diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f02eeee838..cac2e59451 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-04-11  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/display/gimpdisplayshell-appearance.c
+	(gimp_display_shell_appearance_update): don't show the status
+	bar's resize grip in fullscreen mode.
+
 2008-04-11  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/print/print-preview.c: unset the move cursor in
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-appearance.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-appearance.c
index ecfabdce8b..90dd026bf9 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-appearance.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-appearance.c
@@ -72,14 +72,19 @@ void
 gimp_display_shell_appearance_update (GimpDisplayShell *shell)
 {
   GimpDisplayOptions *options;
+  gboolean            fullscreen;
 
   g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_DISPLAY_SHELL (shell));
 
   options = GET_OPTIONS (shell);
 
+  fullscreen = gimp_display_shell_get_fullscreen (shell);
+
   gtk_widget_set_name (GTK_WIDGET (shell->menubar),
-                       gimp_display_shell_get_fullscreen (shell) ?
-                       "gimp-menubar-fullscreen" : NULL);
+                       fullscreen ? "gimp-menubar-fullscreen" : NULL);
+
+  gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip (GTK_STATUSBAR (shell->statusbar),
+                                     ! fullscreen);
 
   gimp_display_shell_set_show_menubar       (shell,
                                              options->show_menubar);