diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index 8ddf509eaf..08928a5a6d 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ var et2_htmlarea = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_inputWidget.extend([et2
 			description: "Display menubar at the top of the editor",
 			type: "boolean",
 			default: true
+		},
+		statusbar: {
+			name: "Status bar",
+			description: "Enable/disable status bar on the bottom of ediotr",
+			type: "boolean",
+			default: true
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -116,6 +122,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_inputWidget.extend([et2
 			target: this.htmlNode[0],
 			body_id: this.dom + '_htmlarea',
 			menubar: false,
+			statusbar: this.options.statusbar,
 			branding: false,
 			resize: false,
 			height: this.options.height,
diff --git a/mail/templates/default/compose.xet b/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
index 970374b1ee..dbac3874f6 100644
--- a/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
+++ b/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 		</vbox>
 		<vbox class="mailComposeBodySection" width="100%">
 			<hbox disabled="@is_plain" class="mailComposeBody mailComposeHtmlContainer">
-				<htmlarea name="mail_htmltext" id="mail_htmltext" menubar="false" mode="simple" imageUpload="link_to" expand_toolbar="true" height="478px" width="100%" resize_ratio="0"/>
+				<htmlarea name="mail_htmltext" id="mail_htmltext" statusbar="false" menubar="false" mode="simple" imageUpload="link_to" expand_toolbar="true" height="478px" width="100%" resize_ratio="0"/>
 			</hbox>
 			<hbox disabled="@is_html" class="mailComposeBody mailComposeTextContainer">
 				<textbox multiline="true" rows="40" cols="120" width="100%" span="all" no_lang="1" name="mail_plaintext" id="mail_plaintext" resize_ratio="0"/>