diff --git a/include/progress/bar.hpp b/include/progress/bar.hpp
index 74859a8..1d67e9c 100644
--- a/include/progress/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/progress/bar.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ public:
     _end = end;
   }
 
+  void append_text(const std::string& text) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{_mutex};
+    _text_after = text;
+    if (_text_after.length() > _max_text_after_length)
+      _max_text_after_length = _text_after.length();
+  }
+
   void show_percentage(bool flag) { _show_percentage = flag; }
 
   void set_progress(float value) {
@@ -78,11 +85,14 @@ public:
 private:
   float _progress{0.0};
   size_t _bar_width{100};
+  std::string _text_before{""};
   std::string _start{"["};
   std::string _fill{"="};
   std::string _lead{">"};
   std::string _remainder{" "};
   std::string _end{"]"};
+  std::string _text_after{""};
+  std::atomic<size_t> _max_text_after_length{0};
   std::atomic<bool> _completed{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _show_percentage{true};
   std::mutex _mutex;
@@ -128,9 +138,8 @@ private:
     }
     std::cout << _end;
     if (_show_percentage)
-      std::cout << " " << static_cast<int>(_progress) << "%\r";
-    else
-      std::cout << "\r";
+      std::cout << " " << static_cast<int>(_progress) << "%";
+    std::cout << " " << _text_after << std::string(_max_text_after_length, ' ') << "\r";
     std::cout.flush();
     if (_completed)
       std::cout << termcolor::reset << std::endl;
diff --git a/test/bar.cpp b/test/bar.cpp
index d02277f..978bf94 100644
--- a/test/bar.cpp
+++ b/test/bar.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <progress/bar.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 int main() {
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ int main() {
   bar.lead_progress_with("■");
   bar.fill_remainder_with("-");
   bar.end_with(" ]");
-  bar.color(ProgressBar::Color::GREEN);
+  bar.color(ProgressBar::Color::YELLOW);
 
   // As configured, the bar will look like this:
   //
@@ -19,12 +20,29 @@ int main() {
   //
   //
 
-  auto job = [&bar]() {
+  std::atomic<size_t> index{0};
+  std::vector<std::string> status_text =
+    {
+     "Rocket.exe is not responding",
+     "Finding a replacement engineer",
+     "Buying more snacks",
+     "Assimilating the modding community",
+     "Crossing fingers",
+     "Porting KSP to a Nokia 3310"
+     "Flexing struts",
+     "Releasing space whales",
+     "Watching paint dry"
+  };
+
+  auto job = [&bar, &index, &status_text]() {
     while (true) {
-      if (bar.completed())
+      if (bar.completed()) {
         break;
+      }
+      bar.append_text(status_text[index % status_text.size()]);
       bar.tick();
-      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+      index += 1;
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000));
     }
   };