diff --git a/src/translations/ar.po b/src/translations/ar.po
index b5e43973d..f28c20b62 100644
--- a/src/translations/ar.po
+++ b/src/translations/ar.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/translations/cs.po b/src/translations/cs.po
index b34717379..c42404407 100644
--- a/src/translations/cs.po
+++ b/src/translations/cs.po
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disk %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/da.po b/src/translations/da.po
index ef9d19af4..36f8dc179 100644
--- a/src/translations/da.po
+++ b/src/translations/da.po
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disk %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/de.po b/src/translations/de.po
index 55224f986..570a6b524 100644
--- a/src/translations/de.po
+++ b/src/translations/de.po
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "CD %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/el.po b/src/translations/el.po
index 64c18355d..8ce141dd6 100644
--- a/src/translations/el.po
+++ b/src/translations/el.po
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "δίσκος %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/en_CA.po b/src/translations/en_CA.po
index d02456a99..2116d3eab 100644
--- a/src/translations/en_CA.po
+++ b/src/translations/en_CA.po
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disc %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/en_GB.po b/src/translations/en_GB.po
index 2bc95ad2f..98b869927 100644
--- a/src/translations/en_GB.po
+++ b/src/translations/en_GB.po
@@ -804,6 +804,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disc %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/es.po b/src/translations/es.po
index 699db8492..37bba0bbb 100644
--- a/src/translations/es.po
+++ b/src/translations/es.po
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "Disco %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/fi.po b/src/translations/fi.po
index 26fb76a2e..71bc93585 100644
--- a/src/translations/fi.po
+++ b/src/translations/fi.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/translations/fr.po b/src/translations/fr.po
index 3b949524b..27f1b9662 100644
--- a/src/translations/fr.po
+++ b/src/translations/fr.po
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "CD %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/gl.po b/src/translations/gl.po
index e2b02c746..3b8ea05d8 100644
--- a/src/translations/gl.po
+++ b/src/translations/gl.po
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disco %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/it.po b/src/translations/it.po
index a212b2a65..d71902b31 100644
--- a/src/translations/it.po
+++ b/src/translations/it.po
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disco %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/kk.po b/src/translations/kk.po
index 48ed83d5a..c144248ab 100644
--- a/src/translations/kk.po
+++ b/src/translations/kk.po
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/translations/nb.po b/src/translations/nb.po
index 559e65eda..5efbdc8ed 100644
--- a/src/translations/nb.po
+++ b/src/translations/nb.po
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disk %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/oc.po b/src/translations/oc.po
index 650bdf041..3110e8965 100644
--- a/src/translations/oc.po
+++ b/src/translations/oc.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "CD %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/pl.po b/src/translations/pl.po
index 929428198..16963f7f9 100644
--- a/src/translations/pl.po
+++ b/src/translations/pl.po
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "dysk %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/pt.po b/src/translations/pt.po
index 4d7798e2e..0adc7f951 100644
--- a/src/translations/pt.po
+++ b/src/translations/pt.po
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disco %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/pt_BR.po b/src/translations/pt_BR.po
index 35343b27c..6045e9d32 100644
--- a/src/translations/pt_BR.po
+++ b/src/translations/pt_BR.po
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disco %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/ro.po b/src/translations/ro.po
index 996583ace..d0bf208b7 100644
--- a/src/translations/ro.po
+++ b/src/translations/ro.po
@@ -804,6 +804,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disc %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/ru.po b/src/translations/ru.po
index c027c2b4d..0b442c927 100644
--- a/src/translations/ru.po
+++ b/src/translations/ru.po
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "диск %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/sk.po b/src/translations/sk.po
index fc0fc8799..03520a8a3 100644
--- a/src/translations/sk.po
+++ b/src/translations/sk.po
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "disk %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/sv.po b/src/translations/sv.po
index 9856424e0..1ff446421 100644
--- a/src/translations/sv.po
+++ b/src/translations/sv.po
@@ -806,6 +806,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr "skiva %1"
diff --git a/src/translations/tr.po b/src/translations/tr.po
index da2236dce..8585e8c23 100644
--- a/src/translations/tr.po
+++ b/src/translations/tr.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/translations/zh_CN.po b/src/translations/zh_CN.po
index 7393c3d68..f70296843 100644
--- a/src/translations/zh_CN.po
+++ b/src/translations/zh_CN.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/translations/zh_TW.po b/src/translations/zh_TW.po
index a977bdd08..7617d7e3e 100644
--- a/src/translations/zh_TW.po
+++ b/src/translations/zh_TW.po
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Large album cover"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Show above status bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, qt-format
 msgid "disc %1"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index c171251f9..fc254f063 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(NetworkAccessManager* network, Engine::Type engine, QWidg
                                      1); // Don't question the 1
   connect(playlists_, SIGNAL(CurrentSongChanged(Song)), ui_->now_playing, SLOT(NowPlaying(Song)));
   connect(player_, SIGNAL(Stopped()), ui_->now_playing, SLOT(Stopped()));
+  connect(ui_->now_playing, SIGNAL(ShowAboveStatusBarChanged(bool)),
+          SLOT(NowPlayingWidgetPositionChanged(bool)));
+  NowPlayingWidgetPositionChanged(ui_->now_playing->show_above_status_bar());
 
