diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
index 25a1c8f7..9e83ccdd 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { WorkspaceService } from '@theia/workspace/lib/browser/workspace-service
 import { SketchFactory } from './sketch-factory';
 import { ArduinoToolbar } from './toolbar/arduino-toolbar';
 import { EditorManager, EditorMainMenu } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser';
-import { ContextMenuRenderer, OpenerService, Widget } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { ContextMenuRenderer, OpenerService, Widget, StatusBar } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { OpenFileDialogProps, FileDialogService } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/file-dialog';
 import { FileSystem } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/common';
 import { ArduinoToolbarContextMenu } from './arduino-file-menu';
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ export class ArduinoFrontendContribution implements TabBarToolbarContribution, C
     @inject(CommandRegistry)
     protected readonly commands: CommandRegistry;
 
+    @inject(StatusBar)
+    protected readonly statusBar: StatusBar;
+
     protected boardsToolbarItem: BoardsToolBarItem | null;
     protected wsSketchCount: number = 0;
 
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ export class ArduinoFrontendContribution implements TabBarToolbarContribution, C
                 key='boardsToolbarItem'
                 ref={ref => this.boardsToolbarItem = ref}
                 commands={this.commands}
+                statusBar={this.statusBar}
                 contextMenuRenderer={this.contextMenuRenderer}
                 boardsNotificationService={this.boardsNotificationService}
                 boardService={this.boardService} />,
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-module.ts
index ec621585..e669bdc5 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-module.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import { ArduinoToolbarContribution } from './toolbar/arduino-toolbar-contributi
 import { OutputToolbarContribution } from '@theia/output/lib/browser/output-toolbar-contribution';
 import { ArduinoOutputToolContribution } from './customization/silent-output-tool-contribution';
 import { EditorContribution } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-contribution';
-import { SilentEditorContribution } from './customization/silent-editor-contribution';
+import { CustomEditorContribution } from './customization/custom-editor-contribution';
 import { MonacoStatusBarContribution } from '@theia/monaco/lib/browser/monaco-status-bar-contribution';
 import { SilentMonacoStatusBarContribution } from './customization/silent-monaco-status-bar-contribution';
 import { ApplicationShell } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind: interfaces.Bind, unbind: interfaces.Un
     unbind(OutputToolbarContribution);
     bind(OutputToolbarContribution).to(ArduinoOutputToolContribution).inSingletonScope();
     unbind(EditorContribution);
-    bind(EditorContribution).to(SilentEditorContribution).inSingletonScope();
+    bind(EditorContribution).to(CustomEditorContribution).inSingletonScope();
     unbind(MonacoStatusBarContribution);
     bind(MonacoStatusBarContribution).to(SilentMonacoStatusBarContribution).inSingletonScope();
     unbind(ApplicationShell);
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-toolbar-item.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-toolbar-item.tsx
index 8b2aba4c..7acc2239 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-toolbar-item.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-toolbar-item.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { BoardsService, Board, AttachedSerialBoard } from '../../common/protocol/boards-service';
-import { ContextMenuRenderer } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { ContextMenuRenderer, StatusBar, StatusBarAlignment } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { BoardsNotificationService } from '../boards-notification-service';
 import { Command, CommandRegistry } from '@theia/core';
 import { ArduinoCommands } from '../arduino-commands';
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export namespace BoardsToolBarItem {
         readonly boardsNotificationService: BoardsNotificationService;
         readonly boardService: BoardsService;
         readonly commands: CommandRegistry;
+        readonly statusBar: StatusBar;
     }
 
     export interface State {
@@ -207,14 +208,19 @@ export class BoardsToolBarItem extends React.Component<BoardsToolBarItem.Props,
     render(): React.ReactNode {
         const selectedBoard = this.state.selectedBoard;
         const port = selectedBoard ? this.getPort(selectedBoard) : undefined;
+        const boardTxt = selectedBoard && `${selectedBoard.name}${port ? ' at ' + port : ''}` || '';
+        this.props.statusBar.setElement('arduino-selected-board', {
+            alignment: StatusBarAlignment.RIGHT,
+            text: boardTxt
+        });
         return <React.Fragment>
             <div className='arduino-boards-toolbar-item-container'>
-                <div className='arduino-boards-toolbar-item' title={selectedBoard && `${selectedBoard.name}${port ? ' at ' + port : ''}`}>
+                <div className='arduino-boards-toolbar-item' title={boardTxt}>
                     <div className='inner-container' onClick={this.doShowSelectBoardsMenu}>
                         <span className={!selectedBoard || !this.state.selectedIsAttached ? 'fa fa-times notAttached' : ''}></span>
                         <div className='label noWrapInfo'>
                             <div className='noWrapInfo noselect'>
-                                {selectedBoard ? `${selectedBoard.name}${port ? ' at ' + port : ''}` : 'no board selected'}
+                                {selectedBoard ? boardTxt : 'no board selected'}
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <span className='fa fa-caret-down caret'></span>
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/custom-editor-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/custom-editor-contribution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d472de2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/custom-editor-contribution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {EditorContribution} from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-contribution'; 
+import { TextEditor } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser';
+import { StatusBarAlignment } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+
+export class CustomEditorContribution extends EditorContribution {
+    protected updateLanguageStatus(editor: TextEditor | undefined): void {
+    }
+
+    protected setCursorPositionStatus(editor: TextEditor | undefined): void {
+        if (!editor) {
+            this.statusBar.removeElement('editor-status-cursor-position');
+            return;
+        }
+        const { cursor } = editor;
+        this.statusBar.setElement('editor-status-cursor-position', {
+            text: `${cursor.line + 1}`,
+            alignment: StatusBarAlignment.LEFT,
+            priority: 100
+        });
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/silent-editor-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/silent-editor-contribution.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 21870072..00000000
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/customization/silent-editor-contribution.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import {EditorContribution} from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-contribution'; 
-import { TextEditor } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser';
-
-export class SilentEditorContribution extends EditorContribution {
-    protected updateLanguageStatus(editor: TextEditor | undefined): void {
-    }
-
-    protected setCursorPositionStatus(editor: TextEditor | undefined): void {
-
-    }
-}
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