diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
index 74ad2f5c17..c2e9cf7a5b 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void PL_EDITOR_FRAME::DisplayGridMsg()
 void PL_EDITOR_FRAME::UpdateStatusBar()
 {
     // Display Zoom level:
-    EDA_DRAW_FRAME::UpdateStatusBar();
+    SetStatusText( GetZoomLevelIndicator(), 1 );
 
     // coordinate origin can be the paper Top Left corner, or each of 4 page corners
     wxPoint originCoord = ReturnCoordOriginCorner();
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ void PL_EDITOR_FRAME::UpdateStatusBar()
     double   dXpos = To_User_Unit( GetUserUnits(), coord.x * Xsign );
     double   dYpos = To_User_Unit( GetUserUnits(), coord.y * Ysign );
 
-    wxString pagesizeformatter = _( "Page size: width %.4g height %.4g" );
     wxString absformatter = wxT( "X %.4g  Y %.4g" );
     wxString locformatter = wxT( "dx %.4g  dy %.4g" );
 
@@ -721,13 +720,6 @@ void PL_EDITOR_FRAME::UpdateStatusBar()
 
     wxString line;
 
-    // Display page size
-    #define MILS_TO_MM (25.4/1000)
-    DSIZE size = GetPageSettings().GetSizeMils();
-    size = size * MILS_TO_MM;
-    line.Printf( pagesizeformatter, size.x, size.y );
-    SetStatusText( line, 0 );
-
     // Display abs coordinates
     line.Printf( absformatter, dXpos, dYpos );
     SetStatusText( line, 2 );
diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.cpp b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.cpp
index 3ec62e6ed4..3ee95b12c6 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.cpp
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <climits>
 
+#include <eda_draw_frame.h>
 #include <eda_item.h>
 #include <eda_rect.h>
 #include "pl_editor_layout.h"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT::~PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT()
 {
 }
 
+
 EDA_RECT PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT::ComputeBoundingBox()
 {
     EDA_RECT bbox;
@@ -51,3 +53,14 @@ EDA_RECT PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT::ComputeBoundingBox()
     SetBoundingBox( bbox );
     return bbox;
 }
+
+
+void PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT::GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITEM>& aList )
+{
+    DSIZE size = GetPageSettings().GetSizeIU();
+
+    aList.emplace_back( _( "Page Width" ), MessageTextFromValue( aFrame->GetUserUnits(), size.x ) );
+
+    aList.emplace_back(
+            _( "Page Height" ), MessageTextFromValue( aFrame->GetUserUnits(), size.y ) );
+}
diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.h b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.h
index 2213d07d1b..a9ec3d0f91 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.h
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_layout.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public:
 
     void SetBoundingBox( const EDA_RECT& aBox ) { m_boundingBox = aBox; }
 
+    virtual void GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITEM>& aList );
+
 #if defined(DEBUG)
     void    Show( int nestLevel, std::ostream& os ) const;
 #endif
diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/tools/pl_editor_control.cpp b/pagelayout_editor/tools/pl_editor_control.cpp
index 8f1a1b454e..6a923af1db 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/tools/pl_editor_control.cpp
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/tools/pl_editor_control.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ int PL_EDITOR_CONTROL::UpdateMessagePanel( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
     }
     else
     {
-        m_frame->ClearMsgPanel();
+        MSG_PANEL_ITEMS msgItems;
+        m_frame->GetPageLayout().GetMsgPanelInfo( m_frame, msgItems );
+        m_frame->SetMsgPanel( msgItems );
+
         m_frame->GetPropertiesFrame()->CopyPrmsFromItemToPanel( nullptr );
     }