diff --git a/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c b/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
index 3b21d11b..137e7417 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/statusbar-items.c
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ static void sig_mainwindow_created(MAIN_WINDOW_REC *window)
 	window->statusbar =
 		statusbar_create(STATUSBAR_POS_MIDDLE,
 				 window->first_line+window->height);
+        ((STATUSBAR_REC *) window->statusbar)->window = window;
 	sidebar_add_items(window);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fe-text/statusbar.c b/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
index 2404c1a1..8e99c4fe 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
@@ -133,9 +133,14 @@ static void statusbar_get_sizes(STATUSBAR_REC *bar, int max_width)
 
 static void statusbar_redraw_line(STATUSBAR_REC *bar)
 {
+        WINDOW_REC *old_active_win;
 	GSList *tmp;
 	int xpos, rxpos;
 
+	old_active_win = active_win;
+        if (bar->window != NULL)
+		active_win = bar->window->active;
+
 	statusbar_get_sizes(bar, COLS-2);
 
 	xpos = 1;
@@ -159,6 +164,8 @@ static void statusbar_redraw_line(STATUSBAR_REC *bar)
 			rec->func(rec, FALSE);
 		}
 	}
+
+	active_win = old_active_win;
 }
 
 static void statusbar_redraw_all(void)
diff --git a/src/fe-text/statusbar.h b/src/fe-text/statusbar.h
index 5a00eaa7..32d35b82 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/statusbar.h
+++ b/src/fe-text/statusbar.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __STATUSBAR_H
 #define __STATUSBAR_H
 
+#include "mainwindows.h"
+
 #define SBAR_PRIORITY_HIGH	100
 #define SBAR_PRIORITY_NORMAL	0
 #define SBAR_PRIORITY_LOW	-100
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ typedef struct SBAR_ITEM_REC SBAR_ITEM_REC;
 typedef void (*STATUSBAR_FUNC) (SBAR_ITEM_REC *item, int get_size_only);
 
 typedef struct {
+	MAIN_WINDOW_REC *window;
+
 	int pos;
 	int line;