diff --git a/UI/MainForm.Designer.cs b/UI/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 991ce242..c4e4cbea 100644
--- a/UI/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/UI/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.logSplitter = new System.Windows.Forms.Splitter();
             this.startupPanel = new MobiFlight.UI.Panels.StartupPanel();
             this.logPanel1 = new MobiFlight.UI.Panels.LogPanel();
+            this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
             this.menuStrip.SuspendLayout();
             this.panelMain.SuspendLayout();
             this.inputsTabControl.SuspendLayout();
@@ -606,6 +607,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             resources.ApplyResources(this.statusStrip2, "statusStrip2");
             this.statusStrip2.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.connectedDevicesToolStripLabel,
+            this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon,
             this.connectedDevicesToolStripDropDownButton,
             this.dividerToolStripStatusLabel2,
             this.SimStatusToolStripStatusLabel,
@@ -878,6 +880,13 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             resources.ApplyResources(this.logPanel1, "logPanel1");
             this.logPanel1.Name = "logPanel1";
             // 
+            // toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon
+            // 
+            this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
+            this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Image = global::MobiFlight.Properties.Resources.warning;
+            this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Name = "toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon";
+            resources.ApplyResources(this.toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon, "toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon");
+            // 
             // MainForm
             // 
             resources.ApplyResources(this, "$this");
@@ -1029,6 +1038,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem noneToolStripMenuItem1;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem noneToolStripMenuItem;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem noneToolStripMenuItem2;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/MainForm.cs b/UI/MainForm.cs
index 6160f1ec..1fa10077 100644
--- a/UI/MainForm.cs
+++ b/UI/MainForm.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ public partial class MainForm : Form
         private Dictionary<string, string> AutoLoadConfigs = new Dictionary<string, string>();
         public event EventHandler<string> CurrentFilenameChanged;
 
+        // Track whether there are any connected devices of the different types, to avoid unnecessary
+        // array retrievals from execManager.
+        private bool hasConnectedJoysticks = false;
+        private bool hasConnectedMidiBoards = false;
+        private bool hasConnectedModules = false;
+
         private bool IsMSFSRunning = false;
 
         public string CurrentFileName {
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ private void MainForm_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
             FsuipcToolStripMenuItem.Image = Properties.Resources.warning;
             simConnectToolStripMenuItem.Image = Properties.Resources.warning;
             xPlaneDirectToolStripMenuItem.Image = Properties.Resources.warning;
+            toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Image = Properties.Resources.warning;
 
             // we only load the autorun value stored in settings
             // and do not use possibly passed in autoRun from cmdline
@@ -260,6 +267,18 @@ private void MainForm_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
             Refresh();
         }
 
+        private void RefreshConnectedDevicesIcon()
+        {
+            if (hasConnectedJoysticks || hasConnectedMidiBoards || hasConnectedMidiBoards)
+            {
+                toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Image = Properties.Resources.check;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Image = Properties.Resources.warning;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ExecManager_OnJoystickConnectedFinished(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Clear();
@@ -273,14 +292,21 @@ private void ExecManager_OnJoystickConnectedFinished(object sender, EventArgs e)
                     Enabled = false
                 };
                 joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
-                return;
-            }
 
-            foreach (var joystick in joysticks)
+                hasConnectedJoysticks = false;
+            }
+            else
             {
-                var item = new ToolStripMenuItem(joystick.Name);
-                joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
+                foreach (var joystick in joysticks)
+                {
+                    var item = new ToolStripMenuItem(joystick.Name);
+                    joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
+                }
+
+                hasConnectedJoysticks = true;
             }
+
+            RefreshConnectedDevicesIcon();
         }
 
         private void ExecManager_OnMidiBoardConnectedFinished(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -296,14 +322,21 @@ private void ExecManager_OnMidiBoardConnectedFinished(object sender, EventArgs e
                     Enabled = false
                 };
                 joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
-                return;
-            }
 
-            foreach (var device in devices)
+                hasConnectedMidiBoards = false;
+            }
+            else
             {
-                var item = new ToolStripMenuItem(device.Name);
-                joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
+                foreach (var device in devices)
+                {
+                    var item = new ToolStripMenuItem(device.Name);
+                    joysticksToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
+                }
+
+                hasConnectedMidiBoards = true;
             }
+
+            RefreshConnectedDevicesIcon();
         }
 
         private void ExecManager_OnSimAircraftChanged(object sender, string aircraftName)
@@ -1231,9 +1264,15 @@ private void UpdateStatusBarModuleInformation()
                     Enabled = false
                 };
                 modulesToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(item);
-                return;
+
+                hasConnectedModules = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                hasConnectedModules = true;
             }
 
+            RefreshConnectedDevicesIcon();
         }
 
         private void statusToolStripMenuItemClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/UI/MainForm.resx b/UI/MainForm.resx
index eeb67fae..e56ae3d6 100644
--- a/UI/MainForm.resx
+++ b/UI/MainForm.resx
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@@ -7471,6 +7471,12 @@
   <data name="connectedDevicesToolStripLabel.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Connected devices</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
+    <value>16, 17</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Not Found</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="noneToolStripMenuItem1.Enabled" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib">
     <value>False</value>
   </data>
@@ -7556,28 +7562,28 @@
     <value>Not Found</value>
   </data>
   <data name="SimProcessDetectedToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>180, 22</value>
+    <value>161, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="SimProcessDetectedToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No Sim Running</value>
   </data>
   <data name="separatorToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>177, 6</value>
+    <value>158, 6</value>
   </data>
   <data name="FsuipcToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>180, 22</value>
+    <value>161, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="FsuipcToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>FSUIPC</value>
   </data>
   <data name="simConnectToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>180, 22</value>
+    <value>161, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="simConnectToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>SimConnect</value>
   </data>
   <data name="xPlaneDirectToolStripMenuItem.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>180, 22</value>
+    <value>161, 22</value>
   </data>
   <data name="xPlaneDirectToolStripMenuItem.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>X-Plane (direct)</value>
@@ -7676,7 +7682,7 @@
     <value>|</value>
   </data>
   <data name="toolStripStatusLabel.Size" type="System.Drawing.Size, System.Drawing">
-    <value>542, 17</value>
+    <value>526, 17</value>
   </data>
   <data name="toolStripStatusLabel.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Status Info...</value>
@@ -8626,6 +8632,12 @@
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     <value>System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="&gt;&gt;toolStripConnectedDevicesIcon.Type" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="&gt;&gt;$this.Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>MainForm</value>
   </data>