diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
index 5ba7473..779c2ab 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class MareConfig : IMareConfiguration
     public string CacheFolder { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public bool DisableOptionalPluginWarnings { get; set; } = false;
     public bool EnableRightClickMenus { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool EnableDtrEntry { get; set; } = false;
     public NotificationLocation ErrorNotification { get; set; } = NotificationLocation.Both;
     public string ExportFolder { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public bool FileScanPaused { get; set; } = false;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/PairManager.cs b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/PairManager.cs
index e2a7437..2e2179a 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/PairManager.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/PairManager.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ public sealed class PairManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     public List<UserData> GetVisibleUsers() => _allClientPairs.Where(p => p.Value.IsVisible).Select(p => p.Key).ToList();
 
+    public int GetVisibleUserCount() => _allClientPairs.Count(p => p.Value.IsVisible);
+
     public void MarkPairOffline(UserData user)
     {
         if (_allClientPairs.TryGetValue(user, out var pair))
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
index 26dc180..3f51f7c 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Conditions;
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects;
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
 using Dalamud.Game.Gui;
+using Dalamud.Game.Gui.Dtr;
 using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiFileDialog;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
 
     public Plugin(DalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface, CommandManager commandManager, DataManager gameData,
         Framework framework, ObjectTable objectTable, ClientState clientState, Condition condition, ChatGui chatGui,
-        GameGui gameGui)
+        GameGui gameGui, DtrBar dtrBar)
     {
         new HostBuilder()
         .UseContentRoot(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName)
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new DalamudUtilService(s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DalamudUtilService>>(),
                 clientState, objectTable, framework, gameGui, condition, gameData,
                 s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>(), s.GetRequiredService<PerformanceCollectorService>()));
+            collection.AddSingleton((s) => new DtrEntry(dtrBar, s.GetRequiredService<MareConfigService>(),
+                s.GetRequiredService<PairManager>(), s.GetRequiredService<ApiController>()));
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new IpcManager(s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<IpcManager>>(),
                 pluginInterface, s.GetRequiredService<DalamudUtilService>(), s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>()));
 
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             collection.AddHostedService(p => p.GetRequiredService<ConfigurationMigrator>());
             collection.AddHostedService(p => p.GetRequiredService<DalamudUtilService>());
             collection.AddHostedService(p => p.GetRequiredService<PerformanceCollectorService>());
+            collection.AddHostedService(p => p.GetRequiredService<DtrEntry>());
             collection.AddHostedService(p => p.GetRequiredService<MarePlugin>());
         })
         .Build()
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/DtrEntry.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/DtrEntry.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11223d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/DtrEntry.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+using Dalamud.Game.Gui.Dtr;
+using MareSynchronos.MareConfiguration;
+using MareSynchronos.MareConfiguration.Configurations;
+using MareSynchronos.PlayerData.Pairs;
+using MareSynchronos.Utils;
+using MareSynchronos.WebAPI;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace MareSynchronos.UI;
+
+public sealed class DtrEntry : IDisposable, IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly DtrBarEntry _entry;
+    private readonly ConfigurationServiceBase<MareConfig> _configService;
+    private readonly PairManager _pairManager;
+    private readonly ApiController _apiController;
+
+    private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource = new();
+    private Task? _runTask;
+    private string? _text;
+
+    public DtrEntry(DtrBar dtrBar, ConfigurationServiceBase<MareConfig> configService, PairManager pairManager, ApiController apiController)
+    {
+        _entry = dtrBar.Get("Mare Synchronos");
+        _configService = configService;
+        _pairManager = pairManager;
+        _apiController = apiController;
+
+        Clear();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _entry.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void Update()
+    {
+        if (!_configService.Current.EnableDtrEntry)
+        {
+            if (_entry.Shown)
+            {
+                Clear();
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!_entry.Shown)
+        {
+            _entry.Shown = true;
+        }
+
+        string text;
+        if (_apiController.IsConnected)
+        {
+            text = $"\uE044 {_pairManager.GetVisibleUserCount()}";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            text = "\uE044 \uE04C";
+        }
+        if (!string.Equals(text, _text, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            _text = text;
+            _entry.Text = text;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void Clear()
+    {
+        _text = null;
+
+        _entry.Shown = false;
+        _entry.Text = null;
+    }
+
+    private async Task RunAsync()
+    {
+        while (!_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            Update();
+            await Task.Delay(1000, _cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _runTask = Task.Run(RunAsync, _cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
+        await _runTask!.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _cancellationTokenSource.Dispose();
+        Clear();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
index 839f24a..efd2c24 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         var profileDelay = _configService.Current.ProfileDelay;
         var profileOnRight = _configService.Current.ProfilePopoutRight;
         var enableRightClickMenu = _configService.Current.EnableRightClickMenus;
+        var enableDtrEntry = _configService.Current.EnableDtrEntry;
         var preferNotesInsteadOfName = _configService.Current.PreferNotesOverNamesForVisible;
 
         if (ImGui.Checkbox("Enable Game Right Click Menu Entries", ref enableRightClickMenu))
@@ -524,6 +525,13 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
         UiSharedService.DrawHelpText("This will add Mare related right click menu entries in the game UI on paired players.");
 
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox("Display status and visible pair count in Server Info Bar", ref enableDtrEntry))
+        {
+            _configService.Current.EnableDtrEntry = enableDtrEntry;
+            _configService.Save();
+        }
+        UiSharedService.DrawHelpText("This will add Mare connection status and visible pair count in the Server Info Bar.\nYou can further configure this through your Dalamud Settings.");
+
         if (ImGui.Checkbox("Show separate Visible group", ref showVisibleSeparate))
         {
             _configService.Current.ShowVisibleUsersSeparately = showVisibleSeparate;