diff --git a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
--- a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,22 @@ struct StatusBarWindow : Window {
 		this->InitNested(desc);
 	}
 
+	virtual Point OnInitialPosition(const WindowDesc *desc, int16 sm_width, int16 sm_height, int window_number)
+	{
+		Point pt = { (_screen.width - max(sm_width, desc->default_width)) / 2, _screen.height - sm_height };
+		return pt;
+	}
+
 	virtual void OnPaint()
 	{
 		this->DrawWidgets();
 	}
 
+	virtual void UpdateWidgetSize(int widget, Dimension *size, const Dimension &padding, Dimension *resize)
+	{
+		size->height = FONT_HEIGHT_NORMAL + padding.height;
+	}
+
 	virtual void DrawWidget(const Rect &r, int widget) const
 	{
 		switch (widget) {
@@ -202,7 +213,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_main_st
 	EndContainer(),
 };
 
-static WindowDesc _main_status_desc(
+static const WindowDesc _main_status_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 0, 320, 12, 640, 12,
 	WC_STATUS_BAR, WC_NONE,
 	WDF_STD_TOOLTIPS | WDF_DEF_WIDGET | WDF_UNCLICK_BUTTONS | WDF_NO_FOCUS,
@@ -220,6 +231,5 @@ bool IsNewsTickerShown()
 
 void ShowStatusBar()
 {
-	_main_status_desc.top = _screen.height - 12;
 	new StatusBarWindow(&_main_status_desc);
 }