diff --git a/src/config/config.cpp b/src/config/config.cpp
index 3d79a26c2..ffb40728c 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ bool ReadConfig() {
   }
   config_impl->Read("tls13_early_data", &FLAGS_tls13_early_data);
 
+#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+  config_impl->Read("ui_display_realtime_status", &FLAGS_ui_display_realtime_status);
+#endif
+
   /* close fields */
   config_impl->Close();
 
@@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ bool SaveConfig() {
   }
   all_fields_written &= config_impl->Write("tls13_early_data", FLAGS_tls13_early_data);
 
+#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+  all_fields_written &= config_impl->Write("ui_display_realtime_status", FLAGS_ui_display_realtime_status);
+#endif
+
   all_fields_written &= config_impl->Close();
 
   return all_fields_written;
diff --git a/src/config/config_core.cpp b/src/config/config_core.cpp
index ef9562917..06bf2e0ee 100644
--- a/src/config/config_core.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config_core.cpp
@@ -148,3 +148,7 @@ ABSL_FLAG(CipherMethodFlag, method, CipherMethodFlag(CRYPTO_DEFAULT), kCipherMet
 
 ABSL_FLAG(uint32_t, parallel_max, 512, "Maximum concurrency for parallel connections");
 ABSL_FLAG(RateFlag, limit_rate, RateFlag(0), "Limit transfer speed to RATE");
+
+#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+ABSL_FLAG(bool, ui_display_realtime_status, true, "Display Realtime Status in Status Bar (UI)");
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/config_core.hpp b/src/config/config_core.hpp
index 0f4ceb181..b2fd525c5 100644
--- a/src/config/config_core.hpp
+++ b/src/config/config_core.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <absl/flags/declare.h>
 #include <absl/strings/string_view.h>
+#include <base/compiler_specific.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -36,4 +37,8 @@ bool AbslParseFlag(absl::string_view text, RateFlag* flag, std::string* err);
 
 std::string AbslUnparseFlag(const RateFlag&);
 
