diff --git a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
index 32ba6e5e5..d47311a34 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QPainter>
 #include <QtGui/QSplitter>
 #include <QtGui/QStackedLayout>
-#include <QtGui/QStatusBar>
 #include <QtGui/QToolButton>
 #include <QtGui/QToolTip>
 #include <QtCore/QAnimationGroup>
@@ -366,20 +365,17 @@ FancyTabWidget::FancyTabWidget(QWidget *parent)
     selectionLayout->addWidget(m_cornerWidgetContainer, 0);
 
     m_modesStack = new QStackedLayout;
-    m_statusBar = new QStatusBar;
-    m_statusBar->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
 
-    QVBoxLayout *vlayout = new QVBoxLayout;
-    vlayout->setMargin(0);
-    vlayout->setSpacing(0);
-    vlayout->addLayout(m_modesStack);
-    vlayout->addWidget(m_statusBar);
+    m_vlayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    m_vlayout->setMargin(0);
+    m_vlayout->setSpacing(0);
+    m_vlayout->addLayout(m_modesStack);
 
     QHBoxLayout *mainLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
     mainLayout->setMargin(0);
     mainLayout->setSpacing(1);
     mainLayout->addWidget(m_selectionWidget);
-    mainLayout->addLayout(vlayout);
+    mainLayout->addLayout(m_vlayout);
     setLayout(mainLayout);
 
     connect(m_tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)), this, SLOT(showWidget(int)));
@@ -457,11 +453,6 @@ int FancyTabWidget::currentIndex() const
     return m_tabBar->currentIndex();
 }
 
-QStatusBar *FancyTabWidget::statusBar() const
-{
-    return m_statusBar;
-}
-
 void FancyTabWidget::setCurrentIndex(int index)
 {
   m_tabBar->setCurrentIndex(index);
@@ -478,3 +469,7 @@ void FancyTabWidget::setTabToolTip(int index, const QString &toolTip)
 {
     m_tabBar->setTabToolTip(index, toolTip);
 }
+
+void FancyTabWidget::addBottomWidget(QWidget* widget) {
+    m_vlayout->addWidget(widget);
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
index c3d7f1f24..05f5f2516 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
+++ b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/fancytabwidget.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QPainter;
 class QStackedLayout;
 class QStatusBar;
+class QVBoxLayout;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ public:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
 
     int currentIndex() const;
-    QStatusBar *statusBar() const;
+
+    void addBottomWidget(QWidget* widget);
 
 signals:
     void currentAboutToShow(int index);
@@ -158,8 +160,8 @@ private:
     QWidget *m_cornerWidgetContainer;
     QStackedLayout *m_modesStack;
     QWidget *m_selectionWidget;
-    QStatusBar *m_statusBar;
     QPixmap m_backgroundPixmap;
+    QVBoxLayout* m_vlayout;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index d8336a3bd..f6d297257 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(NetworkAccessManager* network, Engine::Type engine, QWidg
   ui_->tabs->addTab(new QWidget, IconLoader::Load("view-media-lyrics"), tr("Song info"));
   ui_->tabs->addTab(artist_info_view_, IconLoader::Load("view-media-lyrics"), tr("Artist info"));
 
-  ui_->tabs->statusBar()->hide();
+  // Add the now playing widget to the fancy tab widget
+  ui_->tabs->addBottomWidget(ui_->now_playing);
+
   ui_->tabs->setBackgroundPixmap(QPixmap(":/sidebar_background.png"));
   StyleHelper::setBaseColor(palette().color(QPalette::Highlight).darker());