diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index de2a28271c..4c3bae6948 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #include "supervisor/shared/stack.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/status_leds.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/tick.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/traceback.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/translate/translate.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/workflow.h"
@@ -106,6 +105,10 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/socketpool/__init__.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 #if CIRCUITPY_USB_HID
 #include "shared-module/usb_hid/__init__.h"
 #endif
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ STATIC const char *_current_executing_filename = NULL;
 
 STATIC pyexec_result_t _exec_result = {0, MP_OBJ_NULL, 0};
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 void supervisor_execution_status(void) {
     mp_obj_exception_t *exception = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(_exec_result.exception);
     if (_current_executing_filename != NULL) {
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ void supervisor_execution_status(void) {
         serial_write_compressed(translate("Done"));
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 #define STRING_LIST(...) {__VA_ARGS__, ""}
 
@@ -245,13 +250,23 @@ STATIC bool maybe_run_list(const char *const *filenames) {
     }
     mp_hal_stdout_tx_str(_current_executing_filename);
     serial_write_compressed(translate(" output:\n"));
-    supervisor_title_bar_update();
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_update();
+    #endif
+
     pyexec_file(_current_executing_filename, &_exec_result);
+
     #if CIRCUITPY_ATEXIT
     shared_module_atexit_execute(&_exec_result);
     #endif
+
     _current_executing_filename = NULL;
-    supervisor_title_bar_update();
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_update();
+    #endif
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -749,8 +764,10 @@ STATIC void __attribute__ ((noinline)) run_boot_py(safe_mode_t safe_mode) {
 
     if (ok_to_run) {
         #ifdef CIRCUITPY_BOOT_OUTPUT_FILE
-        // Turn off title bar updates when writing out to boot_out.txt.
-        supervisor_title_bar_suspend();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        // Turn off status bar updates when writing out to boot_out.txt.
+        supervisor_status_bar_suspend();
+        #endif
         vstr_t boot_text;
         vstr_init(&boot_text, 512);
         boot_output = &boot_text;
@@ -778,7 +795,9 @@ STATIC void __attribute__ ((noinline)) run_boot_py(safe_mode_t safe_mode) {
         FATFS *fs = &vfs->fatfs;
 
         boot_output = NULL;
-        supervisor_title_bar_resume();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        supervisor_status_bar_resume();
+        #endif
         bool write_boot_output = true;
         FIL boot_output_file;
         if (f_open(fs, &boot_output_file, CIRCUITPY_BOOT_OUTPUT_FILE, FA_READ) == FR_OK) {
@@ -854,15 +873,23 @@ STATIC int run_repl(bool first_run) {
     status_led_deinit();
     #endif
     if (pyexec_mode_kind == PYEXEC_MODE_RAW_REPL) {
-        supervisor_title_bar_suspend();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        supervisor_status_bar_suspend();
+        #endif
         exit_code = pyexec_raw_repl();
-        supervisor_title_bar_resume();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        supervisor_status_bar_resume();
+        #endif
     } else {
         _current_executing_filename = "REPL";
-        supervisor_title_bar_update();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        supervisor_status_bar_update();
+        #endif
         exit_code = pyexec_friendly_repl();
         _current_executing_filename = NULL;
-        supervisor_title_bar_update();
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        supervisor_status_bar_update();
+        #endif
     }
     #if CIRCUITPY_ATEXIT
     pyexec_result_t result;
@@ -959,7 +986,10 @@ int __attribute__((used)) main(void) {
     run_boot_py(safe_mode);
 
     supervisor_workflow_start();
-    supervisor_title_bar_start();
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_start();
+    #endif
 
     // Boot script is finished, so now go into REPL or run code.py.
     int exit_code = PYEXEC_FORCED_EXIT;
diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/wifi/__init__.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/wifi/__init__.c
index ca0533525d..42ea078810 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/wifi/__init__.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/wifi/__init__.c
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ wifi_radio_obj_t common_hal_wifi_radio_obj;
 #include "components/log/include/esp_log.h"
 
 #include "supervisor/port.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 #include "supervisor/workflow.h"
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "esp_ipc.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
@@ -56,7 +59,9 @@ wifi_radio_obj_t common_hal_wifi_radio_obj;
 static const char *TAG = "CP wifi";
 
 STATIC void schedule_background_on_cp_core(void *arg) {
-    supervisor_title_bar_request_update(false);
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_request_update(false);
+    #endif
 
     // CircuitPython's VM is run in a separate FreeRTOS task from wifi callbacks. So, we have to
     // notify the main task every time in case it's waiting for us.
diff --git a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
index f22a96853e..a9be64428e 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
+++ b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ endif
 
