diff --git a/src/callbacks.c b/src/callbacks.c
index 309b8ea..cc57404 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.c
+++ b/src/callbacks.c
@@ -454,6 +454,24 @@ void on_close(gpointer data)
 }
 
 
+/* on_console_clear */
+void on_console_clear(gpointer data)
+{
+	Surfer * surfer = data;
+
+	surfer_console_clear(surfer);
+}
+
+
+/* on_console_close */
+void on_console_close(gpointer data)
+{
+	Surfer * surfer = data;
+
+	surfer_show_console(surfer, FALSE);
+}
+
+
 /* on_console_closex */
 gboolean on_console_closex(gpointer data)
 {
@@ -464,6 +482,15 @@ gboolean on_console_closex(gpointer data)
 }
 
 
+/* on_console_execute */
+void on_console_execute(gpointer data)
+{
+	Surfer * surfer = data;
+
+	surfer_console_execute(surfer);
+}
+
+
 /* on_forward */
 void on_forward(gpointer data)
 {
diff --git a/src/callbacks.h b/src/callbacks.h
index 8fb7585..1618970 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.h
+++ b/src/callbacks.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ void on_notebook_close_tab(GtkWidget * widget, gpointer data);
 void on_notebook_switch_page(gpointer data);
 
 /* console */
+void on_console_clear(gpointer data);
+void on_console_close(gpointer data);
 gboolean on_console_closex(gpointer data);
+void on_console_execute(gpointer data);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index f5e48f4..f59ce0a 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct _Surfer
 
 	/* console */
 	GtkWidget * co_window;
+	GtkWidget * co_entry;
 	GtkListStore * co_store;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c b/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
index 099c618..f79c6da 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ int ghtml_set_base(GtkWidget * widget, char const * url)
 
 
 /* useful */
+/* ghtml_execute */
+void ghtml_execute(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * code)
+{
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
+
+
 /* ghtml_find */
 gboolean ghtml_find(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * text, gboolean sensitive,
 		gboolean wrap)
diff --git a/src/ghtml-gtkmozembed.c b/src/ghtml-gtkmozembed.c
index 8311074..ea9d120 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-gtkmozembed.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-gtkmozembed.c
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@ char const * ghtml_get_title(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 
 
 /* useful */
+/* ghtml_execute */
+void ghtml_execute(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * code)
+{
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
+
+
 /* ghtml_find */
 gboolean ghtml_find(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * text, gboolean sensitive,
 		gboolean wrap)
diff --git a/src/ghtml-gtktextview.c b/src/ghtml-gtktextview.c
index 5b17349..dc6c28d 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-gtktextview.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-gtktextview.c
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ char const * ghtml_get_title(GtkWidget * widget)
 
 
 /* useful */
+/* ghtml_execute */
+void ghtml_execute(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * code)
+{
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
+
+
 /* ghtml_find */
 static char const * _find_string(char const * big, char const * little,
 		gboolean sensitive);
diff --git a/src/ghtml-webkit.c b/src/ghtml-webkit.c
index c79fcea..fd62365 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-webkit.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-webkit.c
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ int ghtml_set_base(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * url)
 
 
 /* useful */
+/* ghtml_execute */
+void ghtml_execute(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * code)
+{
+	GtkWidget * view;
+
+	view = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(ghtml), "view");
+	webkit_web_view_execute_script(WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(view), code);
+}
+
+
 /* ghtml_find */
 gboolean ghtml_find(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * text, gboolean sensitive,
 		gboolean wrap)
diff --git a/src/ghtml.h b/src/ghtml.h
index e59b8f7..d60d227 100644
--- a/src/ghtml.h
+++ b/src/ghtml.h
@@ -62,4 +62,6 @@ void ghtml_zoom_in(GtkWidget * ghtml);
 void ghtml_zoom_out(GtkWidget * ghtml);
 void ghtml_zoom_reset(GtkWidget * ghtml);
 
