diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
index 07ad23d2a1..b3ff7997c4 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ BoardWidget::BoardWidget(size_t rows, size_t columns)
 void BoardWidget::run_generation()
 {
     m_board->run_generation();
+    if (!m_board->is_stalled())
+        m_ticks++;
+
+    if (on_tick)
+        on_tick(m_ticks);
+
     update();
     if (m_board->is_stalled()) {
         if (on_stall)
@@ -91,6 +97,8 @@ void BoardWidget::toggle_cell(size_t row, size_t column)
     if (m_running || !m_toggling_cells || (m_last_cell_toggled.row == row && m_last_cell_toggled.column == column))
         return;
 
+    m_ticks = 0;
+
     m_last_cell_toggled = { row, column };
     m_board->toggle_cell(row, column);
 
@@ -100,6 +108,18 @@ void BoardWidget::toggle_cell(size_t row, size_t column)
     update();
 }
 
+void BoardWidget::clear_cells()
+{
+    m_ticks = 0;
+    m_board->clear();
+}
+
+void BoardWidget::randomize_cells()
+{
+    m_ticks = 0;
+    m_board->randomize();
+}
+
 int BoardWidget::get_cell_size() const
 {
     int width = rect().width() / m_board->columns();
diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.h b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.h
index 1bc8b0006d..1b3d5431f9 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.h
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     void toggle_cell(size_t row, size_t column);
-    void clear_cells() { m_board->clear(); }
-    void randomize_cells() { m_board->randomize(); }
+    void clear_cells();
+    void randomize_cells();
 
     int get_cell_size() const;
     Gfx::IntSize get_board_offset() const;
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     int running_timer_interval() const { return m_running_timer_interval; }
     void set_running_timer_interval(int interval);
 
+    Function<void(u64)> on_tick;
     Function<void()> on_running_state_change;
     Function<void()> on_stall;
     Function<void()> on_pattern_selection_state_change;
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ private:
     int m_running_timer_interval { 500 };
     int m_running_pattern_preview_timer_interval { 100 };
 
+    u64 m_ticks { 0 };
+
     RefPtr<GUI::Menu> m_context_menu;
 
     RefPtr<Core::Timer> m_timer;
diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/GameOfLife.gml b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/GameOfLife.gml
index 77f5c0c3f7..b94d815872 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/GameOfLife.gml
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/GameOfLife.gml
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@
 
     @GUI::Statusbar {
         name: "statusbar"
+        segment_count: 2
     }
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
index fbb57b8612..b4895a06d5 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
@@ -66,13 +66,9 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     board_widget->set_min_size(board_columns, board_rows);
 
     auto& statusbar = *main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Statusbar>("statusbar");
-    statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
-    GUI::Application::the()->on_action_enter = [&statusbar](GUI::Action& action) {
-        statusbar.set_override_text(action.status_tip());
-    };
-    GUI::Application::the()->on_action_leave = [&statusbar](GUI::Action&) {
-        statusbar.set_override_text({});
-    };
+    auto width = board_widget->font().width("Ticks: 000,000,000"sv) + board_widget->font().max_glyph_width();
+    statusbar.segment(1).set_fixed_width(ceil(width));
+    statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
 
     auto& columns_spinbox = *main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("columns_spinbox");
     auto& rows_spinbox = *main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("rows_spinbox");
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     rows_spinbox.set_value(board_rows);
 
     auto size_changed_function = [&] {
-        statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
         board_widget->resize_board(rows_spinbox.value(), columns_spinbox.value());
         board_widget->update();
     };
@@ -107,20 +103,22 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     main_toolbar.add_action(play_pause_action);
 
     auto run_one_generation_action = GUI::Action::create("Run &Next Generation", { Mod_Ctrl, Key_Equal }, TRY(Gfx::Bitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/go-forward.png"sv)), [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-        statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
         board_widget->run_generation();
     });
     main_toolbar.add_action(run_one_generation_action);
 
     auto clear_board_action = GUI::Action::create("&Clear board", { Mod_Ctrl, Key_N }, TRY(Gfx::Bitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/delete.png"sv)), [&](auto&) {
-        statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(1).set_text({});
         board_widget->clear_cells();
         board_widget->update();
     });
     main_toolbar.add_action(clear_board_action);
 
     auto randomize_cells_action = GUI::Action::create("&Randomize board", { Mod_Ctrl, Key_R }, TRY(Gfx::Bitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/reload.png"sv)), [&](auto&) {
-        statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(1).set_text({});
         board_widget->randomize_cells();
         board_widget->update();
     });
@@ -151,14 +149,18 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     }));
     help_menu->add_action(GUI::CommonActions::make_about_action("Game of Life"_string, app_icon, window));
 
+    board_widget->on_tick = [&](u64 ticks) {
+        statusbar.segment(1).set_text(String::formatted("Ticks: {:'}", ticks).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors());
+    };
+
     board_widget->on_running_state_change = [&]() {
         if (board_widget->is_running()) {
-            statusbar.set_text("Running..."_string);
+            statusbar.segment(0).set_text("Running..."_string);
             play_pause_action->set_icon(paused_icon);
             play_pause_action->set_text("&Pause");
             main_widget->set_override_cursor(Gfx::StandardCursor::None);
         } else {
-            statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+            statusbar.segment(0).set_text("Paused"_string);
             play_pause_action->set_icon(play_icon);
             play_pause_action->set_text("&Play");
             main_widget->set_override_cursor(Gfx::StandardCursor::Drag);
@@ -179,18 +181,19 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
 
     board_widget->on_stall = [&] {
         play_pause_action->activate();
-        statusbar.set_text("Stalled..."_string);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text("Stalled"_string);
     };
 
     board_widget->on_cell_toggled = [&](auto, auto, auto) {
-        statusbar.set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(0).set_text(click_tip);
+        statusbar.segment(1).set_text({});
     };
 
     board_widget->on_pattern_selection_state_change = [&] {
         rotate_pattern_action->set_enabled(board_widget->selected_pattern() != nullptr);
     };
 
-    window->resize(500, 420);
+    window->resize(600, 500);
     window->show();
 
     return app->exec();