diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 3433f2c99..c485d963c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ struct Widget
     Statusbar *statusbar;
     int alignment;
     void *data;
+    int location;
+    int width;
     Widget *next;
 };
 
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index bf8d7c044..5cc59dd75 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -142,17 +142,17 @@ Tag **
 get_current_tags(int screen)
 {
     Tag *tag, **tags = NULL;
-    int n = 0;
+    int n = 1;
 
+    tags = p_new(Tag *, n);
     for(tag = globalconf.screens[screen].tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
         if(tag->selected)
         {
-            p_realloc(tags, ++n);
-            tags[n - 1] = tag;
+            p_realloc(&tags, ++n);
+            tags[n - 2] = tag;
         }
 
     /* finish with null */
-    p_realloc(tags, ++n);
     tags[n - 1] = NULL;
 
     return tags;
diff --git a/widgets/focustitle.c b/widgets/focustitle.c
index d515c2707..f73d8253b 100644
--- a/widgets/focustitle.c
+++ b/widgets/focustitle.c
@@ -13,29 +13,33 @@ 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 = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
-                                           0,
-                                           offset,
-                                           widget->alignment);
+
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
+                                               0,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
     if(sel)
     {
-        draw_text(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar->width - used,
+        draw_text(ctx, widget->location, 0, vscreen.statusbar->width - used,
                   vscreen.statusbar->height, vscreen.font, sel->name,
                   vscreen.colors_selected[ColFG],
                   vscreen.colors_selected[ColBG]);
         if(sel->isfloating)
-            draw_circle(ctx, location, 0,
+            draw_circle(ctx, widget->location, 0,
                         (vscreen.font->height + 2) / 4,
                         sel->ismax,
                         vscreen.colors_selected[ColFG]);
     }
     else
-        draw_text(ctx, location, 0, vscreen.statusbar->width - used,
+        draw_text(ctx, widget->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;
+
+    widget->width = vscreen.statusbar->width - used;
+
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/iconbox.c b/widgets/iconbox.c
index 90f360500..fde258f02 100644
--- a/widgets/iconbox.c
+++ b/widgets/iconbox.c
@@ -29,18 +29,16 @@ static int
 iconbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
              int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    int location, width;
+    widget->width = draw_get_image_width(widget->data);
 
-    width = draw_get_image_width(widget->data);
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               widget->width,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
-    location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
-                                       width,
-                                       offset,
-                                       widget->alignment);
+    draw_image(ctx, widget->location, 0, 0, widget->data);
 
-    draw_image(ctx, location, 0, 0, widget->data);
-
-    return width;
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/widgets/layoutinfo.c b/widgets/layoutinfo.c
index 8b9e9c71b..14c1eff01 100644
--- a/widgets/layoutinfo.c
+++ b/widgets/layoutinfo.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <confuse.h>
 #include "widget.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "layout.h"
+#include "tag.h"
 
 extern AwesomeConf globalconf;
 
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@ layoutinfo_draw(Widget *widget,
                 int offset,
                 int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    int location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
-                                           widget->statusbar->height,
-                                           offset,
-                                           widget->alignment);
+    Tag **curtags = get_current_tags(widget->statusbar->screen);
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               widget->statusbar->height,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
-    draw_image(ctx, location, 0, widget->statusbar->height,
-               get_current_layout(widget->statusbar->screen)->image);
+    widget->width = widget->statusbar->height;
 
-    return widget->statusbar->height;
+    draw_image(ctx, widget->location, 0, widget->statusbar->height,
+               curtags[0]->layout->image);
+
+    p_delete(&curtags);
+
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/netwmicon.c b/widgets/netwmicon.c
index 73d23aa16..c32dc452e 100644
--- a/widgets/netwmicon.c
+++ b/widgets/netwmicon.c
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ netwmicon_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 {
     unsigned long *data, pixel;
     Atom type;
-    int format, location, width, height, size, i;
+    int format, width, height, size, i;
     unsigned long items, rest;
     unsigned char *image, *imgdata;
-    VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
-    Client *sel = focus_get_latest_client_for_tag(widget->statusbar->screen,
-                                                  get_current_tag(widget->statusbar->screen));
+    Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
 
     if(!sel)
         return 0;
@@ -78,17 +76,19 @@ netwmicon_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
         imgdata[2] = pixel & 0xff;         /* B */
     }
 