 ###
 # Select which builtin modules to compile and include.
+# Keep alphabetical.
 
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_AESIO),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += aesio/%
@@ -175,11 +176,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_DOTENV),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += dotenv/%
 endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PARALLELDISPLAY),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += paralleldisplay/%
-endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_VECTORIO),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += vectorio/%
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY__EVE),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += _eve/%
 endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_FLOPPYIO),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += floppyio/%
@@ -187,17 +185,12 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_FRAMEBUFFERIO),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += framebufferio/%
 endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY__EVE),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += _eve/%
-endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_FREQUENCYIO),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += frequencyio/%
 endif
-
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_FUTURE),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += __future__/%
 endif
-
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_GETPASS),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += getpass/%
 endif
@@ -237,6 +230,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_MDNS),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += mdns/%
 endif
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_MSGPACK),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += msgpack/%
+endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_NEOPIXEL_WRITE),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += neopixel_write/%
 endif
@@ -252,6 +248,12 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_DUALBANK),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += dualbank/%
 endif
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PARALLELDISPLAY),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += paralleldisplay/%
+endif
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PEW),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += _pew/%
+endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PIXELBUF),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += adafruit_pixelbuf/%
 endif
@@ -351,8 +353,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_USTACK),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += ustack/%
 endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_ZLIB),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += zlib/%
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_VECTORIO),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += vectorio/%
 endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_VIDEOCORE),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += videocore/%
@@ -363,11 +365,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_WIFI),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += wifi/%
 endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PEW),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += _pew/%
-endif
-ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_MSGPACK),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += msgpack/%
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_ZLIB),1)
+SRC_PATTERNS += zlib/%
 endif
 
 # All possible sources are listed here, and are filtered by SRC_PATTERNS in SRC_COMMON_HAL
@@ -511,6 +510,7 @@ $(filter $(SRC_PATTERNS), \
 	qrio/PixelPolicy.c \
 	qrio/QRInfo.c \
 	supervisor/RunReason.c \
+	supervisor/StatusBar.c \
 	wifi/AuthMode.c \
 	wifi/Packet.c \
 )
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ SRC_SHARED_MODULE_ALL = \
 	socket/__init__.c \
 	storage/__init__.c \
 	struct/__init__.c \
+	supervisor/__init__.c \
+	supervisor/StatusBar.c \
 	synthio/MidiTrack.c \
 	synthio/__init__.c \
 	terminalio/Terminal.c \
diff --git a/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.c b/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee9ae9de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 by Dan Halbert for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "py/obj.h"
+#include "py/enum.h"
+#include "py/runtime.h"
+#include "py/objproperty.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+
+//| class StatusBar:
+//|     """Current status of runtime objects.
+//|
+//|     Usage::
+//|
+//|        import supervisor
+//|
+//|        supervisor.status_bar.console = False
+//|     """
+//|
+
+//|     def __init__(self) -> None:
+//|         """You cannot create an instance of `supervisor.StatusBar`.
+//|         Use `supervisor.status_bar` to access the sole instance available."""
+//|         ...
+//|
+
+//|     console: bool
+//|     """Whether status bar information is sent over the console (REPL) serial connection,
+//|     using OSC terminal escape codes that change the terminal's title. Default is ``True``.
+//|     If set to ``False``, status bar will be cleared and then disabled.
+//|     May be set in ``boot.py`` or later.
+//|     """
+//|
+STATIC mp_obj_t supervisor_status_bar_get_console(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    return mp_obj_new_bool(shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_console(self));
+    #else
+    mp_raise_NotImplementedError(NULL);
+    #endif
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(supervisor_status_bar_get_console_obj, supervisor_status_bar_get_console);
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t supervisor_status_bar_set_console(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t state_in) {
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_console(self, mp_obj_is_true(state_in));
+    return mp_const_none;
+    #else
+    mp_raise_NotImplementedError(NULL);
+    #endif
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(supervisor_status_bar_set_console_obj, supervisor_status_bar_set_console);
+
+MP_PROPERTY_GETSET(supervisor_status_bar_console_obj,
+    (mp_obj_t)&supervisor_status_bar_get_console_obj,
+    (mp_obj_t)&supervisor_status_bar_set_console_obj);
+
+//|     display: bool
+//|     """Whether status bar information is displayed on the top line of the display.
+//|     Default is ``True``. If set to ``False``, status bar will be cleared and then disabled.
+//|     May be set in ``boot.py`` or later. Not available if `terminalio` is not available.
+//|     """
+//|
+STATIC mp_obj_t supervisor_status_bar_get_display(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR && CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
+    supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    return mp_obj_new_bool(shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_display(self));
+    #else
+    mp_raise_NotImplementedError(NULL);
+    #endif
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(supervisor_status_bar_get_display_obj, supervisor_status_bar_get_display);
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t supervisor_status_bar_set_display(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t state_in) {
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR && CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
+    supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_display(self, mp_obj_is_true(state_in));
+    return mp_const_none;
+    #else
+    mp_raise_NotImplementedError(NULL);
+    #endif
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(supervisor_status_bar_set_display_obj, supervisor_status_bar_set_display);
+
+MP_PROPERTY_GETSET(supervisor_status_bar_display_obj,
+    (mp_obj_t)&supervisor_status_bar_get_display_obj,
+    (mp_obj_t)&supervisor_status_bar_set_display_obj);
+
+
+STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t supervisor_status_bar_locals_dict_table[] = {
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_console), MP_ROM_PTR(&supervisor_status_bar_console_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_display), MP_ROM_PTR(&supervisor_status_bar_display_obj) },
+};
+
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(supervisor_status_bar_locals_dict, supervisor_status_bar_locals_dict_table);
+
+const mp_obj_type_t supervisor_status_bar_type = {
+    .base = { &mp_type_type },
+    .name = MP_QSTR_Status_Bar,
+    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t *)&supervisor_status_bar_locals_dict,
+};
diff --git a/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h b/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12b337ea84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 by Dan Halbert for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_STATUS_BAR_STATUS_H
+#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_STATUS_BAR_STATUS_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "py/obj.h"
+#include "shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+
+extern const mp_obj_type_t supervisor_status_bar_type;
+
+bool shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_console(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self);
+void shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_console(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool enabled);
+
+bool shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_display(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self);
+void shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_display(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool enabled);
+
+#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_SUPERVISOR_STATUS_BAR_H
diff --git a/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.c
index c74b3751c0..01ac4984f1 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/time/__init__.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/supervisor/Runtime.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
 
