diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index 7e6f97f..ef94741 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct Account {
     homeserver: String,
     id: u32,
+    name: String,
 
     session: Session,
     sync_token: Option<String>,
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ pub struct AccountsManager {
     clients: Vec<Option<Client>>,
 }
 
+impl Account {
+    pub fn name (&self) -> &String {
+        &self.name
+    }
+
+    pub fn user_id(&self) -> String {
+        self.session.user_id.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 impl AccountsManager {
     pub fn new(config:Option<String>) -> Self {
         return match config {
@@ -78,6 +89,7 @@ impl AccountsManager {
         let account = Account {
             homeserver: homeserver.to_string(),
             id,
+            name: client.account().get_display_name().await?.expect("failed to fetch display name"),
             session,
             sync_token: None
         };
@@ -98,7 +110,7 @@ impl AccountsManager {
         let account = if account_id >= self.num_accounts {
             return Err(Error::msg("Invalid account ID"));
         } else {
-            self.accounts.get(account_id as usize).expect("Account lookup failed")
+            self.get(account_id).expect("Account lookup failed")
         };
 
 
@@ -147,4 +159,19 @@ impl AccountsManager {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, id: u32) -> Option<&Account> {
+        self.accounts.get(id as usize)
+    }
+
+    pub fn current(&self) -> Option<&Account> {
+        self.get(self.current_account)
+    }
+
+    pub fn client(&self) -> &Option<Client> {
+        match self.clients.get(self.current_account as usize) {
+            None => &None,
+            Some(c) => c,
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 83feec2..39cec00 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -52,4 +52,12 @@ impl App {
     pub fn room(&self) -> Option<&Room> {
         self.rooms.get(self.current_room_id as usize)
     }
+
+    pub fn account(&self) -> Result<&Account, ()> {
+        let account = self.accounts_manager.current();
+        match account {
+            None => Err(()),
+            Some(a) => Ok(a)
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 00a48c9..88bec91 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut app = app::App::new();
     app.fill_test_data();
 
+    let client = app.accounts_manager.add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
+
     let mut ui = UI::new();
     ui.draw_main(&app)?;
 
 
-    // let client = app.account_manager.add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
-    // app.client = Some(client);
 
-    // let client = app.account_manager.login(0).await?;
+    // let client = app.accounts_manager.login(0).await?;
     // app.client = Some(client);
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/ui/mod.rs b/src/ui/mod.rs
index 4124d01..2762857 100644
--- a/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ use crossterm::{
 use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use std::io::Stdout;
 use std::{io, thread, time::Duration};
+use crossterm::style::style;
 use tui::{backend::CrosstermBackend, layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect}, widgets::{Block, Borders, Widget}, Terminal, Frame};
 use tui::layout::Alignment;
-use tui::style::{Color, Style};
-use tui::text::{Spans, Span};
+use tui::style::{Color, Modifier, Style};
+use tui::text::{Spans, Span, Text};
 use tui::widgets::{Paragraph, Wrap};
 
 
@@ -26,10 +27,19 @@ fn terminal_prepare() -> Result<Stdout> {
     return Ok(stdout);
 }
 
-fn draw_main_status_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rect) {
-    let panel = Block::default()
-        .title("Status")
-        .borders(Borders::ALL);
+fn draw_main_status_block(frame: &mut Frame<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>, area: Rect, app: &App) {
+    let account = app.accounts_manager.current().expect("failed to resolve current account");
+
+    let mut content = Text::styled(account.name(), Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD));
+    content.extend(Text::styled(account.user_id(), Style::default()));
+    content.extend(Text::styled("settings", Style::default().fg(Color::LightMagenta).add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC | Modifier::UNDERLINED)));
+
+    let panel = Paragraph::new(content)
+        .block(
+            Block::default()
+            .title("Status")
+            .borders(Borders::ALL))
+        .alignment(Alignment::Left);
 
     frame.render_widget(panel, area);
 }
@@ -126,7 +136,7 @@ impl UI {
 
 
         self.terminal.draw(|frame| {
-            draw_main_status_block(frame, left_chunks[0]);
+            draw_main_status_block(frame, left_chunks[0], app);
             draw_main_rooms_block(frame, left_chunks[1]);
             draw_main_messages_block(frame, middle_chunks[0], app);
             draw_main_message_compose_block(frame, middle_chunks[1]);