diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide.vue
index 77b35078e56..d479b705e35 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide.vue
@@ -65,61 +65,63 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div
-    class="ide-view"
-  >
-    <find-file
-      v-show="fileFindVisible"
-    />
-    <ide-sidebar />
+  <article class="ide">
     <div
-      class="multi-file-edit-pane"
+      class="ide-view"
     >
-      <template
-        v-if="activeFile"
+      <find-file
+        v-show="fileFindVisible"
+      />
+      <ide-sidebar />
+      <div
+        class="multi-file-edit-pane"
       >
-        <repo-tabs
-          :active-file="activeFile"
-          :files="openFiles"
-          :viewer="viewer"
-          :has-changes="hasChanges"
-          :merge-request-id="currentMergeRequestId"
-        />
-        <repo-editor
-          class="multi-file-edit-pane-content"
-          :file="activeFile"
-        />
-        <ide-status-bar
-          :file="activeFile"
-        />
-      </template>
-      <template
-        v-else
-      >
-        <div
-          v-once
-          class="ide-empty-state"
+        <template
+          v-if="activeFile"
         >
-          <div class="row js-empty-state">
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
-              <div class="svg-content svg-250">
-                <img :src="emptyStateSvgPath" />
+          <repo-tabs
+            :active-file="activeFile"
+            :files="openFiles"
+            :viewer="viewer"
+            :has-changes="hasChanges"
+            :merge-request-id="currentMergeRequestId"
+          />
+          <repo-editor
+            class="multi-file-edit-pane-content"
+            :file="activeFile"
+          />
+        </template>
+        <template
+          v-else
+        >
+          <div
+            v-once
+            class="ide-empty-state"
+          >
+            <div class="row js-empty-state">
+              <div class="col-xs-12">
+                <div class="svg-content svg-250">
+                  <img :src="emptyStateSvgPath" />
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
-              <div class="text-content text-center">
-                <h4>
-                  Welcome to the GitLab IDE
-                </h4>
-                <p>
-                  You can select a file in the left sidebar to begin
-                  editing and use the right sidebar to commit your changes.
-                </p>
+              <div class="col-xs-12">
+                <div class="text-content text-center">
+                  <h4>
+                    Welcome to the GitLab IDE
+                  </h4>
+                  <p>
+                    You can select a file in the left sidebar to begin
+                    editing and use the right sidebar to commit your changes.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-      </template>
+        </template>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
+    <ide-status-bar
+      :file="activeFile"
+    />
+  </article>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar.vue
index c13eeeace3f..70c6d53c3ab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <script>
+import { mapGetters } from 'vuex';
 import icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
 import tooltip from '~/vue_shared/directives/tooltip';
 import timeAgoMixin from '~/vue_shared/mixins/timeago';
+import userAvatarImage from '../../vue_shared/components/user_avatar/user_avatar_image.vue';
 
 export default {
   components: {
     icon,
+    userAvatarImage,
   },
   directives: {
     tooltip,
@@ -14,40 +17,93 @@ export default {
   props: {
     file: {
       type: Object,
-      required: true,
+      required: false,
+      default: null,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      lastCommitFormatedAge: null,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...mapGetters(['currentProject', 'lastCommit']),
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    this.startTimer();
+  },
+  beforeDestroy() {
+    if (this.intervalId) {
+      clearInterval(this.intervalId);
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    startTimer() {
+      this.intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+        this.commitAgeUpdate();
+      }, 1000);
+    },
+    commitAgeUpdate() {
+      if (this.lastCommit) {
+        this.lastCommitFormatedAge = this.timeFormated(this.lastCommit.committed_date);
+      }
+    },
+    getCommitPath(shortSha) {
+      return `${this.currentProject.web_url}/commit/${shortSha}`;
     },
   },
 };
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="ide-status-bar">
-    <div>
-      <div v-if="file.lastCommit && file.lastCommit.id">
-        Last commit:
-        <a
-          v-tooltip
-          :title="file.lastCommit.message"
-          :href="file.lastCommit.url"
-        >
-          {{ timeFormated(file.lastCommit.updatedAt) }} by
-          {{ file.lastCommit.author }}
-        </a>
-      </div>
+  <footer class="ide-status-bar">
+    <div
+      class="ide-status-branch"
+      v-if="lastCommit && lastCommitFormatedAge"
+    >
+      <icon
+        name="commit"
+      />
+      <a
+        v-tooltip
+        class="commit-sha"
+        :title="lastCommit.message"
+        :href="getCommitPath(lastCommit.short_id)"
+      >{{ lastCommit.short_id }}</a>
+      by
+      {{ lastCommit.author_name }}
+      <time
+        v-tooltip
+        data-placement="top"
+        data-container="body"
+        :datetime="lastCommit.committed_date"
+        :title="tooltipTitle(lastCommit.committed_date)"
+      >
+        {{ lastCommitFormatedAge }}
+      </time>
     </div>
-    <div class="text-right">
+    <div
+      v-if="file"
+      class="ide-status-file"
+    >
       {{ file.name }}
     </div>
-    <div class="text-right">
+    <div
+      v-if="file"
+      class="ide-status-file"
+    >
       {{ file.eol }}
     </div>
     <div
-      class="text-right"
-      v-if="!file.binary">
+      class="ide-status-file"
+      v-if="file && !file.binary">
       {{ file.editorRow }}:{{ file.editorColumn }}
     </div>
-    <div class="text-right">
+    <div
+      v-if="file"
+      class="ide-status-file"
+    >
       {{ file.fileLanguage }}
     </div>
-  </div>
+  </footer>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project.js
index 971a15a4036..eff9bc03651 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project.js
@@ -72,3 +72,26 @@ export const getBranchData = (
       resolve(state.projects[`${projectId}`].branches[branchId]);
     }
   });
+
+export const refreshLastCommitData = (
+  { commit, state, dispatch },
+  { projectId, branchId } = {},
+) => service
+  .getBranchData(projectId, branchId)
+  .then(({ data }) => {
+    commit(types.SET_BRANCH_COMMIT, {
+      projectId,
+      branchId,
+      commit: data.commit,
+    });
+  })
+  .catch(() => {
+    flash(
+      'Error loading last commit.',
+      'alert',
+      document,
+      null,
+      false,
+      true,
+    );
+  });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/getters.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/getters.js
index 75286ed0cd2..b239a605371 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/getters.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/getters.js
@@ -81,5 +81,11 @@ export const getUnstagedFilesCountForPath = state => path =>
 export const getStagedFilesCountForPath = state => path =>
   getChangesCountForFiles(state.stagedFiles, path);
 
