground(White)
 )