diff --git a/README b/README
index 73ffc515..0ee87964 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ The efficiency defined as the accepted shares / requested work
 The utility defines as the number of shares / minute
 
 The cgminer status line shows:
- TQ: 1  ST: 1  LS: 0  SS: 0  DW: 0  LW: 8  LO: 1  RF: 1  I: 2
+ TQ: 1  ST: 1  LS: 0  SS: 0  DW: 0  NB: 1  LW: 8  LO: 1  RF: 1  I: 2
 
 TQ is Total Queued work items.
 ST is STaged work items (ready to use).
 LS is Longpoll Staged work items (mandatory new work)
 DW is Discarded Work items (work from block no longer valid to work on)
+NB is New Blocks detected on the network
 LW is Locally generated Work items (during slow server providing work)
 LO is Local generation Occasions (server slow to provide work)
 RF is Remote Fail occasions (server slow to accept work)
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 35a7bf61..56c97858 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ static void curses_print_status(int thr_id)
 	wprintw(statuswin, " %s", statusline);
 	wclrtoeol(statuswin);
 	wmove(statuswin, 4,0);
-	wprintw(statuswin, " TQ: %d  ST: %d  LS: %d  SS: %d  DW: %d  LW: %d  LO: %d  RF: %d  I: %d",
-		total_queued, total_staged, lp_staged, stale_shares, discarded_work,
+	wprintw(statuswin, " TQ: %d  ST: %d  LS: %d  SS: %d  DW: %d  NB: %d  LW: %d  LO: %d  RF: %d  I: %d",
+		total_queued, total_staged, lp_staged, stale_shares, discarded_work, new_blocks,
 		local_work, localgen_occasions, remotefail_occasions, scan_intensity);
 	wclrtoeol(statuswin);
 	wmove(statuswin, 5, 0);