diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Core.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Core.cs
index 91135771e..2d3c1d6b2 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Core.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Core.cs
@@ -1522,12 +1522,12 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Check id current toplevel has menu bar
 		/// </summary>
-		public bool HasMenuBar { get; set; }
+		public MenuBar MenuBar { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Check id current toplevel has status bar
 		/// </summary>
-		public bool HasStatusBar { get; set; }
+		public StatusBar StatusBar { get; set; }
 
 		public override bool ProcessKey (KeyEvent keyEvent)
 		{
@@ -1584,9 +1584,9 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		{
 			if (this == Application.Top) {
 				if (view is MenuBar)
-					HasMenuBar = true;
+					MenuBar = view as MenuBar;
 				if (view is StatusBar)
-					HasStatusBar = true;
+					StatusBar = view as StatusBar;
 			}
 			base.Add (view);
 		}
@@ -1595,9 +1595,9 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		{
 			if (this == Application.Top) {
 				if (view is MenuBar)
-					HasMenuBar = true;
+					MenuBar = null;
 				if (view is StatusBar)
-					HasStatusBar = true;
+					StatusBar = null;
 			}
 			base.Remove (view);
 		}
@@ -1605,8 +1605,8 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		public override void RemoveAll ()
 		{
 			if (this == Application.Top) {
-				HasMenuBar = false;
-				HasStatusBar = false;
+				MenuBar = null;
+				StatusBar = null;
 			}
 			base.RemoveAll ();
 		}
@@ -1617,15 +1617,15 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			nx = nx + top.Frame.Width > Driver.Cols ? Math.Max(Driver.Cols - top.Frame.Width, 0) : nx;
 			bool m, s;
 			if (SuperView == null)
-				m = Application.Top.HasMenuBar;
+				m = Application.Top.MenuBar != null;
 			else
-				m = ((Toplevel)SuperView).HasMenuBar;
+				m = ((Toplevel)SuperView).MenuBar != null;
 			int l = m ? 1 : 0;
 			ny = Math.Max (y, l);
 			if (SuperView == null)
-				s = Application.Top.HasStatusBar;
+				s = Application.Top.StatusBar != null;
 			else
-				s = ((Toplevel)SuperView).HasStatusBar;
+				s = ((Toplevel)SuperView).StatusBar != null;
 			l = s ? Driver.Rows - 1 : Driver.Rows;
 			ny = Math.Min (ny, l);
 			ny = ny + top.Frame.Height > l ? Math.Max(l - top.Frame.Height, m ? 1 : 0) : ny;
@@ -1647,9 +1647,15 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 							top.X = nx;
 							top.Y = ny;
 						}
-						if (HasStatusBar && ny + top.Frame.Height > Driver.Rows - 1) {
-							if (top.Height is Dim.DimFill)
-								top.Height = Dim.Fill () - 1;
+						if (StatusBar != null) {
+							if (ny + top.Frame.Height > Driver.Rows - 1) {
+								if (top.Height is Dim.DimFill)
+									top.Height = Dim.Fill () - 1;
+							}
+							if (StatusBar.Frame.Y != Driver.Rows - 1) {
+								StatusBar.Y = Driver.Rows - 1;
+								SetNeedsDisplay ();
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/StatusBar.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/StatusBar.cs
index fe1573a91..904072021 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/StatusBar.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/StatusBar.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			Items = items;
 			CanFocus = false;
 			ColorScheme = Colors.Menu;
+			X = 0;
+			Y = Driver.Rows - 1;
+			Width = Dim.Fill ();
+			Height = 1;
 
+			// This is never called if it is invoked later on another place.
 			Application.OnLoad += () => {
 				X = 0;
 				Height = 1;
@@ -134,11 +139,11 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 
 		public override void Redraw (Rect region)
 		{
-			if (Frame.Y != Driver.Rows - 1) {
-				Frame = new Rect (Frame.X, Driver.Rows - 1, Frame.Width, Frame.Height);
-				Y = Driver.Rows - 1;
-				SetNeedsDisplay ();
-			}
+			//if (Frame.Y != Driver.Rows - 1) {
+			//	Frame = new Rect (Frame.X, Driver.Rows - 1, Frame.Width, Frame.Height);
+			//	Y = Driver.Rows - 1;
+			//	SetNeedsDisplay ();
+			//}
 
 			Move (0, 0);
 			Driver.SetAttribute (ColorScheme.Normal);