diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb4a11b6..af70f3bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Extend window, space and display properties exposed through *query* commands [#116](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/116)
 - Native macOS fullscreen spaces is now addressable using their mission-control index and can also be moved [#117](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/117)
 - Only apply opacity changes to windows that properly report that they are "standard" or "dialog" windows [#120](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/120)
+- The status bar should now properly draw above any potential window that overlaps its position [#124](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/124)
 
 ## [1.0.6] - 2019-07-09
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/bar.c b/src/bar.c
index 483a9978..5e3db163 100644
--- a/src/bar.c
+++ b/src/bar.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void bar_create(struct bar *bar)
     SLSClearWindowTags(g_connection, bar->id, clear_tags, 64);
     SLSSetWindowOpacity(g_connection, bar->id, 0);
     SLSSetMouseEventEnableFlags(g_connection, bar->id, false);
-    SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, bar->id, CGWindowLevelForKey(4));
+    SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, bar->id, CGWindowLevelForKey(5));
     bar->context = SLWindowContextCreate(g_connection, bar->id, 0);
 
     CFRunLoopAddSource(CFRunLoopGetMain(), IOPSNotificationCreateRunLoopSource(power_handler, NULL), kCFRunLoopCommonModes);