diff --git a/data/ui/gummi.glade b/data/ui/gummi.glade
index b9f65519..5d219320 100644
--- a/data/ui/gummi.glade
+++ b/data/ui/gummi.glade
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@
                         <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">shouldnotseeme</property>
                         <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_recent_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="enter-notify-event" handler="on_menu_hover_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="leave-notify-event" handler="on_menu_leave_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -668,6 +670,8 @@
                         <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">shouldnotseeme</property>
                         <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_recent_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="enter-notify-event" handler="on_menu_hover_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="leave-notify-event" handler="on_menu_leave_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -676,6 +680,8 @@
                         <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">shouldnotseeme</property>
                         <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_recent_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="enter-notify-event" handler="on_menu_hover_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="leave-notify-event" handler="on_menu_leave_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -684,6 +690,8 @@
                         <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">shouldnotseeme</property>
                         <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_recent_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="enter-notify-event" handler="on_menu_hover_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="leave-notify-event" handler="on_menu_leave_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -692,6 +700,8 @@
                         <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">shouldnotseeme</property>
                         <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_recent_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="enter-notify-event" handler="on_menu_hover_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                        <signal name="leave-notify-event" handler="on_menu_leave_activate" swapped="no"/>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-main.c b/src/gui/gui-main.c
index bd9b266f..fa28e5d5 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-main.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-main.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,8 @@ void display_recent_files (GummiGui* gui) {
             gtk_menu_item_set_label (gui->recent[i], tstr);
             gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text (GTK_WIDGET (gui->recent[i]),
                                         gui->recent_list[i]);
+            gtk_widget_add_events( (GTK_WIDGET (gui->recent[i])), GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK );
+            gtk_widget_add_events( (GTK_WIDGET (gui->recent[i])), GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK );
             gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (gui->recent[i]));
             g_free (tstr);
             g_free (basename);
@@ -1039,6 +1041,10 @@ gboolean statusbar_del_message (void* user) {
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+void statusbar_set_permanent_message (const gchar* message) {
+    gtk_statusbar_push (GTK_STATUSBAR (gui->statusbar), gui->statusid, message);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief "changed" signal callback for editor->buffer
  * Automatically check whether to start timer if buffer changed.
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-menu.c b/src/gui/gui-menu.c
index 5aa119a1..4f0b73cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-menu.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-menu.c
@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ gboolean on_menu_quit_activate (void) {
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+G_MODULE_EXPORT
+gboolean on_menu_hover_activate (GtkWidget* widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data) {
+    gchar* filename = gtk_widget_get_tooltip_text (widget);
+    statusbar_set_permanent_message (filename);
+}
+
+G_MODULE_EXPORT
+gboolean on_menu_leave_activate (GtkWidget* widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data) {
+    statusbar_del_message (NULL);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * EDIT MENU                                                                   *
  ******************************************************************************/