diff --git a/painter.py b/painter.py
index 1a28ebc..c841cbd 100644
--- a/painter.py
+++ b/painter.py
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ class Painter(Widget):
 
                 self.draw()
 
+                # draw status bar
+                self.app.status_bar.draw()
+
 
     # respond to drag
     def on_touch_move(self,touch):
@@ -218,6 +221,9 @@ class Painter(Widget):
                 # redraw
                 self.draw()
 
+                # draw status bar
+                self.app.status_bar.draw()
+
 
     # find the particle at position pos
     def find_particle(self,pos):
diff --git a/status_bar.py b/status_bar.py
index ee42a14..111ac76 100644
--- a/status_bar.py
+++ b/status_bar.py
@@ -39,5 +39,12 @@ class Status_bar(Label):
         if self.app.readonly:
             self.raw_text+=" [RO]"
 
+        # coordinates of selected cross
+        if len(self.app.painter.selected)>0:
+            # number of spaces to align right (use 13 characters to print position)
+            spaces=int(self.width/self.char_width)-len(self.raw_text)-13
+            if spaces>0:
+                self.raw_text+=" "*spaces+"({:05.2f},{:05.2f})\n".format(self.app.painter.selected[0].squares[0].pos.x,self.app.painter.selected[0].squares[0].pos.y)
+
         # do not wrap
         self.text=self.raw_text[:min(len(self.raw_text),int(self.width/self.char_width))]