diff --git a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
index e9fc25404a56cce34049a97b6a918d95fbec8442..1b8be7a5b23805be39b9b9e530ecbadf52055fe1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ LLStatusBar::LLStatusBar(const LLRect& rect)
 	mSGBandwidth(NULL),
 	mSGPacketLoss(NULL),
 	mBtnVolume(NULL),
+	mBoxBalance(NULL),
 	mBalance(0),
 	mHealth(100),
 	mSquareMetersCredit(0),
@@ -168,6 +169,9 @@ BOOL LLStatusBar::postBuild()
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("buyL")->setCommitCallback(
 		boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::onClickBuyCurrency, this));
 
+	mBoxBalance = getChild<LLTextBox>("balance");
+	mBoxBalance->setClickedCallback( &LLStatusBar::onClickBalance, this );
+
 	mBtnVolume = getChild<LLButton>( "volume_btn" );
 	mBtnVolume->setClickedCallback( onClickVolume, this );
 	mBtnVolume->setMouseEnterCallback(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::onMouseEnterVolume, this));
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ void LLStatusBar::setVisibleForMouselook(bool visible)
 {
 	mTextTime->setVisible(visible);
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("balance_bg")->setVisible(visible);
+	mBoxBalance->setVisible(visible);
 	mBtnVolume->setVisible(visible);
 	mMediaToggle->setVisible(visible);
 	mSGBandwidth->setVisible(visible);
@@ -330,16 +335,15 @@ void LLStatusBar::setBalance(S32 balance)
 
 	std::string money_str = LLResMgr::getInstance()->getMonetaryString( balance );
 
-	LLTextBox* balance_box = getChild<LLTextBox>("balance");
 	LLStringUtil::format_map_t string_args;
 	string_args["[AMT]"] = llformat("%s", money_str.c_str());
 	std::string label_str = getString("buycurrencylabel", string_args);
-	balance_box->setValue(label_str);
+	mBoxBalance->setValue(label_str);
 
 	// Resize the L$ balance background to be wide enough for your balance plus the buy button
 	{
 		const S32 HPAD = 24;
-		LLRect balance_rect = balance_box->getTextBoundingRect();
+		LLRect balance_rect = mBoxBalance->getTextBoundingRect();
 		LLRect buy_rect = getChildView("buyL")->getRect();
 		LLView* balance_bg_view = getChildView("balance_bg");
 		LLRect balance_bg_rect = balance_bg_view->getRect();
@@ -505,6 +509,14 @@ static void onClickVolume(void* data)
 	LLAppViewer::instance()->setMasterSystemAudioMute(!mute_audio);	
 }
 
+//static 
+void LLStatusBar::onClickBalance(void* )
+{
+	// Force a balance request message:
+	LLStatusBar::sendMoneyBalanceRequest();
+	// The refresh of the display (call to setBalance()) will be done by process_money_balance_reply()
+}
+
 //static 
 void LLStatusBar::onClickMediaToggle(void* data)
 {
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
index 2388aeb0c85e74c9f0b2fb25947a5a8e195e150c..4ea3183d1820a4c606bbadb45e78ff64923bdd66 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class LLStatusBar
 	void onClickScreen(S32 x, S32 y);
 
 	static void onClickMediaToggle(void* data);
+	static void onClickBalance(void* data);
 
 private:
 	LLTextBox	*mTextTime;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ class LLStatusBar
 	LLStatGraph *mSGPacketLoss;
 
 	LLButton	*mBtnVolume;
+	LLTextBox	*mBoxBalance;
 	LLButton	*mMediaToggle;
 	LLView*		mScriptOut;
 	LLFrameTimer	mClockUpdateTimer;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
index 2f52ca660b833608d09f63c95d5c62e59d66484e..d756dfb7de6d53b13bdaabb3f059651fa0973fa0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
      height="18"
      left="0" 
      name="balance"
-     tool_tip="My Balance"
+     tool_tip="Click to refresh your L$ balance"
      v_pad="4"
      top="0"
      wrap="false"