+#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+ABSL_DECLARE_FLAG(bool, ui_display_realtime_status);
+#endif
+
 #endif  // H_CONFIG_CONFIG_CORE
diff --git a/src/mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/src/mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index 8cea59964..5bac7f6cf 100644
--- a/src/mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/src/mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
             <objects>
                 <viewController storyboardIdentifier="YassViewController" id="XfG-lQ-9wD" customClass="YassViewController" sceneMemberID="viewController">
                     <view key="view" id="m2S-Jp-Qdl">
-                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="532" height="438"/>
+                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="532" height="466"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                         <subviews>
                             <gridView xPlacement="leading" yPlacement="bottom" rowAlignment="firstBaseline" columnSpacing="12" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="u4K-Et-hUS">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="12" y="12" width="508" height="414"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="12" y="12" width="508" height="442"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="d0Y-hk-xNM" secondAttribute="trailing" id="39R-bq-g6c"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="z07-tR-0U9" secondAttribute="trailing" id="7C1-f5-V76"/>
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="VS4-tB-4bb" secondAttribute="trailing" id="KDu-eO-ZGR"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="0pr-Eo-W1k" secondAttribute="trailing" id="MYO-6C-UeT"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="4ft-zv-tpp" secondAttribute="trailing" id="NRS-BW-Sds"/>
+                                    <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="Buv-bm-Z3l" secondAttribute="trailing" id="NzR-ss-YCI"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="LsY-AX-mE3" secondAttribute="trailing" id="OEt-XG-dL7"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="5JO-ae-X9H" secondAttribute="trailing" id="tTo-O0-Ica"/>
                                     <constraint firstItem="VTW-w6-cOR" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="4xh-Ub-Yhf" secondAttribute="trailing" id="up5-TJ-Mlz"/>
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
                                     <gridRow height="24" id="mTL-cj-Nle"/>
                                     <gridRow height="24" id="e6X-BZ-bV8"/>
                                     <gridRow height="24" id="1cJ-xv-Xd3"/>
+                                    <gridRow id="5W6-I1-Kdw"/>
                                 </rows>
                                 <columns>
                                     <gridColumn width="84" id="LO3-Dh-mOI"/>
@@ -118,8 +120,8 @@
                                 <gridCells>
                                     <gridCell row="cJj-yp-Enp" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="Xwk-pR-CCg"/>
                                     <gridCell row="cJj-yp-Enp" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="Cfs-Zz-VA6">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Naa-UR-FJH">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="393" width="76" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Naa-UR-FJH">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="421" width="76" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Server Host" id="g3k-Ab-Oin">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -128,8 +130,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="cJj-yp-Enp" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="gUO-L2-R51">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="VTW-w6-cOR">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="390" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="VTW-w6-cOR">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="418" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="hcQ-Jk-ceh">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Wsq-Ny-R0E" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="fQT-0E-xvC"/>
                                     <gridCell row="Wsq-Ny-R0E" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="CgG-pY-O5X">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="MAC-gA-ioH">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="363" width="69" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="MAC-gA-ioH">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="391" width="69" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Server SNI" id="bxG-gg-LTc">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -149,8 +151,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Wsq-Ny-R0E" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="dhv-f4-1Be">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="5JO-ae-X9H">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="360" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="5JO-ae-X9H">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="388" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="Blg-iu-XaZ">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="hyR-W9-a1z" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" xPlacement="center" id="uOI-bG-SCP">
                                         <button key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="oW6-a4-bGz">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="11" y="324" width="62" height="36"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="11" y="352" width="62" height="36"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="push" title="Start" bezelStyle="rounded" alignment="center" controlSize="large" borderStyle="border" imageScaling="proportionallyDown" inset="2" id="KPU-2Q-dN7">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" pushIn="YES" lightByBackground="YES" lightByGray="YES"/>
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -171,8 +173,8 @@
                                         </button>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="hyR-W9-a1z" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="3Tp-MP-Iuu">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="FpN-6F-ejx">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="333" width="73" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="FpN-6F-ejx">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="361" width="73" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Server Port" id="mcp-Vm-U1E">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -181,8 +183,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="hyR-W9-a1z" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="iFI-Oq-jSi">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="R0f-I9-5IS">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="330" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="R0f-I9-5IS">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="358" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="aCt-xH-vPZ">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="4Fe-3g-QZ5">
                                                     <real key="minimum" value="0.0"/>
@@ -196,8 +198,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="pkr-kF-jbx" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="hax-GH-sFx"/>
