diff --git a/windowNewPatchsets.go b/windowNewPatchsets.go
index 92f5938..36ee7ba 100644
--- a/windowNewPatchsets.go
+++ b/windowNewPatchsets.go
@@ -119,11 +119,39 @@ func makePatchsetsWin() *stdPatchsetTableWin {
 		all := me.psets.All()
 		for all.Scan() {
 			pset := all.Next()
-			setNewCommitHash(pset)
+			if pset.State != "new" {
+				log.Info("patchset already had state", pset.Name, pset.State)
+				continue
+			}
+			if setNewCommitHash(pset) {
+				// everything in this patchset is applied
+				pset.State = "APPLIED"
+			}
 		}
 		savePatchsets()
 	})
 
+	grid.NewButton("show pending patches", func() {
+		if me.psets == nil {
+			log.Info("No Patchsets loaded")
+			return
+		}
+		notdone := new(forgepb.Patches)
+
+		all := me.psets.All()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			pset := all.Next()
+			AddNotDonePatches(notdone, pset)
+		}
+
+		for patch := range notdone.IterAll() {
+			comment := cleanSubject(patch.Comment)
+			log.Info("new patch:", patch.NewHash, "commithash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+		}
+		// savePatchsets()
+		makePatchesWin(notdone)
+	})
+
 	// make a box at the bottom of the window for the protobuf table
 	dwin.box = dwin.win.Bottom.Box().SetProgName("TBOX")
 
@@ -293,7 +321,8 @@ func findCommitBySubject(subject string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no commit found for subject: %s", subject)
 }
 
-func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
+func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) bool {
+	var done bool = true
 	for patch := range p.Patches.IterAll() {
 		// parts := strings.Fields(patch.Comment)
 
@@ -309,6 +338,7 @@ func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
 			log.Info("patch: newhash:", patch.NewHash, "commithash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
 			continue
 		}
+		done = false
 		os.Chdir(repo.GetFullPath())
 		newhash, err := findCommitBySubject(comment)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -317,29 +347,38 @@ func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
 		}
 		patch.NewHash = newhash
 		log.Info("patch: found hash:", patch.CommitHash, newhash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+	}
 
-		/*
-			repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(patch.RepoNamespace)
-			if repo == nil {
-				log.Info("couldn't find repo", patch.RepoNamespace)
-				bad = true
-				continue
-			}
-			if _, err := repo.GetHashName(patch.CommitHash); err == nil {
-				// this patch has been applied
-				patch.Applied = true
-				done = true
-				continue
-			}
-			if name, err := repo.GetHashName(patch.StartHash); err == nil {
-				// it might be possible to apply this patch
-				log.Info("patch may be good:", patch.RepoNamespace, name, patch.CommitHash, patch.Filename)
-				good = true
-			} else {
-				// probably screwed up git trees
-				log.Info("patch with unknown origin:", patch.RepoNamespace, name, err, patch.CommitHash, patch.Filename)
-				bad = true
-			}
-		*/
+	return done
+}
+
+func AddNotDonePatches(notdone *forgepb.Patches, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
+	for patch := range pset.Patches.IterAll() {
+		// parts := strings.Fields(patch.Comment)
+
+		repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(patch.RepoNamespace)
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("couldn't find repo", patch.RepoNamespace)
+			notdone.Append(patch)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		comment := cleanSubject(patch.Comment)
+
+		if patch.NewHash != "na" {
+			log.Info("already applied patch: newhash:", patch.NewHash, "commithash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+			continue
+		}
+		os.Chdir(repo.GetFullPath())
+		newhash, err := findCommitBySubject(comment)
+		if err == nil {
+			patch.NewHash = newhash
+			log.Info("patch: found hash:", patch.CommitHash, newhash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// this patch has not been applied yet
+		log.Info("patch: not found hash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment, newhash, err)
+		notdone.Append(patch)
 	}
 }