diff --git a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
index 2ad525dca..ac4590fec 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                                             ...this.customWidgets.get("node-detail-pane"), // typo, let's keep it for a while as BC
                                                             ...this.customWidgets.get("note-detail-pane")
                                                         )
-                                                        .optChild(isNewLayout, <StatusBar />)
                                                 )
                                             )
                                             .child(...this.customWidgets.get("center-pane"))
+
                                     )
                                     .child(
                                         new RightPaneContainer()
@@ -189,8 +189,10 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                             .child(...this.customWidgets.get("right-pane"))
                                     )
                             )
+                            .optChild(!launcherPaneIsHorizontal && isNewLayout, <StatusBar />)
                     )
             )
+            .optChild(launcherPaneIsHorizontal && isNewLayout, <StatusBar />)
             .child(<CloseZenModeButton />)
 
             // Desktop-specific dialogs.
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css
index 5b7d642b7..688d8904d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     padding-inline: 0.25em;
+    min-height: 32px;
 
     > .breadcrumb-row {
         flex-grow: 1;