+export const lastCommit = (state, getters) => {
+  const branch = getters.currentProject && getters.currentProject.branches[state.currentBranchId];
+
+  return branch ? branch.commit : null;
+};
+
 // prevent babel-plugin-rewire from generating an invalid default during karma tests
 export default () => {};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/modules/commit/actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/modules/commit/actions.js
index ab00d12089d..b85246b2502 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/modules/commit/actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/modules/commit/actions.js
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ export const commitChanges = ({ commit, state, getters, dispatch, rootState, roo
             );
           }
         })
-        .then(() => dispatch('updateCommitAction', consts.COMMIT_TO_CURRENT_BRANCH));
+        .then(() => dispatch('updateCommitAction', consts.COMMIT_TO_CURRENT_BRANCH))
+        .then(() => dispatch('refreshLastCommitData', {
+          projectId: rootState.currentProjectId,
+          branchId: rootState.currentBranchId,
+        }, { root: true }));
     })
     .catch(err => {
       let errMsg = __('Error committing changes. Please try again.');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutation_types.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutation_types.js
index 08e22e5ad7e..a3fb3232f1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutation_types.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutation_types.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const SET_MERGE_REQUEST_VERSIONS = 'SET_MERGE_REQUEST_VERSIONS';
 
 // Branch Mutation Types
 export const SET_BRANCH = 'SET_BRANCH';
+export const SET_BRANCH_COMMIT = 'SET_BRANCH_COMMIT';
 export const SET_BRANCH_WORKING_REFERENCE = 'SET_BRANCH_WORKING_REFERENCE';
 export const TOGGLE_BRANCH_OPEN = 'TOGGLE_BRANCH_OPEN';
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch.js
index 2972ba5e38e..e09f88878f4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch.js
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ export default {
       workingReference: reference,
     });
   },
+  [types.SET_BRANCH_COMMIT](state, { projectId, branchId, commit }) {
+    Object.assign(state.projects[projectId].branches[branchId], {
+      commit,
+    });
+  },
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
index 8d43bb32175..cbf99e411cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ $row-hover: $blue-50;
 $row-hover-border: $blue-200;
 $progress-color: #c0392b;
 $header-height: 40px;
+$ide-statusbar-height: 27px;
 $fixed-layout-width: 1280px;
 $limited-layout-width: 990px;
 $limited-layout-width-sm: 790px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/repo.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/repo.scss
index 7f1f0c1f5f1..00457717f00 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/repo.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/repo.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   margin-top: 0;
   border-top: 1px solid $white-dark;
   border-bottom: 1px solid $white-dark;
+  padding-bottom: $ide-statusbar-height;
 
   &.is-collapsed {
     .ide-file-list {
@@ -375,7 +376,13 @@
   padding: $gl-bar-padding $gl-padding;
   background: $white-light;
   display: flex;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  height: $ide-statusbar-height;
+
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
 
