diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index b3411aff..3bd1c3cd 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void
 setup_screen(int screen)
 {
     setup(screen);
-    statusbar_init(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
+    statusbar_init(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
                    globalconf.cursor[CurNormal], globalconf.screens[screen].font,
                    &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 }
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 63c521a3..47f7c65c 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     }
     else
     {
-        ScreenInfo *display_info = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+        ScreenInfo *display_info = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
         if(c->x + c->w + 2 * c->border > display_info->x_org + display_info->width)
             c->x = c->rx = display_info->x_org + display_info->width - c->w - 2 * c->border;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 89640c33..3ff261bc 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -562,10 +562,11 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
                                                        cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "focus_fg"));
 
         /* Statusbar */
-        virtscreen->statusbar.position = virtscreen->statusbar.dposition =
+        virtscreen->statusbar = p_new(Statusbar, 1);
+        virtscreen->statusbar->position = virtscreen->statusbar->dposition =
             statusbar_get_position_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfg_statusbar, "position"));
 
-        create_widgets(cfg_statusbar, &virtscreen->statusbar);
+        create_widgets(cfg_statusbar, virtscreen->statusbar);
 
         /* Layouts */
         if(cfg_size(cfg_layouts, "layout"))
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a1628e7f..f6833151 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ typedef struct
     /** Layout list */
     Layout *layouts;
     /** Status bar */
-    Statusbar statusbar;
+    Statusbar *statusbar;
     /** Padding */
     Padding padding;	
     /** Font */
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 93b2b871..64dbade2 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -71,28 +71,28 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e)
     XButtonPressedEvent *ev = &e->xbutton;
 
     for(screen = 0; screen < get_screen_count(e->xany.display); screen++)
-        if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.window == ev->window)
+        if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->window == ev->window)
         {
             for(i = 1, tag = globalconf.screens[screen].tags; tag; tag = tag->next, i++)
             {
                 x += textwidth_primitive(e->xany.display, globalconf.screens[screen].font, tag->name);
-                if(((globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarTop
-                     || globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarBot)
+                if(((globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarTop
+                     || globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarBot)
                    && ev->x < x)
-                   || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarRight && ev->y < x)
-                   || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarLeft && ev->y > globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.width - x))
+                   || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarRight && ev->y < x)
+                   || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarLeft && ev->y > globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->width - x))
                 {
                     snprintf(arg, sizeof(arg), "%d", i);
                     handle_mouse_button_press(screen, ev->button, ev->state, globalconf.buttons.tag, arg);
                     return;
                 }
             }
-            x += globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.txtlayoutwidth;
-            if(((globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarTop
-                 || globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarBot)
+            x += globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->txtlayoutwidth;
+            if(((globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarTop
+                 || globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarBot)
                 && ev->x < x)
-                || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarRight && ev->y < x)
-                || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarLeft && ev->y > globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.width - x))
+                || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarRight && ev->y < x)
+                || (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarLeft && ev->y > globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->width - x))
                 handle_mouse_button_press(screen, ev->button, ev->state, globalconf.buttons.layout, NULL);
             else
                 handle_mouse_button_press(screen, ev->button, ev->state, globalconf.buttons.title, NULL);
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e)
 
             /* update statusbar */
             si = get_screen_info(e->xany.display, screen, NULL, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
-            globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.width = si[screen].width;
+            globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->width = si[screen].width;
             p_delete(&si);
 
             XResizeWindow(e->xany.display,
-                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.window,
-                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.width,
-                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.height);
+                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->window,
+                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->width,
+                          globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->height);
 
             statusbar_update_position(e->xany.display, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
             arrange(screen);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ handle_event_expose(XEvent * e)
 
     if(!ev->count)
         for(screen = 0; screen < get_screen_count(e->xany.display); screen++)
-            if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.window == ev->window)
+            if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->window == ev->window)
                 statusbar_draw(screen);
 }
 
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index d6bae16d..65d77bc8 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ restack(int screen)
         if(!(get_current_layout(screen)->arrange == layout_floating))
         {
             wc.stack_mode = Below;
-            wc.sibling = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.window;
+            wc.sibling = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->window;
             if(!sel->isfloating)
             {
                 XConfigureWindow(sel->display, sel->win, CWSibling | CWStackMode, &wc);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ maximize(int x, int y, int w, int h, int screen)
 void
 uicb_client_togglemax(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     maximize(si[screen].x_org, si[screen].y_org,
              si[screen].width - 2 * globalconf.screens[screen].borderpx,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void
 uicb_client_toggleverticalmax(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     if(sel)
         maximize(sel->x,
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void
 uicb_client_togglehorizontalmax(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     if(sel)
         maximize(si[screen].x_org,
diff --git a/layouts/fibonacci.c b/layouts/fibonacci.c
index 09c7ad1b..87b49e82 100644
--- a/layouts/fibonacci.c
+++ b/layouts/fibonacci.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ layout_fibonacci(int screen, int shape)
     int n = 0, i = 0, nx, ny, nw, nh;
     Client *c;
     ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen,
-                                     &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
+                                     globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
                                      &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     nx = si[screen].x_org;
diff --git a/layouts/max.c b/layouts/max.c
index aba414a0..74cfae1f 100644
--- a/layouts/max.c
+++ b/layouts/max.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void
 layout_max(int screen)
 {
     Client *c;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/layouts/tile.c b/layouts/tile.c
index e2a771bd..7844e10f 100644
--- a/layouts/tile.c
+++ b/layouts/tile.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ _tile(int screen, const Bool right)
     Client *c;
     Tag *curtag = get_current_tag(screen);
 
