Index: app/tools/gimprectangletool.c
===================================================================
--- app/tools/gimprectangletool.c	(revision 25834)
+++ app/tools/gimprectangletool.c	(working copy)
@@ -1074,8 +1074,27 @@ gimp_rectangle_tool_motion (GimpTool    
       h = pub_y2 - pub_y1;
 
       if (w > 0.0 && h > 0.0)
-        gimp_tool_push_status_coords (tool, display,
-                                      _("Rectangle: "), w, " × ", h, NULL);
+        {
+          gchar   *aspect_text;
+          gdouble  aspect_nominator;
+          gdouble  aspect_denominator;
+
+          /* The below function would be better off if it was put in a
+           * commmon place, but use it for now
+           */
+          gimp_number_pair_entry_ratio_to_fraction (w / (gdouble) h,
+                                                    &aspect_nominator,
+                                                    &aspect_denominator);
+
+          aspect_text = g_strdup_printf (_(" Aspect ratio: %g:%g"),
+                                         aspect_nominator,
+                                         aspect_denominator);
+
+          gimp_tool_push_status_coords (tool, display,
+                                        _("Rectangle: "), w, " × ", h, aspect_text);
+
+          g_free (aspect_text);
+        }
     }
 
   if (private->function == GIMP_RECTANGLE_TOOL_CREATING)
Index: libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.c
===================================================================
--- libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.c	(revision 25834)
+++ libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.c	(working copy)
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ static void         gimp_number_pair_ent
 
 static gboolean     gimp_number_pair_entry_valid_separator   (GimpNumberPairEntry *entry,
                                                               gunichar             canditate);
-static void         gimp_number_pair_entry_ratio_to_fraction (gdouble              ratio,
-                                                              gdouble             *numerator,
-                                                              gdouble             *denominator);
 
 static void         gimp_number_pair_entry_set_property      (GObject             *object,
                                                               guint                property_id,
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ gimp_number_pair_entry_new (const gchar 
                        NULL);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 gimp_number_pair_entry_ratio_to_fraction (gdouble  ratio,
                                           gdouble *numerator,
                                           gdouble *denominator)
Index: libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.h
===================================================================
--- libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.h	(revision 25834)
+++ libgimpwidgets/gimpnumberpairentry.h	(working copy)
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ void           gimp_number_pair_entry_se
                                                           GimpAspectType       aspect);
 GimpAspectType gimp_number_pair_entry_get_aspect         (GimpNumberPairEntry *entry);
 
+void           gimp_number_pair_entry_ratio_to_fraction  (gdouble              ratio,
+                                                          gdouble             *numerator,
+                                                          gdouble             *denominator);
 void           gimp_number_pair_entry_set_user_override  (GimpNumberPairEntry *entry,
                                                           gboolean             user_override);
 gboolean       gimp_number_pair_entry_get_user_override  (GimpNumberPairEntry *entry);
