diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abab811..372ff0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ A node that stores a message and emits it when it is triggered.
 
 1. Send a message to the node
 2. Send a message which has the .trigger property set to true. The message sent at step 1 will be emited at the output of the node.
+
+![statuses](img/hold-statuses.png)
diff --git a/hold/hold.js b/hold/hold.js
index 4457574..c8a2a63 100644
--- a/hold/hold.js
+++ b/hold/hold.js
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         var node = this;
         var msg = {};
         node.context().storedmessage = node.context().storedmessage || null;
+	node.status({"shape":"dot","fill":"grey","text":"No message in buffer"})
         this.on('input', function (msg) {
             if ((msg.trigger==null)||(msg.trigger!=true)) {
               node.context().storedmessage = msg;
+	      node.status({"shape":"dot","fill":"blue","text":"Message hold"})
             } else {
               if(node.context().storedmessage!=null) {
                 node.send(node.context().storedmessage);
+		node.status({"shape":"dot","fill":"green","text":"Message triggered"})
               } else {
                 node.warn("Hold '"+n.name+"' triggered without message in buffer.");
+		node.status({"shape":"dot","fill":"yellow","text":"Triggered without message in buffer"})
               }
             }
         });
diff --git a/img/hold-statuses.png b/img/hold-statuses.png
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index 0000000..7fc1551
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9ab6bd..f1f368d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-contrib-hold",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "A node-red node which stores a message and emits it once it gets triggered",
   "dependencies": {},
   "keywords": [