diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
index 345205e..dab0455 100644
--- a/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
     class LoginViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
         public string Username { get; set; }
-        public LoginViewModel()
+        //private MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel;
+        public LoginViewModel(MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel)
         {
+            //this.mainWindowViewModel = mainWindowViewModel;
             LoginCommand = new RelayCommand<object>((parameter) =>
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine($"username {Username} password {((PasswordBox)parameter).Password}");
                 //TODO send username and password to server
+                mainWindowViewModel.SelectedViewModel = new MainViewModel();
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 952439c..3e945e6 100644
--- a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
 {
     class MainViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
-
-        public ObservableObject SelectedViewModel { get; set; }
+        public string StatusLabelText { get; set; }
 
         public MainViewModel()
         {
-            SelectedViewModel = new LoginViewModel();
+            StatusLabelText = "Status: not running";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1044d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using ClientApp.Utils;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
+{
+    class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
+    {
+
+        public ObservableObject SelectedViewModel { get; set; }
+
+        public MainWindowViewModel()
+        {
+            SelectedViewModel = new LoginViewModel(this);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml b/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
index ab49d25..21d15ff 100644
--- a/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
+++ b/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@
              xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ClientApp.Views"
              mc:Ignorable="d" 
              d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
-    <Grid>
-        <Label Content="Main"/>
+    <DockPanel>
+        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+            <Label>
+                <Label.Content>
+                    <AccessText TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{Binding StatusLabelText}"/>
+                </Label.Content>
+            </Label>
 
-    </Grid>
+        </StackPanel>
+
+    </DockPanel>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 5e62f41..4ae4a80 100644
--- a/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ClientApp
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            DataContext = new MainViewModel();
+            DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel();
         }
     }
 }