diff --git a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
index 6cb47f5..2b58150 100755
--- a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
     internal TypingIpc TypingIpc { get; }
     internal FontManager FontManager { get; }
     internal Themes.ThemeRegistry ThemeRegistry { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal Ui.StatusBar StatusBar { get; private set; } = null!;
 
     internal int DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
 
@@ -296,6 +297,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             ThemeRegistry = new Themes.ThemeRegistry(customThemesDir);
             ThemeRegistry.Switch(Config.Theme);
 
+            StatusBar = new Ui.StatusBar();
+
             MessageManager = new MessageManager(this); // Does it require UI?
 
             // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs service. Subscribes to the
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
index 99f4083..1c826cf 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         // weil der Cursor schon weiter unten steht — kein eigener Abzug.
         height -= ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
 
+        // v1.2.0 — Status-Bar am Window-Boden reserviert 22 px + 2 px Spacing.
+        height -= StatusBar.Height + 2;
+
         return height;
     }
 
@@ -790,13 +793,17 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (ImGui.IsWindowHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.ChildWindows))
             LastActivityTime = FrameTime;
 
-        if (!showNovice)
-            return;
+        if (showNovice)
+        {
+            ImGui.SameLine();
 
-        ImGui.SameLine();
+            if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Leaf))
+                GameFunctions.GameFunctions.ClickNoviceNetworkButton();
+        }
 
-        if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Leaf))
-            GameFunctions.GameFunctions.ClickNoviceNetworkButton();
+        // v1.2.0 — Bottom-Status-Bar. Letzter Render-Step in DrawChatLog,
+        // damit alle Zeilen-Operationen davor keine Layout-Sprünge auslösen.
+        Plugin.StatusBar.Draw(Plugin);
     }
 
     internal Dictionary<string, InputChannel> GetValidChannels()