                                     <gridCell row="pkr-kF-jbx" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="6kp-AQ-bdX">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" verticalCompressionResistancePriority="749" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="nkM-1Q-VtC">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="303" width="66" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" verticalCompressionResistancePriority="749" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="nkM-1Q-VtC">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="331" width="66" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Username" id="QRy-PK-jJT">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -206,8 +208,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="pkr-kF-jbx" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="qFw-l7-IDb">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="z07-tR-0U9">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="300" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="z07-tR-0U9">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="328" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="HAi-bY-2sC">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -217,8 +219,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="8qE-4c-4mw" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="MHm-pE-P6f"/>
                                     <gridCell row="8qE-4c-4mw" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="6tg-qc-dBJ">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="O29-63-IKZ">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="273" width="63" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="O29-63-IKZ">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="301" width="63" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Password" id="9N4-Lw-6Ob">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -227,8 +229,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="8qE-4c-4mw" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="Yil-mh-t4n">
-                                        <secureTextField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="0pr-Eo-W1k">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="270" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <secureTextField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="0pr-Eo-W1k">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="298" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <secureTextFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" usesSingleLineMode="YES" id="EZ3-1U-Un3">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -241,8 +243,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Ati-67-7pZ" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="2aB-Y2-dTP"/>
                                     <gridCell row="Ati-67-7pZ" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="F3R-J3-yJX">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="hCJ-rP-siw">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="242" width="94" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="hCJ-rP-siw">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="270" width="94" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Cipher/Method" id="tOi-q9-yJY">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -251,8 +253,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Ati-67-7pZ" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="FXV-mY-iWS">
-                                        <comboBox key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="4xh-Ub-Yhf">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="307" y="238" width="192" height="23"/>
+                                        <comboBox key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="4xh-Ub-Yhf">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="307" y="266" width="192" height="23"/>
                                             <comboBoxCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" allowsUndo="NO" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" completes="NO" numberOfVisibleItems="10" id="qHI-jj-mpI">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -265,8 +267,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Kh8-rv-NWX" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="IBD-OY-ImG"/>
                                     <gridCell row="Kh8-rv-NWX" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="x9M-ta-sLa">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="bDw-Ik-ckM">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="213" width="69" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="bDw-Ik-ckM">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="241" width="69" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Local Host" id="rim-zj-Iub">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -275,8 +277,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="Kh8-rv-NWX" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="0QG-0P-cDO">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Hzm-G4-aes">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="210" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Hzm-G4-aes">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="238" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="Z02-8g-7U6">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="wLH-ke-dja" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" xPlacement="center" id="26B-As-jh6">
                                         <button key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="dAY-cJ-YEJ">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="12" y="174" width="61" height="36"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="12" y="202" width="61" height="36"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="push" title="Stop" bezelStyle="rounded" alignment="center" controlSize="large" enabled="NO" borderStyle="border" imageScaling="proportionallyDown" inset="2" id="JYa-MA-4KH">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" pushIn="YES" lightByBackground="YES" lightByGray="YES"/>
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -297,8 +299,8 @@
                                         </button>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="wLH-ke-dja" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="NRi-eF-70k">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="7Lc-g6-Z1Z">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="183" width="65" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="7Lc-g6-Z1Z">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="211" width="65" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Local Port" id="3bJ-wb-xnh">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -307,8 +309,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="wLH-ke-dja" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="tY9-oE-V66">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="751" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="4ft-zv-tpp">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="180" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="751" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="4ft-zv-tpp">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="208" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="6eq-QO-A6b">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="uWT-vl-bd6">
                                                     <real key="minimum" value="0.0"/>
@@ -322,8 +324,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="nlG-nP-3oh" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="9jK-dz-vSF"/>