   // Load theme
   StyleSheetLoader* css_loader = new StyleSheetLoader(this);
@@ -1219,3 +1222,14 @@ void MainWindow::TaskCountChanged(int count) {
     ui_->status_bar_stack->setCurrentWidget(ui_->multi_loading_indicator);
   }
 }
+
+void MainWindow::NowPlayingWidgetPositionChanged(bool above_status_bar) {
+  if (above_status_bar) {
+    ui_->status_bar->setParent(ui_->centralWidget);
+  } else {
+    ui_->status_bar->setParent(ui_->player_controls_container);
+  }
+
+  ui_->status_bar->parentWidget()->layout()->addWidget(ui_->status_bar);
+  ui_->status_bar->show();
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.h b/src/ui/mainwindow.h
index 511f65311..bf58749d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.h
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public PlatformInterface {
 
   void CheckForUpdates();
 
+  void NowPlayingWidgetPositionChanged(bool above_status_bar);
+
  private:
   void SaveGeometry();
   void AddFilesToPlaylist(bool clear_first, const QList<QUrl>& urls);
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.ui b/src/ui/mainwindow.ui
index bfd55dedf..847b01082 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -163,258 +163,288 @@
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-            <property name="spacing">
-             <number>0</number>
-            </property>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QFrame" name="player_controls">
-              <property name="frameShape">
-               <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
-              </property>
-              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-               <property name="spacing">
-                <number>1</number>
+           <widget class="QWidget" name="player_controls_container" native="true">
+            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="status_bar_layout">
+             <property name="spacing">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="margin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QFrame" name="player_controls">
+               <property name="frameShape">
+                <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
                </property>
-               <property name="margin">
-                <number>0</number>
-               </property>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QToolButton" name="back_button">
-                 <property name="iconSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>22</width>
-                   <height>22</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="autoRaise">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QToolButton" name="pause_play_button">
-                 <property name="iconSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>22</width>
-                   <height>22</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="autoRaise">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QToolButton" name="stop_button">
-                 <property name="enabled">
-                  <bool>false</bool>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="iconSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>22</width>
-                   <height>22</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="popupMode">
-                  <enum>QToolButton::MenuButtonPopup</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="autoRaise">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QToolButton" name="forward_button">
-                 <property name="iconSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>22</width>
-                   <height>22</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="autoRaise">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QWidget" name="last_fm_controls" native="true">
-                 <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-                  <property name="spacing">
-                   <number>1</number>
+               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+                <property name="spacing">
+                 <number>1</number>
+                </property>
+                <property name="margin">
+                 <number>0</number>
+                </property>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QToolButton" name="back_button">
+                  <property name="iconSize">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>22</width>
+                    <height>22</height>
+                   </size>
                   </property>
-                  <property name="margin">
-                   <number>0</number>
+                  <property name="autoRaise">
+                   <bool>true</bool>
                   </property>
-                  <item>
-                   <widget class="Line" name="lastfm_line">
-                    <property name="orientation">
-                     <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-                    </property>
-                   </widget>
-                  </item>
-                  <item>
-                   <widget class="QToolButton" name="love_button">
-                    <property name="iconSize">
-                     <size>
-                      <width>22</width>
-                      <height>22</height>
-                     </size>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="autoRaise">
-                     <bool>true</bool>
-                    </property>
-                   </widget>
-                  </item>
-                  <item>
-                   <widget class="QToolButton" name="ban_button">
-                    <property name="iconSize">
-                     <size>
-                      <width>22</width>
-                      <height>22</height>
-                     </size>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="autoRaise">
-                     <bool>true</bool>
-                    </property>
-                   </widget>
-                  </item>
-                 </layout>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="Line" name="line">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="AnalyzerContainer" name="analyzer" native="true">
-                 <property name="sizePolicy">
-                  <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
-                   <horstretch>100</horstretch>
-                   <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                  </sizepolicy>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="minimumSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>0</width>
-                   <height>36</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="sizeType">
-                  <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>0</width>
-                   <height>0</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                </spacer>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="Line" name="line_4">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="Amarok::VolumeSlider" name="volume">
-                 <property name="sizePolicy">
-                  <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
-                   <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                   <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                  </sizepolicy>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <number>100</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-              </layout>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="Line" name="status_bar_line">
-              <property name="orientation">
-               <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QWidget" name="status_bar" native="true">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-               <property name="spacing">
-                <number>3</number>
-               </property>
-               <property name="margin">
-                <number>0</number>
-               </property>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="status_bar_stack">
-                 <widget class="MultiLoadingIndicator" name="multi_loading_indicator"/>
-                 <widget class="QWidget" name="playlist_summary_page">
-                  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QToolButton" name="pause_play_button">
+                  <property name="iconSize">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>22</width>
+                    <height>22</height>
+                   </size>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="autoRaise">
+                   <bool>true</bool>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QToolButton" name="stop_button">
+                  <property name="enabled">
+                   <bool>false</bool>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="iconSize">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>22</width>
+                    <height>22</height>
+                   </size>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="popupMode">
+                   <enum>QToolButton::MenuButtonPopup</enum>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="autoRaise">
+                   <bool>true</bool>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QToolButton" name="forward_button">
+                  <property name="iconSize">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>22</width>
