diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/status-bar/status-bar.tsx b/packages/core/src/browser/status-bar/status-bar.tsx
index b6072febc8da7..aa3453849dd27 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/status-bar/status-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/status-bar/status-bar.tsx
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export class StatusBarImpl extends ReactWidget implements StatusBar {
             const rp = right.priority || 0;
             return rp - lp;
         });
+        elements.push(elements.splice(elements.findIndex(el => el.command === 'core.toggle.bottom.panel'), 1)[0]);
         elements.forEach(entry => {
             if (entry.alignment === StatusBarAlignment.LEFT) {
                 leftEntries.push(this.renderElement(entry));
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/status-bar/status-bar-item.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/status-bar/status-bar-item.ts
index ae09dca0ba24d..2abc47ac654dc 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/status-bar/status-bar-item.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/status-bar/status-bar-item.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ export class StatusBarItemImpl implements theia.StatusBarItem {
         priority: number = 0) {
         this._proxy = _proxy;
         this._alignment = alignment;
-        if (alignment === StatusBarAlignment.Right && priority <= 0) {
-            priority = 0.1;
-        }
         this._priority = priority;
     }