diff --git a/krita/krita.rc b/krita/krita.rc
index 30f70cd44f5234a4d598db0b8ba9ff7469454c32..f5896bcf2a263f36de347aaf18b83fae0c41a011 100644
--- a/krita/krita.rc
+++ b/krita/krita.rc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
       <Action name="view_ruler"/>
       <Action name="view_guidelines"/>
       <Action name="view_show_guides"/>
+      <Action name="showStatusBar" />
       <Separator/>
       <Action name="view_grid"/>
       <Action name="view_snap_to_grid"/>
diff --git a/krita/ui/KisViewManager.cpp b/krita/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
index 2f9b7149ba09ff4b8c3e5e778e3612aa54f61f27..390382665c1e66d6bb7dc0ead5e7a8f5a49db61b 100644
--- a/krita/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
+++ b/krita/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ void KisViewManager::createActions()
     tAction->setChecked(true);
     tAction->setToolTip(i18n("Shows or hides the status bar"));
     actionManager()->addAction("showStatusBar", tAction);
+    tAction->setActivationFlags(KisAction::ACTIVE_IMAGE);
     connect(tAction, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(showStatusBar(bool)));
 
     tAction = new KisAction(i18n("Show Canvas Only"), this);