diff --git a/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp b/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
index c54da2dea8..75212b40dc 100644
--- a/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
@@ -180,11 +180,16 @@ InstallerWindow::InstallerWindow()
 
 	BSize logoSize = logoView->MinSize();
 	logoView->SetExplicitMaxSize(logoSize);
-	fStatusView->SetExplicitMinSize(BSize(fStatusView->StringWidth("W") * 22,
-		logoSize.height));
 
-	// Explicitly create group view to set the background white in case
-	// height resizing is needed for the status view
+	// Make sure we can display 5 lines of text of 22 about charactrs each in the status view
+	font_height height;
+	fStatusView->GetFontHeight(&height);
+	float fontHeight = height.ascent + height.descent + height.leading;
+	fStatusView->SetExplicitMinSize(BSize(fStatusView->StringWidth("W") * 22,
+		fontHeight * 5 + 8));
+
+	// Create a group view with a white background since the logo and status text won't have the
+	// same height, this background will show in the remaining space
 	fLogoGroup = new BGroupView(B_HORIZONTAL, 10);
 	fLogoGroup->SetViewColor(255, 255, 255);
 	fLogoGroup->GroupLayout()->SetInsets(0, 0, 10, 0);