diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builddetailspage.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builddetailspage.py
index 59d552547d..c2f980fe77 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builddetailspage.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builddetailspage.py
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ class BuildDetailsPage (HobPage):
         # create visual elements
         self.vbox = gtk.VBox(False, 12)
 
-        self.progress_box = gtk.HBox(False, 6)
+        self.progress_box = gtk.VBox(False, 12)
+        self.task_status = gtk.Label()
+        self.task_status.set_alignment(0.0, 0.5)
+        self.progress_box.pack_start(self.task_status, expand=False, fill=False)
+        self.progress_hbox = gtk.HBox(False, 6)
+        self.progress_box.pack_end(self.progress_hbox, expand=True, fill=True)
         self.progress_bar = HobProgressBar()
-        self.progress_box.pack_start(self.progress_bar, expand=True, fill=True)
+        self.progress_hbox.pack_start(self.progress_bar, expand=True, fill=True)
         self.stop_button = HobAltButton("Stop")
         self.stop_button.connect("clicked", self.stop_button_clicked_cb)
-        self.progress_box.pack_end(self.stop_button, expand=False, fill=False)
+        self.progress_hbox.pack_end(self.stop_button, expand=False, fill=False)
 
         self.notebook = HobNotebook()
         self.config_tv = BuildConfigurationTreeView()
@@ -84,6 +89,12 @@ class BuildDetailsPage (HobPage):
         self.back_button.connect("clicked", self.back_button_clicked_cb)
         self.button_box.pack_start(self.back_button, expand=False, fill=False)
 
+    def update_build_status(self, tsk_msg):
+        self.task_status.set_markup(tsk_msg)
+
+    def reset_build_status(self):
+        self.task_status.set_markup("")
+
     def show_issues(self):
         self.num_of_issues += 1
         self.notebook.show_indicator_icon("Issues", self.num_of_issues)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
index 53216850ef..f32a0661e8 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ class Builder(gtk.Window):
         elif self.current_step == self.PACKAGE_GENERATING:
             fraction = 0
         self.build_details_page.update_progress_bar("Build Started: ", fraction)
+        self.build_details_page.reset_build_status()
         self.build_details_page.reset_issues()
 
     def build_succeeded(self):
@@ -610,6 +611,8 @@ class Builder(gtk.Window):
             elif message["eventname"] == "runQueueTaskStarted":
                 fraction = 0.2 + 0.8 * fraction
         self.build_details_page.update_progress_bar(title + ": ", fraction)
+        self.build_details_page.update_build_status(
+            "<span weight=\'bold\'>Running task %s of %s:</span> %s" % (message["current"], message["total"], message["task"]))
 
     def handler_build_failure_cb(self, running_build):
         self.build_details_page.show_issues()
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
index f202a9098e..0f58e4e678 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
@@ -70,24 +70,24 @@ class RunningBuildModel (gtk.TreeStore):
 
 class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
     __gsignals__ = {
-          'build-started' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                               gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+          'build-started'   :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
                                ()),
-          'build-succeeded' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                               gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+          'build-succeeded' :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                               ()),
+          'build-failed'    :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                               ()),
+          'build-complete'  :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                               ()),
+          'task-started'    :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                               (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,)),
+          'log-error'       :  (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                gobject.TYPE_NONE,
                                ()),
-          'build-failed' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                            gobject.TYPE_NONE,
-                            ()),
-          'build-complete' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                              gobject.TYPE_NONE,
-                              ()),
-          'task-started'   : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                              gobject.TYPE_NONE,
-                              (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,)),
-          'log-error'      : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                              gobject.TYPE_NONE,
-                              ()),
           }
     pids_to_task = {}
     tasks_to_iter = {}
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
             message["current"] = num_of_completed
             message["total"] = event.stats.total
             message["title"] = ""
+            message["task"] = event.taskstring
             self.emit("task-started", message)
 
         return