diff --git a/images/closed.png b/images/closed.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447e0e3
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/closed.png differ
diff --git a/images/open.png b/images/open.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b645c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/open.png differ
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index ee4927e..049b4e9 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -10,13 +10,25 @@ div.redissue {
 img.redissue {
     height: 2.0em;
     width: 2.0em;
+    /*margin-bottom: -10px;*/
 }
 
 a.redissue-status-closed {
-    text-decoration: line-through;
+    text-decoration: line-through !important;
     color: #989898;
+    background-color: #f6f6f6;
+
 }
 
 a.redissue-status-open {
     color: #009933;
+    background-color: #f6f6f6;
+}
+
+span.status {
+    background-color: #3498db;
+    border-radius: .3em;
+    text-indent: .3em;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 1px;
 }
diff --git a/syntax.php b/syntax.php
index 516e03f..10bf7d9 100644
--- a/syntax.php
+++ b/syntax.php
@@ -125,7 +125,12 @@ function _render_link($renderer, $data) {
                 // Get other issue info
                 $subject = $issue['issue']['subject'];
                 $status = $issue['issue']['status']['name'];
-                $this->_render_custom_link($renderer, $data, "[#" . $data['id'] . "][" . $status . "] " . $subject, $cssClass);
+                $this->_render_custom_link($renderer, $data, "[#" . $data['id'] . "]" . $subject, $cssClass);
+                if(!$isClosed){
+                    $renderer->doc .= ' <span class="status">' . $status . '</span> <img src="lib/plugins/redissue/images/open.png"/>';
+                } else {
+                    $renderer->doc .= ' <span class="status">' . $status . '</span> <img src="lib/plugins/redissue/images/closed.png" />';
+                }
             } else {
                 $this->_render_default_link($renderer, $data);
             }