diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index eea9776..4b546ca 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     sliderPressed(false),
     sliderTo(0.0),
     sliderZCount(0),
-    scrollRequireMove(true), scrollPressed(false),
     queuedCommandsStarved(false), lastQueueCount(0), queuedCommandState(QCS_OK),
     lastLcdStateValid(true)
 {
@@ -146,28 +145,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 
     connect(&runtimeTimer, SIGNAL(setRuntime(QString)), ui->outputRuntime, SLOT(setText(QString)));
 
-    // This code generates too many messages and chokes operation on raspberry pi. Do not use.
-    //connect(ui->statusList->model(), SIGNAL(rowsInserted(const QModelIndex&, int, int)), ui->statusList, SLOT(scrollToBottom()));
-
-	// instead, use this one second timer-based approach
-    scrollTimer = new QTimer(this);
-    connect(scrollTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(doScroll()));
-    scrollTimer->start(1000);
-    connect(ui->statusList->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(sliderPressed()), this, SLOT(statusSliderPressed()));
-    connect(ui->statusList->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(sliderReleased()), this, SLOT(statusSliderReleased()));
-
     runtimeTimerThread.start();
     gcodeThread.start();
 
-	// Don't use - it will not show horizontal scrollbar for small app size
-    //ui->statusList->setUniformItemSizes(true);
-
-	// Does not work correctly for horizontal scrollbar:
-    //MyItemDelegate *scrollDelegate = new MyItemDelegate(ui->statusList);
-    //scrollDelegate->setWidth(600);
-    //ui->statusList->setItemDelegate(scrollDelegate);
-
-    scrollStatusTimer.start();
     queuedCommandsEmptyTimer.start();
     queuedCommandsRefreshTimer.start();
 
@@ -249,7 +229,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->btnGoHomeSafe->setEnabled(false);
     ui->pushButtonRefreshPos->setEnabled(false);
     styleSheet = ui->btnOpenPort->styleSheet();
-    ui->statusList->setEnabled(true);
+    //ui->statusList->setEnabled(true);
     ui->openFile->setEnabled(true);
 
     this->setWindowTitle(GRBL_CONTROLLER_NAME_AND_VERSION);
@@ -1025,6 +1005,8 @@ void MainWindow::setSettings()
 
 void MainWindow::updateSettingsFromOptionDlg(QSettings& settings)
 {
+    ui->statusLog->setMaximumBlockCount( settings.value( SETTINGS_MAX_STATUS_LINES, 0 ).value<int>() );
+
     QString sinvX = settings.value(SETTINGS_INVERSE_X, "false").value<QString>();
     QString sinvY = settings.value(SETTINGS_INVERSE_Y, "false").value<QString>();
     QString sinvZ = settings.value(SETTINGS_INVERSE_Z, "false").value<QString>();
@@ -1197,26 +1179,11 @@ void MainWindow::addToStatusList(bool in, QString msg)
     if (!in)
         nMsg = "> " + msg;
 
-    fullStatus.append(msg);
-    ui->statusList->addItem(nMsg);
-
-    status("%s", nMsg.toLocal8Bit().constData());
-
-    if (ui->statusList->count() > MAX_STATUS_LINES_WHEN_ACTIVE)
-    {
-        int count = ui->statusList->count() - MAX_STATUS_LINES_WHEN_ACTIVE;
-        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-        {
-            ui->statusList->takeItem(0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    scrollRequireMove = true;
+    ui->statusLog->appendPlainText( msg );
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addToStatusList(QStringList& list)
 {
-    QStringList cleanList;
     foreach (QString msg, list)
     {
         msg = msg.trimmed();
@@ -1226,91 +1193,10 @@ void MainWindow::addToStatusList(QStringList& list)
         if (msg.length() == 0)
             continue;
 
-        cleanList.append(msg);
-
-        fullStatus.append(msg);
-
+        ui->statusLog->appendPlainText( msg );
         status("%s", msg.toLocal8Bit().constData());
     }
-
-    if (cleanList.size() == 0)
-        return;
-
-    ui->statusList->addItems(cleanList);
-
-    if (ui->statusList->count() > MAX_STATUS_LINES_WHEN_ACTIVE)
-    {
-        int count = ui->statusList->count() - MAX_STATUS_LINES_WHEN_ACTIVE;
-        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-        {
-            ui->statusList->takeItem(0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    scrollRequireMove = true;
-}
-
-void MainWindow::doScroll()
-{
-    if (!scrollPressed && scrollRequireMove)// && scrollStatusTimer.elapsed() > 1000)
-    {
-        ui->statusList->scrollToBottom();
-        QApplication::processEvents();
-        scrollStatusTimer.restart();
-        scrollRequireMove = false;
-    }
-}
-
-void MainWindow::statusSliderPressed()
-{
-    scrollPressed = true;
-
-    if (scrollStatusTimer.elapsed() > 3000)
-    {
-        ui->statusList->clear();
-        ui->statusList->addItems(fullStatus);
-    }
-}
-
-void MainWindow::statusSliderReleased()
-{
-    scrollPressed = false;
-}
-
-/* testing optimizing scrollbar, doesn't work
-int MainWindow::computeListViewMinimumWidth(QAbstractItemView* view)
-{
-    int minWidth = 0;
-    QAbstractItemModel* model = view->model();
-
-    QStyleOptionViewItem option;
-
-    int rowCount = model->rowCount();
-    for (int row = 0; row < rowCount; ++row)
-    {
-        QModelIndex index = model->index(row, 0);
-        QSize size = view->itemDelegate()->sizeHint(option, index);
-        scrollDelegate = new MyItemDelegate(view);
-        view->setItemDelegate(scrollDelegate);
-
-        minWidth = qMax(size.width(), minWidth);
-    }
-
-    if (rowCount > 0)
-    {
-        if (scrollDelegate == NULL)
-        {
-            scrollDelegate = new MyItemDelegate(view);
-            QModelIndex index = model->index(0, 0);
-            view->setItemDelegate(scrollDelegate);
-        }
-
-        scrollDelegate->setWidth(minWidth);
-        info("Width is %d\n", minWidth);
-    }
-    return minWidth;
 }
-*/
 
 void MainWindow::receiveMsg(QString msg)
 {
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 6add884..342b17d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <QItemDelegate>
-#include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QListView>
 #include "about.h"
 #include "definitions.h"
@@ -41,41 +40,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_STATUS_LINES_WHEN_ACTIVE        200
 