-    screens_info = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    screens_info = get_screen_info(globalconf.display, screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     for(n = 0, c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 20d4429f..cec9eb01 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
      else
          restack(screen);
 
-    si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, &globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+    si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
     ocx = nx = c->x;
     ocy = ny = c->y;
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 04c8c607..a8a98995 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -42,57 +42,57 @@ statusbar_draw(int screen)
     
     vscreen = globalconf.screens[screen];
     /* don't waste our time */
-    if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarOff)
+    if(vscreen.statusbar->position == BarOff)
         return;
 
     DrawCtx *ctx = draw_get_context(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                                    vscreen.statusbar.width,
-                                    vscreen.statusbar.height);
+                                    vscreen.statusbar->width,
+                                    vscreen.statusbar->height);
     drawrectangle(ctx,
                   0,
                   0,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.width, 
-                  vscreen.statusbar.height, 
+                  vscreen.statusbar->width, 
+                  vscreen.statusbar->height, 
                   True,
                   vscreen.colors_normal[ColBG]);
-    for(widget = vscreen.statusbar.widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
+    for(widget = vscreen.statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignLeft)
             left += widget->draw(widget, ctx, left, (left + right));
         else if (widget->alignment == AlignRight)
             right += widget->draw(widget, ctx, right, (left + right));
 
-    for(widget = vscreen.statusbar.widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
+    for(widget = vscreen.statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignFlex)
             left += widget->draw(widget, ctx, left, (left + right));
 
-    if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarRight ||
-       vscreen.statusbar.position == BarLeft)
+    if(vscreen.statusbar->position == BarRight ||
+       vscreen.statusbar->position == BarLeft)
     {
         Drawable d;
-        if(vscreen.statusbar.position == BarRight)
+        if(vscreen.statusbar->position == BarRight)
             d = draw_rotate(ctx,
                             phys_screen,
                             M_PI_2,
-                            vscreen.statusbar.height,
+                            vscreen.statusbar->height,
                             0);
         else
             d = draw_rotate(ctx,
                             phys_screen,
                             - M_PI_2,
                             0,
-                            vscreen.statusbar.width);
+                            vscreen.statusbar->width);
         XCopyArea(globalconf.display, d,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.window,
+                  vscreen.statusbar->window,
                   DefaultGC(globalconf.display, phys_screen), 0, 0,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.height,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.width, 0, 0);
+                  vscreen.statusbar->height,
+                  vscreen.statusbar->width, 0, 0);
         XFreePixmap(globalconf.display, d);
     }
     else
         XCopyArea(globalconf.display, ctx->drawable,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.window,
+                  vscreen.statusbar->window,
                   DefaultGC(globalconf.display, phys_screen), 0, 0,
-                  vscreen.statusbar.width, vscreen.statusbar.height, 0, 0);
+                  vscreen.statusbar->width, vscreen.statusbar->height, 0, 0);
 
     draw_free_context(ctx);
     XSync(globalconf.display, False);
@@ -140,30 +140,30 @@ statusbar_init(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Cursor cursor, X
 
     calculate_alignments(statusbar->widgets);
 
-    statusbar_update_position(disp, *statusbar, padding);
+    statusbar_update_position(disp, statusbar, padding);
     XMapRaised(disp, statusbar->window);
 }
 
 void
-statusbar_update_position(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar, Padding *padding)
+statusbar_update_position(Display *disp, Statusbar *statusbar, Padding *padding)
 {
     XEvent ev;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, statusbar.screen, NULL, padding);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, statusbar->screen, NULL, padding);
 
