diff --git a/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkStatusBar.cpp b/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkStatusBar.cpp
index 8562a2fc46..2824b312ac 100755
--- a/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkStatusBar.cpp
+++ b/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkStatusBar.cpp
@@ -1,90 +1,94 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 Program:   Medical Imaging & Interaction Toolkit
 Language:  C++
 Date:      $Date$
 Version:   $Revision$
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and
 Biological Informatics. All rights reserved.
 See MITKCopyright.txt or http://www.mitk.org/copyright.html for details.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
 
 =========================================================================*/
 
 
 #include "QmitkStatusBar.h"
 
 #include <qmainwindow.h>
 #include <qstatusbar.h>
 #include <qapplication.h>
+#include <qdesktopwidget.h>
 
 #include <mitkStatusBar.h>
 
 #include <itkObjectFactory.h>
 
 
 /**
  * Display the text in the statusbar of the applikation
  */
 void QmitkStatusBar::DisplayText(const char* t)
 {
   m_StatusBar->showMessage(t);
   // TODO bug #1357
   //qApp->processEvents(); // produces crashes!
 }
 
 /**
  * Display the text in the statusbar of the applikation for ms seconds
  */
 void QmitkStatusBar::DisplayText(const char* t, int ms)
 {
   m_StatusBar->showMessage(t, ms);
   // TODO bug #1357
   //qApp->processEvents(); // produces crashes!
 }
 /**
  * Show the grey value text in the statusbar
  */
 void QmitkStatusBar::DisplayGreyValueText(const char* t)
 {
   QString text(t);
   m_GreyValueLabel->setText(text);
 }
 /**
  * Clear the text in the StatusBar
  */
 void QmitkStatusBar::Clear()
 {
   if (m_StatusBar != NULL)
     m_StatusBar->clearMessage();
   // TODO bug #1357
   //qApp->processEvents(); // produces crashes!
 }
 
 /**
  * enable or disable the QSizeGrip
  */
 void QmitkStatusBar::SetSizeGripEnabled(bool enable)
 {
   if (m_StatusBar != NULL)
     m_StatusBar->setSizeGripEnabled(enable);
 }
 
 
 QmitkStatusBar::QmitkStatusBar(QStatusBar* instance)
 :StatusBarImplementation()
 {
     m_StatusBar = instance;
     m_GreyValueLabel = new QLabel(m_StatusBar,0);
+    int xResolution = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry(0).width()-100;
+    m_GreyValueLabel->setMaximumSize(QSize(xResolution,50));
+    m_GreyValueLabel->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum,QSizePolicy::Fixed);
     m_StatusBar->addPermanentWidget(m_GreyValueLabel);
     mitk::StatusBar::SetImplementation(this);
 }
 
 QmitkStatusBar::~QmitkStatusBar()
 {
 }