diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Editor/Editor.css b/src/renderer/components/Editor/Editor.css
index 5056595..268cdfa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Editor/Editor.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Editor/Editor.css
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 .editor-statusbar {
   flex-shrink: 0;
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
@@ -45,6 +46,17 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+.statusbar-center {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.statusbar-readtime {
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
 .statusbar-right {
   margin-left: auto;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Editor/MarkdownEditor.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Editor/MarkdownEditor.tsx
index 25d1bce..c554919 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Editor/MarkdownEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Editor/MarkdownEditor.tsx
@@ -1171,6 +1171,18 @@ export function MarkdownEditor(): JSX.Element {
           ) : sentenceWordCount > 0 ? (
             <span className="statusbar-selection-wordcount">{sentenceWordCount} in sentence</span>
           ) : null}
+          <div className="statusbar-center">
+            {(() => {
+              const wc = countWords(activeFileContent)
+              const mins = wc / 238
+              if (wc < 10) return null
+              if (mins < 1) return <span className="statusbar-readtime">{'<'} 1 min read</span>
+              const h = Math.floor(mins / 60)
+              const m = Math.round(mins % 60)
+              const label = h > 0 ? `${h}h ${m}m read` : `${Math.round(mins)} min read`
+              return <span className="statusbar-readtime">{label}</span>
+            })()}
+          </div>
           <div className="statusbar-right">
             {(() => {
               const docWc = countWords(activeFileContent)