diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index e3cc703a3..ad6a8f74b 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -111,15 +111,14 @@ LN_NUM_PAYMENT_ATTEMPTS = 10
 
 class StatusBarButton(QToolButton):
     # note: this class has a custom stylesheet applied in stylesheet_patcher.py
-    def __init__(self, icon, tooltip, func, size=0):
+    def __init__(self, icon, tooltip, func, sb_height):
         QToolButton.__init__(self)
         self.setText('')
         self.setIcon(icon)
         self.setToolTip(tooltip)
         self.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
         self.setAutoRaise(True)
-        if not size:
-            size = max(25, round(1.8 * font_height()))
+        size = max(25, round(0.9 * sb_height))
         self.setMaximumWidth(size)
         self.clicked.connect(self.onPress)
         self.func = func
@@ -1528,7 +1527,6 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
         font_height = QFontMetrics(self.balance_label.font()).height()
         sb_height = max(35, int(2 * font_height))
         sb.setFixedHeight(sb_height)
-        sb_inner_height = sb.childrenRect().height()
 
         # remove border of all items in status bar
         self.setStyleSheet("QStatusBar::item { border: 0px;} ")
@@ -1548,18 +1546,18 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
         self.tasks_label = QLabel('')
         sb.addPermanentWidget(self.tasks_label)
 
-        self.password_button = StatusBarButton(QIcon(), _("Password"), self.change_password_dialog, sb_inner_height)
+        self.password_button = StatusBarButton(QIcon(), _("Password"), self.change_password_dialog, sb_height)
         sb.addPermanentWidget(self.password_button)
 
-        sb.addPermanentWidget(StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("preferences.png"), _("Preferences"), self.settings_dialog, sb_inner_height))
-        self.seed_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("seed.png"), _("Seed"), self.show_seed_dialog, sb_inner_height)
+        sb.addPermanentWidget(StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("preferences.png"), _("Preferences"), self.settings_dialog, sb_height))
+        self.seed_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("seed.png"), _("Seed"), self.show_seed_dialog, sb_height)
         sb.addPermanentWidget(self.seed_button)
-        self.lightning_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("lightning.png"), _("Lightning Network"), self.gui_object.show_lightning_dialog, sb_inner_height)
+        self.lightning_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("lightning.png"), _("Lightning Network"), self.gui_object.show_lightning_dialog, sb_height)
         sb.addPermanentWidget(self.lightning_button)
         self.update_lightning_icon()
         self.status_button = None
         if self.network:
-            self.status_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("status_disconnected.png"), _("Network"), self.gui_object.show_network_dialog, sb_inner_height)
+            self.status_button = StatusBarButton(read_QIcon("status_disconnected.png"), _("Network"), self.gui_object.show_network_dialog, sb_height)
             sb.addPermanentWidget(self.status_button)
         run_hook('create_status_bar', sb)
         self.setStatusBar(sb)