   > div + div {
     padding-left: $gl-padding;
@@ -386,6 +393,14 @@
   }
 }
 
+.ide-status-file {
+  text-align: right;
+
+  .ide-status-branch + &,
+  &:first-child {
+    margin-left: auto;
+  }
+}
 // Not great, but this is to deal with our current output
 .multi-file-preview-holder {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/44833-ide-clean-up-status-bar.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/44833-ide-clean-up-status-bar.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c827e57195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/44833-ide-clean-up-status-bar.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Clean up WebIDE status bar and add useful info
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..770dca9cb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/ide/components/ide_status_bar_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import store from '~/ide/stores';
+import ideStatusBar from '~/ide/components/ide_status_bar.vue';
+import { createComponentWithStore } from 'spec/helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+import { resetStore } from '../helpers';
+import { projectData } from '../mock_data';
+
+describe('ideStatusBar', () => {
+  let vm;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const Component = Vue.extend(ideStatusBar);
+
+    store.state.currentProjectId = 'abcproject';
+    store.state.projects.abcproject = projectData;
+
+    vm = createComponentWithStore(Component, store).$mount();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+
+    resetStore(vm.$store);
+  });
+
+  it('renders the statusbar', () => {
+    expect(vm.$el.className).toBe('ide-status-bar');
+  });
+
+  describe('mounted', () => {
+    it('triggers a setInterval', () => {
+      expect(vm.intervalId).not.toBe(null);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('commitAgeUpdate', () => {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      jasmine.clock().install();
+      spyOn(vm, 'commitAgeUpdate').and.callFake(() => {});
+      vm.startTimer();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      jasmine.clock().uninstall();
+    });
+
+    it('gets called every second', () => {
+      expect(vm.commitAgeUpdate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      jasmine.clock().tick(1100);
+      expect(vm.commitAgeUpdate.calls.count()).toEqual(1);
+
+      jasmine.clock().tick(1000);
+      expect(vm.commitAgeUpdate.calls.count()).toEqual(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getCommitPath', () => {
+    it('returns the path to the commit details', () => {
+      expect(vm.getCommitPath('abc123de')).toBe('/commit/abc123de');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ebd08d95810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/actions/project_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import {
+  refreshLastCommitData,
+} from '~/ide/stores/actions';
+import store from '~/ide/stores';
+import service from '~/ide/services';
+import { resetStore } from '../../helpers';
+import testAction from '../../../helpers/vuex_action_helper';
+
+describe('IDE store project actions', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store.state.projects.abcproject = {};
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetStore(store);
+  });
+
+  describe('refreshLastCommitData', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      store.state.currentProjectId = 'abcproject';
+      store.state.currentBranchId = 'master';
+      store.state.projects.abcproject = {
+        branches: {
+          master: {
+            commit: null,
+          },
+        },
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('calls the service', done => {
+      spyOn(service, 'getBranchData').and.returnValue(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          data: {
+            commit: { id: '123' },
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+
+      store
+        .dispatch('refreshLastCommitData', {
+          projectId: store.state.currentProjectId,
+          branchId: store.state.currentBranchId,
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(service.getBranchData).toHaveBeenCalledWith('abcproject', 'master');
+
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('commits getBranchData', done => {
+      testAction(
+        refreshLastCommitData,
+        {},
+        {},
+        [{
+          type: 'SET_BRANCH_COMMIT',
+          payload: {
+            projectId: 'abcproject',
+            branchId: 'master',
+            commit: { id: '123' },
+          },
+        }], // mutations
+        [], // action
+        done,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/getters_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/getters_spec.js
index 67a848e8edd..4833ba3edfd 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/getters_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/getters_spec.js
@@ -141,4 +141,24 @@ describe('IDE store getters', () => {
       expect(getters.getChangesInFolder(localState)('test')).toBe(2);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('lastCommit', () => {
+    it('returns the last commit of the current branch on the current project', () => {
+      const commitTitle = 'Example commit title';
+      const localGetters = {
+        currentProject: {
+          branches: {
+            'example-branch': {
+              commit: {
+                title: commitTitle,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      localState.currentBranchId = 'example-branch';
+
+      expect(getters.lastCommit(localState, localGetters).title).toBe(commitTitle);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch_spec.js
index a7167537ef2..29eb859ddaf 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/ide/stores/mutations/branch_spec.js
@@ -15,4 +15,26 @@ describe('Multi-file store branch mutations', () => {
       expect(localState.currentBranchId).toBe('master');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('SET_BRANCH_COMMIT', () => {
+    it('sets the last commit on current project', () => {
+      localState.projects = {
+        Example: {
+          branches: {
+            master: {},
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      mutations.SET_BRANCH_COMMIT(localState, {
+        projectId: 'Example',
+        branchId: 'master',
+        commit: {
+          title: 'Example commit',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(localState.projects.Example.branches.master.commit.title).toBe('Example commit');
+    });
+  });
 });