diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index db2f27446..89751a70d 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -46,8 +46,15 @@ statusbar_draw(int screen)
         return;
 
     DrawCtx *ctx = draw_get_context(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                                    vscreen.statusbar.width, vscreen.statusbar.height);
-
+                                    vscreen.statusbar.width,
+                                    vscreen.statusbar.height);
+    drawrectangle(ctx,
+                  0,
+                  0,
+                  vscreen.statusbar.width, 
+                  vscreen.statusbar.height, 
+                  True,
+                  vscreen.colors_normal[ColBG]);
     for(widget = vscreen.statusbar.widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignLeft)
             left += widget->draw(widget, ctx, left, (left + right));
@@ -58,13 +65,22 @@ statusbar_draw(int screen)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignFlex)
             left += widget->draw(widget, ctx, left, (left + right));
 
-    if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarRight || vscreen.statusbar.position == BarLeft)
+    if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarRight ||
+       vscreen.statusbar.position == BarLeft)
     {
         Drawable d;
         if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarRight)
-            d = draw_rotate(ctx, phys_screen, M_PI_2, vscreen.statusbar.height, 0);
+            d = draw_rotate(ctx,
+                            phys_screen,
+                            M_PI_2,
+                            vscreen.statusbar.height,
+                            0);
         else
-            d = draw_rotate(ctx, phys_screen, - M_PI_2, 0, vscreen.statusbar.width);
+            d = draw_rotate(ctx,
+                            phys_screen,
+                            - M_PI_2,
+                            0,
+                            vscreen.statusbar.width);
         XCopyArea(globalconf.display, d,
                   vscreen.statusbar.window,
                   DefaultGC(globalconf.display, phys_screen), 0, 0,
diff --git a/widgets/focustitle.c b/widgets/focustitle.c
index 08dab7a4c..6be53c05e 100644
--- a/widgets/focustitle.c
+++ b/widgets/focustitle.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ focustitle_new(Statusbar *statusbar, const char *name)
     Widget *w;
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
     w->draw = focustitle_draw;
-    common_new(w, statusbar, name);
     w->alignment = AlignFlex;
+    common_new(w, statusbar, name);
     return w;
 }