diff --git a/cli/status.go b/cli/status.go
index 0bba9f7..5a03420 100644
--- a/cli/status.go
+++ b/cli/status.go
@@ -37,17 +37,18 @@ func statusCommand(t *core.Timetrace) *cobra.Command {
 			trackedTimeCurrent := defaultString
 
 			if report.TrackedTimeCurrent != nil {
-				trackedTimeCurrent = report.FormatCurrentTime()
+				trackedTimeCurrent = t.Formatter().FormatCurrentTime(report)
 			}
 
 			rows := [][]string{
 				{
 					project,
 					trackedTimeCurrent,
-					report.FormatTodayTime(),
+					t.Formatter().FormatTodayTime(report),
+					t.Formatter().FormatBreakTime(report),
 				},
 			}
-			out.Table([]string{"Current project", "Worked since start", "Worked today"}, rows, nil)
+			out.Table([]string{"Current project", "Worked since start", "Worked today", "Breaks"}, rows, nil)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/formatter.go b/core/formatter.go
index 6357601..d5b273e 100644
--- a/core/formatter.go
+++ b/core/formatter.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -67,3 +68,38 @@ func (f *Formatter) ParseRecordKey(key string) (time.Time, error) {
 func (f *Formatter) RecordKey(record *Record) string {
 	return record.Start.Format(f.RecordKeyLayout())
 }
+
+// FormatTodayTime returns the formated string of the total
+// time of today follwoing the format convention
+func (f *Formatter) FormatTodayTime(report *Report) string {
+	return f.formatDuration(report.TrackedTimeToday)
+}
+
+// FormatCurrentTime returns the formated string of the current
+// report time follwoing the format convention
+func (f *Formatter) FormatCurrentTime(report *Report) string {
+	return f.formatDuration(*report.TrackedTimeCurrent)
+}
+
+// FormatBreakTime returns the formated string of the total time
+// taking breaks today following the format convention
+func (f *Formatter) FormatBreakTime(report *Report) string {
+	return f.formatDuration(report.BreakTimeToday)
+}
+
+// formatDuration formats the passed duration into a string.
+// The format will be "8h 24min". If the duration is less then 60 secods
+// the format will be "0h 0min 12sec".
+func (f *Formatter) formatDuration(duration time.Duration) string {
+
+	hours := int64(duration.Hours()) % 60
+	minutes := int64(duration.Minutes()) % 60
+	secods := int64(duration.Seconds()) % 60
+
+	// as by convention if the duarion is < then 60 secods
+	// return "0h 0min Xsec"
+	if hours == 0 && minutes == 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("0h 0min %dsec", secods)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%dh %dmin", hours, minutes)
+}
diff --git a/core/record.go b/core/record.go
index 3002437..6e2c108 100644
--- a/core/record.go
+++ b/core/record.go
@@ -213,6 +213,31 @@ func (t *Timetrace) loadAllRecords(date time.Time) ([]*Record, error) {
 	return records, nil
 }
 
+func (t *Timetrace) loadAllRecordsSortedAscending(date time.Time) ([]*Record, error) {
+	dir := t.fs.RecordDirFromDate(date)
+
+	recordFilepaths, err := t.fs.RecordFilepaths(dir, func(a, b string) bool {
+		timeA, _ := time.Parse(recordLayout, a)
+		timeB, _ := time.Parse(recordLayout, b)
+		return timeA.Before(timeB)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var records []*Record
+
+	for _, recordFilepath := range recordFilepaths {
+		record, err := t.loadRecord(recordFilepath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		records = append(records, record)
+	}
+
+	return records, nil
+}
+
 // LoadLatestRecord loads the youngest record. This may also be a record from
 // another day. If there is no latest record, nil and no error will be returned.
 func (t *Timetrace) LoadLatestRecord() (*Record, error) {
diff --git a/core/timetrace.go b/core/timetrace.go
index d6a3350..01dd9a7 100644
--- a/core/timetrace.go
+++ b/core/timetrace.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ type Report struct {
 	Current            *Record
 	TrackedTimeCurrent *time.Duration
 	TrackedTimeToday   time.Duration
+	BreakTimeToday     time.Duration
 }
 
 // Filesystem represents a filesystem used for storing and loading resources.
@@ -111,8 +111,14 @@ func (t *Timetrace) Status() (*Report, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	breakTimeToday, err := t.breakTime(now)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	report := &Report{
 		TrackedTimeToday: trackedTimeToday,
+		BreakTimeToday:   breakTimeToday,
 	}
 
 	// If the latest record has been stopped, there is no active time tracking.
@@ -131,6 +137,21 @@ func (t *Timetrace) Status() (*Report, error) {
 	return report, nil
 }
 
+func (t *Timetrace) breakTime(date time.Time) (time.Duration, error) {
+	records, err := t.loadAllRecordsSortedAscending(date)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	// add up the time between records
+	var breakTime time.Duration
+	for i := 0; i < len(records)-1; i++ {
+		breakTime += records[i+1].Start.Sub(*records[i].End)
+	}
+
+	return breakTime, nil
+}
+
 // Stop stops the time tracking and marks the current record as ended.
 func (t *Timetrace) Stop() error {
 	latestRecord, err := t.LoadLatestRecord()
@@ -182,35 +203,6 @@ func (t *Timetrace) trackedTime(date time.Time) (time.Duration, error) {
 	return trackedTime, nil
 }
 
-// FormatTodayTime returns the formated string of the total
-// time of today follwoing the format convention
-func (report *Report) FormatTodayTime() string {
-	return formatDuration(report.TrackedTimeToday)
-}
-
-// FormatCurrentTime returns the formated string of the current
-// report time follwoing the format convention
-func (report *Report) FormatCurrentTime() string {
-	return formatDuration(*report.TrackedTimeCurrent)
-}
-
-// formatDuration formats the passed duration into a string.
-// The format will be "8h 24min". If the duration is less then 60 secods
-// the format will be "0h 0min 12sec".
-func formatDuration(duration time.Duration) string {
-
-	hours := int64(duration.Hours()) % 60
-	minutes := int64(duration.Minutes()) % 60
-	secods := int64(duration.Seconds()) % 60
-
-	// as by convention if the duarion is < then 60 secods
-	// return "0h 0min Xsec"
-	if hours == 0 && minutes == 0 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("0h 0min %dsec", secods)
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%dh %dmin", hours, minutes)
-}
-
 func (t *Timetrace) isDirEmpty(dir string) (bool, error) {
 	openedDir, err := os.Open(dir)
 	if err != nil {