diff --git a/Orange/widgets/data/owcreateclass.py b/Orange/widgets/data/owcreateclass.py
index 8dfe8cf651a..c62a9cf59f9 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/data/owcreateclass.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/data/owcreateclass.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from Orange.widgets.settings import DomainContextHandler, ContextSetting
 from Orange.widgets.utils.itemmodels import DomainModel
 from Orange.widgets.utils.widgetpreview import WidgetPreview
+from Orange.widgets.utils.state_summary import format_summary_details
 from Orange.widgets.widget import Msg, Input, Output
 
 
@@ -225,6 +226,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         gui.button(box, self, "Apply", autoDefault=False, width=180,
                    callback=self.apply)
 
+        self.info.set_input_summary(self.info.NoInput)
+        self.info.set_output_summary(self.info.NoOutput)
+
         # TODO: Resizing upon changing the number of rules does not work
         self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Maximum)
 
@@ -250,12 +254,16 @@ def set_data(self, data):
         self.closeContext()
         self.rules = {}
         self.data = data
+        summary = len(data) if data else self.info.NoInput
+        details = format_summary_details(data) if data else ""
+        self.info.set_input_summary(summary, details)
         model = self.controls.attribute.model()
         model.set_domain(data and data.domain)
         self.Warning.no_nonnumeric_vars(shown=data is not None and not model)
         if not model:
             self.attribute = None
             self.Outputs.data.send(None)
+            self.info.set_output_summary(self.info.NoOutput)
             return
         self.attribute = model[0]
         self.openContext(data)
@@ -462,6 +470,7 @@ def apply(self):
         self.class_name = self.class_name.strip()
         if not self.attribute:
             self.Outputs.data.send(None)
+            self.info.set_output_summary(self.info.NoOutput)
             return
         domain = self.data.domain
         if not self.class_name:
@@ -470,11 +479,15 @@ def apply(self):
             self.Error.class_name_duplicated()
         if not self.class_name or self.class_name in domain:
             self.Outputs.data.send(None)
+            self.info.set_output_summary(self.info.NoOutput)
             return
         new_class = self._create_variable()
         new_domain = Domain(
             domain.attributes, new_class, domain.metas + domain.class_vars)
         new_data = self.data.transform(new_domain)
+        summary = len(new_data) if new_data is not None else self.info.NoOutput
+        details = format_summary_details(new_data) if new_data is not None else ""
+        self.info.set_output_summary(summary, details)
         self.Outputs.data.send(new_data)
 
     def _create_variable(self):
diff --git a/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owcreateclass.py b/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owcreateclass.py
index 3957a38bb7a..bb32737c1ca 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owcreateclass.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/data/tests/test_owcreateclass.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Test methods with long descriptive names can omit docstrings
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring, protected-access
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     OWCreateClass,
     map_by_substring, ValueFromStringSubstring, ValueFromDiscreteSubstring)
 from Orange.widgets.tests.base import WidgetTest
+from Orange.widgets.utils.state_summary import format_summary_details
 
 
 class TestHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -405,6 +406,36 @@ def test_same_class(self):
             self.get_output(widget2.Outputs.data, widget=widget2).domain.class_var
         )
 
+    def test_summary(self):
+        """Check if status bar is updated when data is received"""
+        data = self.zoo
+        info = self.widget.info
+        no_input, no_output = "No data on input", "No data on output"
+
+        self.send_signal(self.widget.Inputs.data, data)
+        summary, details = f"{len(data)}", format_summary_details(data)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__input_summary.brief, summary)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__input_summary.details, details)
+        output = self.get_output(self.widget.Outputs.data)
+        summary, details = f"{len(output)}", format_summary_details(output)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.brief, summary)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.details, details)
+
+        self.send_signal(self.widget.Inputs.data, data)
+        self.widget.class_name = ""
+        self.widget.apply()
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.brief, "")
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.details, no_output)
+        self.widget.class_name = "type"
+        self.widget.apply()
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.brief, "")
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.details, no_output)
+
+        self.send_signal(self.widget.Inputs.data, None)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__input_summary.brief, "")
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__input_summary.details, no_input)
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.brief, "")
+        self.assertEqual(info._StateInfo__output_summary.details, no_output)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()