diff --git a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
index 9c0e02001..8815e113d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import StandaloneRibbonAdapter from "../widgets/ribbon/components/StandaloneRibb
 import BreadcrumbBadges from "../widgets/BreadcrumbBadges.jsx";
 import NoteTitleDetails from "../widgets/NoteTitleDetails.jsx";
 import NoteStatusBar from "../widgets/NoteStatusBar.jsx";
+import StatusBar from "../widgets/layout/StatusBar.jsx";
 
 export default class DesktopLayout {
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                             .filling()
                                             .collapsible()
                                             .id("center-pane")
+                                            .optChild(isNewLayout, <StandaloneRibbonAdapter component={FormattingToolbar} />)
                                             .child(
                                                 new SplitNoteContainer(() =>
                                                     new NoteWrapperWidget()
@@ -152,7 +154,6 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                                         )
                                                         .optChild(!isFloatingTitlebar, titleRow)
                                                         .optChild(!isNewLayout, <Ribbon><NoteActions /></Ribbon>)
-                                                        .optChild(isNewLayout, <StandaloneRibbonAdapter component={FormattingToolbar} />)
                                                         .child(new WatchedFileUpdateStatusWidget())
                                                         .child(<FloatingButtons items={DESKTOP_FLOATING_BUTTONS} />)
                                                         .child(
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                                                 <NoteStatusBar />
                                                             </Ribbon>
                                                         ))
+                                                        .optChild(isNewLayout, <StatusBar />)
                                                 )
                                             )
                                             .child(...this.customWidgets.get("center-pane"))
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d14e1f2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.component.status-bar {
+    contain: none;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d537c5802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/layout/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import "./StatusBar.css";
+
+export default function StatusBar() {
+    return (
+        <div className="status-bar">
+            Status bar goes here.
+        </div>
+    );
+}