                                     <gridCell row="nlG-nP-3oh" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="a7U-ff-9Pb">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="2U7-zl-tc8">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="153" width="136" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="2U7-zl-tc8">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="181" width="136" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="DNS over HTTPS URL" id="yxt-ql-TD8">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -332,8 +334,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="nlG-nP-3oh" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="40l-GO-bgp">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="VS4-tB-4bb">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="150" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="VS4-tB-4bb">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="178" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" placeholderString="https://1.1.1.1/dns-query" drawsBackground="YES" id="IlA-i9-6tc">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -343,8 +345,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="6aU-Cw-j5C" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="49x-3P-I1V"/>
                                     <gridCell row="6aU-Cw-j5C" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="P0z-mH-Imd">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="eZN-yT-YJS">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="123" width="121" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="eZN-yT-YJS">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="151" width="121" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="DNS over TLS Host" id="PXx-nB-Hn1">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -353,8 +355,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="6aU-Cw-j5C" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="QvK-s7-HnO">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="LsY-AX-mE3">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="120" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="LsY-AX-mE3">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="148" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" placeholderString="1.1.1.1" drawsBackground="YES" id="86y-sR-xrG">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -364,8 +366,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="qX1-aa-MLj" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="HLC-Y2-4bN"/>
                                     <gridCell row="qX1-aa-MLj" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="dOz-Kf-ah3">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aOE-Cb-Jq7">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="92" width="65" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aOE-Cb-Jq7">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="120" width="65" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Limit Rate" id="Ux8-IL-FUS">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -374,8 +376,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="qX1-aa-MLj" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="98I-JF-Dp3">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="exc-7i-jLy">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="90" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="exc-7i-jLy">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="118" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" placeholderString="10m" drawsBackground="YES" id="Xbb-ks-3E5">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -385,8 +387,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="mTL-cj-Nle" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="0zt-ie-sRL"/>
                                     <gridCell row="mTL-cj-Nle" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="Pnu-WJ-mBn">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="751" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="AnO-ZT-CUz">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="63" width="54" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="751" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="AnO-ZT-CUz">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="91" width="54" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Timeout" id="zY6-tD-aUd">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -395,8 +397,8 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="mTL-cj-Nle" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="NRI-fr-t3C">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="d0Y-hk-xNM">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="60" width="188" height="21"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="d0Y-hk-xNM">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="308" y="88" width="188" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="Srv-97-Ip1">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="gqX-zp-tFE">
                                                     <real key="minimum" value="0.0"/>
@@ -409,8 +411,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="e6X-BZ-bV8" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="5aI-Pb-YXS"/>
                                     <gridCell row="e6X-BZ-bV8" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="xkv-I7-ILZ">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="OYi-iS-mW2">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="30" width="66" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="OYi-iS-mW2">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="58" width="66" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Auto Start" id="8hL-Qd-hQU">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -420,7 +422,7 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="e6X-BZ-bV8" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="pI2-ba-pFT">
                                         <button key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="749" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Cu9-FF-7Of">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="306" y="29" width="67" height="18"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="306" y="57" width="67" height="18"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Enable" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" state="on" inset="2" id="hei-7a-ZHr">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -432,8 +434,8 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="1cJ-xv-Xd3" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="0ZG-UH-0MQ"/>
                                     <gridCell row="1cJ-xv-Xd3" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="dvS-cU-tpD">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="gsJ-2M-W13">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="0.0" width="87" height="16"/>
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="gsJ-2M-W13">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="28" width="87" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="System Proxy" id="g0k-mZ-0JW">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                 <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="1cJ-xv-Xd3" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="IsN-Qi-s8F">
                                         <button key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="749" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="fIt-Cr-IJG">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="306" y="-1" width="67" height="18"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="306" y="27" width="67" height="18"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Enable" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" state="on" inset="2" id="Jw2-My-hmB">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -453,6 +455,29 @@
                                             </connections>
                                         </button>
                                     </gridCell>
+                                    <gridCell row="5W6-I1-Kdw" column="LO3-Dh-mOI" id="IWF-nA-7ND"/>
+                                    <gridCell row="5W6-I1-Kdw" column="a9F-Xp-86m" id="U8v-2F-4PA">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="A2J-ZA-fvT">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="94" y="0.0" width="147" height="16"/>
