diff --git a/data/themes/default.cfg b/data/themes/default.cfg
index b4e729fb5dc..c5b206cf80c 100644
--- a/data/themes/default.cfg
+++ b/data/themes/default.cfg
@@ -58,11 +58,42 @@ height=600
 	[menu]
 	title=action_endturn
 	items=endturn
-	rect=905,730
+	rect=904,732
 	xanchor=right
 	yanchor=bottom
 	[/menu]
 
+	[panel]
+	image=misc/status-bg.png
+	rect=130,2,245,21
+	xanchor=proportional
+	yanchor=fixed
+	[/panel]
+	[panel]
+	image=misc/status-bg.png
+	rect=250,2,365,21
+	xanchor=proportional
+	yanchor=fixed
+	[/panel]
+	[panel]
+	image=misc/status-bg.png
+	rect=370,2,485,21
+	xanchor=proportional
+	yanchor=fixed
+	[/panel]
+	[panel]
+	image=misc/status-bg.png
+	rect=490,2,605,21
+	xanchor=proportional
+	yanchor=fixed
+	[/panel]
+	[panel]
+	image=misc/status-bg.png
+	rect=610,2,725,21
+	xanchor=proportional
+	yanchor=fixed
+	[/panel]
+
 	[status]
 		# the time of day image
 		[time_of_day]
@@ -82,7 +113,7 @@ height=600
 		[/turn]
 		[gold]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=120,4,240,20
+		rect=135,4,240,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		prefix=gold
@@ -90,15 +121,16 @@ height=600
 		[/gold]
 		[villages]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=240,4,360,20
+		rect=255,4,360,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		prefix=villages
 		prefix_literal=": "
 		[/villages]
+
 		[num_units]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=360,4,480,20
+		rect=375,4,480,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		prefix=units
@@ -106,7 +138,7 @@ height=600
 		[/num_units]
 		[upkeep]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=480,4,600,20
+		rect=495,4,600,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		prefix=upkeep
@@ -114,7 +146,7 @@ height=600
 		[/upkeep]
 		[income]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=600,4,720,20
+		rect=615,4,720,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		prefix=income
@@ -128,7 +160,7 @@ height=600
 		#[/terrain]
 		[position]
 		font_size=12
-		rect=720,4,840,20
+		rect=735,4,840,20
 		xanchor=proportional
 		yanchor=fixed
 		[/position]
diff --git a/images/misc/status-bg.png b/images/misc/status-bg.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ca3c514df1
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