diff --git a/mandel.s b/mandel.s
index 3419466..6837e00 100644
--- a/mandel.s
+++ b/mandel.s
@@ -162,12 +162,28 @@ str_padding:
 str_padding_end:
     .byte 0
 
+str_space:
+    .byte " "
+    .byte 0
+
+str_h:
+    .byte "h"
+    .byte 0
+str_m:
+    .byte "m"
+    .byte 0
+str_s:
+    .byte "s"
+    .byte 0
+
 str_speed_len = str_speed_end - str_speed
 str_run_len = str_run_end - str_run
 str_done_len = str_done_end - str_done
 str_padding_len = str_padding_end - str_padding
 
-speed_start = 40 - str_done_len - str_speed_len - str_padding_len - 1
+; "3h59m59s"
+str_elapsed_spacer = 8
+speed_start = 40 - str_done_len - str_speed_len - str_padding_len - str_elapsed_spacer - 1
 
 col_x = 1
 str_x:
@@ -205,8 +221,12 @@ char_map:
     .endrepeat
 
 hex_chars:
+digits_zero:
     .byte "0123456789abcdef"
 
+digits_space:
+    .byte " 123456789abcdef"
+
 aspect:
     ; aspect ratio!
     ; pixels at 320w are 5:6 (narrow)
@@ -378,6 +398,11 @@ viewport_oy:
     .dword ($fffe0000 & $3fffffff) << 2
     .dword $ff000000
 
+elapsed_work:
+    .dword 0
+elapsed_digit:
+    .byte 0
+
 ; 2 + 9 * byte cycles
 .macro add bytes, dest, arg1, arg2
     clc ; 2 cyc
@@ -1953,6 +1978,66 @@ update_status:
     ; convert to ASCII in INBUFF and print
     jsr FASC
     jsr draw_string
+
+    ; elapsed time
+    ; FR0 = total_sec
+    ldx #.lobyte(total_sec)
+    ldy #.hibyte(total_sec)
+    jsr FLD0R
+    ; FR0 -> integer -> elapsed_work
+    jsr FPI
+    lda FR0
+    sta elapsed_work
+    lda FR0 + 1
+    sta elapsed_work + 1
+
+    ;jsr IFP
+    ;jsr FASC
+    ;jsr draw_string
+
+    .macro countdown divisor, digits
+        .scope
+            ; count the hours
+            ldx #0
+        countdown_loop:
+            lda elapsed_work + 1
+            cmp #.hibyte(divisor)
+            bcc countdown_done
+            lda elapsed_work
+            cmp #.lobyte(divisor)
+            bcc countdown_done
+            sec
+            lda elapsed_work
+            sbc #.lobyte(divisor)
+            sta elapsed_work
+            lda elapsed_work + 1
+            sbc #.hibyte(divisor)
+            sta elapsed_work + 1
+            inx
+            jmp countdown_loop
+        countdown_done:
+            lda digits,x
+            eor #$80
+            sta elapsed_digit
+            lda #.lobyte(elapsed_digit)
+            sta INBUFF
+            lda #.hibyte(elapsed_digit)
+            sta INBUFF + 1
+            jsr draw_string
+        .endscope
+    .endmacro
+
+    draw_string_const str_space
+    countdown 36000, digits_space
+    countdown 3600, digits_zero
+    draw_string_const str_h
+    countdown 600, digits_zero
+    countdown 60, digits_zero
+    draw_string_const str_m
+    countdown 10, digits_zero
+    countdown 1, digits_zero
+    draw_string_const str_s
+
 skipped:
 
     ; sx += fill_level[fill_masks] + 1