diff --git a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
index b1f7071c..3ba63843 100644
--- a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
@@ -2674,6 +2674,7 @@ EVT_HANDLER(StatusBar, "Enable status bar")
 		mf->GetStatusBar()->Hide();
 
 	mf->SendSizeEvent();
+	panel->AdjustSize(true);
 }
 
 EVT_HANDLER(NoStatusMsg, "Disable on-screen status messages")
diff --git a/src/wx/panel.cpp b/src/wx/panel.cpp
index 06f3d598..30bc49f6 100644
--- a/src/wx/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/panel.cpp
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ void DrawingPanel::DrawArea(u8** data)
 
 	// draw OSD text old-style (directly into output buffer), if needed
 	// new style flickers too much, so we'll stick to this for now
-	if (wxGetApp().frame->IsFullScreen())
+	if (wxGetApp().frame->IsFullScreen() || !gopts.statusbar)
 	{
 		GameArea* panel = wxGetApp().frame->GetPanel();