diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzertool.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzertool.cpp
index 22d66ae6f77..93a18a1d3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzertool.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void ClangStaticAnalyzerTool::handleStateUpdate()
         message += tr("%n issues found (%1 suppressed).", 0, issuesFound)
                 .arg(issuesFound - issuesVisible);
     }
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(ClangStaticAnalyzerPerspectiveId, message);
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(message);
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.cpp
index afa5860c8aa..78db052eb3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ActionDescription::startTool() const
     AnalyzerManager::showMode();
 
     TaskHub::clearTasks(Constants::ANALYZERTASK_ID);
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(perspectiveId(), QString());
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(QString());
 
     if (m_toolPreparer && !m_toolPreparer())
         return;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void AnalyzerManagerPrivate::createModeMainWindow()
     analyzeToolBarLayout->addWidget(new StyledSeparator);
     analyzeToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->toolBox());
     analyzeToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->controlsStack());
-    analyzeToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->statusLabelsStack());
+    analyzeToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->statusLabel());
     analyzeToolBarLayout->addStretch();
 
     auto dock = new QDockWidget(tr("Analyzer Toolbar"));
@@ -680,14 +680,14 @@ void AnalyzerManager::enableMainWindow(bool on)
     d->m_mainWindow->setEnabled(on);
 }
 
-void AnalyzerManager::showStatusMessage(Id perspective, const QString &message, int timeoutMS)
+void AnalyzerManager::showStatusMessage(const QString &message, int timeoutMS)
 {
-    d->m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(perspective, message, timeoutMS);
+    d->m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(message, timeoutMS);
 }
 
-void AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(Id perspective, const QString &message)
+void AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(const QString &message)
 {
-    d->m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(perspective, message, -1);
+    d->m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(message, -1);
 }
 
 void AnalyzerManager::showMode()
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.h b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.h
index 90dfc483ead..d4bfd35ab53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzermanager.h
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ public:
     static void stopTool();
 
     // Convenience functions.
-    static void showStatusMessage(Core::Id perspective, const QString &message, int timeoutMS = 10000);
-    static void showPermanentStatusMessage(Core::Id perspective, const QString &message);
+    static void showStatusMessage(const QString &message, int timeoutMS = 10000);
+    static void showPermanentStatusMessage(const QString &message);
 
     static void handleToolStarted();
     static void handleToolFinished();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
index 26f1b96dd97..7773921122a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 MainWindowBase::MainWindowBase()
 {
     m_controlsStackWidget = new QStackedWidget;
-    m_statusLabelsStackWidget = new QStackedWidget;
+    m_statusLabel = new Utils::StatusLabel;
     m_toolBox = new QComboBox;
 
     setDockNestingEnabled(true);
@@ -72,18 +72,12 @@ void MainWindowBase::registerPerspective(Id perspectiveId, const Perspective &pe
 void MainWindowBase::registerToolbar(Id perspectiveId, QWidget *widget)
 {
     m_toolbarForPerspectiveId.insert(perspectiveId, widget);
-
     m_controlsStackWidget->addWidget(widget);
-    StatusLabel * const toolStatusLabel = new StatusLabel;
-    m_statusLabelForPerspectiveId[perspectiveId] = toolStatusLabel;
-    m_statusLabelsStackWidget->addWidget(toolStatusLabel);
 }
 
-void MainWindowBase::showStatusMessage(Id perspective, const QString &message, int timeoutMS)
+void MainWindowBase::showStatusMessage(const QString &message, int timeoutMS)
 {
-    StatusLabel *statusLabel = m_statusLabelForPerspectiveId.value(perspective);
-    QTC_ASSERT(statusLabel, return);
-    statusLabel->showStatusMessage(message, timeoutMS);
+    m_statusLabel->showStatusMessage(message, timeoutMS);
 }
 
 void MainWindowBase::resetCurrentPerspective()
@@ -143,7 +137,6 @@ void MainWindowBase::loadPerspectiveHelper(Id perspectiveId, bool fromStoredSett
 
     QTC_CHECK(m_toolbarForPerspectiveId.contains(perspectiveId));
     m_controlsStackWidget->setCurrentWidget(m_toolbarForPerspectiveId.value(perspectiveId));
-    m_statusLabelsStackWidget->setCurrentWidget(m_statusLabelForPerspectiveId.value(perspectiveId));
 }
 
 void MainWindowBase::closeCurrentPerspective()
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
index 1800f693c2e..0791e0600c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
 
     QComboBox *toolBox() const { return m_toolBox; }
     QStackedWidget *controlsStack() const { return m_controlsStackWidget; }
-    QStackedWidget *statusLabelsStack() const { return m_statusLabelsStackWidget; }
+    Utils::StatusLabel *statusLabel() const { return m_statusLabel; }
 
     void registerPerspective(Core::Id perspectiveId, const Analyzer::Perspective &perspective);
     void registerToolbar(Core::Id perspectiveId, QWidget *widget);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
     void resetCurrentPerspective();
     void restorePerspective(Core::Id perspectiveId);
 