 //| """Supervisor settings"""
 //|
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@
 //| This object is the sole instance of `supervisor.Runtime`."""
 //|
 
+//| status_bar: StatusBar
+//| """The status bar, shown on an attached display, and also sent to
+//| an attached terminal via OSC escape codes over the REPL serial connection.
+//| The status bar reports the current IP or BLE connection, what file is running,
+//| the last exception name and location, and firmware version information.
+//| This object is the sole instance of `supervisor.StatusBar`."""
+//|
+
 //| def set_rgb_status_brightness(brightness: int) -> None:
 //|     """Set brightness of status RGB LED from 0-255. This will take effect
 //|        after the current code finishes and the status LED is used to show
@@ -301,6 +310,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t supervisor_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_get_previous_traceback),  MP_ROM_PTR(&supervisor_get_previous_traceback_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_disable_ble_workflow),  MP_ROM_PTR(&supervisor_disable_ble_workflow_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_reset_terminal),  MP_ROM_PTR(&supervisor_reset_terminal_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_status_bar),  MP_ROM_PTR(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj) },
 };
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(supervisor_module_globals, supervisor_module_globals_table);
diff --git a/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h b/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h
index 40a1e73932..4b4dc4fc57 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 #include "py/obj.h"
 
 #include "common-hal/supervisor/Runtime.h"
+#include "shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
 
 extern const super_runtime_obj_t common_hal_supervisor_runtime_obj;
+extern supervisor_status_bar_obj_t shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj;
 extern mp_obj_t supervisor_ticks_ms(void);
 
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
index 605ee2727f..948741a4f0 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
@@ -56,26 +56,26 @@
 //|        * ``ESC [ nnnn ; mmmm H`` - Move the cursor to mmmm, nnnn.
 //|     """
 //|
-//|     def __init__(self, scroll_area: displayio.TileGrid, font: fontio.BuiltinFont, *, title_bar: displayio.TileGrid = None) -> None:
+//|     def __init__(self, scroll_area: displayio.TileGrid, font: fontio.BuiltinFont, *, status_bar: displayio.TileGrid = None) -> None:
 //|         """Terminal manages tile indices and cursor position based on VT100 commands. The font should be
 //|         a `fontio.BuiltinFont` and the TileGrid's bitmap should match the font's bitmap."""
 //|         ...
 //|
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t terminalio_terminal_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *all_args) {
-    enum { ARG_scroll_area, ARG_font, ARG_title_bar };
+    enum { ARG_scroll_area, ARG_font, ARG_status_bar };
     static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
         { MP_QSTR_scroll_area, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ },
         { MP_QSTR_font, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ },
-        { MP_QSTR_title_bar, MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_OBJ, { .u_obj = mp_const_none } },
+        { MP_QSTR_status_bar, MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_OBJ, { .u_obj = mp_const_none } },
     };
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
     mp_arg_parse_all_kw_array(n_args, n_kw, all_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
 
     displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area = mp_arg_validate_type(args[ARG_scroll_area].u_obj, &displayio_tilegrid_type, MP_QSTR_scroll_area);
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar = NULL;
-    if (args[ARG_title_bar].u_obj != mp_const_none) {
-        title_bar = mp_arg_validate_type(args[ARG_title_bar].u_obj, &displayio_tilegrid_type, MP_QSTR_title_bar);
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar = NULL;
+    if (args[ARG_status_bar].u_obj != mp_const_none) {
+        status_bar = mp_arg_validate_type(args[ARG_status_bar].u_obj, &displayio_tilegrid_type, MP_QSTR_status_bar);
     }
 
     fontio_builtinfont_t *font = mp_arg_validate_type(args[ARG_font].u_obj, &fontio_builtinfont_type, MP_QSTR_font);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t terminalio_terminal_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n
     terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self = m_new_obj(terminalio_terminal_obj_t);
     self->base.type = &terminalio_terminal_type;
 
