diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.cpp
index b4eff7ec25..be45ea8b76 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,20 @@ ImageFileNavigator::PreviousPage()
 }
 
 
+bool
+ImageFileNavigator::HasNextPage()
+{
+	return fDocumentIndex < fDocumentCount;
+}
+
+
+bool
+ImageFileNavigator::HasPreviousPage()
+{
+	return fDocumentIndex > 1;
+}
+
+
 bool
 ImageFileNavigator::GoToPage(int32 page)
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.h b/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.h
index 96febd67a1..7a7b6db458 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ImageFileNavigator.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public:
 			bool				LastPage();
 			bool				NextPage();
 			bool				PreviousPage();
+			bool				HasNextPage();
+			bool				HasPreviousPage();
 			bool				GoToPage(int32 page);
 
 			bool				FirstFile();
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
index a00eacf090..8ed52cbdfd 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
@@ -150,12 +150,13 @@ ShowImageStatusView::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 
 void
 ShowImageStatusView::Update(const entry_ref& ref, const BString& text,
-	const BString& imageType, float zoom)
+	const BString& pages, const BString& imageType, float zoom)
 {
 	fRef = ref;
 
 	_SetFrameText(text);
 	_SetZoomText(zoom);
+	_SetPagesText(pages);
 	_SetImageTypeText(imageType);
 
 	_ValidatePreferredSize();
@@ -175,21 +176,28 @@ ShowImageStatusView::SetZoom(float zoom)
 void
 ShowImageStatusView::_SetFrameText(const BString& text)
 {
-	fCellText[0] = text;
+	fCellText[kFrameSizeCell] = text;
 }
 
 
 void
 ShowImageStatusView::_SetZoomText(float zoom)
 {
-	fCellText[1].SetToFormat("%.0f%%", zoom * 100);
+	fCellText[kZoomCell].SetToFormat("%.0f%%", zoom * 100);
+}
+
+
+void
+ShowImageStatusView::_SetPagesText(const BString& pages)
+{
+	fCellText[kPagesCell] = pages;
 }
 
 
 void
 ShowImageStatusView::_SetImageTypeText(const BString& imageType)
 {
-	fCellText[2] = imageType;
+	fCellText[kImageTypeCell] = imageType;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
index ef70af320f..9c419c1312 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 enum {
 	kFrameSizeCell,
 	kZoomCell,
+	kPagesCell,
 	kImageTypeCell,
 	kStatusCellCount
 };
@@ -34,12 +35,13 @@ public:
 	virtual	void				MouseDown(BPoint where);
 
 			void				Update(const entry_ref& ref,
-									const BString& text, const BString& imageType,
-									float zoom);
+									const BString& text, const BString& pages,
+									const BString& imageType, float zoom);
 			void				SetZoom(float zoom);
  private:
 			void				_SetFrameText(const BString& text);
 			void				_SetZoomText(float zoom);
+			void				_SetPagesText(const BString& pages);
 			void				_SetImageTypeText(const BString& imageType);
 			void				_ValidatePreferredSize();
 			BScrollView*		fScrollView;
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageWindow.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageWindow.cpp
index 0eefc9a177..982c1a37cc 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageWindow.cpp
@@ -615,6 +615,15 @@ ShowImageWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 				break;
 			}
 
+			int32 page = message->FindInt32("page");
+			int32 pageCount = message->FindInt32("pageCount");
+			if (!first && page != fNavigator.CurrentPage()) {
+				// ignore older pages
+				if (bitmapOwner != NULL)
+					bitmapOwner->ReleaseReference();
+				break;
+			}
+
 			status_t status = fImageView->SetImage(message);
 			if (status != B_OK) {
 				if (bitmapOwner != NULL)
@@ -629,8 +638,7 @@ ShowImageWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			}
 
 			fImageType = message->FindString("type");
-			fNavigator.SetTo(ref, message->FindInt32("page"),
-				message->FindInt32("pageCount"));
+			fNavigator.SetTo(ref, page, pageCount);
 
 			fImageView->FitToBounds();
 			if (first) {
@@ -680,12 +688,12 @@ ShowImageWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			int32 pages = fNavigator.PageCount();
 			int32 currentPage = fNavigator.CurrentPage();
 
-			bool enable = pages > 1 ? true : false;
-			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_FIRST, enable);
-			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_LAST, enable);
-			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_NEXT, enable);
-			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_PREV, enable);
-			fGoToPageMenu->SetEnabled(enable);
+			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_FIRST,
+				fNavigator.HasPreviousPage());
+			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_LAST, fNavigator.HasNextPage());
+			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_NEXT, fNavigator.HasNextPage());
+			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_PAGE_PREV, fNavigator.HasPreviousPage());
+			fGoToPageMenu->SetEnabled(pages > 1);
 
 			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_FILE_NEXT, fNavigator.HasNextFile());
 			_EnableMenuItem(fBar, MSG_FILE_PREV, fNavigator.HasPreviousFile());
@@ -1054,14 +1062,16 @@ ShowImageWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 void
 ShowImageWindow::_UpdateStatusText(const BMessage* message)
 {
-	BString status;
+	BString frameText;
 	if (fImageView->Bitmap() != NULL) {
 		BRect bounds = fImageView->Bitmap()->Bounds();
-		status << bounds.IntegerWidth() + 1
+		frameText << bounds.IntegerWidth() + 1
 			<< "x" << bounds.IntegerHeight() + 1;
 	}
-
-	fStatusView->Update(fNavigator.CurrentRef(), status, fImageType,
+	BString pages;
+	if (fNavigator.PageCount() > 1)
+		pages << fNavigator.CurrentPage() << "/" << fNavigator.PageCount();
+	fStatusView->Update(fNavigator.CurrentRef(), frameText, pages, fImageType,
 		fImageView->Zoom());
 }