diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index ff3e8538b..779ac5d50 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -97,18 +97,21 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	initCommand(context, 'cosmosDB.openInPortal', (node: IAzureNode) => node.openInPortal());
 	initAsyncCommand(context, 'cosmosDB.copyConnectionString', (node: IAzureNode<MongoAccountTreeItem | DocDBAccountTreeItemBase>) => copyConnectionString(node));
 
-	vscode.window.setStatusBarMessage('Mongo: Not connected');
 	initAsyncCommand(context, 'cosmosDB.connectMongoDB', async (node: IAzureParentNode<MongoDatabaseTreeItem>) => {
+		if (connectedDb) {
+			connectedDb.treeItem.isConnected = false;
+			connectedDb.refresh();
+		}
 		connectedDb = node;
 		await languageClient.connect(connectedDb.treeItem.connectionString);
-		vscode.window.setStatusBarMessage('Mongo: ' + node.parent.treeItem.label + '/' + connectedDb.treeItem.label);
+		connectedDb.treeItem.isConnected = true;
+		node.refresh();
 	});
 	initAsyncCommand(context, 'cosmosDB.deleteMongoDB', async (node: IAzureNode<MongoDatabaseTreeItem>) => {
 		await node.deleteNode();
 		if (connectedDb && connectedDb.treeItem.id === node.treeItem.id) {
 			connectedDb = null;
 			languageClient.disconnect();
-			vscode.window.setStatusBarMessage('Mongo: Not connected');
 		}
 	});
 	initAsyncCommand(context, 'cosmosDB.deleteMongoCollection', (node: IAzureNode) => node.deleteNode());
diff --git a/src/mongo/tree/MongoDatabaseTreeItem.ts b/src/mongo/tree/MongoDatabaseTreeItem.ts
index ba5651bb2..0e17f828e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/tree/MongoDatabaseTreeItem.ts
+++ b/src/mongo/tree/MongoDatabaseTreeItem.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class MongoDatabaseTreeItem implements IAzureParentTreeItem {
 	private readonly _databaseName: string;
 	private readonly _accountConnectionString: string;
 	private readonly _parentId: string;
+	public isConnected: boolean = false;
 
 	constructor(databaseName: string, accountConnectionString: string, parentId: string) {
 		this._databaseName = databaseName;
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ export class MongoDatabaseTreeItem implements IAzureParentTreeItem {
 	}
 
 	public get label(): string {
+		if (this.isConnected) {
+			return this._databaseName + " (Connected)";
+		}
 		return this._databaseName;
 	}