diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index b8e839e..7438c6a 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static void detach(Client *c);
 static void detachstack(Client *c);
 static Monitor *dirtomon(int dir);
 static void drawbar(Monitor *m);
+static int drawstatusbar(Monitor *m, int bh, char* text);
 static void drawbars(void);
 static void enternotify(XEvent *e);
 static void expose(XEvent *e);
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ static void zoom(const Arg *arg);
 /* variables */
 static Systray *systray = NULL;
 static const char broken[] = "broken";
-static char stext[256];
+static char stext[1024];
 static int screen;
 static int sw, sh;           /* X display screen geometry width, height */
 static int bh, blw = 0;      /* bar geometry */
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ cleanup(void)
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < CurLast; i++)
 		drw_cur_free(drw, cursor[i]);
-	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors) + 1; i++)
 		free(scheme[i]);
 	XDestroyWindow(dpy, wmcheckwin);
 	drw_free(drw);
@@ -846,6 +847,106 @@ dirtomon(int dir)
 	return m;
 }
 
+int
+drawstatusbar(Monitor *m, int bh, char* stext) {
+	int ret, i, w, x, len;
+	short isCode = 0;
+	char *text;
+	char *p;
+
+	len = strlen(stext) + 1 ;
+	if (!(text = (char*) malloc(sizeof(char)*len)))
+		die("malloc");
+	p = text;
+	memcpy(text, stext, len);
+
+	/* compute width of the status text */
+	w = 0;
+	i = -1;
+	while (text[++i]) {
+		if (text[i] == '^') {
+			if (!isCode) {
+				isCode = 1;
+				text[i] = '\0';
+				w += TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+				text[i] = '^';
+				if (text[++i] == 'f')
+					w += atoi(text + ++i);
+			} else {
+				isCode = 0;
+				text = text + i + 1;
+				i = -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (!isCode)
+		w += TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+	else
+		isCode = 0;
+	text = p;
+
+	w += 2; /* 1px padding on both sides */
+	ret = x = m->ww - w;
+
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[LENGTH(colors)]);
+	drw->scheme[ColFg] = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColFg];
+	drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
+	x++;
+
+	/* process status text */
+	i = -1;
+	while (text[++i]) {
+		if (text[i] == '^' && !isCode) {
+			isCode = 1;
+
+			text[i] = '\0';
+			w = TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 0, text, 0);
+
+			x += w;
+
+			/* process code */
+			while (text[++i] != '^') {
+				if (text[i] == 'c') {
+					char buf[8];
+					memcpy(buf, (char*)text+i+1, 7);
+					buf[7] = '\0';
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColFg], buf);
+					i += 7;
+				} else if (text[i] == 'd') {
+					drw->scheme[ColFg] = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColFg];
+				} else if (text[i] == 'r') {
+					int rx = atoi(text + ++i);
+					while (text[++i] != ',');
+					int ry = atoi(text + ++i);
+					while (text[++i] != ',');
+					int rw = atoi(text + ++i);
+					while (text[++i] != ',');
+					int rh = atoi(text + ++i);
+
+					drw_rect(drw, rx + x, ry, rw, rh, 1, 0);
+				} else if (text[i] == 'f') {
+					x += atoi(text + ++i);
+				}
+			}
+
+			text = text + i + 1;
+			i=-1;
+			isCode = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!isCode) {
+		w = TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 0, text, 0);
+	}
+
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+	free(p);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void
 drawbar(Monitor *m)
 {
@@ -860,9 +961,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 
 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		sw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad / 2; /* no right padding so status text hugs the corner */
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw - stw, 0, sw, bh, lrpad / 2 - 2, stext, 0);
+		sw = m->ww - drawstatusbar(m, bh, stext);
 	}
 
 	resizebarwin(m);
@@ -1868,7 +1967,8 @@ setup(void)
 	cursor[CurResize] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_sizing);
 	cursor[CurMove] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_fleur);
 	/* init appearance */
-	scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors), sizeof(Scm));
+	scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors) + 1, sizeof(Scm));
+	scheme[LENGTH(colors)] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[0], 3);
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
 		scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], 3);
 	/* init system tray */