diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 6231f9fc49..95a90166a0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::engine_running (uint32_t cnt)
 	update_cpu_load ();
 	update_sample_rate ();
 	update_timecode_format ();
+	session_latency_updated (true);
 	update_peak_thread_work ();
 	ActionManager::set_sensitive (ActionManager::engine_sensitive_actions, true);
 	ActionManager::set_sensitive (ActionManager::engine_opposite_sensitive_actions, false);
@@ -1443,6 +1444,35 @@ ARDOUR_UI::update_timecode_format ()
 
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::session_latency_updated (bool for_playback)
+{
+	if (!for_playback) {
+		/* latency updates happen in pairs, in the following order:
+		 *  - for capture
+		 *  - for playback
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!_session) {
+		pdc_info_label.set_text ("PDC: --");
+		latency_info_label.set_text ("I/O Latency: --");
+	} else {
+		samplecnt_t wrl = _session->worst_route_latency ();
+		samplecnt_t iol = _session->io_latency ();
+		float rate      = _session->nominal_sample_rate ();
+
+		pdc_info_label.set_text (string_compose ("PDC: %1", samples_as_time_string (wrl, rate)));
+
+		if (_session->engine().check_for_ambiguous_latency (true)) {
+			latency_info_label.set_markup ("I/O Latency: <span background=\"red\" foreground=\"white\">ambiguous</span>");
+		} else {
+			latency_info_label.set_text (string_compose ("I/O Latency: %1", samples_as_time_string (iol, rate)));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 gint
 ARDOUR_UI::update_wall_clock ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index defaedaa1a..d9b4503670 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -564,6 +564,10 @@ private:
 	Gtk::Label   timecode_format_label;
 	void update_timecode_format ();
 
+	Gtk::Label   latency_info_label;
+	Gtk::Label   pdc_info_label;
+	void session_latency_updated (bool);
+
 	Gtk::Label  dsp_load_label;
 	void update_cpu_load ();
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
index fbdcbf48fb..f8e5482fb5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::set_session (Session *s)
 	_session->RecordStateChanged.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::record_state_changed, this), gui_context());
 	_session->TransportStateChange.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::map_transport_state, this), gui_context());
 	_session->DirtyChanged.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::session_dirty_changed, this), gui_context());
+	_session->LatencyUpdated.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::session_latency_updated, this, _1), gui_context());
 
 	_session->PunchLoopConstraintChange.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::set_punch_sensitivity, this), gui_context());
 	_session->auto_punch_location_changed.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, std::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::set_punch_sensitivity, this), gui_context ());
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 58be43ee6a..c81b156744 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -779,17 +779,21 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	ev->show ();
 
 	EventBox* ev_dsp = manage (new EventBox);
+	EventBox* ev_pdc = manage (new EventBox);
 	EventBox* ev_path = manage (new EventBox);
 	EventBox* ev_name = manage (new EventBox);
 	EventBox* ev_audio = manage (new EventBox);
 	EventBox* ev_format = manage (new EventBox);
+	EventBox* ev_latency = manage (new EventBox);
 	EventBox* ev_timecode = manage (new EventBox);
 
 	ev_dsp->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
+	ev_pdc->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	ev_path->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	ev_name->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	ev_audio->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	ev_format->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
+	ev_latency->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	ev_timecode->set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 
 	Gtk::HBox* hbox = manage (new Gtk::HBox);
@@ -811,16 +815,20 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	format_label.set_use_markup ();
 
 	ev_dsp->add (dsp_load_label);
+	ev_pdc->add (pdc_info_label);
 	ev_path->add (session_path_label);
 	ev_name->add (snapshot_name_label);
 	ev_audio->add (sample_rate_label);
 	ev_format->add (format_label);
+	ev_latency->add (latency_info_label);
 	ev_timecode->add (timecode_format_label);
 
 	ev_dsp->show ();
+	ev_pdc->show ();
 	ev_path->show ();
 	ev_audio->show ();
 	ev_format->show ();
+	ev_latency->show ();
 	ev_timecode->show ();
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -836,6 +844,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	hbox->pack_end (disk_space_label, false, false, 6);
 	hbox->pack_end (*ev_audio, false, false, 6);
 	hbox->pack_end (*ev_timecode, false, false, 6);
+	hbox->pack_end (*ev_pdc, false, false, 6);
+	hbox->pack_end (*ev_latency, false, false, 6);
 	hbox->pack_end (*ev_format, false, false, 6);
 	hbox->pack_end (peak_thread_work_label, false, false, 6);
 	hbox->pack_end (*ev_name, false, false, 6);
@@ -850,6 +860,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&snapshot_name_label   ,X_("Name"),      _("Snapshot Name and Modified Indicator"), false);
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&peak_thread_work_label,X_("Peakfile"),  _("Active Peak-file Work"), false);
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&format_label,          X_("Format"),    _("File Format"), false);
+	_status_bar_visibility.add (&latency_info_label,    X_("Latency"),   _("Total I/O Latency"), !Profile->get_small_screen());
+	_status_bar_visibility.add (&pdc_info_label,        X_("PDC"),       _("Plugin Latency"), !Profile->get_small_screen());
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&timecode_format_label, X_("TCFormat"),  _("Timecode Format"), false);
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&sample_rate_label,     X_("Audio"),     _("Audio"), true);
 	_status_bar_visibility.add (&disk_space_label,      X_("Disk"),      _("Disk Space"), !Profile->get_small_screen());