diff --git a/lcl/comctrls.pp b/lcl/comctrls.pp
index d040567ff9..7069ed4830 100644
--- a/lcl/comctrls.pp
+++ b/lcl/comctrls.pp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type
     FHandleObjectNeedsUpdate: boolean;
     FHandleUpdatePanelIndex: integer; // which panel in the handle object needs update
     FOnCreatePanelClass: TSBCreatePanelClassEvent;
+    FSizeGrip: Boolean;
     FUpdateLock: integer; // set by BeginUpdate/EndUpdate
     FPanels: TStatusPanels;
     FSimpleText: String;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ type
     procedure SetPanels(Value: TStatusPanels);
     procedure SetSimpleText(const Value : String);
     procedure SetSimplePanel(Value : Boolean);
+    procedure SetSizeGrip(const AValue: Boolean);
   protected
     procedure CreateWnd; override;
     procedure DestroyWnd; override;
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ type
     procedure InvalidatePanel(PanelIndex: integer; PanelParts: TPanelParts); virtual;
     procedure BeginUpdate;
     procedure EndUpdate;
+    function SizeGripEnabled: Boolean;
     function UpdatingStatusBar: boolean;
     property Canvas: TCanvas read FCanvas;
   published
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ type
     property Panels: TStatusPanels read FPanels write SetPanels;
     property SimpleText: String read FSimpleText write SetSimpleText;
     property SimplePanel: Boolean read FSimplePanel write SetSimplePanel default True;
+    property SizeGrip: Boolean read FSizeGrip write SetSizeGrip default True;
     property Visible default true;
     property Color default clBtnFace;
     property OnClick;
diff --git a/lcl/include/statusbar.inc b/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
index c30ab767f4..f7a59f49e9 100644
--- a/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/statusbar.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ begin
   TControlCanvas(FCanvas).Control := Self;
   ControlStyle := [csCaptureMouse, csClickEvents, csDoubleClicks, csOpaque];
   FSimplePanel := True;
+  FSizeGrip := True;
   FPanels := CreatePanels;
   Color := clBtnFace;
   Align := alBottom;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ begin
   begin
     FSimpleText := Value;
     if HandleAllocated and FSimplePanel then 
-      TWSStatusBarClass(WidgetSetClass).SetPanelText(Self,0);
+      TWSStatusBarClass(WidgetSetClass).SetPanelText(Self, 0);
   end;
 end;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TStatusBar.SetSizeGrip(const AValue: Boolean);
+begin
+  if FSizeGrip = AValue then
+    Exit;
+  FSizeGrip := AValue;
+  if HandleAllocated then
+    TWSStatusBarClass(WidgetSetClass).SetSizeGrip(Self, AValue);
+end;
+
 procedure TStatusBar.SetPanels(Value: TStatusPanels);
 begin
   FPanels.Assign(Value);
@@ -167,6 +177,14 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+function TStatusBar.SizeGripEnabled: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := (Parent <> nil) and
+            (Parent is TCustomForm) and
+            (TCustomForm(Parent).BorderStyle in [bsSizeable, bsSizeToolWin]) and
+            (Align = alBottom);
+end;
+
 function TStatusBar.UpdatingStatusBar: boolean;
 begin
   Result:=FUpdateLock>0;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32callback.inc b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32callback.inc
index 55ec9b990f..4f717db892 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32callback.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32callback.inc
@@ -2152,9 +2152,6 @@ begin
       ThemeServices.UpdateThemes;
       ThemeServices.IntfDoOnThemeChange;
     end;
-    WM_SIZE:
-      if lWinControl is TStatusBar then
-        WinProcess := False;
 
     { >= WM_USER }
 
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32wscomctrls.pp b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32wscomctrls.pp
index 966359cd25..db76176322 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32wscomctrls.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32wscomctrls.pp
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ type
   private
   protected
   public
-    class function  CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
+    class function CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
           const AParams: TCreateParams): HWND; override;
     class procedure Update(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar); override;
     class procedure PanelUpdate(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; PanelIndex: integer); override;
     class procedure SetPanelText(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; PanelIndex: integer); override;
+    class procedure SetSizeGrip(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; SizeGrip: Boolean); override;
     class procedure SetText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const AText: string); override;
     class procedure GetPreferredSize(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
                         var PreferredWidth, PreferredHeight: integer;
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ begin
     Windows.SendMessage(StatusBar.Handle, SB_SETTEXT, 255, WPARAM(PChar('')));
     exit;
   end;
-  Getmem(Rights, StatusBar.Panels.Count * sizeof(integer));
+  Getmem(Rights, StatusBar.Panels.Count * SizeOf(integer));
   try
     CurrentRight := 0;
     for PanelIndex := 0 to StatusBar.Panels.Count-2 do begin
@@ -371,6 +372,12 @@ end;
 
 class function TWin32WSStatusBar.CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
   const AParams: TCreateParams): HWND;
+const
+  GripFlags: array[Boolean] of DWord =
+  (
+{ - grip } 0,
+{ + grip } SBARS_SIZEGRIP
+  );
 var
   Params: TCreateWindowExParams;
 begin
@@ -379,6 +386,7 @@ begin
   // customization of Params
   with Params do
   begin
+    Flags := Flags or CCS_NOPARENTALIGN or GripFlags[TStatusBar(AWinControl).SizeGrip and TStatusBar(AWinControl).SizeGripEnabled];
     pClassName := STATUSCLASSNAME;
     WindowTitle := StrCaption;
     if ThemeServices.ThemesEnabled then
@@ -423,6 +431,18 @@ begin
     UpdateStatusBarPanel(AStatusBar.Panels[PanelIndex]);
 end;
 
+class procedure TWin32WSStatusBar.SetSizeGrip(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar;
+  SizeGrip: Boolean);
+var
+  AStyle: Long;
+begin
+  if not WSCheckHandleAllocated(AStatusBar, 'SetSizeGrip') then
+    Exit;
+  AStyle := GetWindowLong(AStatusBar.Handle, GWL_STYLE);
+  if ((AStyle and SBARS_SIZEGRIP) <> 0) <> (SizeGrip and AStatusBar.SizeGripEnabled) then
+    RecreateWnd(AStatusBar);
+end;
+
 class procedure TWin32WSStatusBar.SetText(const AWinControl: TWinControl;
   const AText: string);
 begin
diff --git a/lcl/widgetset/wscomctrls.pp b/lcl/widgetset/wscomctrls.pp
index 4085cd8ffc..d31f6aeeca 100644
--- a/lcl/widgetset/wscomctrls.pp
+++ b/lcl/widgetset/wscomctrls.pp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type
   TWSStatusBar = class(TWSWinControl)
     class procedure PanelUpdate(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; PanelIndex: integer); virtual;
     class procedure SetPanelText(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; PanelIndex: integer); virtual;
+    class procedure SetSizeGrip(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; SizeGrip: Boolean); virtual;
     class procedure Update(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar); virtual;
   end;
 
@@ -205,6 +206,11 @@ class procedure TWSStatusBar.SetPanelText(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar; PanelInd
 begin
 end;
 
+class procedure TWSStatusBar.SetSizeGrip(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar;
+  SizeGrip: Boolean);
+begin
+end;
+
 class procedure TWSStatusBar.Update(const AStatusBar: TStatusBar);
 begin
 end;