+                                            <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Display Realtime Status" id="mw5-nB-ary">
+                                                <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
+                                                <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
+                                                <color key="backgroundColor" name="textBackgroundColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
+                                            </textFieldCell>
+                                        </textField>
+                                    </gridCell>
+                                    <gridCell row="5W6-I1-Kdw" column="XrQ-Tc-XCS" id="VcC-w3-Z6W">
+                                        <button key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="749" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Buv-bm-Z3l">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="306" y="-1" width="190" height="18"/>
+                                            <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Enable" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" state="on" inset="2" id="71A-aG-Rt6">
+                                                <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
+                                                <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
+                                            </buttonCell>
+                                            <connections>
+                                                <action selector="OnDisplayStatusClicked:" target="XfG-lQ-9wD" id="hDR-eg-iGb"/>
+                                            </connections>
+                                        </button>
+                                    </gridCell>
                                 </gridCells>
                             </gridView>
                         </subviews>
@@ -466,6 +491,7 @@
                     <connections>
                         <outlet property="autoStart" destination="Cu9-FF-7Of" id="llT-e4-gJt"/>
                         <outlet property="cipherMethod" destination="4xh-Ub-Yhf" id="dPs-gO-oGH"/>
+                        <outlet property="displayStatus" destination="Buv-bm-Z3l" id="HI9-VH-aku"/>
                         <outlet property="dohURL" destination="VS4-tB-4bb" id="Ygg-9k-YCd"/>
                         <outlet property="dotHost" destination="LsY-AX-mE3" id="EmY-5t-MUI"/>
                         <outlet property="limitRate" destination="exc-7i-jLy" id="T5G-JW-kXe"/>
@@ -484,7 +510,7 @@
                 </viewController>
                 <customObject id="rPt-NT-nkU" userLabel="First Responder" customClass="NSResponder" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
             </objects>
-            <point key="canvasLocation" x="216" y="857"/>
+            <point key="canvasLocation" x="219" y="875"/>
         </scene>
         <!--Option View Controller-->
         <scene sceneID="yyT-TH-wo5">
@@ -515,7 +541,7 @@
                                 </columns>
                                 <gridCells>
                                     <gridCell row="mrN-pz-1Oa" column="hxb-rW-bCk" id="NN6-Wm-nJC">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Ntm-zj-sC8">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Ntm-zj-sC8">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="-2" y="150" width="96" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="TCP Keep Alive" id="z0q-m8-6KJ">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -534,7 +560,7 @@
                                         </button>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="pro-5c-Rbh" column="hxb-rW-bCk" id="Zvf-RC-ruS">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="BJp-Io-gl8">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="BJp-Io-gl8">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="-2" y="120" width="137" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="TCP Keep Alive Count" id="DwU-MU-ncE">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -544,7 +570,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="pro-5c-Rbh" column="BSc-hd-WXx" id="zdE-rB-Pec">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aaB-XL-no7">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aaB-XL-no7">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="287" y="120" width="113" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="8tD-KN-XwR">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="NCD-jR-QoX"/>
@@ -555,7 +581,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="OaS-mO-GLn" column="hxb-rW-bCk" id="pJ7-Z4-dpM">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="hCK-tE-t9g">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="hCK-tE-t9g">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="-2" y="90" width="175" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="TCP Keep Alive Idle Timeout" id="EnC-Oa-kda">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -565,7 +591,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="OaS-mO-GLn" column="BSc-hd-WXx" id="VAb-Vg-nQf">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="vKb-Fc-qV5">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="vKb-Fc-qV5">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="287" y="90" width="113" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="nOf-jN-DQX">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="NGY-o4-plc"/>
@@ -576,7 +602,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="u9C-AX-ell" column="hxb-rW-bCk" id="Mki-MU-1Xs">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="EQc-sT-cRe">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="EQc-sT-cRe">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="-2" y="60" width="145" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="TCP Keep Alive Interval" id="dCR-E3-G0W">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -586,7 +612,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="u9C-AX-ell" column="BSc-hd-WXx" id="uea-jg-zXU">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="FCy-Ix-JtV">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="FCy-Ix-JtV">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="287" y="60" width="113" height="21"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" borderStyle="bezel" drawsBackground="YES" id="fs7-4d-4EQ">
                                                 <numberFormatter key="formatter" formatterBehavior="default10_4" usesGroupingSeparator="NO" formatWidth="-1" groupingSize="0" minimumIntegerDigits="1" maximumIntegerDigits="42" id="KMj-84-Y99"/>
@@ -597,7 +623,7 @@
                                         </textField>
                                     </gridCell>
                                     <gridCell row="dEK-1Q-llb" column="hxb-rW-bCk" id="yXv-wF-rtT">
-                                        <textField key="contentView" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="3br-w1-dtI">
+                                        <textField key="contentView" focusRingType="none" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="3br-w1-dtI">
                                             <rect key="frame" x="-2" y="30" width="270" height="16"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" title="Kyber post-quantum key agreement for TLS" id="EY5-8C-G6C">
                                                 <font key="font" usesAppearanceFont="YES"/>
diff --git a/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.h b/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.h
index 5e6e03e36..089badd7e 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.h
+++ b/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.h
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@
 
