diff --git a/include/wx/msw/statusbar.h b/include/wx/msw/statusbar.h
index 5f2760bd39..a503a8c1e4 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/statusbar.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/statusbar.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ protected:
     // implementation of the public SetStatusWidths()
     void MSWUpdateFieldsWidths();
 
+    virtual void MSWUpdateFontOnDPIChange(const wxSize& newDPI) wxOVERRIDE;
+
     // used by DoUpdateStatusText()
     wxClientDC *m_pDC;
 
diff --git a/src/msw/frame.cpp b/src/msw/frame.cpp
index adf9ec9b1a..607b82f320 100644
--- a/src/msw/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/frame.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,14 @@ void wxFrame::PositionStatusBar()
     //else: no adjustments necessary for the toolbar on top
 #endif // wxUSE_TOOLBAR
 
+    // GetSize returns the height of the clientSize in which the statusbar
+    // height is subtracted (see wxFrame::DoGetClientSize). When the DPI of the
+    // window changes, the statusbar height will likely change so we need to
+    // account for this difference. If not, the statusbar will be positioned
+    // too high or low.
+    int shOld;
+    m_frameStatusBar->GetSize(NULL, &shOld);
+
     // Resize the status bar to its default height, as it could have been set
     // to a wrong value before by WM_SIZE sent during the frame creation and
     // our status bars preserve their programmatically set size to avoid being
@@ -342,8 +350,9 @@ void wxFrame::PositionStatusBar()
     // this here, the status bar would retain the possibly wrong current height.
     m_frameStatusBar->SetSize(x, h, w, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_AUTO_HEIGHT);
 
-    int sw, sh;
-    m_frameStatusBar->GetSize(&sw, &sh);
+    int sh;
+    m_frameStatusBar->GetSize(NULL, &sh);
+    h += shOld - sh;
 
     // Since we wish the status bar to be directly under the client area,
     // we use the adjusted sizes without using wxSIZE_NO_ADJUSTMENTS.
diff --git a/src/msw/statusbar.cpp b/src/msw/statusbar.cpp
index ad9b4eff96..52696769b3 100644
--- a/src/msw/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statusbar.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ bool wxStatusBar::SetFont(const wxFont& font)
     if (!wxWindow::SetFont(font))
         return false;
 
-    if (m_pDC) m_pDC->SetFont(font);
+    if ( m_pDC )
+        m_pDC->SetFont(m_font);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +257,14 @@ void wxStatusBar::MSWUpdateFieldsWidths()
     delete [] pWidths;
 }
 
+void wxStatusBar::MSWUpdateFontOnDPIChange(const wxSize& newDPI)
+{
+    wxStatusBarBase::MSWUpdateFontOnDPIChange(newDPI);
+
+    if ( m_pDC && m_font.IsOk() )
+        m_pDC->SetFont(m_font);
+}
+
 void wxStatusBar::DoUpdateStatusText(int nField)
 {
     if (!m_pDC)