diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 0c842a59..1742f114 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -3595,11 +3595,15 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), browser->find, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
     /* Statusbar */
-    /* FIXME: children are overlapping the statusbar border */
     browser->statusbar = gtk_statusbar_new ();
+    /* Adjust the statusbar's padding to avoid child overlapping */
+    rcstyle = gtk_rc_style_new ();
+    rcstyle->xthickness = rcstyle->ythickness = -4;
+    gtk_widget_modify_style (browser->statusbar, rcstyle);
+    g_object_unref (rcstyle);
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), browser->statusbar, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
     browser->progressbar = gtk_progress_bar_new ();
-    /* Setting the progressbar's height to 1 makes it fit in the statusbar */
+    /* Set the progressbar's height to 1 to fit it in the statusbar */
     gtk_widget_set_size_request (browser->progressbar, -1, 1);
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (browser->statusbar), browser->progressbar,
                         FALSE, FALSE, 3);