diff --git a/components/Toolbar/EditorToolbarButton.tsx b/components/Toolbar/EditorToolbarButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..504cd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Toolbar/EditorToolbarButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import React, { FC, memo, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { GroupedStatuses } from "@/types/noteStatus";
+interface EditorToolbarButtonProps {
+	statuses: GroupedStatuses;
+	onClick: () => void;
+	unknownStatusConfig: {
+		icon: string;
+		color: string;
+	};
+}
+export const EditorToolbarButton: FC<EditorToolbarButtonProps> = memo(
+	({ statuses, onClick, unknownStatusConfig }) => {
+		const [statusChanged, setStatusChanged] = useState(false);
+		const statusEntries = Object.entries(statuses);
+		const allStatuses = statusEntries.flatMap(
+			([_, statusList]) => statusList,
+		);
+		const totalStatuses = allStatuses.length;
+		// Animate when status changes
+		useEffect(() => {
+			setStatusChanged(true);
+			const timer = setTimeout(() => setStatusChanged(false), 300);
+			return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+		}, [statusEntries.length, allStatuses.map((s) => s.name).join(",")]);
+
+		const getTooltipText = () => {
+			if (totalStatuses === 0) {
+				return "No status assigned - click to set status";
+			}
+			if (totalStatuses === 1) {
+				return `Status: ${allStatuses[0].name} - click to change`;
+			}
+			const statusNames = allStatuses.map((s) => s.name).join(", ");
+			return `Statuses: ${statusNames} - click to change`;
+		};
+
+		const buttonClasses = [
+			"editor-toolbar-btn",
+			totalStatuses === 0
+				? "editor-toolbar-btn--no-status"
+				: "editor-toolbar-btn--has-status",
+			statusChanged ? "editor-toolbar-btn--status-changed" : "",
+		]
+			.filter(Boolean)
+			.join(" ");
+
+		if (totalStatuses === 0) {
+			return (
+				<button
+					className={buttonClasses}
+					onClick={onClick}
+					title={getTooltipText()}
+					aria-label={getTooltipText()}
+					style={
+						{
+							"--status-color": unknownStatusConfig.color,
+						} as React.CSSProperties
+					}
+				>
+					<span
+						className="editor-toolbar-btn__icon"
+						aria-hidden="true"
+					>
+						{unknownStatusConfig.icon}
+					</span>
+				</button>
+			);
+		}
+
+		const primaryStatus = allStatuses[0];
+
+		return (
+			<button
+				className={buttonClasses}
+				onClick={onClick}
+				title={getTooltipText()}
+				aria-label={getTooltipText()}
+				style={
+					{
+						"--status-color":
+							primaryStatus.color || "var(--interactive-accent)",
+					} as React.CSSProperties
+				}
+			>
+				<span className="editor-toolbar-btn__icon" aria-hidden="true">
+					{primaryStatus.icon || "📝"}
+				</span>
+				{totalStatuses > 1 && (
+					<span
+						className="editor-toolbar-btn__count"
+						aria-label={`${totalStatuses} statuses`}
+					>
+						{totalStatuses}
+					</span>
+				)}
+			</button>
+		);
+	},
+);
diff --git a/integrations/toolbar/editorToolbarIntegration.tsx b/integrations/toolbar/editorToolbarIntegration.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2e0245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/toolbar/editorToolbarIntegration.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import { createRoot, Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import eventBus from "core/eventBus";
+import { MarkdownView, Plugin, WorkspaceLeaf } from "obsidian";
+import settingsService from "@/core/settingsService";
+import { EditorToolbarButton } from "@/components/Toolbar/EditorToolbarButton";
+import { NoteStatusService } from "@/core/noteStatusService";
+
+export class EditorToolbarIntegration {
+	private static instance: EditorToolbarIntegration | null = null;
+	private root: Root | null = null;
+	private plugin: Plugin;
+	private buttonElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
+	private noteStatusService: NoteStatusService | null = null;
+	private currentLeaf: WorkspaceLeaf | null = null;
+	private readonly BUTTON_CLASS = "note-status-editor-toolbar-button";
+
+	constructor(plugin: Plugin) {
+		if (EditorToolbarIntegration.instance) {
+			throw new Error("The editor toolbar instance is already created");
+		}
+		this.plugin = plugin;
+		EditorToolbarIntegration.instance = this;
+	}
+
+	async integrate() {
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"active-file-change",
+			({ leaf }) => {
+				if (this.isValidMarkdownLeaf(leaf)) {
+					this.currentLeaf = leaf;
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				} else {
+					this.removeButton();
+				}
+			},
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription1",
+		);
+
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			({ key }) => {
+				if (key === "enabledTemplates" || key === "templates") {