+                    <height>22</height>
+                   </size>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="autoRaise">
+                   <bool>true</bool>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QWidget" name="last_fm_controls" native="true">
+                  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
                    <property name="spacing">
-                    <number>0</number>
+                    <number>1</number>
                    </property>
                    <property name="margin">
                     <number>0</number>
                    </property>
                    <item>
-                    <widget class="QLabel" name="playlist_summary">
-                     <property name="alignment">
-                      <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+                    <widget class="Line" name="lastfm_line">
+                     <property name="orientation">
+                      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QToolButton" name="love_button">
+                     <property name="iconSize">
+                      <size>
+                       <width>22</width>
+                       <height>22</height>
+                      </size>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="autoRaise">
+                      <bool>true</bool>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QToolButton" name="ban_button">
+                     <property name="iconSize">
+                      <size>
+                       <width>22</width>
+                       <height>22</height>
+                      </size>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="autoRaise">
+                      <bool>true</bool>
                      </property>
                     </widget>
                    </item>
                   </layout>
                  </widget>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="Line" name="line_5">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="PlaylistSequence" name="playlist_sequence" native="true"/>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="Line" name="line_2">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="TrackSlider" name="track_slider" native="true"/>
-               </item>
-              </layout>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="Line" name="line">
+                  <property name="orientation">
+                   <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="AnalyzerContainer" name="analyzer" native="true">
+                  <property name="sizePolicy">
+                   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+                    <horstretch>100</horstretch>
+                    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                   </sizepolicy>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="minimumSize">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>0</width>
+                    <height>36</height>
+                   </size>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+                  <property name="orientation">
+                   <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="sizeType">
+                   <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                   <size>
+                    <width>0</width>
+                    <height>0</height>
+                   </size>
+                  </property>
+                 </spacer>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="Line" name="line_4">
+                  <property name="orientation">
+                   <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="Amarok::VolumeSlider" name="volume">
+                  <property name="sizePolicy">
+                   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
+                    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                   </sizepolicy>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="maximum">
+                   <number>100</number>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="orientation">
+                   <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+               </layout>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QWidget" name="status_bar" native="true">
+               <property name="sizePolicy">
+                <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+                 <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                 <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                </sizepolicy>
+               </property>
+               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+                <property name="spacing">
+                 <number>0</number>
+                </property>
+                <property name="margin">
+                 <number>0</number>
+                </property>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="Line" name="status_bar_line">
+                  <property name="orientation">
+                   <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QWidget" name="status_bar_internal" native="true">
+                  <property name="sizePolicy">
+                   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+                    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                   </sizepolicy>
+                  </property>
+                  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+                   <property name="spacing">
+                    <number>3</number>
+                   </property>
+                   <property name="margin">
+                    <number>0</number>
+                   </property>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="status_bar_stack">
+                     <widget class="MultiLoadingIndicator" name="multi_loading_indicator"/>
+                     <widget class="QWidget" name="playlist_summary_page">
+                      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+                       <property name="spacing">
+                        <number>0</number>
+                       </property>
+                       <property name="margin">
+                        <number>0</number>
+                       </property>
+                       <item>
+                        <widget class="QLabel" name="playlist_summary">
+                         <property name="alignment">
+                          <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+                         </property>
+                        </widget>
+                       </item>
+                      </layout>
+                     </widget>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="Line" name="line_5">
+                     <property name="orientation">
+                      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="PlaylistSequence" name="playlist_sequence" native="true"/>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="Line" name="line_2">
+                     <property name="orientation">
+                      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="TrackSlider" name="track_slider" native="true">
+                     <property name="sizePolicy">
+                      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+                       <horstretch>10</horstretch>
+                       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                      </sizepolicy>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                  </layout>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+               </layout>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </widget>
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
@@ -430,7 +460,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1131</width>
-     <height>23</height>
+     <height>25</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuMusic">
diff --git a/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.cpp
index ad05e8c99..c92344dbe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ NowPlayingWidget::NowPlayingWidget(QWidget *parent)
     network_(NULL),
     mode_(SmallSongDetails),
     menu_(new QMenu(this)),
+    above_statusbar_action_(NULL),
     visible_(false),
     small_ideal_height_(0),
     cover_height_(0),
@@ -66,10 +67,16 @@ NowPlayingWidget::NowPlayingWidget(QWidget *parent)
   // Context menu
   QActionGroup* mode_group = new QActionGroup(this);
   QSignalMapper* mode_mapper = new QSignalMapper(this);
+  connect(mode_mapper, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), SLOT(SetMode(int)));
   CreateModeAction(SmallSongDetails, tr("Small album cover"), mode_group, mode_mapper);
   CreateModeAction(LargeSongDetails, tr("Large album cover"), mode_group, mode_mapper);
+
   menu_->addActions(mode_group->actions());
-  connect(mode_mapper, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), SLOT(SetMode(int)));
+  menu_->addSeparator();
+  above_statusbar_action_ = menu_->addAction(tr("Show above status bar"));
+  above_statusbar_action_->setCheckable(true);
+  connect(above_statusbar_action_, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), SLOT(ShowAboveStatusBar(bool)));
+  above_statusbar_action_->setChecked(s.value("above_status_bar", false).toBool());
 
