diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/FontEditor.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/FontEditor.cpp
index f408552241..069cd4863e 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/FontEditor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/FontEditor.cpp
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ void FontEditorWidget::initialize(const String& path, RefPtr<Gfx::BitmapFont>&&
     m_undo_action->set_enabled(false);
     m_redo_action->set_enabled(false);
 
+    update_statusbar();
+
     if (on_initialize)
         on_initialize();
 }