diff --git a/browser/node.py b/browser/node.py
index 2763ada..270f459 100644
--- a/browser/node.py
+++ b/browser/node.py
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ class NodeView(BaseView):
                         subMacro=calendar_macros.macros['main'],
                         priority=90)
         # force early portlet registrations by target by setting up target view
-        self.virtualTarget
+        if self.virtualTarget is not None:
+            std = self.virtualTarget.typeOptions('portlet_states')
+            if std:
+                from loops.organize.stateful.browser import registerStatesPortlet
+                registerStatesPortlet(self.controller, self.virtualTarget, std)
 
     @Lazy
     def usersPresent(self):
diff --git a/organize/stateful/browser.py b/organize/stateful/browser.py
index ae57c87..42e04a2 100644
--- a/organize/stateful/browser.py
+++ b/organize/stateful/browser.py
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ statefulActions = ('classification_quality',
                    'publishable_task',)
 
 
+def registerStatesPortlet(controller, view, statesDefs,
+                          region='portlet_right', priority=98):
+    cm = controller.macros
+    stfs = [component.getAdapter(view.context, IStateful, name=std) 
+                for std in statesDefs]
+    cm.register(region, 'states', title=_(u'States'),
+                subMacro=template.macros['portlet_states'],
+                priority=priority, info=view, stfs=stfs)
+
+
 class StateAction(Action):
 
     url = None
diff --git a/organize/stateful/view_macros.pt b/organize/stateful/view_macros.pt
index 6dfad17..d1be431 100644
--- a/organize/stateful/view_macros.pt
+++ b/organize/stateful/view_macros.pt
@@ -68,4 +68,32 @@
 </metal:query>
 
 
+<!-- portlets -->
+
+<metal:actions define-macro="portlet_states">
+    <div tal:repeat="stf macro/stfs">
+      <div tal:condition="python:len(macro.stfs) > 1">
+        <span i18n:translate="">Workflow</span>
+        <span i18n:translate=""
+              tal:content="stf/statesDefinition" />
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <b i18n:translate="">State</b>:
+        <span i18n:translate=""
+              tal:content="stf/state" />
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <div><b i18n:translate="">Available Transitions</b>:</div>
+        <ul>
+          <li tal:repeat="action stf/getAvailableTransitionsForUser">
+            <a i18n:translate=""
+               tal:attributes="href string:change_state.html"
+               tal:content="action/title" />
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+</metal:actions>
+
+
 </html>