This seemed harder than it was. they key was to use QLabel in designer to create the LAbel with a Pixmap, then install it on the Status bar manually.

Once its there I could easily update it..

Example:

Install the icon on the status bar.
Qt Code:
  1. ui.statusBar->insertPermanentWidget(0, ui.statusIconLabel,0 );
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Then Update it from the Connection Status function by:
Qt Code:
  1. ui.statusIconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/connected_32x32.png"));
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