-    common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(self, scroll_area, font, title_bar);
+    common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(self, scroll_area, font, status_bar);
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
index 64609b49b1..fda1c29bdd 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 extern const mp_obj_type_t terminalio_terminal_type;
 
 extern void common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self,
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font, displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar);
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font, displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar);
 
 // Write characters. len is in characters NOT bytes!
 extern size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self,
diff --git a/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.c b/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb0882fd44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Dan Halbert for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "py/obj.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/display.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+
+#if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
+#include "shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h"
+#endif
+
+bool shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_console(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self) {
+    return self->console;
+}
+
+void shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_console(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool enabled) {
+    // Clear before changing state. If disabling, will remain cleared.
+    supervisor_status_bar_clear();
+
+    self->console = enabled;
+
+    // Update may be ignored.
+    supervisor_status_bar_update();
+}
+
+bool shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_display(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self) {
+    return self->display;
+}
+
+#if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
+void shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_set_display(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool enabled) {
+    terminalio_terminal_clear_status_bar(&supervisor_terminal);
+    // Clear before changing state. If disabling, will remain cleared.
+
+    self->display = enabled;
+
+    // Update may be ignored.
+    supervisor_status_bar_update();
+}
+#endif
+
+bool supervisor_status_bar_get_update_in_progress(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self) {
+    return self->update_in_progress;
+}
+
+void supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool update_in_progress) {
+    self->update_in_progress = update_in_progress;
+}
diff --git a/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.h b/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88bf965864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-module/supervisor/StatusBar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Dan Halbert for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_SUPERVISOR_STATUS_BAR_H
+#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_SUPERVISOR_STATUS_BAR_H
+
+#include "py/obj.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    mp_obj_base_t base;
+    bool console;
+    bool display;
+    bool update_in_progress;
+} supervisor_status_bar_obj_t;
+
+extern bool supervisor_status_bar_get_update_in_progress(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self);
+extern void supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(supervisor_status_bar_obj_t *self, bool in_progress);
+
+#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_SUPERVISOR_STATUS_BAR_H
diff --git a/shared-module/supervisor/__init__.c b/shared-module/supervisor/__init__.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7921eec46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-module/supervisor/__init__.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Dan Halbert for Adafruit Industries
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "py/obj.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
+
+// The singleton supervisor.StatusBar object, bound to supervisor.status_bar
+supervisor_status_bar_obj_t shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj = {
+    .base = {
+        .type = &supervisor_status_bar_type,
+    },
+    .console = true,
+    .display = true,
+};
diff --git a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
index d45495d14a..b49f48c4e6 100644
--- a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
+++ b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
@@ -30,20 +30,31 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h"
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+#endif
+
+void terminalio_terminal_clear_status_bar(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self) {
+    if (self->status_bar) {
+        common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->status_bar, 0);
+    }
+}
+
 void common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self,
     displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font,
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar) {
     self->cursor_x = 0;
     self->cursor_y = 0;
     self->font = font;
     self->scroll_area = scroll_area;
-    self->title_bar = title_bar;
-    self->title_x = 0;
-    self->title_y = 0;
+    self->status_bar = status_bar;
+    self->status_x = 0;
+    self->status_y = 0;
     self->first_row = 0;
     common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->scroll_area, 0);
-    if (self->title_bar) {
-        common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->title_bar, 0);
+    if (self->status_bar) {
+        common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->status_bar, 0);
     }
 
     common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_top_left(self->scroll_area, 0, 1);
@@ -54,6 +65,14 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
     if (self->scroll_area == NULL) {
         return len;
     }
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    // Skip the status bar OSC sequence if it's disabled for the display.
+    const bool status_bar_write_ok =
+        shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_display(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj) ||
+        !supervisor_status_bar_get_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj);
+    #endif
+
     const byte *i = data;
     uint16_t start_y = self->cursor_y;
     while (i < data + len) {
@@ -62,21 +81,27 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
         if (self->in_osc_command) {
             if (c == 0x1b && i[0] == '\\') {
                 self->in_osc_command = false;
-                self->title_x = 0;
-                self->title_y = 0;
+                self->status_x = 0;
+                self->status_y = 0;
                 i += 1;
-            } else if (self->osc_command == 0 && self->title_bar != NULL && self->title_y < self->title_bar->height_in_tiles) {
+            } else if (
+                #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+                status_bar_write_ok &&
+                #endif
+                self->osc_command == 0 &&
+                self->status_bar != NULL &&
+                self->status_y < self->status_bar->height_in_tiles) {
                 uint8_t tile_index = fontio_builtinfont_get_glyph_index(self->font, c);
                 if (tile_index != 0xff) {
                     // Clear the tile grid before we start putting new info.
-                    if (self->title_x == 0 && self->title_y == 0) {
-                        common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->title_bar, 0);
+                    if (self->status_x == 0 && self->status_y == 0) {
+                        common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_all_tiles(self->status_bar, 0);
                     }
-                    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->title_bar, self->title_x, self->title_y, tile_index);
-                    self->title_x++;
-                    if (self->title_x >= self->title_bar->width_in_tiles) {
-                        self->title_y++;
-                        self->title_x %= self->title_bar->width_in_tiles;
+                    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->status_bar, self->status_x, self->status_y, tile_index);
+                    self->status_x++;
+                    if (self->status_x >= self->status_bar->width_in_tiles) {
+                        self->status_y++;
+                        self->status_x %= self->status_bar->width_in_tiles;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -98,7 +123,7 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
                     self->cursor_x--;
                 }
             } else if (c == 0x1b) {
-                // Handle commands of the form \x1b.####D where . is ignored.
+                // Handle commands of the form [ESC].<digits><command-char> where . is not yet known.
                 uint16_t n = 0;
                 uint8_t j = 1;
                 for (; j < 6; j++) {
diff --git a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h
index 2e628f5df6..7f0545c6be 100644
--- a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h
+++ b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ typedef struct  {
     uint16_t cursor_x;
     uint16_t cursor_y;
     displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area;
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar;
-    uint16_t title_x;
-    uint16_t title_y;
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar;
+    uint16_t status_x;
+    uint16_t status_y;
     uint16_t first_row;
     uint16_t osc_command;
     bool in_osc_command;
 } terminalio_terminal_obj_t;
 
