diff --git a/im/content/conv.xml b/im/content/conv.xml
index 8f787caa2f..bdcc1c6757 100644
--- a/im/content/conv.xml
+++ b/im/content/conv.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
         <xul:label crop="end" flex="1" mousethrough="always"
                    anonid="displayname" class="convDisplayName"
                    xbl:inherits="value=displayname"/>
+        <xul:label crop="end" flex="100000" mousethrough="always"
+                   anonid="statusText" class="convStatusText"
+                   xbl:inherits="value=statusTextWithDash"/>
         <xul:label crop="end" mousethrough="always"
                    anonid="unreadCount" class="convUnreadCount"
                    xbl:inherits="value=unreadCount"/>
@@ -100,7 +103,8 @@
              aTopic == "update-conv-title" ||
              aTopic == "update-buddy-status" ||
              aTopic == "update-buddy-status" ||
-             aTopic == "update-conv-chatleft")
+             aTopic == "update-conv-chatleft" ||
+             aTopic == "chat-update-topic")
            this.update();
          else if (aTopic == "ui-conversation-closed")
            this.removeNode();
@@ -113,6 +117,31 @@
       <![CDATA[
         this.setAttribute("displayname", this.displayName);
         this.setAttribute("unreadCount", this.conv.unreadIncomingMessageCount);
+
+        let statusText = "";
+        if (this.conv.isChat) {
+          if (!this.conv.account.connected || this.conv.left)
+            this.setAttribute("status", "left");
+          else {
+            this.removeAttribute("status");
+            statusText = this.conv.topic;
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          let statusType = Ci.imIStatusInfo.STATUS_UNKNOWN;
+          let buddy = this.conv.buddy;
+          if (buddy && buddy.account.connected) {
+            statusText = buddy.statusText;
+            statusType = buddy.statusType;
+          }
+          this.setAttribute("status", Status.toAttribute(statusType));
+        }
+
+        if (statusText)
+          this.setAttribute("statusTextWithDash", " - " + statusText);
+        else
+          this.removeAttribute("statusTextWithDash");
+
         this.setAttribute("iconPrpl",
                           this.conv.account.protocol.iconBaseURI + "icon.png");
       ]]>
diff --git a/im/themes/blist.css b/im/themes/blist.css
index 41db19c9b1..d19c18f549 100644
--- a/im/themes/blist.css
+++ b/im/themes/blist.css
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ contact[droptarget] > buddy[dummy] {
 }
 
 .contactStatusText,
+.convStatusText,
 .buddyStatusText {
   color: GrayText;
 }
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ contact[droptarget] > buddy[dummy] {
 .contactDisplayName,
 .contactStatusText,
 .convDisplayName,
+.convStatusText,
 .buddyDisplayName,
 .buddyStatusText {
   margin: 0;
@@ -205,37 +207,39 @@ group label {
   -moz-margin-end: 0;
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="away"] .statusIcon,
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="unavailable"] .statusIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="away"] .statusIcon,
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="unavailable"] .statusIcon {
   background-image: url('chrome://instantbird/skin/away.png');
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="idle"] .statusIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="idle"] .statusIcon {
   background-image: url('chrome://instantbird/skin/idle.png');
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="mobile"] .statusIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="mobile"] .statusIcon {
   background-image: url('chrome://instantbird/skin/mobile.png');
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="idle"] :-moz-any(.contactDisplayName, .buddyDisplayName) {
+:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="idle"] :-moz-any(.contactDisplayName, .buddyDisplayName),
+conv[status="idle"] .convDisplayName {
   color: GrayText;
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="offline"] .statusIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="offline"] .statusIcon,
+conv[status="left"] .statusIcon {
   background-image: url('chrome://instantbird/skin/offline.png');
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="unknown"] .statusIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="unknown"] .statusIcon {
   background-image: url('chrome://instantbird/skin/unknown.png');
 }
 
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="offline"] .protoIcon,
-:-moz-any(contact, buddy)[status="unknown"] .protoIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="offline"] .protoIcon,
+:-moz-any(conv, contact, buddy)[status="unknown"] .protoIcon {
   opacity: 0.3;
 }
 
-contact[status="offline"][selected="true"] .protoIcon {
+:-moz-any(conv, contact)[status="offline"][selected="true"] .protoIcon {
   opacity: 0.7;
 }