diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
index 202599703..1bb31320c 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ function Root(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
     }
   }
 
-  const { VimStatus } = useVimEditor({
+  const { statusBarRef } = useVimEditor({
     editor: editorRef.current,
     vim: options.vim,
     onSave: save,
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function Root(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
         <div style={{ flex: "0 0 5px" }} />
         <Editor onMount={onMount} onChange={updateCode} onUnmount={onUnmountEditor} />
 
-        {VimStatus}
+        {statusBarRef.current}
 
         <Toolbar onSave={save} editor={editorRef.current} />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/StatusBar.tsx b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/StatusBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..521ad6096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+import { Input, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+import { styled } from "@mui/material/styles";
+import type { editor } from "monaco-editor";
+import React from "react";
+type IStandaloneCodeEditor = editor.IStandaloneCodeEditor;
+
+const StatusBarContainer = styled("div")({
+  display: "flex",
+  flexDirection: "row",
+  alignItems: "center",
+  justifyContent: "space-between",
+  height: 36,
+  marginLeft: 4,
+  marginRight: 4,
+});
+
+const StatusBarLeft = styled("div")({
+  display: "flex",
+  flexDirection: "row",
+  alignItems: "center",
+});
+
+// This Class is injected into the monaco-vim initVimMode function to override the status bar.
+export class StatusBar {
+  // modeInfoNode is used to display the mode in the status bar.
+  // notifNode is used to display notifications in the status bar.
+  // secInfoNode is used to display the input box in the status bar.
+  // keyInfoNode is used to display the operator and count in the status bar.
+  // editor is kept to focus when closing the input box.
+  // sanitizer is weird.
+
+  node: React.MutableRefObject<React.ReactElement | null>;
+  editor: IStandaloneCodeEditor;
+
+  mode = "--NORMAL--";
+  showInput = false;
+  inputValue = "";
+  buffer = "";
+
+  rerender: () => void;
+
+  onCloseHandler: ((query: string) => void) | null;
+  onKeyDownHandler: ((e: React.KeyboardEvent, query: string, close: () => void) => void) | null;
+  onKeyUpHandler: ((e: React.KeyboardEvent, query: string, close: () => void) => void) | null;
+
+  // node is used to setup the status bar. However, we use it to forward the resulting status bar to the outside.
+  // sanitizer is weird, so we use it to forward a rerender hook.
+  constructor(
+    node: React.MutableRefObject<React.ReactElement | null>,
+    editor: IStandaloneCodeEditor,
+    rerender: () => void,
+  ) {
+    this.node = node;
+    this.editor = editor;
+
+    this.rerender = rerender;
+
+    this.onCloseHandler = null;
+    this.onKeyDownHandler = null;
+    this.onKeyUpHandler = null;
+
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  // this is used to change the mode shown in the status bar.
+  setMode(ev: { mode: string; subMode?: string }) {
+    if (ev.mode === "visual") {
+      if (ev.subMode === "linewise") {
+        this.mode = "--VISUAL LINE--";
+      } else if (ev.subMode === "blockwise") {
+        this.mode = "--VISUAL BLOCK--";
+      } else {
+        this.mode = "--VISUAL--";
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.mode = `--${ev.mode.toUpperCase()}--`;
+    }
+
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  // this is used to set the current operator, like d, r, etc or the count, like 5j, 3w, etc.
+  setKeyBuffer(key: string) {
+    this.buffer = key;
+
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  // this is used to set the input box.
+  setSec(
+    // this is the created HTML element from monaco-vim. We're not going to use it, so it is marked as unused.
+    __text: HTMLElement,
+    // this is used to close the input box and set the cursor back to the line in the monaco-editor. query is the text in the input box.
+    onClose: ((query: string) => void) | null,
+    options: {
+      // This handles ESC, Backspace when input is empty, CTRL-C and CTRL-[. query is the text in the input box. close is a function that closes the input box. e is the key event.
+      onKeyDown: ((e: React.KeyboardEvent, query: string, close: () => void) => void) | undefined;
+      // This handles all other key events. query is the text in the input box. close is a function that closes the input box. e is the key event.
+      onKeyUp: ((e: React.KeyboardEvent, query: string, close: () => void) => void) | undefined;
+      // this is a default value for the input box. The box should be empty if this is not set.
+      value: string | undefined;
+    },
+  ) {
+    this.onCloseHandler = onClose;
+    this.onKeyDownHandler = options.onKeyDown ?? null;
+    this.onKeyUpHandler = options.onKeyUp ?? null;
+    this.inputValue = options.value || "";
+    this.showInput = true;
+
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  // this is used to toggle showing the status bar.
+  toggleVisibility(toggle: boolean) {
+    if (toggle) {
+      this.node.current = this.StatusBar();
+    } else {
+      this.node.current = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // this is used to close the input box.
+  closeInput = () => {
+    this.showInput = false;
+    this.update();
+    this.editor.focus();
+  };
+
+  // this is used to clean up the status bar on unmount.
+  clear = () => {
+    this.node.current = null;
+  };
+
+  // this is used to show notifications. In game, these won't be rendered, so the function is empty.
+  showNotification(__text: HTMLElement) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  update = () => {
+    this.node.current = this.StatusBar();
+    this.rerender();
+  };
+
+  keyUp = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (this.onKeyUpHandler !== null) {
+      this.onKeyUpHandler(e, this.inputValue, this.closeInput);
+    } else {
+      // if the player somehow gets stuck here, they can also press enter to close the input box.
+      if (e.key === "Enter") this.closeInput();
+    }
+  };
+
+  keyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (this.onKeyDownHandler !== null) {
+      this.onKeyDownHandler(e, this.inputValue, this.closeInput);
+    }
+
+    // this handles pressing escape in the input box.
+    if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      this.closeInput();
+    }
+
+    // this handles pressing enter in the input box.
+    if (e.key === "Enter" && this.onCloseHandler !== null) {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.onCloseHandler(this.inputValue);
+      this.closeInput();
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleInput = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    this.inputValue = e.target.value;
+
+    this.update();
+  };
+
+  StatusBar(): React.ReactElement {
+    return (
+      <StatusBarContainer>
+        <StatusBarLeft>
+          <Typography sx={{ mr: 4 }}>{this.mode}</Typography>
+          {this.showInput && (
+            <Input
+              value={this.inputValue}
+              onChange={this.handleInput}
+              onKeyUp={this.keyUp}
+              onKeyDown={this.keyDown}
+              autoFocus={true}
+            />
+          )}
+          {!this.showInput && <div />}
+        </StatusBarLeft>
+        <Typography>{this.buffer}</Typography>
+      </StatusBarContainer>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/useVimEditor.tsx b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/useVimEditor.tsx
index 3157457b3..4ad98b809 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/useVimEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/useVimEditor.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import * as MonacoVim from "monaco-vim";
 import type { editor } from "monaco-editor";
 type IStandaloneCodeEditor = editor.IStandaloneCodeEditor;
 
