diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 684bc285..7c0106ba 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SUBDIRS = etc/byobu \
 	usr/share/byobu/keybindings \
 	usr/share/byobu/pixmaps \
 	usr/share/byobu/profiles \
+	usr/share/byobu/status \
 	usr/share/byobu/tests \
 	usr/share/byobu/windows \
 	usr/share/doc/byobu \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ced18bf4..f0c44d8e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/keybindings/Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/pixmaps/Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile \
+	usr/share/byobu/status/Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/tests/Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/windows/Makefile \
 	usr/share/doc/byobu/Makefile \
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 52878a99..778de029 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,6 +28,29 @@ byobu (4.18) unreleased; urgency=low
     - support tmux -V version
   * usr/lib/byobu/.shutil:
     - update ec2 detection method
+  * === added directory usr/share/byobu/status, configure.ac,
+    etc/byobu/statusrc, experimental/byobu-status-all => usr/bin/byobu-
+    statusd, Makefile.am, usr/bin/byobu-janitor, usr/bin/byobu-status-
+    print, usr/bin/Makefile.am, usr/lib/byobu/color,
+    usr/lib/byobu/.constants, usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am,
+    usr/lib/byobu/.shutil, usr/share/byobu/profiles/common,
+    usr/share/byobu/status/1, usr/share/byobu/status/2,
+    usr/share/byobu/status/3, usr/share/byobu/status/4,
+    usr/share/byobu/status/Makefile.am:
+    - add shared configurations for status ordering
+    - install symlinks to status ordering
+    - add status script for status colors
+    - move color function to shared utils
+    - add stub for tmux color support
+    - add byobu-statusd, daemon to cache and update status information in the
+      run directory as the information expires
+    - add byobu-status-print, script to concatenate status per ordered
+      configuration
+    - move byobu backend support below BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR determination
+    - move status frequencies to a shared utility function
+    - drop the backtick commands for all the individual status functions
+    - add the backtick commands for the 4 quadrants of status
+    - update the hardstatus line accordingly
 
   [ James Spencer ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
diff --git a/etc/byobu/statusrc b/etc/byobu/statusrc
index 42299b2a..9d91778f 100644
--- a/etc/byobu/statusrc
+++ b/etc/byobu/statusrc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 apport=0
 arch=0
 battery=1
+color=1
 cpu_count=1
 cpu_freq=1
 cpu_temp=0
diff --git a/experimental/byobu-status-all b/experimental/byobu-status-all
deleted file mode 100755
index 35e800fe..00000000
--- a/experimental/byobu-status-all
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-LIBDIR=/home/kirkland/src/byobu/byobu/usr/lib/byobu
-. "$LIBDIR/.constants"
-. "$LIBDIR/.shutil"
-
-mkdir -p "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status"
-for i in "$LIBDIR/"*; do
-	case "$i" in
-		*/Makefile.am)
-			true
-		;;
-		*time_binary)
-			true
-		;;
-		*)
-			#printf "Sourcing [$i]...\n"
-			. "$i"
-			j=${i##*/}
-			#printf "Running [__$j]...["
-			eval "__$j" > "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status/$j"
-			#printf "]\n"
-		;;
-	esac
-done
-exit 0
-
-
-[ -n "$2" ] && eval "__${1}_detail" || eval "__$1"
diff --git a/usr/bin/Makefile.am b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
index 3a4ceb15..771c0f07 100644
--- a/usr/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-silent  byobu-status  byobu-status-detail  byobu-shell
+bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-silent  byobu-status  byobu-statusd  byobu-status-detail  byobu-status-print  byobu-shell
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
index 4e2d07c7..e09b1a5e 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ command -v greadlink >/dev/null && READLINK="greadlink" || READLINK="readlink"
 # Create byobu-exchange buffer file, with secure permissions, if it doesn't exist
 [ -e "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen" ] || install -m 600 /dev/null "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen"
 
