diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index 1fdb1202..1e601a3b 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void NCursesUI::update_dimensions()
 }
 
 void NCursesUI::draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
-                     const String& status_line)
+                     const String& mode_line)
 {
     LineCount line_index = 0;
     for (const DisplayLine& line : display_buffer.lines())
@@ -195,13 +195,15 @@ void NCursesUI::draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
     }
 
     set_color(Color::Cyan, Color::Black);
-    static int last_status_length = 0;
-    move((int)m_dimensions.line, (int)(m_dimensions.column - last_status_length));
-    clrtoeol();
-    move((int)m_dimensions.line, (int)(m_dimensions.column - status_line.char_length()));
-    addstr(status_line.c_str());
-    last_status_length = (int)status_line.length();
-
+    draw_status();
+    CharCount status_len = mode_line.char_length();
+    // only draw mode_line if it does not overlap one status line
+    if (m_dimensions.column - m_status_line.char_length() > status_len + 1)
+    {
+        move((int)m_dimensions.line, (int)(m_dimensions.column - status_len));
+        addutf8str(Utf8Iterator(mode_line.begin()),
+                   Utf8Iterator(mode_line.end()));
+    }
     redraw(m_menu_win);
 }
 
@@ -259,25 +261,31 @@ Key NCursesUI::get_key()
     return Key::Invalid;
 }
 
-void NCursesUI::print_status(const String& status, CharCount cursor_pos)
+void NCursesUI::draw_status()
 {
-    int x,y;
-    getmaxyx(stdscr, y, x);
-    move(y-1, 0);
+    move((int)m_dimensions.line, 0);
     clrtoeol();
-    if (cursor_pos == -1)
-       addutf8str(status.begin(), status.end());
+    if (m_status_cursor == -1)
+       addutf8str(m_status_line.begin(), m_status_line.end());
     else
     {
-        auto cursor_it = utf8::advance(status.begin(), status.end(), (int)cursor_pos);
-        auto end = status.end();
-        addutf8str(status.begin(), cursor_it);
+        auto cursor_it = utf8::advance(m_status_line.begin(), m_status_line.end(),
+                                       (int)m_status_cursor);
+        auto end = m_status_line.end();
+        addutf8str(m_status_line.begin(), cursor_it);
         set_attribute(A_REVERSE, 1);
         addch((cursor_it == end) ? ' ' : utf8::codepoint<Utf8Policy>(cursor_it));
         set_attribute(A_REVERSE, 0);
         if (cursor_it != end)
             addutf8str(utf8::next(cursor_it), end);
     }
+}
+
+void NCursesUI::print_status(const String& status, CharCount cursor_pos)
+{
+    m_status_line   = status;
+    m_status_cursor = cursor_pos;
+    draw_status();
     redraw(m_menu_win);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ncurses.hh b/src/ncurses.hh
index 9267191b..080316cb 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.hh
+++ b/src/ncurses.hh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
     NCursesUI& operator=(const NCursesUI&) = delete;
 
     void draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
-              const String& status_line) override;
+              const String& mode_line) override;
     void print_status(const String& status, CharCount cursor_pos) override;
 
     bool   is_key_available() override;
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ private:
     DisplayCoord m_dimensions;
     void update_dimensions();
 
+    String    m_status_line;
+    CharCount m_status_cursor = -1;
+    void      draw_status();
+
     MENU* m_menu = nullptr;
     WINDOW* m_menu_win = nullptr;
     std::vector<ITEM*> m_items;
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@ private:
     DisplayCoord m_menu_pos;
     DisplayCoord m_menu_size;
 
-
     int m_menu_fg;
     int m_menu_bg;
 };
diff --git a/src/remote.cc b/src/remote.cc
index a5bd87b9..7a715274 100644
--- a/src/remote.cc
+++ b/src/remote.cc
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ void RemoteUI::menu_hide()
 }
 
 void RemoteUI::draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
-                    const String& status_line)
+                    const String& mode_line)
 {
     Message msg(m_socket);
     write(msg, RemoteUIMsg::Draw);
     write(msg, display_buffer);
-    write(msg, status_line);
+    write(msg, mode_line);
 }
 
 static const Key::Modifiers resize_modifier = (Key::Modifiers)0x80;
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ void RemoteClient::process_next_message()
     case RemoteUIMsg::Draw:
     {
          DisplayBuffer display_buffer = read<DisplayBuffer>(m_socket);
-         String status_line = read<String>(m_socket);
-         m_ui->draw(display_buffer, status_line);
+         String mode_line = read<String>(m_socket);
+         m_ui->draw(display_buffer, mode_line);
          break;
     }
     }
diff --git a/src/remote.hh b/src/remote.hh
index 8a3ca470..aa14eeb3 100644
--- a/src/remote.hh
+++ b/src/remote.hh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
     void menu_select(int selected) override;
     void menu_hide() override;
     void draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
-              const String& status_line) override;
+              const String& mode_line) override;
 
     bool is_key_available() override;
     Key  get_key() override;
diff --git a/src/user_interface.hh b/src/user_interface.hh
index 91e5c47c..3d474322 100644
--- a/src/user_interface.hh
+++ b/src/user_interface.hh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     virtual void menu_select(int selected) = 0;
     virtual void menu_hide() = 0;
     virtual void draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
-                      const String& status_line) = 0;
+                      const String& mode_line) = 0;
     virtual DisplayCoord dimensions() = 0;
     virtual bool is_key_available() = 0;
     virtual Key  get_key() = 0;