diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.java
index 6e1f99173c9..d208b603bc8 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Contributors:
  * Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [235626] initial API and implementation
  * Anna Dushistova  (MontaVista) - [238257] Request a help text when no tab is open in "Remote Shell", "Remote Monitor" and "Terminals" views
+ * Zhou Renjian     (Kortide)    - [282256] "null:..." status message for launched terminal
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui;
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ public class TerminalUIResources extends NLS {
 	public static String TerminalsUI_cannotOpenView_error;
 
 	public static String TerminalViewer_text;
+	
+	public static String TerminalViewElementAdapter_type;
 
 	static {
 		NLS.initializeMessages(BUNDLE_NAME, TerminalUIResources.class);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.properties
index 377e8699a42..68ad213665d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/TerminalUIResources.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Yu-Fen Kuo (MontaVista) - initial API and implementation
 # Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [235626] Convert terminals.ui to MessageBundle format
 # Anna Dushistova  (MontaVista) - [238257] Request a help text when no tab is open in "Remote Shell", "Remote Monitor" and "Terminals" views
+# Zhou Renjian     (Kortide)    - [282256] "null:..." status message for launched terminal
 ################################################################################
 
 # NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
@@ -21,3 +22,5 @@ ShowInTerminalViewAction_tooltip=Show current terminal in Terminals view
 
 TerminalsUI_cannotOpenView_error=Can not open remote terminals view
 TerminalViewer_text=To open a terminal, right-click the Terminal subsystem under the target. Then select 'Launch Terminal' from the context menu.
+
+TerminalViewElementAdapter_type=Terminal
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/views/TerminalViewElementAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/views/TerminalViewElementAdapter.java
index cde0765658e..be36435d9c7 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/views/TerminalViewElementAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.terminals.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/terminals/ui/views/TerminalViewElementAdapter.java
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [189873] Improve remote shell editor open action with background jobs
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [216252] [nls] Resource Strings specific to subsystems should be moved from rse.ui into files.ui / shells.ui / processes.ui where possible
  * Xuan Chen        (IBM)        - [223126] [api][breaking] Remove API related to User Actions in RSE Core/UI
- * Yu-Fen Kuo      (MontaVista)  - Adopted from SystemViewRemoteOutputAdapter
- * Anna Dushistova (MontaVista)  - Adopted from SystemViewRemoteOutputAdapter
- * Yu-Fen Kuo      (MontaVista)  - [227572] RSE Terminal doesn't reset the "connected" state when the shell exits
+ * Yu-Fen Kuo       (MontaVista) - Adopted from SystemViewRemoteOutputAdapter
+ * Anna Dushistova  (MontaVista) - Adopted from SystemViewRemoteOutputAdapter
+ * Yu-Fen Kuo       (MontaVista) - [227572] RSE Terminal doesn't reset the "connected" state when the shell exits
+ * Zhou Renjian     (Kortide)    - [282256] "null:..." status message for launched terminal
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui.views;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui.Activator;
+import org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui.TerminalUIResources;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui.actions.RemoveTerminalAction;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.terminals.ui.actions.ShowInTerminalViewAction;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.terminals.ITerminalShell;
@@ -121,8 +123,7 @@ public class TerminalViewElementAdapter extends AbstractSystemViewAdapter
     }
 
     public String getType(Object element) {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return null;
+        return TerminalUIResources.TerminalViewElementAdapter_type;
     }
 
     public boolean hasChildren(IAdaptable element) {