+extern void terminalio_terminal_clear_status_bar(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self);
+
 #endif /* SHARED_MODULE_TERMINALIO_TERMINAL_H */
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/bluetooth/bluetooth.c b/supervisor/shared/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
index a007219e4d..472d2fa7d5 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "supervisor/serial.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/status_leds.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/tick.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/translate/translate.h"
 
 #include "py/mpstate.h"
@@ -57,6 +56,10 @@
 #include "bluetooth/ble_drv.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 // This standard advertisement advertises the CircuitPython editing service and a CIRCUITPY short name.
 const uint8_t public_advertising_data[] = { 0x02, 0x01, 0x06, // 0-2 Flags
                                             0x02, 0x0a, 0xec,  // 3-5 TX power level -20
@@ -94,16 +97,21 @@ STATIC bool ble_started = false;
 STATIC uint8_t workflow_state = WORKFLOW_UNSET;
 STATIC bool was_connected = false;
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 // To detect when the title bar changes.
 STATIC bool _last_connected = false;
 STATIC bool _last_advertising = false;
+#endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 // Title bar status
 bool supervisor_bluetooth_status_dirty(void) {
     return _last_advertising != advertising ||
            _last_connected != was_connected;
 }
+#endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 void supervisor_bluetooth_status(void) {
     serial_write("BLE:");
     if (advertising) {
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ void supervisor_bluetooth_status(void) {
     _last_connected = was_connected;
     _last_advertising = advertising;
 }
+#endif
 
 STATIC void supervisor_bluetooth_start_advertising(void) {
     if (workflow_state != WORKFLOW_ENABLED) {
@@ -273,9 +282,13 @@ void supervisor_bluetooth_background(void) {
         supervisor_bluetooth_file_transfer_disconnected();
         #endif
     }
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
     if (was_connected != is_connected) {
-        supervisor_title_bar_request_update(false);
+        supervisor_status_bar_request_update(false);
     }
+    #endif
+
     was_connected = is_connected;
     if (!is_connected) {
         supervisor_bluetooth_start_advertising();
@@ -312,7 +325,10 @@ void supervisor_start_bluetooth(void) {
 
     // Kick off advertisements
     supervisor_bluetooth_background();
-    supervisor_title_bar_request_update(false);
+
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    supervisor_status_bar_request_update(false);
+    #endif
 
     #endif
 }
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/display.c b/supervisor/shared/display.c
index 336819e10c..f573a92271 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/display.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/display.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h"
 #include "supervisor/memory.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 
 #if CIRCUITPY_RGBMATRIX
 #include "shared-module/displayio/__init__.h"
@@ -46,6 +45,10 @@
 #include "shared-module/sharpdisplay/SharpMemoryFramebuffer.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 #if CIRCUITPY_REPL_LOGO
 extern uint32_t blinka_bitmap_data[];
 extern displayio_bitmap_t blinka_bitmap;
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
 
     #if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
     displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area = &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid;
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar = &supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid;
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar = &supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid;
     bool reset_tiles = false;
     uint16_t width_in_tiles = width_px / scroll_area->tile_width;
     // determine scale based on width
@@ -104,21 +107,21 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
         uint8_t *tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr;
 
