diff --git a/QuickPlay/Interfaces.cs b/QuickPlay/Interfaces.cs
index 1d0e079..9b3b02b 100644
--- a/QuickPlay/Interfaces.cs
+++ b/QuickPlay/Interfaces.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ namespace QuickPlay
     /// </summary>
     public interface IPlayer
     {
+        public enum PlayerStatus
+        {
+            Disconnected, Playing, Stopped
+        }
         Dictionary<string, IPlayable> Songs { get; }
         string PlayerName { get; }
         void Play(string identifier);
         float CurrentProgress { get; }
-        bool IsReady { get; }
+        PlayerStatus Status { get; }
         void SetReasonableOptions(); //TODO
         /// <summary>
         /// Attach to the real player.
diff --git a/QuickPlay/MainActivity.cs b/QuickPlay/MainActivity.cs
index 40d146c..fd86f36 100644
--- a/QuickPlay/MainActivity.cs
+++ b/QuickPlay/MainActivity.cs
@@ -113,10 +113,33 @@ namespace QuickPlay
         {
             TextView playerName = FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.playerNameText);
             playerName.Text = currentPlayer.PlayerName;
+            var bar = FindViewById(Resource.Id.currentSongBar);
+            switch (currentPlayer.Status)
+            {
+                case IPlayer.PlayerStatus.Disconnected:
+                    Toolbar tb = FindViewById<Toolbar>(Resource.Id.toolbar);
+                    tb.SetBackgroundColor(Android.Graphics.Color.Red);
+                    bar.Visibility = ViewStates.Invisible;
+                    break;
+                case IPlayer.PlayerStatus.Playing:
+                    ResetToolbarColor();
+                    // Show progress bar
+                    bar.Visibility = ViewStates.Visible;
+                    break;
+                case IPlayer.PlayerStatus.Stopped:
+                    ResetToolbarColor();
+                    bar.Visibility = ViewStates.Invisible;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        private void ResetToolbarColor()
+        {
             Toolbar tb = FindViewById<Toolbar>(Resource.Id.toolbar);
-            // This code is seriously lovely. FML.
-            tb.SetBackgroundColor(currentPlayer.IsReady ? new Android.Graphics.Color(Android.Support.V4.Content.ContextCompat.GetColor(this, Resource.Color.colorPrimary)) : Android.Graphics.Color.Red);
-           // throw new NotImplementedException("Activity should update.");
+            tb.SetBackgroundColor(
+                new Android.Graphics.Color(
+                    Android.Support.V4.Content.ContextCompat.GetColor(this, Resource.Color.colorPrimary)
+                    )
+                );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/QuickPlay/MpdPlayer.cs b/QuickPlay/MpdPlayer.cs
index 228710f..4b3dd1c 100644
--- a/QuickPlay/MpdPlayer.cs
+++ b/QuickPlay/MpdPlayer.cs
@@ -18,16 +18,13 @@ namespace QuickPlay
         MpcCoreClient mpd;
         // MpcCore uses strings, so be it
         string mpdIP, mpdPort;
+        public IPlayer.PlayerStatus Status { get; private set; }
 
         public Dictionary<string, IPlayable> Songs { get; private set; }
         public string PlayerName { get; private set; }
         public float CurrentProgress { get {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             } }        
-        public bool IsReady { get
-            {
-                return mpd.IsConnected;
-            } }
         public void Play(string songId)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
@@ -47,6 +44,8 @@ namespace QuickPlay
             mpdIP = connDetails[0];
             mpdPort = connDetails.Length >=2 ? connDetails[1] : "6600"; // XXX: Unneccessary default here...
             // Connecting and monitoring remote player is done in ConnectAsync.
+            // Therefore, we start disconnected
+            Status = IPlayer.PlayerStatus.Disconnected;
         }
         public async Task ConnectAsync()
         {