diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editdate.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editdate.glade
index 35951976e..cc2c805c8 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editdate.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editdate.glade
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkStatusbar" id="statusbar">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="spacing">2</property>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
+            <property name="position">0</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
         <child internal-child="action_area">
           <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="hbuttonbox36">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -92,7 +105,7 @@
             <property name="expand">False</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
             <property name="pack_type">end</property>
-            <property name="position">0</property>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
         <child>