diff --git a/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.cpp b/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..845e0306c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2013
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of Swift Project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "dockwidgetinfobar.h"
+#include "components/maininfoareacomponent.h"
+#include "stylesheetutility.h"
+#include "blackmisc/icons.h"
+
+#include <QStyleOption>
+
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackGui::Components;
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    CDockWidgetInfoBar::CDockWidgetInfoBar(QWidget *parent) : CDockWidget(parent)
+    {
+        this->setMarginsWhenDocked(0, 0, 0, -1);
+        this->setWindowTitle("Info bar");
+        this->setWindowIcon(CIcons::swift24());
+        this->ps_onStyleSheetsChanged();
+    }
+
+    void CDockWidgetInfoBar::addToContextMenu(QMenu *contextMenu) const
+    {
+        // Dockable widget's context menu
+        CDockWidget::addToContextMenu(contextMenu);
+    }
+
+    void CDockWidgetInfoBar::ps_onStyleSheetsChanged()
+    {
+        QString st = CStyleSheetUtility::instance().style(CStyleSheetUtility::fileNameInfoBar());
+        this->setStyleSheet(st);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.h b/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9166bd085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/dockwidgetinfobar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2014
+ * Swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of Swift Project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_DOCKWIDGETINFOBAR_H
+#define BLACKGUI_DOCKWIDGETINFOBAR_H
+
+#include "blackgui/dockwidget.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+
+    //! Class for dock widgets in the info area, containing some specialized functionality
+    class CDockWidgetInfoBar : public CDockWidget
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        //! Constructor
+        explicit CDockWidgetInfoBar(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+    protected:
+        //! Contribute to menu
+        virtual void addToContextMenu(QMenu *contextMenu) const override;
+
+    protected slots:
+        //! \copydoc CDockWidget::ps_onStyleSheetsChanged
+        virtual void ps_onStyleSheetsChanged() override;
+
+    };
+
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/qss/infobar.qss b/src/blackgui/qss/infobar.qss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72695c822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/qss/infobar.qss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+QFrame {
+    background-color: darkslategray;
+    margin: 0px;
+    padding-left: 6px;
+    padding-right: 6px;
+    padding-bottom: 0px;
+}
diff --git a/src/blackgui/stylesheetutility.h b/src/blackgui/stylesheetutility.h
index 667e2cb9e..ee393ecc9 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/stylesheetutility.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/stylesheetutility.h
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return f;
         }
 
+        //! File name infobar.qss
+        static const QString &fileNameInfoBar()
+        {
+            static const QString f("infobar.qss");
+            return f;
+        }
+
         //! File name dockwidgettab.qss
         static const QString &fileNameDockWidgetTab()
         {