diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d1587fc..491ffbef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "vscode-db2i",
   "displayName": "Db2 for IBM i",
   "description": "Db2 for IBM i tools in VS Code",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0-syntaxcheck2",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.95.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/language/providers/index.ts b/src/language/providers/index.ts
index 44a3df44..589ad98e 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/index.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { formatProvider } from "./formatProvider";
 import { hoverProvider, openProvider } from "./hoverProvider";
 import { signatureProvider } from "./parameterProvider";
 import { problemProvider } from "./problemProvider";
+import { Db2StatusProvider } from "./statusProvider";
+
+export const sqlLanguageStatus = new Db2StatusProvider();
 
 export function languageInit() {
   let functionality = [];
@@ -13,7 +16,8 @@ export function languageInit() {
     signatureProvider,
     hoverProvider,
     openProvider,
-    problemProvider
+    problemProvider,
+    sqlLanguageStatus
   );
   
   return functionality;
diff --git a/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
index 0e0bc2a7..ad059f9f 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface CompletionType {
 let currentTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
 let sqlDiagnosticCollection = languages.createDiagnosticCollection(`db2i-sql`);
 
-function getTimeout() {
+export function getCheckerTimeout() {
   return (Configuration.get<number>(`syntaxCheckInterval`) || 1500);
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ export const problemProvider = workspace.onDidChangeTextDocument(e => {
           }
         }
       }
-    }, getTimeout());
+    }, getCheckerTimeout());
   }
 });
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diff --git a/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..242212d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Disposable, languages, LanguageStatusSeverity } from "vscode";
+import { SQLStatementChecker } from "../../connection/syntaxChecker";
+import { getCheckerTimeout } from "./problemProvider";
+
+export class Db2StatusProvider extends Disposable {
+  private item = languages.createLanguageStatusItem(`sql`, {language: `sql`});
+  constructor() {
+    super(() => this.item.dispose());
+
+    this.item.name = `SQL Language Status`;
+    this.setState(false);
+  }
+
+  setState(hasJob: Boolean) {
+    if (hasJob) {
+      const checker = SQLStatementChecker.get();
+      const checkerTimeout = getCheckerTimeout() / 1000;
+      this.item.text = `SQL assistance available. ${checker ? `Syntax checking enabled (every ${checkerTimeout}s after editing)` : `Syntax checking not available.`}`;
+      this.item.detail = `You're connected to an IBM i - you can use the advanced SQL language tooling. ${checker ? `` : `Syntax checking not available. This means that the syntax checker did not install when connecting to this system.`}`;
+      this.item.severity = checker ? LanguageStatusSeverity.Information : LanguageStatusSeverity.Warning;
+    } else {
+      this.item.text = `Basic SQL assistance available`;
+      this.item.detail = `Connect to an IBM i to enable advanced SQL language tooling.`;
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/views/jobManager/jobManagerView.ts b/src/views/jobManager/jobManagerView.ts
index e967a3a5..41c91a08 100644
--- a/src/views/jobManager/jobManagerView.ts
+++ b/src/views/jobManager/jobManagerView.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { SelfCodesQuickPickItem } from "./selfCodes/selfCodesBrowser";
 import { updateStatusBar } from "./statusBar";
 import { setCancelButtonVisibility } from "../results";
 import { JDBCOptions } from "@ibm/mapepire-js/dist/src/types";
+import { sqlLanguageStatus } from "../../language/providers";
 
 const selectJobCommand = `vscode-db2i.jobManager.selectJob`;
 const activeColor = new vscode.ThemeColor(`minimapGutter.addedBackground`);
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ export class JobManagerView implements TreeDataProvider<any> {
     const selectedJob = JobManager.getSelection();
 
     setCancelButtonVisibility(selectedJob && selectedJob.job.getStatus() === "busy");
+    sqlLanguageStatus.setState(selectedJob !== undefined);
     commands.executeCommand(`setContext`, `vscode-db2i:jobManager.hasJob`, selectedJob !== undefined);
   }