diff --git a/ext/src/main.ts b/ext/src/main.ts
index ac82491..d1e642f 100755
--- a/ext/src/main.ts
+++ b/ext/src/main.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import ReceiverSelectorManager
 
 import createMenus from "./background/createMenus";
 import ShimManager from "./background/ShimManager";
+import StatusManager from "./background/StatusManager";
 
 
 const _ = browser.i18n.getMessage;
@@ -48,6 +49,39 @@ browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(async details => {
 
 
 
+function initBrowserAction () {
+    browser.browserAction.disable();
+
+    function onServiceChange () {
+        if (StatusManager.getReceivers().length) {
+            browser.browserAction.enable();
+        } else {
+            browser.browserAction.disable();
+        }
+    }
+
+    StatusManager.addEventListener("serviceUp", onServiceChange);
+    StatusManager.addEventListener("serviceDown", onServiceChange);
+
+
+    /**
+     * When the browser action is clicked, open a receiver
+     * selector and load a sender for the response. The
+     * mirroring sender is loaded into the current tab at the
+     * top-level frame.
+     */
+    browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(async tab => {
+        const selection = await ReceiverSelectorManager.getSelection();
+
+        loadSender({
+            tabId: tab.id
+          , frameId: 0
+          , selection
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+
 async function initMenus () {
     console.info("fx_cast (Debug): init (menus)");
 
@@ -265,9 +299,13 @@ async function init () {
     await initRequestListener();
     await initWhitelist();
 
+    await StatusManager.init();
     await ShimManager.init();
 
 
+    await initBrowserAction();
+
+
     /**
      * When a message port connection with the name "shim" is
      * established, pass it to createShim to handle the setup
@@ -278,22 +316,6 @@ async function init () {
             ShimManager.createShim(port);
         }
     });
-
-    /**
-     * When the browser action is clicked, open a receiver
-     * selector and load a sender for the response. The
-     * mirroring sender is loaded into the current tab at the
-     * top-level frame.
-     */
-    browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(async tab => {
-        const selection = await ReceiverSelectorManager.getSelection();
-
-        loadSender({
-            tabId: tab.id
-          , frameId: 0
-          , selection
-        });
-    });
 }
 
 init();