diff --git a/alethzero/Main.ui b/alethzero/Main.ui
index c24825685..e534a2147 100644
--- a/alethzero/Main.ui
+++ b/alethzero/Main.ui
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="mineStatus">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
         <property name="currentIndex">
diff --git a/alethzero/MainWin.cpp b/alethzero/MainWin.cpp
index cf8144f5c..195cbb5ae 100644
--- a/alethzero/MainWin.cpp
+++ b/alethzero/MainWin.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ Main::Main(QWidget *parent) :
 
 	statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(ui->balance);
 	statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(ui->peerCount);
+	statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(ui->mineStatus);
 	statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(ui->blockCount);
 
 	connect(ui->webView, &QWebView::titleChanged, [=]()
@@ -311,9 +312,9 @@ void Main::eval(QString const& _js)
 	if (ev.isNull())
 		s = "<span style=\"color: #888\">null</span>";
 	else if (ev.type() == QVariant::String)
-		s = "<span style=\"color: #444\">\"</span><span style=\"color: #f44\">" + ev.toString().toHtmlEscaped() + "</span><span style=\"color: #444\">\"</span>";
+		s = "<span style=\"color: #444\">\"</span><span style=\"color: #c00\">" + ev.toString().toHtmlEscaped() + "</span><span style=\"color: #444\">\"</span>";
 	else if (ev.type() == QVariant::Int || ev.type() == QVariant::Double)
-		s = "<span style=\"color: #44f\">" + ev.toString().toHtmlEscaped() + "</span>";
+		s = "<span style=\"color: #00c\">" + ev.toString().toHtmlEscaped() + "</span>";
 	else
 		s = "<span style=\"color: #888\">unknown type</span>";
 	m_consoleHistory.push_back(qMakePair(_js, s));
@@ -509,8 +510,11 @@ void Main::on_nameReg_textChanged()
 void Main::refreshMining()
 {
 	eth::ClientGuard g(m_client.get());
-	list<eth::MineInfo> l = m_client->miningHistory();
 	eth::MineProgress p = m_client->miningProgress();
+	ui->mineStatus->setText(QString(m_client->isMining() ? "%1s @ %2kH/s" : "Not mining").arg(p.ms / 1000).arg(p.ms ? p.hashes / p.ms : 0));
+	if (!ui->miningView->isVisible())
+		return;
+	list<eth::MineInfo> l = m_client->miningHistory();
 	static uint lh = 0;
 	if (p.hashes < lh)
 		ui->miningView->resetStats();
@@ -537,6 +541,13 @@ eth::State const& Main::state() const
 	return ui->preview->isChecked() ? m_client->postState() : m_client->state();
 }
 
+void Main::updateBlockCount()
+{
+	auto d = m_client->blockChain().details();
+	auto diff = BlockInfo(m_client->blockChain().block()).difficulty;
+	ui->blockCount->setText(QString("#%1 @%3 T%2").arg(d.number).arg(toLog2(d.totalDifficulty)).arg(toLog2(diff)));
+}
+
 void Main::refresh(bool _override)
 {
 	eth::ClientGuard g(m_client.get());
@@ -547,9 +558,7 @@ void Main::refresh(bool _override)
 	{
 		changed();
 
-		auto d = m_client->blockChain().details();
-		auto diff = BlockInfo(m_client->blockChain().block()).difficulty;
-		ui->blockCount->setText(QString("#%1 @%3 T%2").arg(d.number).arg(toLog2(d.totalDifficulty)).arg(toLog2(diff)));
+		updateBlockCount();
 
 		auto acs = st.addresses();
 		ui->accounts->clear();
diff --git a/alethzero/MainWin.h b/alethzero/MainWin.h
index 60c2714a7..5bf7fa5fa 100644
--- a/alethzero/MainWin.h
+++ b/alethzero/MainWin.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ signals:
 	void changed();	// TODO: manifest
 
 private:
+	void updateBlockCount();
+
 	QString pretty(eth::Address _a) const;
 
 	void initDebugger();
diff --git a/alethzero/MiningView.cpp b/alethzero/MiningView.cpp
index 9380d83e3..d347ee200 100644
--- a/alethzero/MiningView.cpp
+++ b/alethzero/MiningView.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ using namespace eth;
 using namespace lb;
 
 string id(float _y) { return toString(_y); }
-string ms(float _x){ return toString(round(_x * 1000)) + (!_x ? "ms" : ""); }
-string msL(float _x, float _y) { return toString(round(_x * 1000)) + "ms (" + toString(round(_y * 100)) + "%)"; }
+string s(float _x){ return toString(round(_x * 1000) / 1000) + (!_x ? "s" : ""); }
+string sL(float _x, float _y) { return toString(round(_x * 1000)) + "s (" + toString(_y) + ")"; }
 
 MiningView::MiningView(QWidget* _p): QWidget(_p)
 {
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ void MiningView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*)
 	Grapher g;
 	QPainter p(this);
 
-	g.init(&p, make_pair(0.f, max<float>(m_duration * 0.1f, m_values.size() * 0.1f)), make_pair(m_progress.requirement - 4, 256.f), ms, id, msL);
+	g.init(&p, make_pair(0.f, max<float>(m_duration * 0.1f, m_values.size() * 0.1f)), make_pair(0, 255.f - (m_progress.requirement - 4)), s, id, sL);
 	g.drawAxes();
-	g.setDataTransform(0.1, 0);
+	g.setDataTransform(0.1, 0, -1, 255.f);
 
 	g.drawLineGraph(m_values, QColor(192, 192, 192));
 	g.drawLineGraph(m_bests, QColor(128, 128, 128));