diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/ui/session/status_pane.dds b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/ui/session/status_pane.dds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c70371d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/ui/session/status_pane.dds
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:84cdf1a98cd1dcee108521a639fcc891acda88b40e71ca7f4c5e81d4d8e8f3d4
+size 32896
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
index faff2b8025..5ec1940b3e 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@
 
 			<!-- STATUS PANE -->
 			<object	name="snStatusPaneBkg"
-				style="skin*Hele*Window"
+				style="snStatusPane"
 				type="image"
 			>
 				<action on="Load"><![CDATA[
-					addCrd (this.name, rb, 0, 100, 0, 0, 240, 150);
+					addCrd (this.name, rb, 0, 100, 0, 0, 256, 128);
 					addCrd (this.name, lb, 100, 100);	
 					addCrd (this.name, lt, 100, 0);
 					addCrd (this.name, rt, 0, 0);
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/sprite1.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/sprite1.xml
index 22bf4eab8c..1984aae6dc 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/sprite1.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/sprite1.xml
@@ -614,6 +614,18 @@
 					size="100%-15 0% 100% 100%" 
 			/>
 		</sprite>
+		
+        <!--
+		==========================================
+		STATUS PANE
+		==========================================
+		-->		
+		
+		<sprite name="snStatusPane">
+			<image 	texture="session/status_pane.dds"
+					size="0 0 100% 100%"
+			/>
+		</sprite>		
 
 		<!--
 		==========================================
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
index 2762b9b00e..bd9b68f758 100755
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
@@ -493,6 +493,13 @@
 				textcolor="white"
 				tooltip_style="snToolTip"
 				ghost="false"
+		/>	
+
+		<style 	name="snStatusPane"
+				sprite="snStatusPane"
+				buffer_zone="10"
+				text_align="left"
+				text_valign="top"
 		/>		
 
         <!--