-    location = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
-                                       width,
-                                       offset,
-                                       widget->alignment);
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               width,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
-    draw_image_from_argb_data(ctx, location, 0, width, height, vscreen.statusbar->height, image);
+    draw_image_from_argb_data(ctx, widget->location, 0, width, height, widget->statusbar->height, image);
 
     p_delete(&image);
 
     XFree(data);
-    return vscreen.statusbar->height;
+
+    widget->width = widget->statusbar->height;
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 2e9b1f7bd..d6fc7dbdd 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -39,40 +39,40 @@ static int
 progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
                  int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
-    int location, width, pwidth, margin, height;
+    int width, pwidth, margin, height;
     Data *d = widget->data;
 
-    height = vscreen.statusbar->height / 2;
-    margin = (vscreen.statusbar->height - height) / 2 - 1;
+    height = widget->statusbar->height / 2;
+    margin = (widget->statusbar->height - height) / 2 - 1;
 
     width = d->width - (margin * 2);
 
-    location = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
-                                       d->width,
-                                       offset,
-                                       widget->alignment) + margin;
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               d->width,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment) + margin;
 
     pwidth = d->percent ? (width * d->percent) / 100 : 0;
 
     draw_rectangle(ctx,
-                   location + 1, margin,
+                   widget->location + 1, margin,
                    width, height,
                    False, d->fg);
 
     if(pwidth > 0)
         draw_rectangle(ctx,
-                       location + 1, margin + 1,
+                       widget->location + 1, margin + 1,
                        pwidth, height - 2,
                        True, d->fg);
 
     if(width - pwidth - 2 > 0)
         draw_rectangle(ctx,
-                       location + pwidth + 2, margin + 1,
+                       widget->location + pwidth + 2, margin + 1,
                        width - pwidth - 2, height - 2,
                        True, d->bg);
 
-    return d->width;
+    widget->width = d->width;
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index b72e5760e..2918ff4a1 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -65,21 +65,20 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     Tag *tag;
     Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
     VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
-    int w = 0, width = 0, location;
-    int flagsize;
+    int w = 0, flagsize;
     XColor *colors;
 
     flagsize = (vscreen.font->height + 2) / 4;
 
     for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
-        width += textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, tag->name);
+        widget->width += textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, tag->name);
 
-    location = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
-                                       width,
-                                       offset,
-                                       widget->alignment);
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               widget->width,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
-    width = 0;
+    widget->width = 0;
     for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
     {
         w = textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, tag->name);
@@ -89,21 +88,21 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
             colors = vscreen.colors_urgent;
         else
             colors = vscreen.colors_normal;
-        draw_text(ctx, location + width, 0, w,
+        draw_text(ctx, widget->location + widget->width, 0, w,
                   vscreen.statusbar->height,
                   vscreen.font,
                   tag->name,
                   colors[ColFG],
                   colors[ColBG]);
         if(isoccupied(widget->statusbar->screen, tag))
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, location + width, 0, flagsize, flagsize,
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, widget->location + widget->width, 0, flagsize, flagsize,
                            sel && is_client_tagged(sel,
                                                    tag,
                                                    widget->statusbar->screen),
                            colors[ColFG]);
-        width += w;
+        widget->width += w;
     }
-    return width;
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index f979b0f53..e3e96c21f 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ textbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
              int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
-    int width, location;
     Data *d = widget->data;
 
-    width = textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, d->text);
-    location = widget_calculate_offset(vscreen.statusbar->width,
-                                       width,
-                                       offset,
-                                       widget->alignment);
+    widget->width = textwidth(ctx, vscreen.font, d->text);
+    widget->location = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
+                                               widget->width,
+                                               offset,
+                                               widget->alignment);
 
-    draw_text(ctx, location, 0, width, vscreen.statusbar->height,
+    draw_text(ctx, widget->location, 0, widget->width, widget->statusbar->height,
               vscreen.font, d->text, d->fg, d->bg);
-    return width;
+
+    return widget->width;
 }
 
 static void