 enum YASSState { STOPPED, STARTED, STARTING, START_FAILED, STOPPING };
 
-@class YassViewController;
 @interface YassAppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate>
 - (enum YASSState)getState;
 - (NSString*)getStatus;
-- (void)OnStart:(YassViewController*)viewController;
-- (void)OnStop:(YassViewController*)viewController withOption:(BOOL)quiet;
+- (void)OnStart;
+- (void)OnStop:(BOOL)quiet;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.mm b/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.mm
index 3c0b75d35..60e8a716f 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/src/mac/YassAppDelegate.mm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "version.h"
 
 @interface YassAppDelegate ()
-- (std::string)SaveConfig:(YassViewController*)viewController;
+- (std::string)SaveConfig;
 - (void)OnStarted;
 - (void)OnStartFailed:(std::string)error_msg;
 - (void)OnStopped;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification*)aNotification {
 
 - (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification*)aNotification {
   LOG(WARNING) << "Application exiting";
-  [self OnStop:nil withOption:TRUE];
+  [self OnStop:TRUE];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState:(NSApplication*)app {
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ - (NSString*)getStatus {
   return SysUTF8ToNSString(ss.str());
 }
 
-- (void)OnStart:(YassViewController*)viewController {
+- (void)OnStart {
   state_ = STARTING;
-  auto err_msg = [self SaveConfig:viewController];
+  auto err_msg = [self SaveConfig];
   if (!err_msg.empty()) {
     [self OnStartFailed:err_msg];
     return;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ - (void)OnStart:(YassViewController*)viewController {
   worker_.Start(std::move(callback));
 }
 
-- (void)OnStop:(YassViewController*)viewController withOption:(BOOL)quiet {
+- (void)OnStop:(BOOL)quiet {
   state_ = STOPPING;
 
   absl::AnyInvocable<void()> callback;
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ - (void)OnStarted {
   state_ = STARTED;
   config::SaveConfig();
 
-  YassWindowController* windowController =
-      (YassWindowController*)NSApplication.sharedApplication.mainWindow.windowController;
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
   [windowController Started];
 }
 
@@ -174,8 +173,7 @@ - (void)OnStartFailed:(std::string)error_msg {
   state_ = START_FAILED;
 
   error_msg_ = error_msg;
-  YassWindowController* windowController =
-      (YassWindowController*)NSApplication.sharedApplication.mainWindow.windowController;
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
   [windowController StartFailed];
   NSAlert* alert = [[NSAlert alloc] init];
   alert.messageText = @(error_msg.c_str());
@@ -186,12 +184,13 @@ - (void)OnStartFailed:(std::string)error_msg {
 
 - (void)OnStopped {
   state_ = STOPPED;
-  YassWindowController* windowController =
-      (YassWindowController*)NSApplication.sharedApplication.mainWindow.windowController;
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
   [windowController Stopped];
 }
 
-- (std::string)SaveConfig:(YassViewController*)viewController {
+- (std::string)SaveConfig {
+  YassViewController* viewController = [YassViewController instance];
+
   auto server_host = SysNSStringToUTF8(viewController.serverHost.stringValue);
   auto server_sni = SysNSStringToUTF8(viewController.serverSNI.stringValue);
   auto server_port = SysNSStringToUTF8(viewController.serverPort.stringValue);
diff --git a/src/mac/YassViewController.h b/src/mac/YassViewController.h
index 2aba62d83..0d8c67994 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassViewController.h
+++ b/src/mac/YassViewController.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 @property(weak) IBOutlet NSTextField* timeout;
 @property(weak) IBOutlet NSButton* autoStart;
 @property(weak) IBOutlet NSButton* systemProxy;
+@property(weak) IBOutlet NSButton* displayStatus;
+
++ (YassViewController* __weak)instance;
 @end
 
 #endif  // YASS_MAC_VIEW_CONTROLLER
diff --git a/src/mac/YassViewController.mm b/src/mac/YassViewController.mm
index 244455c0e..3dd6b4e29 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassViewController.mm
+++ b/src/mac/YassViewController.mm
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "mac/YassWindowController.h"
 #include "mac/utils.h"
 
