diff --git a/components/pochecker/pocheckerconsts.pas b/components/pochecker/pocheckerconsts.pas
index 685db5d182..d19f4ff883 100644
--- a/components/pochecker/pocheckerconsts.pas
+++ b/components/pochecker/pocheckerconsts.pas
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ resourcestring
   sTotalErrors = 'Total errors found: %d';
   sTotalWarnings = 'Total warnings found: %d';
   sNoErrorsFound = 'No errors found';
-  sCurrentTest = 'Current Test:';
-  sCurrentPoFile = 'Current po-file:';
+  sCurrentTest = 'Test: %s on %s';
   sNoTestSelected = 'There are no tests selected.';
 
   //Result form
diff --git a/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.lfm b/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.lfm
index 25ffc6ee44..97ded97866 100644
--- a/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.lfm
+++ b/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.lfm
@@ -103,66 +103,10 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     OnClick = RunBtnClick
     TabOrder = 2
   end
-  object StatusPanel: TPanel
-    Left = 0
-    Height = 49
-    Top = 293
-    Width = 581
-    Align = alBottom
-    BevelOuter = bvLowered
-    ClientHeight = 49
-    ClientWidth = 581
-    TabOrder = 3
-    object CurTestHeaderLabel: TLabel
-      Left = 8
-      Height = 15
-      Top = 8
-      Width = 68
-      Caption = 'Current Test:'
-      ParentColor = False
-    end
-    object CurPoHeaderLabel: TLabel
-      AnchorSideLeft.Control = CurTestHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideTop.Control = CurTestHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideTop.Side = asrBottom
-      Left = 8
-      Height = 15
-      Top = 23
-      Width = 81
-      Caption = 'Current po-file:'
-      ParentColor = False
-    end
-    object CurTestLabel: TLabel
-      AnchorSideLeft.Control = CurTestHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideLeft.Side = asrBottom
-      AnchorSideTop.Control = CurTestHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideTop.Side = asrCenter
-      Left = 82
-      Height = 15
-      Top = 8
-      Width = 69
-      BorderSpacing.Around = 6
-      Caption = 'CurTestLabel'
-      ParentColor = False
-    end
-    object CurPoLabel: TLabel
-      AnchorSideLeft.Control = CurPoHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideLeft.Side = asrBottom
-      AnchorSideTop.Control = CurPoHeaderLabel
-      AnchorSideTop.Side = asrCenter
-      Left = 95
-      Height = 15
-      Top = 23
-      Width = 61
-      BorderSpacing.Around = 6
-      Caption = 'CurPoLabel'
-      ParentColor = False
-    end
-  end
   object NoErrLabel: TLabel
     Left = 8
     Height = 25
-    Top = 262
+    Top = 280
     Width = 146
     Anchors = [akLeft, akBottom]
     Caption = 'No errors found'
@@ -182,7 +126,7 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     Width = 156
     BorderSpacing.Top = 6
     Caption = 'Find all translated PO files'
-    TabOrder = 4
+    TabOrder = 3
   end
   object SelectBasicBtn: TButton
     AnchorSideLeft.Control = TestListBox
@@ -196,7 +140,7 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     Caption = 'Select Basic Tests'
     Enabled = False
     OnClick = SelectBasicBtnClick
-    TabOrder = 5
+    TabOrder = 4
   end
   object SelectAllBtn: TButton
     AnchorSideLeft.Control = SelectBasicBtn
@@ -210,7 +154,7 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     Caption = 'Select All Tests'
     Enabled = False
     OnClick = SelectAllBtnClick
-    TabOrder = 6
+    TabOrder = 5
   end
   object UnselectAllBtn: TButton
     AnchorSideLeft.Control = SelectAllBtn
@@ -224,7 +168,7 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     Caption = 'Unselect All Tests'
     Enabled = False
     OnClick = UnselectAllBtnClick
-    TabOrder = 7
+    TabOrder = 6
   end
   object IgnoreFuzzyCheckBox: TCheckBox
     AnchorSideLeft.Control = TestListBox
@@ -236,7 +180,14 @@ object PoCheckerForm: TPoCheckerForm
     Width = 152
     BorderSpacing.Top = 6
     Caption = 'sIgnoreFuzzyTranslations'
-    TabOrder = 8
+    TabOrder = 7
+  end
+  object StatusBar: TStatusBar
+    Left = 0
+    Height = 23
+    Top = 319
+    Width = 581
+    Panels = <>
   end
   object OpenDialog: TOpenDialog
     Filter = 'po-files (*.po)|*.po|all files|*'
diff --git a/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.pp b/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.pp
index a690419814..8a412f34ba 100644
--- a/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.pp
+++ b/components/pochecker/pocheckermain.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface
 