         #if CIRCUITPY_REPL_LOGO
-        title_bar->x = supervisor_blinka_sprite.pixel_width + 1;
-        // Align the title bar to the bottom of the logo.
-        title_bar->y = supervisor_blinka_sprite.pixel_height - title_bar->tile_height;
+        status_bar->x = supervisor_blinka_sprite.pixel_width + 1;
+        // Align the status bar to the bottom of the logo.
+        status_bar->y = supervisor_blinka_sprite.pixel_height - status_bar->tile_height;
         #else
-        title_bar->x = 0;
-        title_bar->y = 0;
+        status_bar->x = 0;
+        status_bar->y = 0;
         #endif
-        title_bar->top_left_y = 0;
-        title_bar->width_in_tiles = width_in_tiles;
-        title_bar->height_in_tiles = 1;
+        status_bar->top_left_y = 0;
+        status_bar->width_in_tiles = width_in_tiles;
+        status_bar->height_in_tiles = 1;
         assert(width_in_tiles > 0);
-        title_bar->pixel_width = width_in_tiles * title_bar->tile_width;
-        title_bar->pixel_height = title_bar->tile_height;
-        title_bar->tiles = tiles;
-        title_bar->full_change = true;
+        status_bar->pixel_width = width_in_tiles * status_bar->tile_width;
+        status_bar->pixel_height = status_bar->tile_height;
+        status_bar->tiles = tiles;
+        status_bar->full_change = true;
 
         scroll_area->x = 0;
         scroll_area->top_left_y = 0;
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
         #if CIRCUITPY_REPL_LOGO
         scroll_area->y = blinka_bitmap.height;
         #else
-        scroll_area->y = title_bar->tile_height;
+        scroll_area->y = status_bar->tile_height;
         #endif
         int16_t extra_height = (scroll_area->pixel_height + scroll_area->y) - (height_px / scale);
         // Subtract extra height so that the bottom line fully shows. The top line will be under the
@@ -140,9 +143,11 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
         scroll_area->tiles = tiles + width_in_tiles;
         scroll_area->full_change = true;
 
-        common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(&supervisor_terminal, scroll_area, &supervisor_terminal_font, title_bar);
-        // Update the title bar since we just cleared the terminal.
-        supervisor_title_bar_update();
+        common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(&supervisor_terminal, scroll_area, &supervisor_terminal_font, status_bar);
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+        // Update the status bar since we just cleared the terminal.
+        supervisor_status_bar_update();
+        #endif
     }
     #endif
 
@@ -155,9 +160,9 @@ void supervisor_stop_terminal(void) {
         free_memory(tilegrid_tiles);
         tilegrid_tiles = NULL;
         supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid.tiles = NULL;
-        supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid.tiles = NULL;
+        supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid.tiles = NULL;
         supervisor_terminal.scroll_area = NULL;
-        supervisor_terminal.title_bar = NULL;
+        supervisor_terminal.status_bar = NULL;
     }
     #endif
 }
@@ -165,13 +170,13 @@ void supervisor_stop_terminal(void) {
 void supervisor_display_move_memory(void) {
     #if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
     displayio_tilegrid_t *scroll_area = &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid;
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *title_bar = &supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid;
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *status_bar = &supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid;
     if (tilegrid_tiles != NULL) {
-        title_bar->tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr;
+        status_bar->tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr;
         scroll_area->tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr + scroll_area->width_in_tiles;
     } else {
         scroll_area->tiles = NULL;
-        title_bar->tiles = NULL;
+        status_bar->tiles = NULL;
     }
     #endif
 
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ void supervisor_display_move_memory(void) {
 
 #if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
 #if CIRCUITPY_REPL_LOGO
-mp_obj_t members[] = { &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid, &supervisor_blinka_sprite, &supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid, };
+mp_obj_t members[] = { &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid, &supervisor_blinka_sprite, &supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid, };
 mp_obj_list_t splash_children = {
     .base = {.type = &mp_type_list },
     .alloc = 3,
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ mp_obj_list_t splash_children = {
     .items = members,
 };
 #else
-mp_obj_t members[] = { &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid, &supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid,};
+mp_obj_t members[] = { &supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid, &supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid,};
 mp_obj_list_t splash_children = {
     .base = {.type = &mp_type_list },
     .alloc = 2,
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/display.h b/supervisor/shared/display.h
index a7e28a8f75..fcaab10818 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/display.h
+++ b/supervisor/shared/display.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern const fontio_builtinfont_t supervisor_terminal_font;
 // These will change so they must live in RAM.
 extern displayio_bitmap_t supervisor_terminal_font_bitmap;
 extern displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid;
-extern displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid;
+extern displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid;
 extern terminalio_terminal_obj_t supervisor_terminal;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/serial.c b/supervisor/shared/serial.c
index 974dd12b32..094c532781 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/serial.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/serial.c
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 #include "supervisor/shared/bluetooth/serial.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
+#endif
+
 #if CIRCUITPY_USB
 #include "tusb.h"
 #endif
@@ -276,11 +281,22 @@ void serial_write_substring(const char *text, uint32_t length) {
     if (length == 0) {
         return;
     }
+
     #if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
     int errcode;
+    // We might be writing
+    // If the status bar is disabled for the display, common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write() will not write it.
     common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(&supervisor_terminal, (const uint8_t *)text, length, &errcode);
     #endif
 
