diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index fd2c00fb..8d174351 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -21,23 +21,22 @@
 
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <cairo-xlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "draw.h"
 
 void
-drawtext(Display *disp, int screen, int x, int y, int w, int h, GC gc, Drawable drawable, XftFont *font, const char *text, XColor color[ColLast])
+drawtext(Display *disp, int screen, int x, int y, int w, int h, Drawable drawable, int dw, int dh, XftFont *font, const char *text, XColor color[ColLast])
 {
     int nw = 0;
     static char buf[256];
     size_t len, olen;
-    XRectangle r = { x, y, w, h };
     XRenderColor xrcolor;
     XftColor xftcolor;
     XftDraw *xftdrawable;
 
-    XSetForeground(disp, gc, color[ColBG].pixel);
-    XFillRectangles(disp, drawable, gc, &r, 1);
+    drawrectangle(disp, screen, x, y, w, h, drawable, dw, dh, True, color[ColBG]);
     if(!text)
         return;
     olen = len = a_strlen(text);
@@ -81,14 +80,14 @@ drawrectangle(Display *disp, int screen, int x, int y, int w, int h, Drawable dr
 
     cairo_set_antialias(cr, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
     cairo_set_line_width(cr, 1.0);
-    cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, color.red, color.green, color.blue);
+    cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, color.red / 65535.0, color.green / 65535.0, color.blue / 65535.0);
     if(filled)
     {
-        cairo_rectangle(cr, x + 1, y + 1, w + 1, h + 1);
+        cairo_rectangle(cr, x, y, w + 1, h + 1);
         cairo_fill(cr);
     }
     else
-        cairo_rectangle(cr, x + 1, y + 1, w, h);
+        cairo_rectangle(cr, x + 1, y, w, h);
     cairo_stroke(cr);
 
     cairo_destroy(cr);
diff --git a/draw.h b/draw.h
index 3becbea9..5070c167 100644
--- a/draw.h
+++ b/draw.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-void drawtext(Display *, int, int, int, int, int, GC, Drawable, XftFont *, const char *, XColor []);
+void drawtext(Display *, int, int, int, int, int, Drawable, int, int, XftFont *, const char *, XColor []);
 void drawrectangle(Display *, int, int, int, int, int, Drawable, int, int, Bool, XColor);
 inline unsigned short textwidth(Display *, XftFont *, char *, ssize_t);
 #endif
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 56b53f4f..563fc6d5 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ void
 drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 {
     int z, i, x = 0, y = 0, w;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, awesomeconf->screen, NULL);
-    GC gc;
-
-    gc = XCreateGC(awesomeconf->display, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen), 0, 0);
-    XSetLineAttributes(awesomeconf->display, gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
 
     for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags; i++)
     {
@@ -66,8 +61,11 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
         {
             drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->font,
                      awesomeconf->tags[i].name, awesomeconf->colors_selected);
             if(isoccupied(i, awesomeconf->screen))
                 drawrectangle(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
@@ -84,8 +82,11 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
         {
             drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->font,
                      awesomeconf->tags[i].name, awesomeconf->colors_normal);
             if(isoccupied(i, awesomeconf->screen))
                 drawrectangle(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
@@ -102,22 +103,28 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
     }
     drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
              x, y, awesomeconf->statusbar.txtlayoutwidth,
-             awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-             awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+             awesomeconf->font,
              awesomeconf->current_layout->symbol, awesomeconf->colors_normal);
     z = x + awesomeconf->statusbar.txtlayoutwidth;
     w = textwidth(disp, awesomeconf->font, awesomeconf->statustext, a_strlen(awesomeconf->statustext))
         + awesomeconf->font->height;
-    x = si[awesomeconf->screen].width - w;
+    x = awesomeconf->statusbar.width - w;
     if(x < z)
     {
         x = z;
-        w = si[awesomeconf->screen].width - z;
+        w = awesomeconf->statusbar.width - z;
     }
     drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
              x, y, w,
-             awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-             awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+             awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+             awesomeconf->font,
              awesomeconf->statustext, awesomeconf->colors_normal);
     if((w = x - z) > awesomeconf->statusbar.height)
     {
@@ -126,8 +133,11 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
         {
             drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->font,
                      sel->name, awesomeconf->colors_selected);
             if(sel->isfloating)
                 drawrectangle(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
@@ -146,21 +156,26 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
             snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "nmaster: %d ncol: %d mwfact: %.2lf", awesomeconf->nmaster, awesomeconf->ncol, awesomeconf->mwfact);
             drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w, 
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->font,
                      buf, awesomeconf->colors_normal);
         }
         else
             drawtext(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height, gc,
-                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->font,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
+                     awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
+                     awesomeconf->font,
                      NULL, awesomeconf->colors_normal);
     }
     XCopyArea(disp, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
-              awesomeconf->statusbar.window, gc, 0, 0,
-              si[awesomeconf->screen].width, awesomeconf->statusbar.height, 0, 0);
-    XFreeGC(awesomeconf->display, gc);
+              awesomeconf->statusbar.window, DefaultGC(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen), 0, 0,
+              awesomeconf->statusbar.width, awesomeconf->statusbar.height, 0, 0);
     XSync(disp, False);
 }