-/* testing optimizing scrollbar, doesn't work right
-class MyItemDelegate : public QItemDelegate
-{
-private:
-    int width;
-    QAbstractItemView *parentWidget;
-
-public:
-
-    MyItemDelegate(QAbstractItemView *p) : parentWidget(p) {}
-
-    void setWidth(int w)
-    {
-        width = w;
-    }
-
-    void drawDisplay(QPainter *painter,const
-    QStyleOptionViewItem &option,const QRect &rect,const QString &text) const{
-
-        QRect tempRect(rect);
-        tempRect.setWidth(parentWidget->width());
-        QItemDelegate::drawDisplay(painter,option,tempRect,text);
-
-    }
-
-    QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem & option, const
-    QModelIndex & index ) const  {
-
-        QListView *list = qobject_cast<QListView*>(parentWidget);
-        QSize newSize(QItemDelegate::sizeHint(option,index));
-        if( list ) newSize.setWidth( width );
-        return newSize;
-    }
-};
-*/
 
 namespace Ui {
 class MainWindow;
@@ -160,9 +124,6 @@ private slots:
     void zJogSliderDisplay(int pos);
     void zJogSliderPressed();
     void zJogSliderReleased();
-    void doScroll();
-    void statusSliderPressed();
-    void statusSliderReleased();
     void setQueuedCommands(int commandCount, bool running);
     void setLcdState(bool valid);
     void refreshPosition();
@@ -212,7 +173,6 @@ private slots:
     Coord3D workCoordinates;
     bool absoluteAfterAxisAdj;
     bool checkLogWrite;
-    QTime scrollStatusTimer;
     QTime queuedCommandsEmptyTimer;
     QTime queuedCommandsRefreshTimer;
     QList<PosItem> posList;
@@ -221,9 +181,6 @@ private slots:
     int sliderZCount;
     bool promptedAggrPreload;
     ControlParams controlParams;
-    QTimer *scrollTimer;
-    bool scrollRequireMove;
-    bool scrollPressed;
     bool queuedCommandsStarved;
     int lastQueueCount;
     int queuedCommandState;
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 3cfbc95..188ed1a 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -344,36 +344,12 @@
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QListWidget" name="statusList">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
-         <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="autoScrollMargin">
-         <number>16</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="selectionMode">
-         <enum>QAbstractItemView::NoSelection</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="horizontalScrollMode">
-         <enum>QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="movement">
-         <enum>QListView::Static</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="isWrapping" stdset="0">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="resizeMode">
-         <enum>QListView::Adjust</enum>
+       <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="statusLog">
+        <property name="lineWrapMode">
+         <enum>QPlainTextEdit::NoWrap</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="layoutMode">
-         <enum>QListView::SinglePass</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>false</bool>
+        <property name="readOnly">
+         <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -1541,7 +1517,16 @@
           <property name="spacing">
            <number>0</number>
           </property>
-          <property name="margin">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
            <number>0</number>
           </property>
           <item>
diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index 54a4cae..989a52d 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Options::Options(QWidget *parent) :
     double zJogRate = settings.value(SETTINGS_Z_JOG_RATE, DEFAULT_Z_JOG_RATE).value<double>();
     ui->doubleSpinZJogRate->setValue(zJogRate);
 
+    ui->spinMaxStatusLines->setValue( settings.value( SETTINGS_MAX_STATUS_LINES, 0 ).value<int>() );
+
     QString zRateLimit = settings.value(SETTINGS_Z_RATE_LIMIT, "false").value<QString>();
     ui->chkLimitZRate->setChecked(zRateLimit == "true");
 
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ void Options::accept()
     settings.setValue(SETTINGS_TYPE_POS_REQ, getPosReqType());
     settings.setValue(SETTINGS_POS_REQ_FREQ_SEC, ui->doubleSpinBoxPosRequestFreqSec->value());
 
+    settings.setValue(SETTINGS_MAX_STATUS_LINES, ui->spinMaxStatusLines->value());
+
     connect(this, SIGNAL(setSettings()), parentWidget(), SLOT(setSettings()));
 
     emit setSettings();
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index c97ea62..a364e81 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define SETTINGS_TYPE_POS_REQ               "posRequestType"
 #define SETTINGS_POS_REQ_FREQ_SEC           "posReqFreqSec"
 
+#define SETTINGS_MAX_STATUS_LINES           "maxStatusLines"
+
 
 namespace Ui {
 class Options;
diff --git a/options.ui b/options.ui
index e4edec0..2ad8b56 100644
--- a/options.ui
+++ b/options.ui
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
        <x>10</x>
        <y>146</y>
        <width>451</width>
-       <height>71</height>
+       <height>74</height>
       </rect>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" columnstretch="2,1">
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="3" column="1">
+       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinMaxStatusLines"/>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="labelMaxStatusLines">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Max Log Lines ( 0 : unlimited )</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
     <widget class="QWidget" name="verticalLayoutWidget_2">