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+    // If the status bar is disabled for the console, skip writing out the OSC sequence.
+    if (supervisor_status_bar_get_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj) &&
+        !shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_get_console(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    #endif
+
     #if CIRCUITPY_USB_VENDOR
     if (tud_vendor_connected()) {
         tud_vendor_write(text, length);
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/title_bar.c b/supervisor/shared/status_bar.c
similarity index 66%
rename from supervisor/shared/title_bar.c
rename to supervisor/shared/status_bar.c
index 9326a1f9ed..2adc065e04 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/title_bar.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/status_bar.c
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "genhdr/mpversion.h"
 #include "py/mpconfig.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/supervisor/StatusBar.h"
 #include "supervisor/background_callback.h"
 #include "supervisor/serial.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+
+#if CIRCUITPY_TERMINALIO
+#include "shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.h"
+#endif
 
 #if CIRCUITPY_WEB_WORKFLOW
 #include "supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.h"
@@ -39,46 +45,56 @@
 #include "supervisor/shared/bluetooth/bluetooth.h"
 #endif
 
-static background_callback_t title_bar_background_cb;
+static background_callback_t status_bar_background_cb;
 
 static bool _forced_dirty = false;
 static bool _suspended = false;
 
+// Clear if possible, but give up if we can't do it now.
+void supervisor_status_bar_clear(void) {
+    if (!_suspended) {
+        supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj, true);
+        serial_write("\x1b" "]0;" "\x1b" "\\");
+        supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj, false);
+    }
+}
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_update(void) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
+void supervisor_status_bar_update(void) {
     if (_suspended) {
-        supervisor_title_bar_request_update(true);
+        supervisor_status_bar_request_update(true);
         return;
     }
     _forced_dirty = false;
+
+    supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj, true);
+
     // Neighboring "" "" are concatenated by the compiler. Without this separation, the hex code
     // doesn't get terminated after two following characters and the value is invalid.
     // This is the OSC command to set the title and the icon text. It can be up to 255 characters
     // but some may be cut off.
     serial_write("\x1b" "]0;");
     serial_write("🐍");
+
     #if CIRCUITPY_WEB_WORKFLOW
     supervisor_web_workflow_status();
     serial_write(" | ");
     #endif
+
     #if CIRCUITPY_BLE_FILE_SERVICE || CIRCUITPY_SERIAL_BLE
     supervisor_bluetooth_status();
     serial_write(" | ");
     #endif
+
     supervisor_execution_status();
     serial_write(" | ");
     serial_write(MICROPY_GIT_TAG);
     // Send string terminator
     serial_write("\x1b" "\\");
+
+    supervisor_status_bar_set_update_in_progress(&shared_module_supervisor_status_bar_obj, false);
 }
 
-static void title_bar_background(void *data) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
+static void status_bar_background(void *data) {
     if (_suspended) {
         return;
     }
@@ -92,42 +108,29 @@ static void title_bar_background(void *data) {
     dirty = dirty || supervisor_bluetooth_status_dirty();
     #endif
 
-    if (!dirty) {
-        return;
+    if (dirty) {
+        supervisor_status_bar_update();
     }
-    supervisor_title_bar_update();
 }
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_start(void) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
-    title_bar_background_cb.fun = title_bar_background;
-    title_bar_background_cb.data = NULL;
-    supervisor_title_bar_request_update(true);
+void supervisor_status_bar_start(void) {
+    status_bar_background_cb.fun = status_bar_background;
+    status_bar_background_cb.data = NULL;
+    supervisor_status_bar_request_update(true);
 }
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_request_update(bool force_dirty) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
+void supervisor_status_bar_request_update(bool force_dirty) {
     if (force_dirty) {
         _forced_dirty = true;
     }
-    background_callback_add_core(&title_bar_background_cb);
+    background_callback_add_core(&status_bar_background_cb);
 }
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_suspend(void) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
+void supervisor_status_bar_suspend(void) {
     _suspended = true;
 }
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_resume(void) {
-    #if !CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
-    return;
-    #endif
+void supervisor_status_bar_resume(void) {
     _suspended = false;
-    supervisor_title_bar_request_update(false);
+    supervisor_status_bar_request_update(false);
 }
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/title_bar.h b/supervisor/shared/status_bar.h
similarity index 85%
rename from supervisor/shared/title_bar.h
rename to supervisor/shared/status_bar.h
index 092b5add32..db2c442276 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/title_bar.h
+++ b/supervisor/shared/status_bar.h
@@ -28,17 +28,19 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-void supervisor_title_bar_start(void);
-void supervisor_title_bar_suspend(void);
-void supervisor_title_bar_resume(void);
+void supervisor_status_bar_start(void);
+void supervisor_status_bar_suspend(void);
+void supervisor_status_bar_resume(void);
+
+void supervisor_status_bar_clear(void);
 
 // Update the title bar immediately. Useful from main.c where we know state has changed and the code
 // will only be run once.
-void supervisor_title_bar_update(void);
+void supervisor_status_bar_update(void);
 
