diff --git a/src/statusbar.cpp b/src/statusbar.cpp
index 408f2a2bd..20045de4d 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
   connecStatusLblIcon = new QPushButton(bar);
   connecStatusLblIcon->setFlat(true);
   connecStatusLblIcon->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
-  connecStatusLblIcon->setFixedWidth(32);
   connecStatusLblIcon->setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
   connecStatusLblIcon->setIcon(QIcon(":/Icons/skin/firewalled.png"));
   connecStatusLblIcon->setToolTip(QString::fromUtf8("<b>")+tr("Connection status:")+QString::fromUtf8("</b><br>")+QString::fromUtf8("<i>")+tr("No direct connections. This may indicate network configuration problems.")+QString::fromUtf8("</i>"));
   dlSpeedLbl = new QPushButton(bar);
-  dlSpeedLbl->setIconSize(QSize(16,16));
   dlSpeedLbl->setIcon(QIcon(":/Icons/skin/download.png"));
   //dlSpeedLbl->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
   connect(dlSpeedLbl, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(capDownloadSpeed()));
@@ -69,8 +67,6 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
   dlSpeedLbl->setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
 
   altSpeedsBtn = new QPushButton(bar);
-  altSpeedsBtn->setFixedWidth(36);
-  altSpeedsBtn->setIconSize(QSize(32,32));
   altSpeedsBtn->setFlat(true);
   altSpeedsBtn->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
   altSpeedsBtn->setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
@@ -79,7 +75,6 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
   connect(altSpeedsBtn, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(toggleAlternativeSpeeds()));
 
   upSpeedLbl = new QPushButton(bar);
-  upSpeedLbl->setIconSize(QSize(16,16));
   upSpeedLbl->setIcon(QIcon(":/Icons/skin/seeding.png"));
   //upSpeedLbl->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
   connect(upSpeedLbl, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(capUploadSpeed()));
@@ -88,20 +83,32 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
   upSpeedLbl->setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
   DHTLbl = new QLabel(tr("DHT: %1 nodes").arg(0), bar);
   DHTLbl->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
+
+  QRect labelRect = dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().boundingRect(" XX 0.000,00 XiX/s (000,0 XiX) ");
+  if (labelRect.height() < 26)
+    labelRect.setHeight(26);
+  dlSpeedLbl->setIconSize(QSize(16,16));
+  upSpeedLbl->setIconSize(QSize(16,16));
+  connecStatusLblIcon->setFixedHeight(labelRect.height());
+  altSpeedsBtn->setIconSize(QSize(30,30)); // cut out blank parts
+  altSpeedsBtn->setFixedHeight(labelRect.height());
+  dlSpeedLbl->setMinimumSize(labelRect.width(), labelRect.height());
+  upSpeedLbl->setMinimumSize(labelRect.width(), labelRect.height());
+
   statusSep1 = new QFrame(bar);
-  statusSep1->setFixedSize(3, dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height());
+  statusSep1->setFixedSize(3, labelRect.height());
   statusSep1->setFrameStyle(QFrame::VLine);
   statusSep1->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
   statusSep2 = new QFrame(bar);
-  statusSep2->setFixedSize(3, dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height());
+  statusSep2->setFixedSize(3, labelRect.height());
   statusSep2->setFrameStyle(QFrame::VLine);
   statusSep2->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
   statusSep3 = new QFrame(bar);
-  statusSep3->setFixedSize(3, dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height());
+  statusSep3->setFixedSize(3, labelRect.height());
   statusSep3->setFrameStyle(QFrame::VLine);
   statusSep3->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
   statusSep4 = new QFrame(bar);
-  statusSep4->setFixedSize(3, dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height());
+  statusSep4->setFixedSize(3, labelRect.height());
   statusSep4->setFrameStyle(QFrame::VLine);
   statusSep4->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
   layout->addWidget(DHTLbl);
@@ -116,11 +123,9 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
 
   bar->addPermanentWidget(container);
   container->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
-  //bar->setStyleSheet("QWidget {padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;}\n");
-  container->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 1);
-  bar->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  container->setFixedHeight(dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height()+7);
-  bar->setFixedHeight(dlSpeedLbl->fontMetrics().height()+9);
+  bar->setStyleSheet("QWidget {padding: 0; margin: 0;}\n QPushButton {padding: 3px;}\n");
+  container->adjustSize();
+  bar->adjustSize();
   // Is DHT enabled
   DHTLbl->setVisible(pref->isDHTEnabled());
   refreshTimer = new QTimer(bar);