diff --git a/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.cc b/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7940a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "BufferStatusPane.h"
+
+void BufferStatusPane::draw()
+{
+    m_gl->draw_rect(win_x(0), win_y(m_font->get_line_height()), m_width, 1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0);
+    m_gl->draw_rect(win_x(0), win_y(0), m_width, m_font->get_line_height(), 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    char cursor_position[20];
+    sprintf(cursor_position, "%zu, %zu", m_buffer_pane->cursor()->line() + 1, m_buffer_pane->cursor()->column() + 1u);
+    int cursor_position_length = strlen(cursor_position);
+    int x = m_width - m_font->get_advance() * cursor_position_length;
+    for (int i = 0; i < cursor_position_length; i++)
+    {
+        m_gl->draw_character(win_x(x), win_y(0), cursor_position[i], *m_font);
+        x += m_font->get_advance();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.h b/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2424e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/BufferStatusPane.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef BUFFERSTATUSPANE
+#define BUFFERSTATUSPANE
+
+#include <memory>
+#include "BufferPane.h"
+
+class BufferStatusPane : public Pane
+{
+public:
+    BufferStatusPane(std::shared_ptr<BufferPane> buffer_pane,
+                     std::shared_ptr<Font> font,
+                     std::shared_ptr<GL> gl)
+        : m_buffer_pane(buffer_pane), m_font(font), m_gl(gl)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void draw();
+
+protected:
+    std::shared_ptr<BufferPane> m_buffer_pane;
+    std::shared_ptr<Font> m_font;
+    std::shared_ptr<GL> m_gl;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gui/Window.cc b/src/gui/Window.cc
index 028c0ce..874dd85 100644
--- a/src/gui/Window.cc
+++ b/src/gui/Window.cc
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
     glClearColor (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
 
     m_buffer_pane = std::make_shared<BufferPane>(buffer, m_font, m_gl);
+    m_buffer_status_pane = std::make_shared<BufferStatusPane>(m_buffer_pane, m_font, m_gl);
 
     resize();
 
@@ -340,8 +341,11 @@ void Window::resize()
     SDL_GetWindowSize(m_window, &m_width, &m_height);
     glViewport(0, 0, m_width, m_height);
     m_gl->resize(m_width, m_height);
-    m_buffer_pane->move(0, m_font->get_line_height() + 1);
-    m_buffer_pane->resize(m_width, m_height - m_font->get_line_height() - 1);
+    int buffer_status_pane_height = m_font->get_line_height() + 1;
+    m_buffer_pane->move(0, buffer_status_pane_height);
+    m_buffer_pane->resize(m_width, m_height - buffer_status_pane_height);
+    m_buffer_status_pane->move(0, 0);
+    m_buffer_status_pane->resize(m_width, buffer_status_pane_height);
 }
 
 void Window::redraw()
@@ -349,26 +353,11 @@ void Window::redraw()
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
     m_buffer_pane->draw();
-    draw_status_bar();
+    m_buffer_status_pane->draw();
 
     SDL_GL_SwapWindow(m_window);
 }
 
-void Window::draw_status_bar()
-{
-    m_gl->draw_rect(0, m_font->get_line_height(), m_width, 1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0);
-    m_gl->draw_rect(0, 0, m_width, m_font->get_line_height(), 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-    char cursor_position[20];
-    sprintf(cursor_position, "%zu, %zu", m_buffer_pane->cursor()->line() + 1, m_buffer_pane->cursor()->column() + 1u);
-    int cursor_position_length = strlen(cursor_position);
-    int x = m_width - m_font->get_advance() * cursor_position_length;
-    for (int i = 0; i < cursor_position_length; i++)
-    {
-        m_gl->draw_character(x, 0, cursor_position[i], *m_font);
-        x += m_font->get_advance();
-    }
-}
-
 uint32_t Window::get_keyval(SDL_Keycode keysym)
 {
     uint32_t keyval = keysym;
diff --git a/src/gui/Window.h b/src/gui/Window.h
index 37317b6..182da2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/Window.h
+++ b/src/gui/Window.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "GL.h"
 #include "BufferPane.h"
+#include "BufferStatusPane.h"
 
 class Window
 {
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ protected:
     void handle_keysym(uint32_t keysym);
     void handle_keyval(uint32_t keyval);
     void cursor_move(int which);
-    void draw_status_bar();
     uint32_t get_keyval(SDL_Keycode keysym);
     uint32_t get_shifted(uint32_t keysym);
 
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ protected:
     std::shared_ptr<GL> m_gl;
 
     std::shared_ptr<BufferPane> m_buffer_pane;
+    std::shared_ptr<BufferStatusPane> m_buffer_status_pane;
 
     Uint16 m_keymod;
 };