+# Set up status ordering symlinks
+for i in 1 2 3 4; do
+	[ -e "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.$i" ] || ln -s "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/share/${PKG}/status/$i" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.$i"
+done
+
 # Affects: users who launched using sudo, such that their config dir
 # is not writable by them
 if [ -d "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR" ] && [ ! -w "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status-print b/usr/bin/byobu-status-print
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..291d3c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status-print
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    byobu-status-print: concatenate the status cache
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2011 Dustin Kirkland
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+PKG="byobu"
+[ -z "${BYOBU_PREFIX}" ] && export BYOBU_PREFIX="/usr" || export BYOBU_PREFIX
+. "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/.constants"
+
+for i in $(cat "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.$1"); do
+	cache="$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status/$i"
+	if [ -s "$cache" ]; then
+		read c < "$cache"
+		printf "%s" "$c"
+		case "$i" in
+			color|time) true ;;
+			*) printf " " ;;
+		esac
+	fi
+done
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-statusd b/usr/bin/byobu-statusd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e3b64280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-statusd
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    byobu-status-print: concatenate the status cache
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2011 Dustin Kirkland
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+PKG="byobu"
+[ -z "${BYOBU_PREFIX}" ] && export BYOBU_PREFIX="/usr" || export BYOBU_PREFIX
+. "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/.common"
+
+# Clean and create cache directories
+rm -rf "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status" "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/.last"
+mkdir -p "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status" "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/.last"
+
+# Source configurations
+for i in "/etc/$PKG/statusrc" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc"; do
+	[ -r "$i" ] && . "$i"
+done
+
+# Run each status function as necessary
+while true; do
+	# Make sure status is not disabled
+	if [ -f "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.disable" ]; then
+		rm -f "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status"/* "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/.last"/*
+		exit 0
+	fi
+	now=$(date +%s)
+	# Re-source configuration, if changed since last run
+	for i in "/etc/$PKG/statusrc" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc"; do
+		[ -r "$i" ] && [ "$i" -nt "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status" ] && . "$i"
+	done
+	for i in "$BYOBU_PREFIX/lib/$PKG/"*; do
+		case "$i" in
+			*/time_binary|*/Makefile.am) continue ;;
+		esac
+		i=${i##*/}
+		cache="$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status/$i"
+		last="$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/.last/$i"
+		# Check if this status is enabled
+		eval x="\$$i"
+		if [ "$x" != "1" ]; then
+			rm -f "$cache" "$last"
+			continue
+		fi
+		[ -r "$last" ] && read lastrun < "$last" || lastrun=0
+		status_freq "$i"
+		expiry=$(($lastrun+$_RET))
+		find_script "$i" && path="$_RET" || path=/dev/null
+		if [ $now -ge $expiry ] || [ "$path" -nt "$last" ]; then
+			# Re-source status function, if changed since last run
+			if [ "$path" -nt "$last" ] || [ ! -e "$last" ]; then
+				. "$path"
+			fi
+			eval "__$i" > "$cache"
+			echo "$now" > "$last"
+		fi
+	done
+	sleep 2
+done
+exit 0
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
index 83651400..e4db2060 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
@@ -20,22 +20,6 @@
 
 PKG="byobu"
 
