diff --git a/crates/theme/src/theme.rs b/crates/theme/src/theme.rs
index aa379bf838..87504d6cd9 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/theme.rs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ pub struct StatusBar {
     pub height: f32,
     pub item_spacing: f32,
     pub cursor_position: TextStyle,
-    pub active_language: Interactive<TextStyle>,
+    pub active_language: Interactive<ContainedText>,
     pub auto_update_progress_message: TextStyle,
     pub auto_update_done_message: TextStyle,
     pub lsp_status: Interactive<StatusBarLspStatus>,
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 664833de1e..26989102e4 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ pub fn initialize_workspace(
         status_bar.add_left_item(feedback_button, cx);
         status_bar.add_left_item(diagnostic_summary, cx);
         status_bar.add_left_item(activity_indicator, cx);
-        status_bar.add_right_item(cursor_position, cx);
         status_bar.add_right_item(active_buffer_language, cx);
+        status_bar.add_right_item(cursor_position, cx);
     });
 
     auto_update::notify_of_any_new_update(cx.weak_handle(), cx);
diff --git a/styles/src/styleTree/statusBar.ts b/styles/src/styleTree/statusBar.ts
index de33f3d1d5..e5c07c07c2 100644
--- a/styles/src/styleTree/statusBar.ts
+++ b/styles/src/styleTree/statusBar.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default function statusBar(colorScheme: ColorScheme) {
         border: border(layer, { top: true, overlay: true }),
         cursorPosition: text(layer, "sans", "variant"),
         activeLanguage: {
+            padding: { left: 6, right: 6 },
             ...text(layer, "sans", "variant"),
             hover: {
                 ...text(layer, "sans", "on")