-    XMapRaised(disp, statusbar.window);
-    switch (statusbar.position)
+    XMapRaised(disp, statusbar->window);
+    switch (statusbar->position)
     {
       default:
-        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar.window, si[statusbar.screen].x_org, si[statusbar.screen].y_org);
+        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar->window, si[statusbar->screen].x_org, si[statusbar->screen].y_org);
         break;
       case BarRight:
-        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar.window, si[statusbar.screen].x_org + (si[statusbar.screen].width - statusbar.height), si[statusbar.screen].y_org);
+        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar->window, si[statusbar->screen].x_org + (si[statusbar->screen].width - statusbar->height), si[statusbar->screen].y_org);
         break;
       case BarBot:
-        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar.window, si[statusbar.screen].x_org, si[statusbar.screen].height - statusbar.height);
+        XMoveWindow(disp, statusbar->window, si[statusbar->screen].x_org, si[statusbar->screen].height - statusbar->height);
         break;
       case BarOff:
-        XUnmapWindow(disp, statusbar.window);
+        XUnmapWindow(disp, statusbar->window);
         break;
     }
     p_delete(&si);
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ statusbar_get_position_from_str(const char * pos)
 void
 uicb_statusbar_toggle(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position == BarOff)
-        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position = (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.dposition == BarOff) ? BarTop : globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.dposition;
+    if(globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position == BarOff)
+        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position = (globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->dposition == BarOff) ? BarTop : globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->dposition;
     else
-        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position = BarOff;
+        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position = BarOff;
     statusbar_update_position(globalconf.display, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
     arrange(screen);
 }
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ uicb_statusbar_toggle(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 void
 uicb_statusbar_set_position(int screen, char *arg)
 {
-    globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.dposition = 
-        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.position =
+    globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->dposition = 
+        globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->position =
             statusbar_get_position_from_str(arg);
     statusbar_update_position(globalconf.display, globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar, &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 }
diff --git a/statusbar.h b/statusbar.h
index 79eb92ab..87e84bd3 100644
--- a/statusbar.h
+++ b/statusbar.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 void statusbar_init(Display *, int, Statusbar *, Cursor, XftFont *, Padding *);
 void statusbar_draw(int);
 int statusbar_get_position_from_str(const char *);
-void statusbar_update_position(Display *, Statusbar, Padding *);
+void statusbar_update_position(Display *, Statusbar*, Padding *);
 
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_statusbar_toggle);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_statusbar_set_position);
diff --git a/widget.c b/widget.c
index 25486ddf..d202d92a 100644
--- a/widget.c
+++ b/widget.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static Widget *
 find_widget(char *name, int screen)
 {
     Widget *widget;
-    widget = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar.widgets;
+    widget = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar->widgets;
     for(; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (strcmp(name, widget->name) == 0)
             return widget;
diff --git a/widgets/focustitle.c b/widgets/focustitle.c
index e05e50d1..e4ba8e72 100644
--- a/widgets/focustitle.c
+++ b/widgets/focustitle.c
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ focustitle_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
     Client *sel = focus_get_latest_client_for_tag(widget->statusbar->screen, 
                                                   get_current_tag(widget->statusbar->screen));
-    int location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar.width,
+    int location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
                                     0,
                                     offset,
                                     widget->alignment);
 
     if(sel)
     {
-        drawtext(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar.width - used,
-                 vscreen.statusbar.height, vscreen.font, sel->name,
+        drawtext(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar->width - used,
+                 vscreen.statusbar->height, vscreen.font, sel->name,
                  vscreen.colors_selected[ColFG],
                  vscreen.colors_selected[ColBG]);
         if(sel->isfloating)
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ focustitle_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                        vscreen.colors_selected[ColFG]);
     }
     else
-        drawtext(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar.width - used,
-                 vscreen.statusbar.height, vscreen.font, NULL,
+        drawtext(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar->width - used,
+                 vscreen.statusbar->height, vscreen.font, NULL,
                  vscreen.colors_normal[ColFG],
                  vscreen.colors_normal[ColBG]);
-    return vscreen.statusbar.width - used;
+    return vscreen.statusbar->width - used;
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/layoutinfo.c b/widgets/layoutinfo.c
index 405c55bc..a4ed159a 100644
--- a/widgets/layoutinfo.c
+++ b/widgets/layoutinfo.c
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ layoutinfo_draw(Widget *widget,
     Layout *l;
     for(l = vscreen.layouts ; l; l = l->next)
         width = MAX(width, (textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, l->symbol)));
-    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar.width,
+    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
                                 width,
                                 offset,
                                 widget->alignment);
     drawtext(ctx, location, 0,
              width,
-             vscreen.statusbar.height,
+             vscreen.statusbar->height,
              vscreen.font,
              get_current_layout(widget->statusbar->screen)->symbol,
              vscreen.colors_normal[ColFG],
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index f5e49c07..ab8e585c 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     {
         width  += textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, tag->name);
     }
-    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar.width,
+    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
                                 width,
                                 offset,
                                 widget->alignment);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
         else
             colors = vscreen.colors_normal;
         drawtext(ctx, location + width, 0, w,
-                 vscreen.statusbar.height,
+                 vscreen.statusbar->height,
                  vscreen.font,
                  tag->name,
                  colors[ColFG],
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index 593cad1e..f949860b 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ textbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
     Data *d;
     d = (Data*) widget->data;
     width = textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, d->text);
-    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar.width,
+    location = calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
                                 width,
                                 offset,
                                 widget->alignment);
-    drawtext(ctx, location, 0, width, vscreen.statusbar.height,
+    drawtext(ctx, location, 0, width, vscreen.statusbar->height,
              vscreen.font, d->text,
              vscreen.colors_normal[ColFG], 
              vscreen.colors_normal[ColBG]);