diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index 8c3bd33e..c93b6186 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -655,10 +655,16 @@ void DrawProgressbar(unsigned elapsed, unsigned time)
 {
 	unsigned pb_width = wFooter->GetWidth();
 	unsigned howlong = time ? pb_width*elapsed/time : 0;
-	*wFooter << fmtBold << Config.progressbar_color << XY(0, 0);
-	for (unsigned i = 0; i < pb_width; ++i)
-		*wFooter << Config.progressbar[2];
-	wFooter->GotoXY(0, 0);
+	*wFooter << fmtBold << Config.progressbar_color;
+	if (Config.progressbar[2] != '\0')
+	{
+		wFooter->GotoXY(0, 0);
+		for (unsigned i = 0; i < pb_width; ++i)
+			*wFooter << Config.progressbar[2];
+		wFooter->GotoXY(0, 0);
+	}
+	else
+		mvwhline(wFooter->Raw(), 0, 0, 0, pb_width);
 	if (time)
 	{
 		pb_width = std::min(size_t(howlong), wFooter->GetWidth());