diff --git a/app/musicmuster.py b/app/musicmuster.py
index 8864f46..9ab262a 100755
--- a/app/musicmuster.py
+++ b/app/musicmuster.py
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
         # Disable play next controls
         self.catch_return_key = True
+        self.show_status_message("Play controls: Disabled", 0)
 
         # Notify model
         self.active_proxy_model().current_track_started()
@@ -1477,6 +1478,7 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
         # Enable controls
         self.catch_return_key = False
+        self.show_status_message("Play controls: Enabled", 0)
 
     def tab_change(self):
         """Called when active tab changed"""
@@ -1557,6 +1559,7 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                 if self.frame_silent.styleSheet() != css_silence:
                     self.frame_silent.setStyleSheet(css_silence)
                 self.catch_return_key = False
+                self.show_status_message("Play controls: Enabled", 0)
             # Set warning colour on time to silence box when fade starts
             elif time_to_fade <= 500:
                 css_fade = f"background: {Config.COLOUR_WARNING_TIMER}"
@@ -1569,6 +1572,7 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                     f"background: {Config.COLOUR_WARNING_TIMER}"
                 )
                 self.catch_return_key = False
+                self.show_status_message("Play controls: Enabled", 0)
             else:
                 self.frame_silent.setStyleSheet("")
                 self.frame_fade.setStyleSheet("")