diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
index 658bf053..60fe71fc 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ QtStatusBar::QtStatusBar()
 
 	m_text.setFlat(true);
 	m_text.setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
+	m_text.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored, m_text.sizePolicy().verticalPolicy());
 	addWidget(&m_text, 1);
 	setText("", false, false);
 
 	connect(&m_text, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(showStatus()));
 
+	addPermanentWidget(&m_ideStatusText);
+
 	m_errorButton.hide();
 	m_errorButton.setFlat(true);
 	m_errorButton.setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
@@ -43,9 +46,6 @@ QtStatusBar::QtStatusBar()
 	addPermanentWidget(&m_errorButton);
 
 	connect(&m_errorButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(showErrors()));
-
-	// m_ideStatusText.setText("No IDE connected"); // don't display this until all plugins support ping
-	addWidget(&m_ideStatusText);
 }
 
 QtStatusBar::~QtStatusBar()
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ void QtStatusBar::setText(const std::string& text, bool isError, bool showLoader
 		m_loader.hide();
 	}
 
-	m_text.setText(m_text.fontMetrics().elidedText(QString::fromStdString(text), Qt::ElideRight, m_text.width()));
+	m_textString = text;
+	m_text.setText(m_text.fontMetrics().elidedText(QString::fromStdString(m_textString), Qt::ElideRight, m_text.width()));
 }
 
 void QtStatusBar::setErrorCount(ErrorCountInfo errorCount)
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ void QtStatusBar::setIdeStatus(const std::string& text)
 	m_ideStatusText.setText(text.c_str());
 }
 
+void QtStatusBar::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
+{
+	m_text.setText(m_text.fontMetrics().elidedText(QString::fromStdString(m_textString), Qt::ElideRight, m_text.width()));
+}
+
 void QtStatusBar::showStatus()
 {
 	MessageShowStatus().dispatch();
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
index 700b732e..94e428f6 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ public:
 
 	void setIdeStatus(const std::string& text);
 
+protected:
+	virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
+
 private slots:
 	void showStatus();
 	void showErrors();
 
 private:
+	std::string m_textString;
+
 	QPushButton m_text;
 	QLabel m_loader;
 	QPushButton m_errorButton;