diff --git a/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.js b/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.js
index d8fa59fc019..57051dc0077 100644
--- a/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.js
+++ b/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function changeDisabledState(state){
   document.getElementById("allowDocumentCookieGet").disabled = state;
   document.getElementById("allowWindowStatusChange").disabled = state;
   document.getElementById("allowWindowFlip").disabled = state;
+  document.getElementById("allowHideStatusBar").disabled = state;
 }
 
 function javascriptEnabledChange(){
@@ -87,10 +88,16 @@ function Startup(){
 
   //If scriptData does not exist, then it is the first time the panel was shown and we default to false 
   if (!("scriptData" in data)){
-    var changedList = ["allowWindowOpenChanged", "allowTargetNewChanged",
-                       "allowWindowMoveResizeChanged", "allowWindowStatusChangeChanged",
-                       "allowWindowFlipChanged", "allowDocumentCookieSetChanged",
-                       "allowDocumentCookieGetChanged", "allowImageSrcChangeChanged"];
+    var changedList = ["allowWindowOpenChanged",
+                       "allowTargetNewChanged",
+                       "allowWindowMoveResizeChanged",
+                       "allowWindowStatusChangeChanged",
+                       "allowWindowFlipChanged",
+                       "allowDocumentCookieSetChanged",
+                       "allowDocumentCookieGetChanged",
+                       "allowImageSrcChangeChanged",
+                       "allowHideStatusBarChanged"];
+
     data.scriptData = [];
     for(var run = 0; run < changedList.length; run++ ){
       data.scriptData[ changedList[run] ] = [];
@@ -105,28 +112,13 @@ function Startup(){
     document.getElementById("allowImageSrcChange").checked = getPrefValueForCheckbox("dom.disable_image_src_set");
     document.getElementById("allowDocumentCookieGet").checked = getPrefValueForCheckbox("dom.disable_cookie_get");
     document.getElementById("allowDocumentCookieSet").checked = getPrefValueForCheckbox("dom.disable_cookie_set");
+    document.getElementById("allowHideStatusBar").checked = getPrefValueForCheckbox("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status");
 
     //If we don't have a checkbox under groupbox pluginPreferences, we should hide it
     var pluginGroup = document.getElementById("pluginPreferences")
     var children = pluginGroup.childNodes;
     if (!children || children.length <= 1)    // 1 for the caption
       pluginGroup.setAttribute("hidden", "true");
-
-  } else { //not first time it was loaded, get default values from data 
-
-    document.getElementById("allowWindowOpen").checked = data["allowWindowOpen"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowTargetNew").checked = data["allowTargetNew"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowWindowMoveResize").checked = data["allowWindowMoveResize"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowWindowFlip").checked = data["allowWindowFlip"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowWindowStatusChange").checked = data["allowWindowStatusChange"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowImageSrcChange").checked = data["allowImageSrcChange"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowDocumentCookieSet").checked = data["allowDocumentCookieSet"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("allowDocumentCookieGet").checked = data["allowDocumentCookieGet"].checked;
-    document.getElementById("javascriptAllowNavigator").checked = data["javascriptAllowNavigator"].checked;
-
-    if (document.getElementById("javascriptAllowMailnews")) {
-      document.getElementById("javascriptAllowMailNews").checked = data["javascriptAllowMailNews"].checked;
-    }
   }
 
   javascriptEnabledChange();
@@ -193,6 +185,11 @@ function doOnOk(){
     parent.hPrefWindow.setPref("bool", "dom.disable_image_src_set",
       !getCheckboxValue("allowImageSrcChange"));
   }
+
+  if (data.scriptData["allowHideStatusBarChanged"].value) {
+    parent.hPrefWindow.setPref("bool", "dom.disable_window_open_feature.status",
+      !getCheckboxValue("allowHideStatusBar"));
+  }
 }
 
 function onCheckboxCheck(event)
diff --git a/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.xul b/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.xul
index d99efe923c4..add6a3426d9 100644
--- a/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.xul
+++ b/mozilla/suite/common/pref/pref-scripts.xul
@@ -52,7 +52,16 @@
   <script type="application/x-javascript">
     <![CDATA[
       var panel = "chrome://communicator/content/pref/pref-scripts.xul";
-      var _elementIDs = ["javascriptAllowNavigator", "allowWindowOpen", "allowWindowMoveResize", "allowWindowFlip", "allowWindowStatusChange", "allowImageSrcChange", "allowDocumentCookieSet", "allowDocumentCookieGet","allowTargetNew"];
+      var _elementIDs = ["javascriptAllowNavigator",
+                         "allowWindowOpen",
+                         "allowWindowMoveResize",
+                         "allowWindowFlip",
+                         "allowWindowStatusChange",
+                         "allowImageSrcChange",
+                         "allowDocumentCookieSet",
+                         "allowDocumentCookieGet",
+                         "allowTargetNew",
+                         "allowHideStatusBar"];
     ]]>
   </script>
 
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowTargetNew" label="&allowTargetNew.label;"/>
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowWindowMoveResize" label="&allowWindowMoveResize.label;"/>          
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowWindowFlip" label="&allowWindowFlip.label;"/>          
+      <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowHideStatusBar" label="&allowHideStatusBar.label;"/>          
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowWindowStatusChange" label="&allowWindowStatusChange.label;"/>   
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowImageSrcChange" label="&allowWindowImageSrcChange.label;"/>     
       <listitem type="checkbox" id="allowDocumentCookieSet" label="&allowDocumentCookieSet.label;"/>          
diff --git a/mozilla/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-scripts.dtd b/mozilla/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-scripts.dtd
index d45b834996f..0e4ae852a81 100644
--- a/mozilla/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-scripts.dtd
+++ b/mozilla/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-scripts.dtd
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
 <!ENTITY allowWindowImageSrcChange.label "Change images">
 <!ENTITY allowDocumentCookieSet.label    "Create or change cookies">
 <!ENTITY allowDocumentCookieGet.label    "Read cookies">
+<!ENTITY allowHideStatusBar.label        "Hide the status bar">
 
 <!ENTITY enablePlugin.label              "Enable Plugins for">