 // Use this if requesting from the background, as code is executing or if the status may not have
 // changed.
-void supervisor_title_bar_request_update(bool force_dirty);
+void supervisor_status_bar_request_update(bool force_dirty);
 
 // Provided by main.c
 void supervisor_execution_status(void);
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/usb/usb.c b/supervisor/shared/usb/usb.c
index 8f571c8e10..7aae3b9b09 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/usb/usb.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/usb/usb.c
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@
 #include "supervisor/port.h"
 #include "supervisor/serial.h"
 #include "supervisor/usb.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/workflow.h"
 #include "shared/runtime/interrupt_char.h"
 #include "shared/readline/readline.h"
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 #if CIRCUITPY_STORAGE
 #include "shared-module/storage/__init__.h"
 #endif
@@ -244,8 +247,10 @@ void tud_cdc_line_state_cb(uint8_t itf, bool dtr, bool rts) {
             reset_to_bootloader();
         }
     } else {
+        #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
         // We are connected, let's request a title bar update.
-        supervisor_title_bar_request_update(true);
+        supervisor_status_bar_request_update(true);
+        #endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.c b/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.c
index 5d6429aaa3..e09c87f624 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.c
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static wifi_radio_error_t _wifi_status = WIFI_RADIO_ERROR_NONE;
 
-// Store last status state to compute dirty.
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+// Store various last states to compute if status bar needs an update.
 static bool _last_enabled = false;
 static uint32_t _last_ip = 0;
 static wifi_radio_error_t _last_wifi_status = WIFI_RADIO_ERROR_NONE;
+#endif
 
 static mdns_server_obj_t mdns;
 static uint32_t web_api_port = 80;
@@ -193,12 +195,15 @@ STATIC void _update_encoded_ip(void) {
     }
 }
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 bool supervisor_web_workflow_status_dirty(void) {
     return common_hal_wifi_radio_get_enabled(&common_hal_wifi_radio_obj) != _last_enabled ||
            _encoded_ip != _last_ip ||
            _last_wifi_status != _wifi_status;
 }
+#endif
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
 void supervisor_web_workflow_status(void) {
     _last_enabled = common_hal_wifi_radio_get_enabled(&common_hal_wifi_radio_obj);
     if (_last_enabled) {
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ void supervisor_web_workflow_status(void) {
         serial_write_compressed(translate("off"));
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 void supervisor_start_web_workflow(void) {
     #if CIRCUITPY_WEB_WORKFLOW && CIRCUITPY_WIFI
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/websocket.c b/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/websocket.c
index 4b9e4796cd..3901c4eefe 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/websocket.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/web_workflow/websocket.c
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@
 #include "py/ringbuf.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 #include "shared/runtime/interrupt_char.h"
-#include "supervisor/shared/title_bar.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/web_workflow/web_workflow.h"
 
+#if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
+#include "supervisor/shared/status_bar.h"
+#endif
+
 // TODO: Remove ESP specific stuff. For now, it is useful as we refine the server.
 #include "esp_log.h"
 
@@ -73,8 +76,10 @@ void websocket_handoff(socketpool_socket_obj_t *socket) {
     socket->connected = false;
     socket->num = -1;
 
+    #if CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR
     // Send the title bar for the new client.
-    supervisor_title_bar_request_update(true);
+    supervisor_status_bar_request_update(true);
+    #endif
 }
 
 bool websocket_connected(void) {
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor.mk b/supervisor/supervisor.mk
index cbfaae507e..a8deb9606d 100644
--- a/supervisor/supervisor.mk
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ SRC_SUPERVISOR = \
 	supervisor/shared/stack.c \
 	supervisor/shared/status_leds.c \
 	supervisor/shared/tick.c \
-	supervisor/shared/title_bar.c \
 	supervisor/shared/traceback.c \
 	supervisor/shared/translate/translate.c \
 	supervisor/shared/workflow.c \
@@ -98,6 +97,12 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard supervisor/serial.c),)
   SRC_SUPERVISOR += supervisor/serial.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_STATUS_BAR),1)
+  SRC_SUPERVISOR += \
+    supervisor/shared/status_bar.c \
+
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_USB),1)
   SRC_SUPERVISOR += \
     lib/tinyusb/src/class/cdc/cdc_device.c \
diff --git a/tools/gen_display_resources.py b/tools/gen_display_resources.py
index 5da6062823..e5ce775e4a 100644
--- a/tools/gen_display_resources.py
+++ b/tools/gen_display_resources.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_scroll_area_text_grid = {{
 
 c_file.write(
     """\
-displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_title_bar_text_grid = {{
+displayio_tilegrid_t supervisor_terminal_status_bar_text_grid = {{
     .base = {{ .type = &displayio_tilegrid_type }},
     .bitmap = (displayio_bitmap_t*) &supervisor_terminal_font_bitmap,
     .pixel_shader = &supervisor_terminal_color,
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ terminalio_terminal_obj_t supervisor_terminal = {
     .cursor_x = 0,
     .cursor_y = 0,
     .scroll_area = NULL,
-    .title_bar = NULL
+    .status_bar = NULL
 };
 
 #endif