--- a\gtk\gtkblist.c	Fri Nov 24 20:53:12 2006
+++ b\gtk\gtkblist.c	Sun Nov 26 17:02:37 2006
@@ -3136,19 +3136,6 @@
 
 	presence = gaim_buddy_get_presence(b);
 
-	if (!gaim_prefs_get_bool("/gaim/gtk/blist/show_buddy_icons"))
-	{
-		if (!selected && gaim_presence_is_idle(presence))
-		{
-			text = g_strdup_printf("<span color='%s'>%s</span>",
-					       dim_grey(), esc);
-			g_free(esc);
-			return text;
-		}
-		else
-			return esc;
-	}
-
 	prpl = gaim_find_prpl(gaim_account_get_protocol_id(b->account));
 
 	if (prpl != NULL)
@@ -3202,6 +3189,28 @@
 		}
 		statustext = tmp;
 #endif
+	}
+
+	if (!gaim_prefs_get_bool("/gaim/gtk/blist/show_buddy_icons"))
+	{		
+		if (statustext) {
+			char * old = esc;
+
+			esc = g_strdup_printf("%s<span color='%s'> - %s</span>",
+				esc, dim_grey(), statustext);
+			g_free(old);
+			g_free(statustext);
+		}			
+
+		if (!selected && gaim_presence_is_idle(presence))
+		{
+			text = g_strdup_printf("<span color='%s'>%s</span>",
+					dim_grey(), esc);
+			g_free(esc);
+			return text;
+		}
+		else
+			return esc;
 	}
 
 	if(!gaim_presence_is_online(presence) && !statustext)