diff --git a/piker/data/feed.py b/piker/data/feed.py
index e77052bf..605349e9 100644
--- a/piker/data/feed.py
+++ b/piker/data/feed.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import numpy as np
 
 from ..brokers import get_brokermod
 from .._cacheables import maybe_open_context
+from ..calc import humanize
 from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
 from .._daemon import (
     maybe_spawn_brokerd,
@@ -1183,10 +1184,10 @@ class Feed:
     shm: ShmArray
     mod: ModuleType
     first_quotes: dict  # symbol names to first quote dicts
-
     _portal: tractor.Portal
-
     stream: trio.abc.ReceiveChannel[dict[str, Any]]
+    status: dict[str, Any]
+
     throttle_rate: Optional[int] = None
 
     _trade_stream: Optional[AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]] = None
@@ -1327,9 +1328,24 @@ async def open_feed(
             first_quotes=first_quotes,
             stream=stream,
             _portal=portal,
+            status={},
             throttle_rate=tick_throttle,
         )
 
+        # fill out "status info" that the UI can show
+        host, port = feed.portal.channel.raddr
+        if host == '127.0.0.1':
+            host = 'localhost'
+
+        feed.status.update({
+            'actor_name': feed.portal.channel.uid[0],
+            'host': host,
+            'port': port,
+            'shm': f'{humanize(feed.shm._shm.size)}',
+            'throttle_rate': feed.throttle_rate,
+        })
+        feed.status.update(init_msg.pop('status', {}))
+
         for sym, data in init_msg.items():
             si = data['symbol_info']
             fqsn = data['fqsn'] + f'.{brokername}'
diff --git a/piker/ui/_feedstatus.py b/piker/ui/_feedstatus.py
index b4e2e930..1c9eb772 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_feedstatus.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_feedstatus.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 # from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 
 from ._style import _font, _font_small
-from ..calc import humanize
+# from ..calc import humanize
 from ._label import FormatLabel
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -49,15 +49,21 @@ def mk_feed_label(
     a feed control protocol.
 
     '''
-    msg = """
+    status = feed.status
+    assert status
+
+    msg = dedent("""
         actor: **{actor_name}**\n
         |_ @**{host}:{port}**\n
-        |_ throttle_hz: **{throttle_rate}**\n
-        |_ shm: **{shm}**\n
-        """
+    """)
+
+    for key, val in status.items():
+        if key in ('host', 'port', 'actor_name'):
+            continue
+        msg += f'\n|_ {key}: **{{{key}}}**\n'
 
     feed_label = FormatLabel(
-        fmt_str=dedent(msg),
+        fmt_str=msg,
         # |_ streams: **{symbols}**\n
         font=_font.font,
         font_size=_font_small.px_size,
@@ -72,20 +78,6 @@ def mk_feed_label(
         # feed_label.height()
     )
 
-    # fill in brokerd feed info
-    host, port = feed.portal.channel.raddr
-    if host == '127.0.0.1':
-        host = 'localhost'
-    mpshm = feed.shm._shm
-    shmstr = f'{humanize(mpshm.size)}'
-
-    feed_label.format(
-        actor_name=feed.portal.channel.uid[0],
-        host=host,
-        port=port,
-        # symbols=len(feed.symbols),
-        shm=shmstr,
-        throttle_rate=feed.throttle_rate,
-    )
+    feed_label.format(**feed.status)
 
     return feed_label