+static YassViewController* __weak _instance;
+
 @interface YassViewController ()
 @end
 
@@ -24,8 +26,13 @@ @implementation YassViewController {
   bool should_startup_at_app_load;
 }
 
++ (YassViewController* __weak)instance {
+  return _instance;
+}
+
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
   [super viewDidLoad];
+  _instance = self;
 
   [self.cipherMethod removeAllItems];
   NSString* methodStrings[] = {
@@ -101,6 +108,12 @@ - (IBAction)OnSystemProxyChecked:(id)sender {
   });
 }
 
+- (IBAction)OnDisplayStatusClicked:(id)sender {
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
+  bool enable = self.displayStatus.state == NSControlStateValueOn;
+  [windowController toggleDisplayStatus:enable];
+}
+
 - (void)OnStart {
   [self.startButton setEnabled:FALSE];
   [self.stopButton setEnabled:FALSE];
@@ -118,16 +131,16 @@ - (void)OnStart {
   [self.limitRate setEnabled:FALSE];
   [self.timeout setEnabled:FALSE];
 
-  YassWindowController* windowController = (YassWindowController*)self.view.window.windowController;
-  [windowController OnStart:self];
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
+  [windowController OnStart];
 }
 
 - (void)OnStop {
   [self.startButton setEnabled:FALSE];
   [self.stopButton setEnabled:FALSE];
 
-  YassWindowController* windowController = (YassWindowController*)self.view.window.windowController;
-  [windowController OnStop:self];
+  YassWindowController* windowController = [YassWindowController instance];
+  [windowController OnStop];
 }
 
 - (void)Started {
@@ -184,6 +197,9 @@ - (void)LoadChanges {
   self.dotHost.stringValue = SysUTF8ToNSString(absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_dot_host));
   self.limitRate.stringValue = SysUTF8ToNSString(std::string(absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_limit_rate)));
   self.timeout.intValue = absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_connect_timeout);
+
+  BOOL enable_status_bar = absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_ui_display_realtime_status) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+  self.displayStatus.state = enable_status_bar ? NSControlStateValueOn : NSControlStateValueOff;
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/src/mac/YassWindowController.h b/src/mac/YassWindowController.h
index 598604a8f..9ed5f4e8b 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassWindowController.h
+++ b/src/mac/YassWindowController.h
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 
 @class YassViewController;
 @interface YassWindowController : NSWindowController <NSWindowDelegate>
-- (void)OnStart:(YassViewController*)viewController;
-- (void)OnStop:(YassViewController*)viewController;
+- (void)OnStart;
+- (void)OnStop;
 - (void)Started;
 - (void)StartFailed;
 - (void)Stopped;
+- (void)toggleDisplayStatus:(BOOL)enable;
+
++ (YassWindowController* __weak)instance;
 @end
 
 #endif  // YASS_MAC_WINDOW_CONTROLLER
diff --git a/src/mac/YassWindowController.mm b/src/mac/YassWindowController.mm
index 15625572e..d7e093f6e 100644
--- a/src/mac/YassWindowController.mm
+++ b/src/mac/YassWindowController.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 #import "mac/YassViewController.h"
 #include "mac/utils.h"
 
+static YassWindowController* __weak _instance;
+
 @interface YassWindowController ()
+- (void)toggleDisplayStatusInternal:(BOOL)enable;
 @end
 
 @implementation YassWindowController {
@@ -33,8 +36,14 @@ @implementation YassWindowController {
   BOOL hide_on_closed_;
 }
 
++ (YassWindowController* __weak)instance {
+  return _instance;
+}
+
 - (void)windowDidLoad {
   [super windowDidLoad];
+  _instance = self;
+
   [self refreshTimerExceeded];
 
   y_status_bar_item_ = [[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSSquareStatusItemLength];
@@ -45,7 +54,8 @@ - (void)windowDidLoad {
   [y_status_bar_item_.button
       sendActionOn:NSEventMaskLeftMouseDown | NSEventMaskRightMouseDown | NSEventMaskOtherMouseDown];
 