-# Support two different backends (screen/tmux)
-if [ -z "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ]; then
-	[ -r "/etc/byobu/backend" ] && . "/etc/byobu/backend"
-	[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend" ] && . "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend"
-fi
-case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
-	tmux)
-		export BYOBU_BACKEND
-		BYOBU_ARG_VERSION="-V"
-	;;
-	*)
-		export BYOBU_BACKEND="screen"
-		BYOBU_ARG_VERSION="-v"
-	;;
-esac
-
 # Create and set the user configuration directory
 if [ -d "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ] && mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$PKG"; then
 	export BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$PKG"
@@ -82,3 +66,19 @@ else
 	ICON_TRASH="T"
 	ICON_WIFI=
 fi
+
+# Support two different backends (screen/tmux)
+if [ -z "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ]; then
+	[ -r "/etc/byobu/backend" ] && . "/etc/byobu/backend"
+	[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend" ] && . "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend"
+fi
+case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
+	tmux)
+		export BYOBU_BACKEND
+		BYOBU_ARG_VERSION="-V"
+	;;
+	*)
+		export BYOBU_BACKEND="screen"
+		BYOBU_ARG_VERSION="-v"
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
index 52e8d85b..a82b010f 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
@@ -19,7 +19,42 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-color 2>/dev/null || color() { true; }
+# Define colors
+color_screen() {
+	ESC="\005"
+	case "$1" in
+		"") return 0 ;;
+		-)   printf "$ESC{-}" ;;
+		--)   printf "$ESC{-} " ;;
+		esc)    printf "$ESC" ;;
+		bold1)  printf "$ESC{=b }" ;;
+		bold2)  printf "$ESC{+b }" ;;
+		none)   printf "$ESC{= }" ;;
+		invert) printf "$ESC{=r }" ;;
+		*)
+			if [ "$#" = "2" ]; then
+				[ "$MONOCHROME" = "1" ] && printf "$ESC{= }"   || printf "$ESC{= $1$2}"
+			else
+				[ "$MONOCHROME" = "1" ] && printf "$ESC{=$1 }" || printf "$ESC{=$1 $2$3}"
+			fi
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+color_tmux() {
+	true
+}
+
+color() {
+	case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
+		tmux)
+			color_tmux "$@"
+		;;
+		*)
+			color_screen "$@"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
 
 # uncommented_lines(char=#)
 # does the standard input have lines that do not start with 'char'?
@@ -116,47 +151,54 @@ metadata_available() {
 }
 
