diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d0987a..d92bb77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2020-04-16 - Upgraded the scratchpad patch to the multiple scratchpads patch \[[ref](https://lists.suckless.org/hackers/2004/17205.html)\]
+2020-04-16 - Upgraded the scratchpad patch to the multiple scratchpads patch \[[ref](https://lists.suckless.org/hackers/2004/17205.html)\]. Updated the statuscolors patch with the width computation fix \[[ref](https://lists.suckless.org/hackers/2004/17207.html)\].
 
 2020-04-13 - Added statuscmd patch
 
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 5b87c54..df1104f 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1462,12 +1462,12 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 		#else
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 		#endif // VTCOLORS_PATCH
-		#if STATUSPADDING_PATCH
-		sw = TEXTW(stext);
-		#else
-		sw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
-		#endif // STATUSPADDING_PATCH
 		#if STATUSCOLORS_PATCH
+		#if STATUSPADDING_PATCH
+		sw = textw_wosc(stext) + lrpad + 2;
+		#else
+		sw = textw_wosc(stext) + 2;
+		#endif // STATUSPADDING_PATCH
 		while (1) {
 			if ((unsigned int)*ts > LENGTH(colors)) {
 				ts++;
@@ -1477,14 +1477,18 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 			*ts = '\0';
 			drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw - stw + tx, 0, sw - tx, bh, stp, tp, 0);
 			tx += TEXTW(tp) -lrpad;
-			if (ctmp == '\0') {
+			if (ctmp == '\0')
 				break;
-			}
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[(unsigned int)(ctmp-1)]);
 			*ts = ctmp;
 			tp = ++ts;
 		}
 		#else // STATUSCOLORS_PATCH
+		#if STATUSPADDING_PATCH
+		sw = TEXTW(stext);
+		#else
+		sw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
+		#endif // STATUSPADDING_PATCH
 		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw - stw, 0, sw, bh, stp, stext, 0);
 		#endif // STATUSCOLORS_PATCH
 	#if !STATUSALLMONS_PATCH
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index 72a840c..42b35f4 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
 #if STACKER_PATCH
 #include "stacker.c"
 #endif
+#if STATUSCOLORS_PATCH
+#include "statuscolors.c"
+#endif
 #if STATUSCMD_PATCH
 #include "statuscmd.c"
 #endif
@@ -221,4 +224,4 @@
 #endif
 #if TILE_LAYOUT
 #include "tile.c"
-#endif
+#endif
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diff --git a/patch/statuscolors.c b/patch/statuscolors.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f015ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/statuscolors.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+int
+textw_wosc(char *s)
+{
+	char *ts = s;
+	char *tp = s;
+	int sw = 0;
+	char ctmp;
+	while (1) {
+		if ((unsigned int)*ts > LENGTH(colors)) {
+			ts++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		ctmp = *ts;
+		*ts = '\0';
+		sw += drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, tp);
+		*ts = ctmp;
+		if (ctmp == '\0')
+			break;
+		tp = ++ts;
+	}
+
+	return sw;
+}
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