diff --git a/colors/pitchblack.vim b/colors/pitchblack.vim
index 2adf03a..4359bc8 100644
--- a/colors/pitchblack.vim
+++ b/colors/pitchblack.vim
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ hi SignColumn   cterm=NONE ctermbg=0 gui=NONE guibg=#000000
 hi TabLine      cterm=NONE ctermbg=8 ctermfg=15 gui=NONE guibg=#808080
 hi TabLineFill  cterm=NONE ctermbg=8 gui=NONE guibg=#808080
 hi TabLineSel   cterm=bold ctermfg=15 ctermbg=0 gui=bold guifg=#ffffff guibg=#000000
-hi StatusLine gui=bold guibg=#585858 guifg=#ffffff cterm=bold ctermbg=240 ctermfg=15
+hi StatusLineNormal gui=bold guibg=#585858 guifg=#ffffff cterm=bold ctermbg=240 ctermfg=15
+hi StatusLineInsert gui=bold guibg=#00c000 guifg=#ffffff cterm=bold ctermbg=2 ctermfg=15
+hi! link StatusLine StatusLineNormal
 hi StatusLineNc gui=NONE guibg=#585858 guifg=#808080 cterm=NONE ctermbg=240 ctermfg=7
 
 hi Title        cterm=bold ctermfg=15 gui=bold guifg=#ffffff
diff --git a/colors/snowhite.vim b/colors/snowhite.vim
index 2e70672..fd93826 100644
--- a/colors/snowhite.vim
+++ b/colors/snowhite.vim
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ hi SignColumn   cterm=NONE ctermbg=15 gui=NONE guibg=#ffffff
 hi TabLine      cterm=NONE ctermbg=7 gui=NONE guibg=#c0c0c0
 hi TabLineFill  cterm=NONE ctermbg=7 gui=NONE guibg=#c0c0c0
 hi TabLineSel   cterm=bold ctermfg=0 ctermbg=15 gui=bold guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffffff
-hi StatusLine gui=bold guibg=#c0c0c0 guifg=#000000 cterm=bold ctermbg=7 ctermfg=0
+hi StatusLineNormal gui=bold guibg=#c0c0c0 guifg=#000000 cterm=bold ctermbg=7 ctermfg=0
+hi StatusLineInsert gui=bold guibg=#00ff00 guifg=#000000 cterm=bold ctermbg=10 ctermfg=0
+hi! link StatusLine StatusLineNormal
 hi StatusLineNc gui=NONE guibg=#c0c0c0 guifg=#808080 cterm=NONE ctermbg=7 ctermfg=8
-
 hi Title        cterm=bold ctermfg=0 gui=bold guifg=#000000
 hi VertSplit    cterm=bold ctermfg=0 ctermbg=15 gui=bold guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffffff
 hi Visual       cterm=NONE ctermbg=159 gui=none guibg=#afffff
diff --git a/plugin/statusline.vim b/plugin/statusline.vim
index 10e444a..3e50b06 100644
--- a/plugin/statusline.vim
+++ b/plugin/statusline.vim
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ set statusline+=\
 set statusline+=x%02B "Character under cursor...
 set statusline+=\ @%-2c "at column
 set statusline+=\ 
+
+augroup statushl
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd InsertEnter * hi! link StatusLine StatusLineInsert
+    autocmd InsertLeave * hi! link StatusLine StatusLineNormal
+augroup END