 status_freq() {
+# Define status frequencies
+#   Use prime number intervals, to decrease collisions, which
+#   yields some less expensive status updates.
+#   ~86000 ~1 day
+#   ~600   ~10 minutes
+#   ~180   ~3 minutes
+#   ~60    ~1 minute
 	case "$1" in
-		apport)_RET=67 ;;
-		arch)_RET=9999999 ;;
-		battery)_RET=61 ;;
-		color)_RET=9999999 ;;
-		cpu_count) _RET=5 ;;
-		cpu_freq) _RET=2 ;;
-		cpu_temp) _RET=19 ;;
-		custom) _RET=5 ;;
-		date) _RET=28793 ;;
-		disk) _RET=13 ;;
-		disk_io) _RET=3 ;;
-		ec2_cost) _RET=601 ;;
-		fan_speed) _RET=23 ;;
-		hostname) _RET=607 ;;
-		ip_address) _RET=127 ;;
-		load_average) _RET=2 ;;
-		logo) _RET=9999999 ;;
-		mail) _RET=5 ;;
-		mem_available) _RET=47 ;;
-		mem_used) _RET=13 ;;
-		menu) _RET=9999999 ;;
-		network) _RET=3 ;;
-		notify_osd) _RET=0 ;;
-		processes) _RET=7 ;;
-		raid) _RET=7 ;;
-		rcs_cost) _RET=613 ;;
+		apport)		_RET=67 ;;
+		arch)		_RET=9999999 ;;
+		battery)	_RET=61 ;;
+		color)		_RET=9999999 ;;
+		cpu_count)	_RET=5 ;;
+		cpu_freq)	_RET=2 ;;
+		cpu_temp)	_RET=19 ;;
+		custom)		_RET=5 ;;
+		date)		_RET=28793 ;;
+		disk)		_RET=13 ;;
+		disk_io)	_RET=3 ;;
+		ec2_cost)	_RET=601 ;;
+		fan_speed)	_RET=23 ;;
+		hostname)	_RET=607 ;;
+		ip_address)	_RET=127 ;;
+		load_average)	_RET=2 ;;
+		logo)		_RET=9999999 ;;
+		mail)		_RET=5 ;;
+		mem_available)	_RET=47 ;;
+		mem_used)	_RET=13 ;;
+		menu)		_RET=9999999 ;;
+		network)	_RET=3 ;;
+		notify_osd)	_RET=9999999 ;;
+		processes)	_RET=7 ;;
+		raid)		_RET=7 ;;
+		rcs_cost)	_RET=613 ;;
 		reboot_required) _RET=5 ;;
-		release) _RET=599 ;;
-		services) _RET=53 ;;
-		swap) _RET=19 ;;
-		time) _RET=9999999 ;;
-		time_binary) _RET=23 ;;
-		time_utc) _RET=11 ;;
-		trash) _RET=9999999 ;;
+		release)	_RET=599 ;;
+		services)	_RET=53 ;;
+		swap)		_RET=19 ;;
+		time)		_RET=9999999 ;;
+		time_binary)	_RET=23 ;;
+		time_utc)	_RET=11 ;;
+		trash)		_RET=9999999 ;;
 		updates_available) _RET=7 ;;
-		uptime) _RET=29 ;;
-		users) _RET=11 ;;
-		whoami) _RET=86029 ;;
-		wifi_quality) _RET=17 ;;
-		*) _RET=9999999 ;;
+		uptime)		_RET=29 ;;
+		users)		_RET=11 ;;
+		whoami)		_RET=86029 ;;
+		wifi_quality)	_RET=17 ;;
+		*)		_RET=9999999 ;;
 	esac
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am b/usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am
index c2d4e775..c2aa797b 100644
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 libdirdir = $(prefix)/lib/@PACKAGE@
-libdir_SCRIPTS = apport  arch  battery  cpu_count  cpu_freq  cpu_temp  custom  date  disk  disk_io  ec2_cost  fan_speed  hostname  ip_address  load_average  logo  mail  mem_available  mem_used  menu  network  .notify_osd  notify_osd  processes  raid  rcs_cost  reboot_required  release  services  swap  time  time_binary time_utc trash updates_available  uptime  users  whoami  wifi_quality .common .constants .shutil
+libdir_SCRIPTS = apport  arch  battery  cpu_count  cpu_freq  cpu_temp  color  custom  date  disk  disk_io  ec2_cost  fan_speed  hostname  ip_address  load_average  logo  mail  mem_available  mem_used  menu  network  .notify_osd  notify_osd  processes  raid  rcs_cost  reboot_required  release  services  swap  time  time_binary time_utc trash updates_available  uptime  users  whoami  wifi_quality .common .constants .shutil
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/color b/usr/lib/byobu/color
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..64b2720c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/color
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+#    color: print the background/foreground color escape codes
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2011 Dustin Kirkland
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+__color_detail() {
+	true
+}
+
+__color() {
+	[ -z "$FOREGROUND" ] && FOREGROUND="w"
+	[ -z "$BACKGROUND" ] && BACKGROUND="k"
+	printf "\005{= $BACKGROUND$FOREGROUND}"
+}
+
+# vi: syntax=sh ts=4 noexpandtab
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
index 66f353ed..e4f81544 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
@@ -28,58 +28,11 @@ msgminwait 0
 defutf8 on
 deflogin on
 