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				}
+				if (key === "useMultipleStatuses") {
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				}
+				if (key === "tagPrefix") {
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				}
+				if (key === "useCustomStatusesOnly") {
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				}
+				if (key === "customStatuses") {
+					this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+				}
+				if (
+					key === "unknownStatusIcon" ||
+					key === "unknownStatusColor"
+				) {
+					this.render();
+				}
+			},
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription2",
+		);
+
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"frontmatter-manually-changed",
+			() => {
+				this.handleActiveFileChange().catch(console.error);
+			},
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription3",
+		);
+	}
+
+	private async handleActiveFileChange() {
+		this.extractStatusesFromLeaf(this.currentLeaf);
+		this.createButton();
+		this.render();
+	}
+
+	private extractStatusesFromLeaf(leaf: WorkspaceLeaf | null) {
+		if (!this.isValidMarkdownLeaf(leaf)) {
+			return {};
+		}
+
+		const markdownView = leaf!.view as MarkdownView;
+		if (!markdownView.file) {
+			return {};
+		}
+
+		this.noteStatusService = new NoteStatusService(markdownView.file);
+		this.noteStatusService.populateStatuses();
+	}
+
+	private isValidMarkdownLeaf(leaf: WorkspaceLeaf | null): boolean {
+		return leaf !== null && leaf.view.getViewType() === "markdown";
+	}
+
+	private createButton(): void {
+		if (!this.isValidMarkdownLeaf(this.currentLeaf)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const markdownView = this.currentLeaf!.view as MarkdownView;
+
+		// Try multiple selectors for different Obsidian versions
+		const possibleSelectors = [
+			".view-header-nav-buttons",
+			".view-actions",
+			".view-header .clickable-icon:last-child",
+		];
+
+		let actionsContainer: Element | null = null;
+
+		for (const selector of possibleSelectors) {
+			actionsContainer = markdownView.containerEl.querySelector(selector);
+			if (actionsContainer) break;
+		}
+
+		// Fallback: create container if none exists
+		if (!actionsContainer) {
+			const viewHeader =
+				markdownView.containerEl.querySelector(".view-header");
+			if (viewHeader) {
+				actionsContainer = document.createElement("div");
+				actionsContainer.className = "view-header-nav-buttons";
+				viewHeader.appendChild(actionsContainer);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!actionsContainer) {
+			console.warn(
+				"Could not find or create actions container for editor toolbar button",
+			);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Remove existing button if it exists
+		if (this.buttonElement) {
+			this.removeButton();
+		}
+
+		this.buttonElement = document.createElement("div");
+		this.buttonElement.className = this.BUTTON_CLASS;
+
+		// Insert button at the end of actions container (right side)
+		if (actionsContainer) {
+			actionsContainer.appendChild(this.buttonElement);
+		}
+		this.root = createRoot(this.buttonElement);
+	}
+
+	private removeButton(): void {
+		if (this.root) {
+			this.root.unmount();
+			this.root = null;
+		}
+		if (this.buttonElement) {
+			this.buttonElement.remove();
+			this.buttonElement = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private openStatusModal() {
+		if (!this.noteStatusService) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"open status modal failed because there is no noteStatusService available",
+			);
+		}
+		eventBus.publish("triggered-open-modal", {
+			statusService: this.noteStatusService,
+		});
+	}
+
+	private getUnknownStatusConfig() {
+		const settings = settingsService.settings;
+		return {
+			icon: settings.unknownStatusIcon || "❓",
+			color: settings.unknownStatusColor || "#8b949e",
+		};
+	}
+
+	private render() {
+		if (!this.root || !this.buttonElement) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.root.render(
+			<EditorToolbarButton
+				statuses={this.noteStatusService?.statuses || {}}
+				onClick={() => this.openStatusModal()}
+				unknownStatusConfig={this.getUnknownStatusConfig()}
+			/>,
+		);
+	}
+
+	destroy() {
+		eventBus.unsubscribe(
+			"active-file-change",
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription1",
+		);
+		eventBus.unsubscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription2",
+		);
+		eventBus.unsubscribe(
+			"frontmatter-manually-changed",
+			"editorToolbarIntegrationSubscription3",
+		);
+
+		this.removeButton();
+		this.currentLeaf = null;
+		this.noteStatusService = null;
+		EditorToolbarIntegration.instance = null;
+	}
+}
+
+export default EditorToolbarIntegration;
diff --git a/main.tsx b/main.tsx
index 6c2df10..45696bf 100644
--- a/main.tsx
