diff --git a/kdlibcpp b/kdlibcpp
index c79f079..deda36a 160000
--- a/kdlibcpp
+++ b/kdlibcpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c79f0797228b1436c41b700f4564eb986388bb35
+Subproject commit deda36a086494be526a5d62bf1b104cb780d7a07
diff --git a/pykd/pydbgio.h b/pykd/pydbgio.h
index 75f73ce..b0acd18 100644
--- a/pykd/pydbgio.h
+++ b/pykd/pydbgio.h
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ inline void dinput(const std::wstring &str)
     kdlib::dinput(str);
 }
 
+inline void setStatusMessage(const std::wstring &str)
+{
+    AutoRestorePyState  pystate;
+    kdlib::setStatusMessage(str);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 class DbgOut : public  kdlib::windbg::WindbgOut
diff --git a/pykd/pykdver.h b/pykd/pykdver.h
index 199ac5e..480e6e9 100644
--- a/pykd/pykdver.h
+++ b/pykd/pykdver.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define PYKD_VERSION_MAJOR      0
 #define PYKD_VERSION_MINOR      3
 #define PYKD_VERSION_SUBVERSION 4
-#define PYKD_VERSION_BUILDNO    8
+#define PYKD_VERSION_BUILDNO    9
 
 #define __VER_STR2__(x) #x
 #define __VER_STR1__(x) __VER_STR2__(x)
diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index 33c2332..92b1fbb 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void pykd_init()
         "Print out string and insert end of line symbol. If dml = True string is printed with dml highlighting ( only for windbg )" ) );
     python::def("dinput", &pykd::dinput,
         "Provide input for debugger");
+    python::def("setStatusMessage", &pykd::setStatusMessage,
+        "Set message at a windbg status bar");
 
 
     // Python debug output console helper classes