diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0ca8487a4a..2965596ef2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-12  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/tools/gimprectangletool.c (gimp_rectangle_tool_motion):
+	try to make the display of the aspect ratio somewhat more obvious.
+
 2008-06-12  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/plug-in/plug-in-menu-path.c (menu_path_mappings): also map
diff --git a/app/tools/gimprectangletool.c b/app/tools/gimprectangletool.c
index 244f2ba625..2e666de8b2 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimprectangletool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimprectangletool.c
@@ -1077,12 +1077,11 @@ gimp_rectangle_tool_motion (GimpTool        *tool,
         {
           gchar *aspect_text;
 
-          aspect_text = g_strdup_printf ("  %.2f",
-                                         w / (gdouble) h);
+          aspect_text = g_strdup_printf ("  (1:%.2f)", w / (gdouble) h);
 
           gimp_tool_push_status_coords (tool, display,
-                                        _("Rectangle: "), w, " × ", h, aspect_text);
-
+                                        _("Rectangle: "),
+                                        w, " × ", h, aspect_text);
           g_free (aspect_text);
         }
     }