+void ghtml_execute(GtkWidget * ghtml, char const * code);
+
 #endif /* !SURFER_GHTML_H */
diff --git a/src/surfer.c b/src/surfer.c
index 64ff9a5..1c10744 100644
--- a/src/surfer.c
+++ b/src/surfer.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void surfer_set_status(Surfer * surfer, char const * status)
 				surfer->statusbar_id);
 	surfer->statusbar_id = gtk_statusbar_push(sb,
 			gtk_statusbar_get_context_id(sb, ""), (status != NULL)
-			? status : "Ready");
+			? status : _("Ready"));
 	if(status == NULL)
 		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(surfer->tb_stop), FALSE);
 	if(status == NULL)
@@ -582,6 +582,28 @@ int surfer_confirm(Surfer * surfer, char const * message, gboolean * confirmed)
 }
 
 
+/* surfer_console_clear */
+void surfer_console_clear(Surfer * surfer)
+{
+	gtk_list_store_clear(surfer->co_store);
+}
+
+
+/* surfer_console_execute */
+void surfer_console_execute(Surfer * surfer)
+{
+	GtkWidget * view;
+	char const * text;
+
+	if((view = surfer_get_view(surfer)) == NULL)
+		return;
+	if((text = gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(surfer->co_entry))) == NULL
+			|| strlen(text) == 0)
+		return;
+	ghtml_execute(view, text);
+}
+
+
 /* surfer_console_message */
 void surfer_console_message(Surfer * surfer, char const * message,
 		char const * source, long line)
@@ -1003,6 +1025,7 @@ void surfer_select_all(Surfer * surfer)
 void surfer_show_console(Surfer * surfer, gboolean show)
 {
 	GtkWidget * vbox;
+	GtkWidget * hbox;
 	GtkWidget * widget;
 	GtkCellRenderer * renderer;
 	GtkTreeViewColumn * column;
@@ -1022,6 +1045,18 @@ void surfer_show_console(Surfer * surfer, gboolean show)
 	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(surfer->co_window), "delete-event",
 			G_CALLBACK(on_console_closex), surfer);
 	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+	hbox = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+	widget = gtk_label_new(_("Command:"));
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 4);
+	surfer->co_entry = gtk_entry_new();
+	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(surfer->co_entry), "activate",
+			G_CALLBACK(on_console_execute), surfer);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), surfer->co_entry, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	widget = gtk_button_new_from_stock(GTK_STOCK_EXECUTE);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 4);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 4);
+	/* view */
+	hbox = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
 	widget = gtk_tree_view_new_with_model(GTK_TREE_MODEL(
 				surfer->co_store));
 	/* message */
@@ -1039,9 +1074,24 @@ void surfer_show_console(Surfer * surfer, gboolean show)
 	column = gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes("Line",
 			renderer, "text", SCM_DISPLAY_LINE, NULL);
 	gtk_tree_view_append_column(GTK_TREE_VIEW(widget), column);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(surfer->co_window), vbox);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(hbox), widget);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	/* dialog */
+	hbox = gtk_hbutton_box_new();
+	gtk_button_box_set_layout(GTK_BUTTON_BOX(hbox), GTK_BUTTONBOX_END);
+	gtk_button_box_set_spacing(GTK_BUTTON_BOX(hbox), 4);
+	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(hbox), 4);
+	widget = gtk_button_new_from_stock(GTK_STOCK_CLEAR);
+	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(widget), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(
+				on_console_clear), surfer);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(hbox), widget);
+	widget = gtk_button_new_from_stock(GTK_STOCK_CLOSE);
+	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(widget), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(
+				on_console_close), surfer);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(hbox), widget);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(vbox);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(surfer->co_window), vbox);
 	surfer_show_console(surfer, show);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/surfer.h b/src/surfer.h
index 2103dc9..67e1b41 100644
--- a/src/surfer.h
+++ b/src/surfer.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ int surfer_config_load(Surfer * surfer);
 int surfer_config_save(Surfer * surfer);
 
 int surfer_confirm(Surfer * surfer, char const * message, gboolean * confirmed);
+void surfer_console_clear(Surfer * surfer);
+void surfer_console_execute(Surfer * surfer);
 void surfer_console_message(Surfer * surfer, char const * message,
 		char const * source, long line);
 int surfer_error(Surfer * surfer, char const * message, int ret);