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
-
 import { Router } from "../../ui/GameRoot";
 import { Page } from "../../ui/Router";
+import { StatusBar } from "./StatusBar";
+import { useRerender } from "../../ui/React/hooks";
 
 interface IProps {
   vim: boolean;
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export function useVimEditor({ editor, vim, onOpenNextTab, onOpenPreviousTab, on
   // monaco-vim does not have types, so this is an any
   const [vimEditor, setVimEditor] = useState<any>(null);
 
-  const vimStatusRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
+  const statusBarRef = useRef<React.ReactElement | null>(null);
+  const rerender = useRerender();
 
   const actionsRef = useRef({ save: onSave, openNextTab: onOpenNextTab, openPreviousTab: onOpenPreviousTab });
   actionsRef.current = { save: onSave, openNextTab: onOpenNextTab, openPreviousTab: onOpenPreviousTab };
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export function useVimEditor({ editor, vim, onOpenNextTab, onOpenPreviousTab, on
     if (vim && editor && !vimEditor) {
       // Using try/catch because MonacoVim does not have types.
       try {
-        setVimEditor(MonacoVim.initVimMode(editor, vimStatusRef.current));
+        setVimEditor(MonacoVim.initVimMode(editor, statusBarRef, StatusBar, rerender));
         MonacoVim.VimMode.Vim.defineEx("write", "w", function () {
           // your own implementation on what you want to do when :w is pressed
           actionsRef.current.save();
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ export function useVimEditor({ editor, vim, onOpenNextTab, onOpenPreviousTab, on
           Router.toPage(Page.Terminal);
         });
 
+        // Remove any macro recording, since it isn't supported.
+        MonacoVim.VimMode.Vim.mapCommand("q", "", "", null, { context: "normal" });
+        MonacoVim.VimMode.Vim.mapCommand("@", "", "", null, { context: "normal" });
+
         const saveNQuit = (): void => {
           actionsRef.current.save();
           Router.toPage(Page.Terminal);
@@ -72,19 +77,7 @@ export function useVimEditor({ editor, vim, onOpenNextTab, onOpenPreviousTab, on
     return () => {
       vimEditor?.dispose();
     };
-  }, [vim, editor, vimEditor]);
+  }, [vim, editor, vimEditor, rerender]);
 
-  const VimStatus = (
-    <Box
-      ref={vimStatusRef}
-      className="vim-display"
-      display="flex"
-      flexGrow="0"
-      flexDirection="row"
-      sx={{ p: 1 }}
-      alignItems="center"
-    />
-  );
-
-  return { VimStatus };
+  return { statusBarRef };
 }