diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index ec7797a..81695b0 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -239,9 +239,14 @@ page_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* event, gpointer data)
 
     /* render real page */
     render_page(page->document->zathura->sync.render_thread, page);
+
+    /* update statusbar */
   }
   cairo_destroy(cairo);
 
+  page->document->current_page_number = page->number;
+  statusbar_page_number_update(page->document->zathura);
+
   g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 430c009..76c78fd 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -318,10 +318,7 @@ page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id)
 
   /* update page number */
   zathura->document->current_page_number = page_id;
-
-  char* page_number = g_strdup_printf("[%d/%d]", page_id + 1, zathura->document->number_of_pages);
-  girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.page_number, page_number);
-  g_free(page_number);
+  statusbar_page_number_update(zathura);
 
   return true;
 
@@ -330,6 +327,18 @@ error_out:
   return false;
 }
 
+void
+statusbar_page_number_update(zathura_t* zathura)
+{
+  if (zathura == NULL || zathura->ui.statusbar.page_number == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  char* page_number_text = g_strdup_printf("[%d/%d]", zathura->document->current_page_number + 1, zathura->document->number_of_pages);
+  girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.page_number, page_number_text);
+  g_free(page_number_text);
+}
+
 void
 page_view_set_mode(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int pages_per_row)
 {
diff --git a/zathura.h b/zathura.h
index 262ee74..2005082 100644
--- a/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura.h
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ typedef struct zathura_s
  *
  * @param argc Number of arguments
  * @param argv Values of arguments
- * @return Zathura zathura object or NULL if zathura could not been initialized
+ * @return zathura session object or NULL if zathura could not been initialized
  */
 zathura_t* zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[]);
 
 /**
- * Free zathura zathura
+ * Free zathura session
  *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
  */
 void zathura_free(zathura_t* zathura);
 
 /**
  * Opens a file
  *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
  * @param path The path to the file
  * @param password The password of the file
  *
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ bool document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password);
 /**
  * Closes the current opened document
  *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
  * @return If no error occured true, otherwise false, is returned.
  */
 bool document_close(zathura_t* zathura);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool document_close(zathura_t* zathura);
 /**
  * Opens the page with the given number
  *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
  * @return If no error occured true, otherwise false, is returned.
  */
 bool page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id);
@@ -119,9 +119,17 @@ bool page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id);
 /**
  * Builds the box structure to show the rendered pages
  *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
  * @param pages_per_row Number of shown pages per row
  */
 void page_view_set_mode(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int pages_per_row);
 
+/**
+ * Updates the page number in the statusbar. Note that 1 will be added to the
+ * displayed number
+ *
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
+ */
+void statusbar_page_number_update(zathura_t* zathura);
+
 #endif // ZATHURA_H