diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index dccb7b931..d8e9b7c45 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import sys
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout, QTabWidget, QWidget, QLabel)
-from qutebrowser.widgets import CommandEdit
+    QTabWidget, QWidget)
+from qutebrowser.widgets import StatusBar
 
 class TestWindow(QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
-        super(self.__class__, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
 
         self.cwidget = QWidget(self)
@@ -22,18 +22,9 @@ class TestWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.tabs.addTab(self.tab, "test")
         self.vbox.addWidget(self.tabs)
 
-        self.status_hbox = QHBoxLayout()
-
-        self.status_cmd = CommandEdit(self.cwidget)
-        self.status_cmd.setObjectName("status_cmd")
-        self.status_hbox.addWidget(self.status_cmd)
-
-        self.status_lbl = QLabel(self.cwidget)
-        self.status_lbl.setObjectName("status_lbl")
-        self.status_lbl.setText("Hello World")
-        self.status_hbox.addWidget(self.status_lbl)
-
-        self.vbox.addLayout(self.status_hbox)
+        self.status = StatusBar(self.cwidget)
+        self.status.lbl.setText("Hello World")
+        self.vbox.addLayout(self.status)
 
         #self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
         #self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(0)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets.py b/qutebrowser/widgets.py
index f130cde1f..8922a0f2c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit, QHBoxLayout, QLabel
 
-class CommandEdit(QLineEdit):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(CommandEdit, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+class StatusBar(QHBoxLayout):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+        self.cmd = StatusCommand(parent)
+        self.addWidget(self.cmd)
+
+        self.lbl = StatusText(parent)
+        self.addWidget(self.lbl)
+
+class StatusText(QLabel):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.setStyleSheet('QLabel { background: yellow }')
+
+class StatusCommand(QLineEdit):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.setStyleSheet('QLineEdit { background: yellow }')