diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index 2641e70f..bd3e47f7 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 #
 #song_list_format = "{%a - }{%t}|{$8%f$9}%r{$3(%l)$9}"
 #
+#song_status_format = "{(%l) }{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
+#
 #song_library_format = "{%n - }{%t}|{%f}"
 #
 #tag_editor_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
@@ -109,9 +111,7 @@
 #
 #alternative_header_second_line_format = "{$4$b%a$/b$9}{ - $7%b$9}{ ($4%y$9)}"
 #
-## colors are not supported for below veriables
-#
-#song_status_format = "{(%l) }{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
+## colors are not supported for below variable
 #
 #song_window_title_format = "{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
 #
diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index 7f02ae72..80122067 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 					tracklength += Song::ShowTime(elapsed);
 					tracklength += "]";
 				}
-				*wFooter << XY(0, 1) << wclrtoeol << player_state
-				<< fmtBoldEnd
-				<< Scroller(utf_to_locale_cpy(np.toString(Config.song_status_format)), wFooter->GetWidth()-player_state.length()-tracklength.length(), playing_song_scroll_begin)
-				<< fmtBold
-				<< XY(wFooter->GetWidth()-tracklength.length(), 1) << tracklength;
+				basic_buffer<my_char_t> np_song;
+				String2Buffer(TO_WSTRING(utf_to_locale_cpy(np.toString(Config.song_status_format))), np_song);
+				*wFooter << XY(0, 1) << wclrtoeol << player_state << fmtBoldEnd;
+				np_song.Write(*wFooter, playing_song_scroll_begin, wFooter->GetWidth()-player_state.length()-tracklength.length(), U(" ** "));
+				*wFooter << fmtBold << XY(wFooter->GetWidth()-tracklength.length(), 1) << tracklength;
 			}
 			if (!block_progressbar_update)
 			{