diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryModel.h b/src/platform/qt/MemoryModel.h
index f1f46f406..972a1c7b2 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryModel.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryModel.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
 	void setAlignment(int);
 	int alignment() const { return m_align; }
 
+	QByteArray serialize();
+	void deserialize(const QByteArray&);
+
 public slots:
 	void jumpToAddress(const QString& hex);
 	void jumpToAddress(uint32_t);
@@ -61,9 +64,6 @@ private:
 
 	void adjustCursor(int adjust, bool shift);
 
-	QByteArray serialize();
-	void deserialize(const QByteArray&);
-
 	mCore* m_core;
 	QFont m_font;
 	int m_cellHeight;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.cpp
index 92e971768..ca5e5e32b 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.cpp
@@ -167,15 +167,25 @@ void MemoryView::updateSelection(uint32_t start, uint32_t end) {
 
 void MemoryView::updateStatus() {
 	int align = m_ui.hexfield->alignment();
+	if (!m_controller->isLoaded()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	mCore* core = m_controller->thread()->core;
+	QByteArray selection(m_ui.hexfield->serialize());
+	QString text;
+	for (QChar c : selection) {
+		if (!c.isPrint() || c >= 127) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		text.append(c);
+	}
+	m_ui.stringVal->setText(text);
+
 	if (m_selection.first & (align - 1) || m_selection.second - m_selection.first != align) {
 		m_ui.sintVal->clear();
 		m_ui.uintVal->clear();
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!m_controller->isLoaded()) {
-		return;
-	}
-	mCore* core = m_controller->thread()->core;
 	union {
 		uint32_t u32;
 		int32_t i32;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.ui b/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.ui
index 45bf326bb..cb6a67141 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.ui
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryView.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>550</width>
-    <height>640</height>
+    <width>565</width>
+    <height>658</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -168,20 +168,39 @@
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+     <zorder></zorder>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
-     <item>
-      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
-       <item row="0" column="0">
+    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Unsigned Integer:</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="uintVal">
+         <property name="readOnly">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="0">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+       <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Signed Integer:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
+       <item>
         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="sintVal">
          <property name="readOnly">
           <bool>true</bool>
@@ -190,17 +209,17 @@
        </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_4">
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+     <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Unsigned Integer:</string>
+          <string>String:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="uintVal">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="stringVal">
          <property name="readOnly">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>