diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json b/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
index fab8f7bd2123..2591ff5d1fe6 100644
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
     "@jupyterlab/apputils": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlab/cells": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlab/console": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
+    "@jupyterlab/coreutils": "^3.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlab/docregistry": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlab/fileeditor": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
+    "@jupyterlab/mainmenu": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlab/notebook": "^1.0.0-alpha.4",
     "@jupyterlab/statusbar": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@phosphor/widgets": "^1.6.0"
diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json b/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json
index 17f6b5ecdd8a..9a8b3a07d181 100644
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json
+++ b/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
         "memory-usage-item",
         "saving-status-item"
       ]
+    },
+    "visible": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Status Bar Visibility",
+      "description": "Whether to show status bar or not",
+      "default": true
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/src/index.ts b/packages/statusbar-extension/src/index.ts
index 4c30d2cd3a9a..7afde6c827eb 100644
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/statusbar-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   JupyterFrontEndPlugin
 } from '@jupyterlab/application';
 
-import { IClientSession } from '@jupyterlab/apputils';
+import { IClientSession, ICommandPalette } from '@jupyterlab/apputils';
 
 import { Cell, CodeCell } from '@jupyterlab/cells';
 
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ import {
   StatusBar
 } from '@jupyterlab/statusbar';
 
+import { ISettingRegistry } from '@jupyterlab/coreutils';
+
+import { IMainMenu } from '@jupyterlab/mainmenu';
+
 import { Title, Widget } from '@phosphor/widgets';
 
 export const STATUSBAR_PLUGIN_ID = '@jupyterlab/statusbar-extension:plugin';
@@ -47,7 +51,13 @@ const statusBar: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<IStatusBar> = {
   id: STATUSBAR_PLUGIN_ID,
   provides: IStatusBar,
   autoStart: true,
-  activate: (app: JupyterFrontEnd, labShell: ILabShell | null) => {
+  activate: (
+    app: JupyterFrontEnd,
+    labShell: ILabShell | null,
+    settingRegistry: ISettingRegistry | null,
+    mainMenu: IMainMenu | null,
+    palette: ICommandPalette | null
+  ) => {
     const statusBar = new StatusBar();
     statusBar.id = 'jp-main-statusbar';
     app.shell.add(statusBar, 'bottom');
@@ -59,9 +69,52 @@ const statusBar: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<IStatusBar> = {
       });
     }
 
+    const category: string = 'Main Area';
+    const command: string = 'statusbar:toggle';
+
+    app.commands.addCommand(command, {
+      label: 'Show Status Bar',
+      execute: (args: any) => {
+        statusBar.setHidden(statusBar.isVisible);
+        if (settingRegistry) {
+          settingRegistry.set(
+            STATUSBAR_PLUGIN_ID,
+            'visible',
+            statusBar.isVisible
+          );
+        }
+      },
+      isToggled: () => statusBar.isVisible
+    });
+
+    if (palette) {
+      palette.addItem({ command, category });
+    }
+    if (mainMenu) {
+      mainMenu.viewMenu.addGroup([{ command }], 1);
+    }
+
+    if (settingRegistry) {
+      const updateSettings = (settings: ISettingRegistry.ISettings): void => {
+        const visible = settings.get('visible').composite as boolean;
+        statusBar.setHidden(!visible);
+      };
+
+      Promise.all([settingRegistry.load(STATUSBAR_PLUGIN_ID), app.restored])
+        .then(([settings]) => {
+          updateSettings(settings);
+          settings.changed.connect(settings => {
+            updateSettings(settings);
+          });
+        })
+        .catch((reason: Error) => {
+          console.error(reason.message);
+        });
+    }
+
     return statusBar;
   },
-  optional: [ILabShell]
+  optional: [ILabShell, ISettingRegistry, IMainMenu, ICommandPalette]
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/tsconfig.json b/packages/statusbar-extension/tsconfig.json
index d0d6245041c1..494257101a73 100644
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/statusbar-extension/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@
     {
       "path": "../console"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../coreutils"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../docregistry"
     },
     {
       "path": "../fileeditor"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../mainmenu"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../notebook"
     },