diff --git a/cmd/main/main.go b/cmd/main/main.go
index 1f4b378..b9ecce9 100644
--- a/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	icon := ui.CreateNotifyIcon(ui.UIContext{
+	uicontext := &ui.UIContext{
 		Logger:  mgr.Logger,
 		LogFile: mgr.logfilepath,
 		Version: Version,
-	})
+	}
+	statuslist := ui.NewStatusList()
+	ui.CreateStatusWindow(uicontext, statuslist)
+
+	icon := ui.CreateNotifyIcon(uicontext)
 	icon.Logger.Info().Str("version", Version).Msg("Starting PotatoDrive")
 	defer icon.Close()
 
@@ -32,9 +36,8 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	statuslist := ui.NewStatusList()
 	icon.AddAction("Show statuses", func() {
-		go ui.StatusWindow(statuslist)
+		uicontext.MainWindow.Show()
 	})
 
 	keys, _ := mgr.InstanceList()
@@ -47,7 +50,11 @@ func main() {
 						icon.Logger.Err(err).Msgf("%s is offline %v", keyname, err)
 					}
 				},
-				FileStateCallback: statuslist.AddState,
+				FileStateCallback: func(fss core.FileSyncState) {
+					go uicontext.MainWindow.Synchronize(func() {
+						statuslist.AddState(fss)
+					})
+				},
 			}
 			err := mgr.StartInstance(keyname, context)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/ui/aboutdialog.go b/ui/aboutdialog.go
index 8a3c4bb..d0c6f06 100644
--- a/ui/aboutdialog.go
+++ b/ui/aboutdialog.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func openlink(link *walk.LinkLabelLink) {
 	}
 }
 
-func aboutDialog(_ walk.Form, context UIContext) (int, error) {
+func aboutDialog(_ walk.Form, context *UIContext) (int, error) {
 	return MainWindow{
 		Title:   "About PotatoDrive",
 		Icon:    "#2\\0409",
diff --git a/ui/notifyicon.go b/ui/notifyicon.go
index 7ae9e02..251f1d1 100644
--- a/ui/notifyicon.go
+++ b/ui/notifyicon.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ type UIContext struct {
 	Logger  zerolog.Logger
 	LogFile string
 	Version string
+
+	*walk.MainWindow
 }
 
 type NotifyIcon struct {
-	UIContext
+	*UIContext
 
 	*walk.MainWindow
 	zerolog.Logger
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ func (ui *NotifyIcon) Close() {
 	ui.ni.Dispose()
 }
 
-func CreateNotifyIcon(context UIContext) *NotifyIcon {
+func CreateNotifyIcon(context *UIContext) *NotifyIcon {
 	ui := &NotifyIcon{
 		UIContext: context,
 	}
diff --git a/ui/statuswindow.go b/ui/statuswindow.go
index 1d66195..17cdb5a 100644
--- a/ui/statuswindow.go
+++ b/ui/statuswindow.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package ui
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/balazsgrill/potatodrive/core"
 	"github.com/lxn/walk"
 	. "github.com/lxn/walk/declarative"
+	"github.com/lxn/win"
 )
 
 type StatusList struct {
@@ -38,8 +40,7 @@ func (sl *StatusList) AddState(state core.FileSyncState) {
 	sl.PublishItemsReset()
 }
 
-func StatusWindow(model *StatusList) {
-	var mw *walk.MainWindow
+func CreateStatusWindow(context *UIContext, model *StatusList) {
 	var lb *walk.ListBox
 
 	styler := &Styler{
@@ -54,12 +55,13 @@ func StatusWindow(model *StatusList) {
 	styler.loadIcons()
 
 	if err := (MainWindow{
-		AssignTo: &mw,
+		AssignTo: &context.MainWindow,
 		Title:    "PotatoDrive status",
 		MinSize:  Size{200, 200},
 		Size:     Size{800, 600},
 		Font:     Font{Family: "Segoe UI", PointSize: 9},
 		Layout:   VBox{},
+		Visible:  false,
 		Children: []Widget{
 			Composite{
 				DoubleBuffering: true,
@@ -77,5 +79,15 @@ func StatusWindow(model *StatusList) {
 	}).Create(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mw.Run()
+
+	// https://github.com/lxn/walk/issues/326#issuecomment-461074992
+	var prevWndProcPtr uintptr
+	prevWndProcPtr = win.SetWindowLongPtr(context.MainWindow.Handle(), win.GWL_WNDPROC,
+		syscall.NewCallback(func(hWnd win.HWND, msg uint32, wParam, lParam uintptr) uintptr {
+			if msg == win.WM_CLOSE {
+				win.ShowWindow(hWnd, win.SW_HIDE)
+				return 0
+			}
+			return win.CallWindowProc(prevWndProcPtr, hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam)
+		}))
 }