+++ b/main.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { StatusModalIntegration } from "./integrations/modals/statusModalIntegra
 import ContextMenuIntegration from "./integrations/context-menu/contextMenuIntegration";
 import { FileExplorerIntegration } from "./integrations/file-explorer/file-explorer-integration";
 import { CommandsIntegration } from "./integrations/commands/commandsIntegration";
+import EditorToolbarIntegration from "./integrations/toolbar/editorToolbarIntegration";
 import {
 	GroupedStatusView,
 	VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default class NoteStatusPlugin extends Plugin {
 	private contextMenuIntegration: ContextMenuIntegration;
 	private fileExplorerIntegration: FileExplorerIntegration;
 	private commandsIntegration: CommandsIntegration;
+	private editorToolbarIntegration: EditorToolbarIntegration;
 
 	async onload() {
 		BaseNoteStatusService.initialize(this.app);
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export default class NoteStatusPlugin extends Plugin {
 			this.loadStatusBar(),
 			this.loadFileExplorer(),
 			this.loadCommands(),
+			this.loadEditorToolbar(),
 			this.loadEventBus(),
 		]);
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ export default class NoteStatusPlugin extends Plugin {
 		this.contextMenuIntegration?.destroy();
 		this.fileExplorerIntegration?.destroy();
 		this.commandsIntegration?.destroy();
+		this.editorToolbarIntegration?.destroy();
 		this.pluginSettingsIntegration?.destroy();
 
 		// Clean up event subscriptions
@@ -188,4 +192,9 @@ export default class NoteStatusPlugin extends Plugin {
 		this.commandsIntegration = new CommandsIntegration(this);
 		await this.commandsIntegration.integrate();
 	}
+
+	private async loadEditorToolbar() {
+		this.editorToolbarIntegration = new EditorToolbarIntegration(this);
+		await this.editorToolbarIntegration.integrate();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/styles/components/toolbar-button.css b/styles/components/toolbar-button.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0c02b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/components/toolbar-button.css
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* Editor Toolbar Button - Status indicator for notes */
+.editor-toolbar-btn {
+	display: inline-flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+	width: var(--header-height);
+	height: var(--header-height);
+	padding: 0;
+	border: none;
+	border-radius: var(--clickable-icon-radius);
+	background: transparent;
+	color: var(--icon-color);
+	cursor: pointer;
+	opacity: var(--icon-opacity);
+	position: relative;
+	transition: var(--anim-duration-fast) ease;
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn:hover {
+	background: var(--background-modifier-hover);
+	opacity: var(--icon-opacity-hover);
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn:active {
+	background: var(--background-modifier-active);
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn:focus-visible {
+	outline: 2px solid var(--background-modifier-border-focus);
+	outline-offset: -2px;
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn__icon {
+	font-size: var(--icon-size-sm);
+	line-height: 1;
+	transition: inherit;
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn__count {
+	position: absolute;
+	top: -2px;
+	right: -2px;
+	min-width: var(--size-2-3);
+	height: var(--size-2-3);
+	padding: 0 var(--size-2-1);
+	background: var(--status-color, var(--interactive-accent));
+	color: var(--text-on-accent);
+	font-size: var(--font-ui-smaller);
+	font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
+	border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+	border: 1px solid var(--background-primary);
+}
+
+/* Status variants */
+.editor-toolbar-btn--no-status .editor-toolbar-btn__icon {
+	color: var(--status-color, var(--text-muted));
+	opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn--has-status .editor-toolbar-btn__icon {
+	color: var(--status-color, var(--interactive-accent));
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn--has-status:hover .editor-toolbar-btn__icon {
+	transform: scale(1.05);
+}
+
+/* Status change animation */
+@keyframes status-pulse {
+	0%,
+	100% {
+		transform: scale(1);
+	}
+	50% {
+		transform: scale(1.1);
+	}
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar-btn--status-changed .editor-toolbar-btn__icon {
+	animation: status-pulse var(--anim-duration-moderate) ease-out;
+}
diff --git a/styles/index.css b/styles/index.css
index c3dbc5f..a43eb59 100644
--- a/styles/index.css
+++ b/styles/index.css
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 @import "components/collapsible-counter.css";
 @import "components/status-display.css";
 @import "components/obsidian-icon.css";
+@import "components/toolbar-button.css";