-    void showStatusMessage(Core::Id perspective, const QString &message, int timeoutMS);
+    void showStatusMessage(const QString &message, int timeoutMS);
 
     QString lastSettingsName() const;
     void setLastSettingsName(const QString &lastSettingsName);
@@ -134,11 +134,10 @@ private:
     QString m_lastSettingsName;
     QComboBox *m_toolBox;
     QStackedWidget *m_controlsStackWidget;
-    QStackedWidget *m_statusLabelsStackWidget;
+    Utils::StatusLabel *m_statusLabel;
     QHash<Core::Id, QDockWidget *> m_dockForDockId;
     QHash<Core::Id, QWidget *> m_toolbarForPerspectiveId;
     QHash<Core::Id, Analyzer::Perspective> m_perspectiveForPerspectiveId;
-    QHash<Core::Id, Utils::StatusLabel *> m_statusLabelForPerspectiveId;
 
     // list of dock widgets to prevent memory leak
     typedef QPointer<QDockWidget> DockPtr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 53b067a9d30..78d24374b1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::showStatusMessage(const QString &msg0, int timeout)
     showMessage(msg0, LogStatus);
     QString msg = msg0;
     msg.replace(QChar::LineFeed, QLatin1String("; "));
-    m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(m_mainWindow->currentPerspectiveId(), msg, timeout);
+    m_mainWindow->showStatusMessage(msg, timeout);
 }
 
 void DebuggerPluginPrivate::coreShutdown()
@@ -3442,7 +3442,7 @@ QWidget *DebuggerPluginPrivate::createContents(IMode *mode)
     debugToolBarLayout->setSpacing(0);
 //    debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->toolBox());
     debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->controlsStack());
-    debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->statusLabelsStack());
+    debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(m_mainWindow->statusLabel());
     debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(new Utils::StyledSeparator);
     debugToolBarLayout->addStretch();
     debugToolBarLayout->addWidget(viewButton);
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
index d1f450fe9f6..b3a9a183c0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ CallgrindRunControl::CallgrindRunControl(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runC
     connect(m_runner.parser(), &Callgrind::Parser::parserDataReady,
             this, &CallgrindRunControl::slotFinished);
     connect(&m_runner, &Callgrind::CallgrindRunner::statusMessage,
-            this, &CallgrindRunControl::showStatusMessage);
-}
-
-void CallgrindRunControl::showStatusMessage(const QString &msg)
-{
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(CallgrindPerspectiveId, msg);
+            this, &AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage);
 }
 
 QStringList CallgrindRunControl::toolArguments() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
index 706774335db..87da36fd146 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
@@ -68,11 +68,9 @@ protected:
 signals:
     void parserDataReady(CallgrindRunControl *engine);
 
-private slots:
-    void slotFinished();
-    void showStatusMessage(const QString &msg);
-
 private:
+    void slotFinished();
+
     Valgrind::Callgrind::CallgrindRunner m_runner;
     bool m_markAsPaused;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
index 26065fee713..fb416135ed4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ void CallgrindTool::engineFinished()
     if (data)
         showParserResults(data);
     else
-        AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(CallgrindPerspectiveId, tr("Profiling aborted."));
+        AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(tr("Profiling aborted."));
 
     setBusyCursor(false);
 }
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ void CallgrindTool::showParserResults(const ParseData *data)
     } else {
         msg = tr("Parsing failed.");
     }
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(CallgrindPerspectiveId, msg);
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(msg);
 }
 
 void CallgrindTool::editorOpened(IEditor *editor)
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void CallgrindTool::loadExternalLogFile()
         return;
     }
 
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(CallgrindPerspectiveId, tr("Parsing Profile Data..."));
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(tr("Parsing Profile Data..."));
     QCoreApplication::processEvents();
 
     Parser parser;
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
index 7ac4de1ffa2..ab5a2897cdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int MemcheckTool::updateUiAfterFinishedHelper()
 void MemcheckTool::engineFinished()
 {
     const int issuesFound = updateUiAfterFinishedHelper();
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(MemcheckPerspectiveId, issuesFound > 0
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(issuesFound > 0
         ? AnalyzerManager::tr("Memory Analyzer Tool finished, %n issues were found.", 0, issuesFound)
         : AnalyzerManager::tr("Memory Analyzer Tool finished, no issues were found."));
 }
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ void MemcheckTool::engineFinished()
 void MemcheckTool::loadingExternalXmlLogFileFinished()
 {
     const int issuesFound = updateUiAfterFinishedHelper();
-    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(MemcheckPerspectiveId, issuesFound > 0
+    AnalyzerManager::showPermanentStatusMessage(issuesFound > 0
         ? AnalyzerManager::tr("Log file processed, %n issues were found.", 0, issuesFound)
         : AnalyzerManager::tr("Log file processed, no issues were found."));
 }