diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
index 7304b5196..575295f37 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         Plugin.__init__(self, u'SongUsage', plugin_helpers)
         self.weight = -4
         self.icon = build_icon(u':/plugins/plugin_songusage.png')
+        self.activeIcon = build_icon(u':/songusage/song_usage_active.png')
+        self.inactiveIcon = build_icon(u':/songusage/song_usage_inactive.png')
         self.manager = None
-        self.songusageActive = False
+        self.songUsageActive = False
 
     def addToolsMenuItem(self, tools_menu):
         """
@@ -84,17 +86,29 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         self.songUsageStatus.setText(translate(
             'SongUsagePlugin', 'Toggle Tracking'))
         self.songUsageStatus.setStatusTip(translate('SongUsagePlugin',
-                'Toggle the tracking of song usage.'))
-        #Add Menus together
+            'Toggle the tracking of song usage.'))
+        # Add Menus together
         self.toolsMenu.addAction(self.songUsageMenu.menuAction())
         self.songUsageMenu.addAction(self.songUsageStatus)
         self.songUsageMenu.addSeparator()
         self.songUsageMenu.addAction(self.songUsageDelete)
         self.songUsageMenu.addAction(self.songUsageReport)
+        self.songUsageActiveButton = QtGui.QToolButton(
+            self.formparent.statusBar)
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.setCheckable(True)
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.setStatusTip(translate('SongUsagePlugin',
+            'Toggle the tracking of song usage.'))
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.setObjectName(u'songUsageActiveButton')
+        self.formparent.statusBar.insertPermanentWidget(1,
+            self.songUsageActiveButton)
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.hide()
         # Signals and slots
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.songUsageStatus,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'visibilityChanged(bool)'),
             self.songUsageStatus.setChecked)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.songUsageActiveButton,
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'toggled(bool)'),
+            self.toggleSongUsageState)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.songUsageDelete,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onSongUsageDelete)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.songUsageReport,
@@ -107,23 +121,25 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'slidecontroller_live_started'),
             self.onReceiveSongUsage)
-        self.SongUsageActive = QtCore.QSettings().value(
+        self.songUsageActive = QtCore.QSettings().value(
             self.settingsSection + u'/active',
             QtCore.QVariant(False)).toBool()
-        self.songUsageStatus.setChecked(self.SongUsageActive)
+        # Set the button and checkbox state
+        self.setButtonState()
         action_list = ActionList.get_instance()
+        action_list.add_action(self.songUsageStatus,
+            translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
         action_list.add_action(self.songUsageDelete,
             translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
         action_list.add_action(self.songUsageReport,
             translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
-        action_list.add_action(self.songUsageStatus,
-            translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
         if self.manager is None:
             self.manager = Manager(u'songusage', init_schema)
         self.songUsageDeleteForm = SongUsageDeleteForm(self.manager,
             self.formparent)
         self.songUsageDetailForm = SongUsageDetailForm(self, self.formparent)
         self.songUsageMenu.menuAction().setVisible(True)
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.show()
 
     def finalise(self):
         """
@@ -134,26 +150,55 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         Plugin.finalise(self)
         self.songUsageMenu.menuAction().setVisible(False)
         action_list = ActionList.get_instance()
+        action_list.remove_action(self.songUsageStatus,
+            translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
         action_list.remove_action(self.songUsageDelete,
             translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
         action_list.remove_action(self.songUsageReport,
             translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
-        action_list.remove_action(self.songUsageStatus,
-            translate('SongUsagePlugin', 'Song Usage'))
-        #stop any events being processed
-        self.SongUsageActive = False
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.hide()
+        # stop any events being processed
+        self.songUsageActive = False
 
     def toggleSongUsageState(self):
-        self.SongUsageActive = not self.SongUsageActive
+        """
+        Manage the state of the audit collection and amend
+        the UI when necessary,
+        """
+        self.songUsageActive = not self.songUsageActive
         QtCore.QSettings().setValue(self.settingsSection + u'/active',
-            QtCore.QVariant(self.SongUsageActive))
+            QtCore.QVariant(self.songUsageActive))
+        self.setButtonState()
+
+    def setButtonState(self):
+        """
+        Keep buttons inline.  Turn of signals to stop dead loop but we need the
+        button and check box set correctly.
+        """
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.blockSignals(True)
+        self.songUsageStatus.blockSignals(True)
+        if self.songUsageActive:
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setIcon(self.activeIcon)
+            self.songUsageStatus.setChecked(True)
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setChecked(True)
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setToolTip(translate('SongUsagePlugin',
+                'Song usage tracking is active.'))
+        else:
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setIcon(self.inactiveIcon)
+            self.songUsageStatus.setChecked(False)
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setChecked(False)
+            self.songUsageActiveButton.setToolTip(translate('SongUsagePlugin',
+                'Song usage tracking is inactive.'))
+        self.songUsageActiveButton.blockSignals(False)
+        self.songUsageStatus.blockSignals(False)
+
 
     def onReceiveSongUsage(self, item):
         """
         Song Usage for live song from SlideController
         """
         audit = item[0].audit
-        if self.SongUsageActive and audit:
+        if self.songUsageActive and audit:
             song_usage_item = SongUsageItem()
             song_usage_item.usagedate = datetime.today()
             song_usage_item.usagetime = datetime.now().time()
diff --git a/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc b/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
index 4dca475f4..fff1f75b8 100644
--- a/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
+++ b/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
     <file>messagebox_info.png</file>
     <file>messagebox_warning.png</file>
   </qresource>
+  <qresource prefix="songusage">
+    <file>song_usage_active.png</file>
+    <file>song_usage_inactive.png</file>
+  </qresource>
   <qresource prefix="tools">
     <file>tools_add.png</file>
     <file>tools_alert.png</file>
diff --git a/resources/images/song_usage_active.png b/resources/images/song_usage_active.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1221e1310
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diff --git a/resources/images/song_usage_inactive.png b/resources/images/song_usage_inactive.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdcf944ee
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