diff --git a/macosx/FilterBarView.m b/macosx/FilterBarView.m
index 62fdb1506..5da8ed28e 100644
--- a/macosx/FilterBarView.m
+++ b/macosx/FilterBarView.m
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     
     NSRectFillListWithColors(gridRects, colorRects, count);
     
-    [fGradient drawInRect: rect angle: 270.0];
+    const NSRect gradientRect = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(rect), 1.0, NSWidth(rect), NSHeight([self bounds]) - 1.0 - 1.0); //proper gradient requires the full height of the bar
+    [fGradient drawInRect: gradientRect angle: 270.0];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/macosx/StatusBarView.m b/macosx/StatusBarView.m
index dc512e215..04d07f82f 100644
--- a/macosx/StatusBarView.m
+++ b/macosx/StatusBarView.m
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
     }
     
     if (active)
-        [fGradient drawInRect: rect angle: 270.0];
+    {
+        const NSRect gradientRect = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(rect), 1.0, NSWidth(rect), NSHeight([self bounds]) - 1.0 - 1.0); //proper gradient requires the full height of the bar
+        [fGradient drawInRect: gradientRect angle: 270.0];
+    }
     else
     {
         gridRects[count] = rect;