diff --git a/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.c b/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.c
index 11bc269..34982e1 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ void cSubView::SetViewElementObjects(void) {
 
     if (orientation == eOrientation::horizontal && viewElementsHorizontal[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::vdrstatus])
         vdrstatus = dynamic_cast<cVeDmVdrstatus*>(viewElementsHorizontal[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::vdrstatus]);
-    else if (viewElements[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::message])
+    else if (viewElements[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::vdrstatus])
         vdrstatus = dynamic_cast<cVeDmVdrstatus*>(viewElements[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::vdrstatus]);
 
     if (orientation == eOrientation::horizontal && viewElementsHorizontal[(int)eVeDisplayMenu::message])
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.h b/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.h
index ddaf0ab..73b01a3 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewdisplaymenu.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ private:
     cVeDmSystemload *load;
     cVeDmSystemmemory *memory;
     cVeDmVdrstatistics *vdrstats;
-//    cVeDmVdrstatus *vdrstatus;
+    cVeDmVdrstatus *vdrstatus;
     cVeDmTemperatures *temperatures;
     cVeDmCurrentschedule *currentSchedule;
     cVeDmLastrecordings *lastRecordings;
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenu.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenu.xml
index eadc5a8..5374fa0 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenu.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenu.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
     -->
     <time>
     </time>
+
+    <!-- Available Variables vdrstatus
+    {vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive}   true if active RecordingsHandlers (cut,copy,move) aka "busy"
+    {vdrIsRecording}                  true if active recording
+    {vdrHasTimers}                    true if numtimers > 0
+    -->
+    <vdrstatus>
+    </vdrstatus>
+
     <!-- Available Variables sortmode:
     {sortnumber}              true if menu is sorted by number
     {sortname}                true if menu is sorted alphabetical