 uses
   Classes, SysUtils, FileUtil, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs,
-  StdCtrls, LCLProc, CheckLst, Buttons, ExtCtrls,
+  StdCtrls, LCLProc, CheckLst, Buttons, ExtCtrls, ComCtrls,
   {$IFDEF POCHECKERSTANDALONE}
   Translations,
   {$ELSE}
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type
   { TPoCheckerForm }
 
   TPoCheckerForm = class(TForm)
+    StatusBar: TStatusBar;
   private
     PoFamily: TPoFamily;
     FSelectedPoName: String;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ type
     function TrySelectFile(out Filename: String): Boolean;
     function TryCreatePoFamily(Filename: String): Boolean;
     procedure RunSelectedTests;
-    procedure ClearAndDisableStatusPanel;
+    procedure ClearStatusBar;
     procedure SetSelectedPoName(AFilename: String);
     procedure LoadConfig;
     procedure SaveConfig;
@@ -63,12 +64,7 @@ type
     SelectAllBtn: TButton;
     SelectBasicBtn: TButton;
     FindAllPOsCheckBox: TCheckBox;
-    CurTestHeaderLabel: TLabel;
-    CurPoHeaderLabel: TLabel;
-    CurTestLabel: TLabel;
-    CurPoLabel: TLabel;
     NoErrLabel: TLabel;
-    StatusPanel: TPanel;
     RunBtn: TBitBtn;
     OpenBtn: TBitBtn;
     Button3: TButton;
@@ -93,6 +89,7 @@ implementation
 
 {$R *.lfm}
 
+
 procedure ShowPoCheckerForm();
 begin
   if not Assigned(PoCheckerForm) then
@@ -136,10 +133,8 @@ begin
   RunBtn.Caption := sRunSelectedTests;
   NoErrLabel.Caption := sNoErrorsFound;
   FillTestListBox;
-  ClearAndDisableStatusPanel;
+  ClearStatusBar;
   NoErrLabel.Visible := False;
-  CurTestHeaderLabel.Caption := sCurrentTest;
-  CurPoHeaderLabel.Caption := sCurrentPoFile;
   SelectAllBtn.Caption := sSelectAllTests;
   SelectBasicBtn.Caption := sSelectBasicTests;
   UnselectAllBtn.Caption := sUnselectAllTests;
@@ -206,8 +201,8 @@ end;
 procedure TPoCheckerForm.OnTestStart(const ATestName, APoFileName: string);
 begin
   //debugln('OnTestStart: ATestName = "',AtestName,'" APoFileName = "',APoFileName);
-  CurTestLabel.Caption := ATestName;
-  CurPoLabel.Caption := APoFileName;
+  StatusBar.SimplePanel := True;
+  StatusBar.SimpleText := Format('Test: %s on %s',[ATestName,APoFileName]);
   Application.ProcessMessages;
 end;
 
@@ -393,7 +388,6 @@ begin
   SL := TStringList.Create;
   mr := mrNone;
   try
-    StatusPanel.Enabled := True;
     if (not (ptoFindAllChildren in TestOptions)) and Assigned(PoFamily.Child) and
       (PoFamily.ChildName <> FSelectedPoName) then
       PoFamily.ChildName := FSelectedPoName;
@@ -422,17 +416,15 @@ begin
   finally
     if Assigned(SL) then
       SL.Free;
-    ClearAndDisableStatusPanel;
+    ClearStatusBar;
   end;
   if mr = mrOpenEditorFile then WindowState:= wsMinimized;
 end;
 
 
-procedure TPoCheckerForm.ClearAndDisableStatusPanel;
+procedure TPoCheckerForm.ClearStatusBar;
 begin
-  CurTestLabel.Caption := '';
-  CurPoLabel.Caption := '';
-  StatusPanel.Enabled := False;
+  StatusBar.SimpleText := '';
 end;
 
 procedure TPoCheckerForm.SetSelectedPoName(AFilename: String);