diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/status-bar/status-bar.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/status-bar/status-bar.factor
index db1c80579a..c1c850495e 100644
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/status-bar/status-bar.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/status-bar/status-bar.factor
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ CONSTANT: status-bar-foreground COLOR: white
 
 : open-status-window ( gadget title/attributes -- )
     ?attributes f <model> >>status <world>
-    dup status>> <status-bar> f track-add
+    dup status>> <status-bar> 
+    { 7 2 } <border> COLOR: FactorDarkSlateBlue <solid> >>interior 
+    { 1 1 } >>fill 
+    f track-add
     open-world-window ;
 
 : show-summary ( object gadget -- )
diff --git a/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor b/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
index 62bc9e0c55..0a42f9a925 100644
--- a/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ TUPLE: listener-gadget < tool error-summary output scroller input ;
     vertical listener-gadget new-track
         add-toolbar
         init-input/output
-        dup output>> <scroller> >>scroller
+        dup output>> 
+        { 7 7 } <border> { 1 1 } >>fill
+        <scroller> >>scroller
         dup scroller>> 1 track-add
         init-error-summary ;