diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/event-log.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/event-log.js
index 54ed0a27b..a641740f6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/event-log.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/event-log.js
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
  **/
 RED.eventLog = (function() {
 
-    var template = '<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="_eventLog"><div class="form-row node-text-editor-row"><div style="height: 100%;min-height: 150px;" class="node-text-editor" id="red-ui-event-log-editor"></div></div></script>';
+    const template = '<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="_eventLog"><div class="form-row node-text-editor-row"><div style="height: 100%;min-height: 150px;" class="node-text-editor" id="red-ui-event-log-editor"></div></div></script>';
+
+    let eventLogEditor;
+    let backlog = [];
+    let shown = false;
+
+    const activeLogs = new Set()
 
-    var eventLogEditor;
-    var backlog = [];
-    var shown = false;
 
     function appendLogLine(line) {
         backlog.push(line);
@@ -38,6 +41,18 @@ RED.eventLog = (function() {
         init: function() {
             $(template).appendTo("#red-ui-editor-node-configs");
             RED.actions.add("core:show-event-log",RED.eventLog.show);
+
+            const statusWidget = $('<button type="button" class="red-ui-footer-button red-ui-event-log-status" style="line-height: normal"><img style="width: 80%" src="red/images/spin.svg"/></div></button>');
+            statusWidget.on("click", function(evt) {
+                RED.actions.invoke("core:show-event-log");
+            })
+            RED.statusBar.add({
+                id: "red-ui-event-log-status",
+                align: "right",
+                element: statusWidget
+            });
+            // RED.statusBar.hide("red-ui-event-log-status");
+
         },
         show: function() {
             if (shown) {
@@ -98,6 +113,12 @@ RED.eventLog = (function() {
         },
         log: function(id,payload) {
             var ts = (new Date(payload.ts)).toISOString()+" ";
+            if (!payload.end) {
+                activeLogs.add(id)
+            } else {
+                activeLogs.delete(id);
+            }
+
             if (payload.type) {
                 ts += "["+payload.type+"] "
             }
@@ -111,6 +132,11 @@ RED.eventLog = (function() {
                     appendLogLine(ts+line);
                 })
             }
+            if (activeLogs.size > 0) {
+                RED.statusBar.show("red-ui-event-log-status");
+            } else {
+                RED.statusBar.hide("red-ui-event-log-status");
+            }
         },
         startEvent: function(name) {
             backlog.push("");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/exec.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/exec.js
index c7197ef65..15b81aa89 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/exec.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/exec.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     stdout: stdout,
                     stderr: stderr
                 }
-                emit && events.emit("event-log", {id:invocationId,payload:{ts: Date.now(),data:"rc="+code}});
+                emit && events.emit("event-log", {id:invocationId,payload:{ts: Date.now(), data:"rc="+code, end: true}});
 
                 if (code === 0) {
                     resolve(result)