   // Animations
   connect(show_hide_animation_, SIGNAL(frameChanged(int)), SLOT(SetHeight(int)));
@@ -305,3 +312,15 @@ void NowPlayingWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* e) {
 void NowPlayingWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* e) {
   menu_->popup(mapToGlobal(e->pos()));
 }
+
+void NowPlayingWidget::ShowAboveStatusBar(bool above) {
+  QSettings s;
+  s.beginGroup(kSettingsGroup);
+  s.setValue("above_status_bar", above);
+
+  emit ShowAboveStatusBarChanged(above);
+}
+
+bool NowPlayingWidget::show_above_status_bar() const {
+  return above_statusbar_action_->isChecked();
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.h b/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.h
index b2314b2fe..f1750ed49 100644
--- a/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/nowplayingwidget.h
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ public:
   void set_network(NetworkAccessManager* network) { network_ = network; }
   void set_ideal_height(int height);
 
+  bool show_above_status_bar() const;
+
   QSize sizeHint() const;
 
+signals:
+  void ShowAboveStatusBarChanged(bool above);
+
 public slots:
   void NowPlaying(const Song& metadata);
   void Stopped();
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ protected:
 
 private slots:
   void SetMode(int mode);
+  void ShowAboveStatusBar(bool above);
 
   void CoverLoaderInitialised();
   void AlbumArtLoaded(quint64 id, const QImage& image);
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ private:
   Mode mode_;
 
   QMenu* menu_;
+  QAction* above_statusbar_action_;
 
   bool visible_;
   int small_ideal_height_;