diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 496c382e..e11168c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CMakeLists.txt.user.*
 /.settings
 /.idea
 cmake-build-*/
+Debug
 
 # Build dirs
 build
diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp b/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
index 02fae6ac..cb38853b 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
@@ -387,9 +387,19 @@ InstanceList::InstListError InstanceList::loadList()
         add(newList);
     }
     m_dirty = false;
+    updateTotalPlayTime();
     return NoError;
 }
 
+void InstanceList::updateTotalPlayTime()
+{
+    totalPlayTime = 0;
+    for(auto const& itr : m_instances)
+    {
+        totalPlayTime += itr.get()->totalTimePlayed();
+    }
+}
+
 void InstanceList::saveNow()
 {
     for(auto & item: m_instances)
@@ -475,6 +485,7 @@ void InstanceList::propertiesChanged(BaseInstance *inst)
     if (i != -1)
     {
         emit dataChanged(index(i), index(i));
+        updateTotalPlayTime();
     }
 }
 
@@ -848,4 +859,9 @@ bool InstanceList::destroyStagingPath(const QString& keyPath)
     return FS::deletePath(keyPath);
 }
 
-#include "InstanceList.moc"
\ No newline at end of file
+int InstanceList::getTotalPlayTime() {
+    updateTotalPlayTime();
+    return totalPlayTime;
+}
+
+#include "InstanceList.moc"
diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceList.h b/api/logic/InstanceList.h
index 8215cb66..56ee3be4 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceList.h
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceList.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool destroyStagingPath(const QString & keyPath);
 
+    int getTotalPlayTime();
+
 signals:
     void dataIsInvalid();
     void instancesChanged();
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     int getInstIndex(BaseInstance *inst) const;
+    void updateTotalPlayTime();
     void suspendWatch();
     void resumeWatch();
     void add(const QList<InstancePtr> &list);
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
     int m_watchLevel = 0;
+    int totalPlayTime = 0;
     bool m_dirty = false;
     QList<InstancePtr> m_instances;
     QSet<QString> m_groupNameCache;
diff --git a/application/MainWindow.cpp b/application/MainWindow.cpp
index 13a7c7ae..1720ca89 100644
--- a/application/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/application/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ public:
         actionAddInstance.setTooltipId(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("MainWindow", "Add a new instance."));
         all_actions.append(&actionAddInstance);
         mainToolBar->addAction(actionAddInstance);
+        actionAddInstance.setTextId(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("MainWindow", "A"));
 
         mainToolBar->addSeparator();
 
@@ -724,8 +725,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
     connect(MMC, &MultiMC::globalSettingsClosed, this, &MainWindow::globalSettingsClosed);
 
     m_statusLeft = new QLabel(tr("No instance selected"), this);
+    m_statusCenter = new QLabel(tr("Total playtime: 0s."), this);
     m_statusRight = new ServerStatus(this);
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_statusLeft, 1);
+    statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_statusCenter, 1);
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_statusRight, 0);
 
     // Add "manage accounts" button, right align
@@ -1327,7 +1330,6 @@ void MainWindow::setCatBackground(bool enabled)
     {
         QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
         QDateTime xmas(QDate(now.date().year(), 12, 25), QTime(0, 0));
-        ;
         QString cat = (non_stupid_abs(now.daysTo(xmas)) <= 4) ? "catmas" : "kitteh";
         view->setStyleSheet(QString(R"(
 GroupView
@@ -1526,6 +1528,7 @@ void MainWindow::setSelectedInstanceById(const QString &id)
     {
         QModelIndex selectionIndex = proxymodel->mapFromSource(index);
         view->selectionModel()->setCurrentIndex(selectionIndex, QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect);
+        updateStatusCenter();
     }
 }
 
@@ -1854,6 +1857,7 @@ void MainWindow::instanceChanged(const QModelIndex &current, const QModelIndex &
         ui->actionExportInstance->setEnabled(m_selectedInstance->canExport());
         ui->renameButton->setText(m_selectedInstance->name());
         m_statusLeft->setText(m_selectedInstance->getStatusbarDescription());
+        updateStatusCenter();
         updateInstanceToolIcon(m_selectedInstance->iconKey());
 
         updateToolsMenu();
@@ -1932,3 +1936,17 @@ void MainWindow::checkInstancePathForProblems()
         warning.exec();
     }
 }
+
+void MainWindow::updateStatusCenter()
+{
+    int timeplayed = MMC->instances()->getTotalPlayTime();
+    int minutes = timeplayed / 60;
+    int hours = minutes / 60;
+    int seconds = timeplayed % 60;
+    if(hours != 0)
+        m_statusCenter->setText(tr("Total playtime: %1h %2m %3s").arg(hours).arg(minutes).arg(seconds));
+    else if(minutes != 0)
+        m_statusCenter->setText(tr("Total playtime: %1m %2s").arg(minutes).arg(seconds));
+    else if(seconds != 0)
+        m_statusCenter->setText(tr("Total playtime: %1s").arg(seconds));
+}
diff --git a/application/MainWindow.h b/application/MainWindow.h
index 08c6b969..c992ab94 100644
--- a/application/MainWindow.h
+++ b/application/MainWindow.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ private:
     void setCatBackground(bool enabled);
     void updateInstanceToolIcon(QString new_icon);
     void setSelectedInstanceById(const QString &id);
+    void updateStatusCenter();
 
     void runModalTask(Task *task);
     void instanceFromInstanceTask(InstanceTask *task);
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ private:
     InstanceProxyModel *proxymodel = nullptr;
     QToolButton *newsLabel = nullptr;
     QLabel *m_statusLeft = nullptr;
+    QLabel *m_statusCenter = nullptr;
     ServerStatus *m_statusRight = nullptr;
     QMenu *accountMenu = nullptr;
     QToolButton *accountMenuButton = nullptr;