-  status_bar_item_ = [[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength];
+  BOOL enable_status_bar = absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_ui_display_realtime_status) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+  [self toggleDisplayStatusInternal:enable_status_bar];
 
   hide_on_closed_ = FALSE;
 }
@@ -77,6 +87,10 @@ - (void)statusItemClicked {
 }
 
 - (void)UpdateStatusBar {
+  if (status_bar_item_ == nil) {
+    status_bar_text_ = nil;
+    return;
+  }
   NSString* next_status_bar_text = [self getStatusMessage];
   // prevent deep copy on unchanged title
   if ([next_status_bar_text isEqualToString:status_bar_text_]) {
@@ -131,33 +145,49 @@ - (void)refreshTimerExceeded {
                                                    repeats:NO];
 }
 
-- (void)OnStart:(YassViewController*)viewController {
+- (void)OnStart {
   YassAppDelegate* appDelegate = (YassAppDelegate*)NSApplication.sharedApplication.delegate;
 
-  [appDelegate OnStart:viewController];
+  [appDelegate OnStart];
 }
 
-- (void)OnStop:(YassViewController*)viewController {
+- (void)OnStop {
   YassAppDelegate* appDelegate = (YassAppDelegate*)NSApplication.sharedApplication.delegate;
-  [appDelegate OnStop:viewController withOption:FALSE];
+  [appDelegate OnStop:FALSE];
 }
 
 - (void)Started {
   [self UpdateStatusBar];
-  YassViewController* viewController = (YassViewController*)self.contentViewController;
+  YassViewController* viewController = [YassViewController instance];
   [viewController Started];
 }
 
 - (void)StartFailed {
   [self UpdateStatusBar];
-  YassViewController* viewController = (YassViewController*)self.contentViewController;
+  YassViewController* viewController = [YassViewController instance];
   [viewController StartFailed];
 }
 
 - (void)Stopped {
   [self UpdateStatusBar];
-  YassViewController* viewController = (YassViewController*)self.contentViewController;
+  YassViewController* viewController = [YassViewController instance];
   [viewController Stopped];
 }
 
+- (void)toggleDisplayStatus:(BOOL)enable {
+  [self toggleDisplayStatusInternal:enable];
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_ui_display_realtime_status, (enable == TRUE ? true : false));
+  config::SaveConfig();
+}
+
+- (void)toggleDisplayStatusInternal:(BOOL)enable {
+  if (enable && status_bar_item_ == nil) {
+    status_bar_item_ = [[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength];
+    [self UpdateStatusBar];
+  } else if (enable == FALSE && status_bar_item_ != nil) {
+    status_bar_item_ = nil;
+    status_bar_text_ = nil;
+  }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/src/mac/en.lproj/Main.strings b/src/mac/en.lproj/Main.strings
index 8f35c14ba..60a695fbb 100644
--- a/src/mac/en.lproj/Main.strings
+++ b/src/mac/en.lproj/Main.strings
@@ -102,3 +102,7 @@
 "zY6-tD-aUd.title" = "Timeout";
 
 "bxG-gg-LTc.title" = "Server SNI";
+
+"mw5-nB-ary.title" = "Display Realtime Status";
+
+"71A-aG-Rt6.title" = "Enable";
diff --git a/src/mac/zh-Hans.lproj/Main.strings b/src/mac/zh-Hans.lproj/Main.strings
index f92f3ba9d..af113df37 100644
--- a/src/mac/zh-Hans.lproj/Main.strings
+++ b/src/mac/zh-Hans.lproj/Main.strings
@@ -102,3 +102,7 @@
 "zY6-tD-aUd.title" = "超时时间";
 
 "bxG-gg-LTc.title" = "服务器名称指示";
+
+"mw5-nB-ary.title" = "显示实时状态";
+
+"71A-aG-Rt6.title" = "启用";