diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
index 1a24d3786c1..5d7285c5baa 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
@@ -496,5 +496,14 @@ void StyleHelper::tintImage(QImage &img, const QColor &tintColor)
     }
 }
 
+QLinearGradient StyleHelper::statusBarGradient(const QRect &statusBarRect)
+{
+    QLinearGradient grad(statusBarRect.topLeft(), QPoint(statusBarRect.center().x(), statusBarRect.bottom()));
+    QColor startColor = shadowColor().darker(164);
+    QColor endColor = baseColor().darker(130);
+    grad.setColorAt(0, startColor);
+    grad.setColorAt(1, endColor);
+    return grad;
+}
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
index 4559db5b93d..e41d9a42c6a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
                          int left = 0, int top = 0, int right = 0, int bottom = 0);
 
     static void tintImage(QImage &img, const QColor &tintColor);
+    static QLinearGradient statusBarGradient(const QRect &statusBarRect);
 
 private:
     static QColor m_baseColor;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index 13449d2cd9a..227cca85aae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -518,12 +518,8 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption
     case PE_PanelStatusBar:
         {
             painter->save();
-            QLinearGradient grad(option->rect.topLeft(), QPoint(rect.center().x(), rect.bottom()));
-            QColor startColor = Utils::StyleHelper::shadowColor().darker(164);
-            QColor endColor = Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().darker(130);
-            grad.setColorAt(0, startColor);
-            grad.setColorAt(1, endColor);
-            painter->fillRect(option->rect, grad);
+            QLinearGradient grad = Utils::StyleHelper::statusBarGradient(rect);
+            painter->fillRect(rect, grad);
             painter->setPen(QColor(255, 255, 255, 60));
             painter->drawLine(rect.topLeft() + QPoint(0,1),
                               rect.topRight()+ QPoint(0,1));