-# Define status commands
-#   Use prime number intervals, to decrease collisions, which
-#   yields some less expensive status updates.
-#   ~86000 ~1 day
-#   ~600   ~10 minutes
-#   ~180   ~3 minutes
-#   ~60    ~1 minute
-backtick 10 	9999999	9999999		byobu-janitor
-backtick 11	9999999	9999999		printf "\005-1="
-backtick 12	9999999	9999999		byobu-status color
-backtick 13	0	0		byobu-status notify_osd
-backtick 99  	9999999	9999999		byobu-status logo
-backtick 100	599	599		byobu-status release
-backtick 101 	7	7		byobu-status updates_available
-backtick 102 	5	5		byobu-status reboot_required
-backtick 103 	2	2		byobu-status cpu_freq
-backtick 104 	5	5		byobu-status cpu_count
-backtick 105 	47	47		byobu-status mem_available
-backtick 106 	2	2		byobu-status load_average
-backtick 107 	13	13		byobu-status mem_used
-backtick 108 	601	601		byobu-status ec2_cost
-backtick 109 	607	607		byobu-status hostname
-backtick 110 	86029	86029		byobu-status whoami
-backtick 111 	9999999	9999999		byobu-status menu
-backtick 112 	9999999	9999999		byobu-status arch
-backtick 113 	61	61		byobu-status battery
-backtick 114 	11	11		byobu-status users
-backtick 115 	29	29		byobu-status uptime
-backtick 116 	7	7		byobu-status processes
-backtick 117 	3	3		byobu-status network
-backtick 118 	9999999	9999999		true
-backtick 119 	17	17		byobu-status wifi_quality
-backtick 120 	28793	28793		byobu-status date
-backtick 121 	9999999	9999999		byobu-status time
-backtick 122 	127	127		byobu-status ip_address
-backtick 123 	13	13		byobu-status disk
-backtick 124 	9999999	9999999		true
-backtick 125 	19	19		byobu-status cpu_temp
-backtick 126 	9999999	9999999		true
-backtick 127 	5	5		byobu-status mail
-backtick 128 	23	23		byobu-status fan_speed
-backtick 129 	67	67		byobu-status apport
-backtick 130 	5	5		byobu-status custom
-backtick 131 	53	53		byobu-status services
-backtick 132 	11	11		byobu-status time_utc
-backtick 133 	3	3		byobu-status disk_io
-backtick 134 	613	613		byobu-status rcs_cost
-backtick 135 	7	7		byobu-status raid
-backtick 136 	19	19		byobu-status swap
-backtick 137 	23	23		byobu-status time_binary
-
-hardstatus alwayslastline
+backtick 10	9999999	9999999	byobu-janitor
+backtick 1001	1	1	byobu-status-print 1
+backtick 1002	1	1	byobu-status-print 2
+backtick 1003	1	1	byobu-status-print 3
+backtick 1004	1	1	byobu-status-print 4
 
 # The following line would turn off alternate Screen switching in xterms,
 # so that text in Screen will go into the xterm's scrollback buffer.
@@ -114,7 +67,8 @@ setenv SSH_AUTH_SOCK $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/.ssh-agent
 caption always "%12`%?%-Lw%50L>%?%{=r}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%12`%?%+Lw%?%11` %=%12`%110`%109`%122`%111`%10`%<"
 
 # Status string, last line
-hardstatus string '%99`%{-}%{=r}%12` %100`%112`%=%117`%133`%130`%135`%102`%101`%129`%131`%127`%114`%115`%108`%134`%128`%125`%126`%113`%119`%116`%106`%104`%103`%105`%107`%136`%123`%137`%132`%120`%121`'
+hardstatus alwayslastline
+hardstatus string '%1003`%=%1004`'
 
 # NOTE: Older version of Screen have an arbitrary limit of only being able
 # to change colors 16 times in this 'hardstatus string'.
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/status/1 b/usr/share/byobu/status/1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/status/2 b/usr/share/byobu/status/2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/status/3 b/usr/share/byobu/status/3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4eb787f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/status/3
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+color
+logo
+release
+arch
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/status/4 b/usr/share/byobu/status/4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c399266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/status/4
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+network
+disk_io
+custom
+raid
+reboot_required
+updates_available
+apport
+services
+mail
+users
+uptime
+ec2_cost
+rcs_cost
+fan_speed
+cpu_temp
+battery
+wifi_quality
+processes
+load_average
+cpu_count
+cpu_freq
+mem_available
+mem_used
+swap
+disk
+time_binary
+time_utc
+date
+time
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/status/Makefile.am b/usr/share/byobu/status/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00fedfba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/status/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+statusdir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/status
+status_DATA = 1 2 3 4