diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
index 9a9979ec5..42d782d05 100644
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -446,12 +446,10 @@ m_cliPresentation(false), m_cliPrint(false), m_embedMode(detectEmbedMode(parentW
     m_pageSizeLabel = new PageSizeLabel( m_bottomBar, m_document );
     bottomBarLayout->setMargin( 0 );
     bottomBarLayout->setSpacing( 0 );
-    bottomBarLayout->addWidget( m_pageSizeLabel->antiWidget() );
     bottomBarLayout->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 5, 5, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Minimum ) );
     m_miniBarLogic = new MiniBarLogic( this, m_document );
     m_miniBar = new MiniBar( m_bottomBar, m_miniBarLogic );
     bottomBarLayout->addWidget( m_miniBar );
-    bottomBarLayout->addItem( new QSpacerItem( 5, 5, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Minimum ) );
     bottomBarLayout->addWidget( m_pageSizeLabel );
     rightLayout->addWidget( m_bottomBar );
 
diff --git a/ui/pagesizelabel.cpp b/ui/pagesizelabel.cpp
index aa4a043b8..c91afc75a 100644
--- a/ui/pagesizelabel.cpp
+++ b/ui/pagesizelabel.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #include "core/document.h"
 
 PageSizeLabel::PageSizeLabel( QWidget * parent, Okular::Document * document )
-    : QLabel( parent ), m_document( document ),
-    m_antiWidget( NULL )
+    : KSqueezedTextLabel( parent ), m_document( document )
 {
+    setAlignment( Qt::AlignRight );
 }
 
 PageSizeLabel::~PageSizeLabel()
@@ -22,52 +22,15 @@ PageSizeLabel::~PageSizeLabel()
     m_document->removeObserver( this );
 }
 
-QWidget *PageSizeLabel::antiWidget()
-{
-    if (!m_antiWidget)
-    {
-        m_antiWidget = new QWidget(qobject_cast<QWidget*>(parent()));
-        m_antiWidget->resize(0, 0);
-    }
-    return m_antiWidget;
-}
-
-void PageSizeLabel::notifySetup( const QVector< Okular::Page * > & pageVector, int setupFlags )
-{
-    // only process data when document changes
-    if ( !( setupFlags & Okular::DocumentObserver::DocumentChanged ) )
-        return;
-
-    // if document is closed or all pages have size hide widget
-    int pages = pageVector.count();
-    if ( pages < 1 || m_document->allPagesSize().isValid() )
-    {
-        hide();
-        if ( m_antiWidget )
-            m_antiWidget->hide();
-        return;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        show();
-        if ( m_antiWidget )
-            m_antiWidget->show();
-    }
-}
-
 void PageSizeLabel::notifyCurrentPageChanged( int previousPage, int currentPage )
 {
     Q_UNUSED( previousPage )
 
-    if (isVisible())
+    // if the document is opened
+    if ( m_document->pages() > 0 && !m_document->allPagesSize().isValid() )
     {
-        // if the document is opened
-        if ( m_document->pages() > 0 )
-        {
-            setText( m_document->pageSizeString( currentPage ) );
-            m_antiWidget->setFixedSize( sizeHint() );
-        }
-   }
+        setText( m_document->pageSizeString( currentPage ) );
+    }
 }
 
 #include "pagesizelabel.moc"
diff --git a/ui/pagesizelabel.h b/ui/pagesizelabel.h
index d317fd65b..3c1ec8b1d 100644
--- a/ui/pagesizelabel.h
+++ b/ui/pagesizelabel.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _OKULAR_PAGESIZELABEL_H_
 #define _OKULAR_PAGESIZELABEL_H_
 
-#include <qlabel.h>
+#include <ksqueezedtextlabel.h>
 
 #include "core/observer.h"
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Document;
 /**
  * @short A widget to display page size.
  */
-class PageSizeLabel : public QLabel, public Okular::DocumentObserver
+class PageSizeLabel : public KSqueezedTextLabel, public Okular::DocumentObserver
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ class PageSizeLabel : public QLabel, public Okular::DocumentObserver
         PageSizeLabel( QWidget *parent, Okular::Document * document );
         ~PageSizeLabel();
 
-        QWidget *antiWidget();
-
         // [INHERITED] from DocumentObserver
-        void notifySetup( const QVector< Okular::Page * > & pages, int setupFlags );
         void notifyCurrentPageChanged( int previous, int current );
 
     private:
         Okular::Document * m_document;
-        QWidget *m_antiWidget;
 };
 
 #endif