diff --git a/src/features/chat/ui/shell.tsx b/src/features/chat/ui/shell.tsx
index 1ba3c9a7..7af1aed7 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/ui/shell.tsx
+++ b/src/features/chat/ui/shell.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface ChatPanelShellMount {
   props: ChatPanelShellProps;
   stateStore: ChatStateStore;
   unsubscribe: () => void;
+  stopStatusBarClearanceSync: () => void;
 }
 
 const shellMounts = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, ChatPanelShellMount>();
@@ -62,8 +63,10 @@ export function renderChatPanelShell(container: HTMLElement, props: ChatPanelShe
   const existing = shellMounts.get(container);
   if (existing?.stateStore === props.stateStore) {
     existing.props = props;
+    syncStatusBarClearance(container);
   } else {
     existing?.unsubscribe();
+    existing?.stopStatusBarClearanceSync();
     shellMounts.set(container, {
       props,
       stateStore: props.stateStore,
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ export function renderChatPanelShell(container: HTMLElement, props: ChatPanelShe
         if (!mount) return;
         renderMountedSlots(container, mount.props);
       }),
+      stopStatusBarClearanceSync: startStatusBarClearanceSync(container),
     });
   }
   renderMountedSlots(container, props);
@@ -79,7 +83,9 @@ export function renderChatPanelShell(container: HTMLElement, props: ChatPanelShe
 
 export function unmountChatPanelShell(container: HTMLElement | null): void {
   if (!container) return;
-  shellMounts.get(container)?.unsubscribe();
+  const mount = shellMounts.get(container);
+  mount?.unsubscribe();
+  mount?.stopStatusBarClearanceSync();
   shellMounts.delete(container);
   unmountSlotRoots(container);
   container.replaceChildren();
@@ -142,3 +148,80 @@ function renderKey(renderVersion: number, snapshot: ChatPanelSlotSnapshot): stri
 function ensureBody(container: HTMLElement): HTMLElement {
   return container.querySelector<HTMLElement>(":scope > .codex-panel__body") ?? container.createDiv({ cls: "codex-panel__body" });
 }
+
+function startStatusBarClearanceSync(container: HTMLElement): () => void {
+  const win = container.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+  if (!win) return noop;
+
+  const cleanupCallbacks: (() => void)[] = [];
+  let observedStatusBar: HTMLElement | null = null;
+  let statusBarMutationObserver: MutationObserver | null = null;
+  let statusBarResizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null;
+
+  const observeStatusBar = (): void => {
+    const statusBar = container.ownerDocument.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".status-bar");
+    if (statusBar === observedStatusBar) return;
+    statusBarMutationObserver?.disconnect();
+    statusBarResizeObserver?.disconnect();
+    statusBarMutationObserver = null;
+    statusBarResizeObserver = null;
+    observedStatusBar = statusBar;
+    if (!statusBar) return;
+
+    statusBarMutationObserver = new win.MutationObserver(() => {
+      syncStatusBarClearance(container);
+    });
+    statusBarMutationObserver.observe(statusBar, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["class", "style"] });
+
+    const ResizeObserverCtor = (win as Window & { ResizeObserver?: typeof ResizeObserver }).ResizeObserver;
+    if (ResizeObserverCtor) {
+      statusBarResizeObserver = new ResizeObserverCtor(() => {
+        syncStatusBarClearance(container);
+      });
+      statusBarResizeObserver.observe(statusBar);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const sync = (): void => {
+    observeStatusBar();
+    syncStatusBarClearance(container);
+  };
+
+  const bodyObserver = new win.MutationObserver(sync);
+  bodyObserver.observe(container.ownerDocument.body, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["class", "style"], childList: true });
+  cleanupCallbacks.push(() => {
+    bodyObserver.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  win.addEventListener("resize", sync);
+  cleanupCallbacks.push(() => {
+    win.removeEventListener("resize", sync);
+  });
+  sync();
+
+  return () => {
+    for (const cleanup of cleanupCallbacks) cleanup();
+    statusBarMutationObserver?.disconnect();
+    statusBarResizeObserver?.disconnect();
+  };
+}
+
+function noop(): void {
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function syncStatusBarClearance(container: HTMLElement): void {
+  container.style.setProperty("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance", `${String(statusBarClearance(container))}px`);
+}
+
+function statusBarClearance(container: HTMLElement): number {
+  const win = container.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+  const statusBar = container.ownerDocument.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".status-bar");
+  if (!win || !statusBar) return 0;
+  const style = win.getComputedStyle(statusBar);
+  if (style.display === "none" || style.visibility === "hidden" || style.position !== "fixed") return 0;
+  const rectHeight = statusBar.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+  if (Number.isFinite(rectHeight) && rectHeight > 0) return Math.ceil(rectHeight);
+  const computedHeight = Number.parseFloat(style.height);
+  return Number.isFinite(computedHeight) && computedHeight > 0 ? Math.ceil(computedHeight) : 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/00-tokens.css b/src/styles/00-tokens.css
index b582a429..3f4ef9d2 100644
--- a/src/styles/00-tokens.css
+++ b/src/styles/00-tokens.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   --codex-panel-icon-button-block-size: calc(var(--codex-panel-control-icon-size) + var(--codex-panel-control-gap) * 2);
   --codex-panel-composer-control-size: var(--codex-panel-icon-button-block-size);
   --codex-panel-composer-min-height: calc((var(--codex-panel-composer-control-size) * 2) + var(--codex-panel-control-gap));
-  --codex-panel-status-bar-clearance: var(--status-bar-height, calc(var(--codex-panel-section-gap) * 3));
+  --codex-panel-status-bar-clearance: 0px;
   --codex-panel-bottom-safe-area: max(env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px), var(--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance));
   --codex-panel-toolbar-text-color: var(--text-muted);
   --codex-panel-toolbar-text-size: var(--font-ui-small);
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/ui/shell.test.tsx b/tests/features/chat/ui/shell.test.tsx
index fe313b60..2a4c40fc 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/ui/shell.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/features/chat/ui/shell.test.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,46 @@ describe("ChatPanelShell", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("sets composer bottom clearance only for fixed visible Obsidian status bars", async () => {
+    const store = createChatStateStore();
+    const container = document.createElement("div");
+    const statusBar = document.createElement("div");
+    statusBar.className = "status-bar";
+    document.body.appendChild(statusBar);
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    Object.defineProperty(statusBar, "getBoundingClientRect", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: () => ({ height: 26, width: 100, top: 0, right: 100, bottom: 26, left: 0, x: 0, y: 0, toJSON: () => ({}) }),
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      statusBar.style.display = "flex";
+      statusBar.style.position = "fixed";
+      renderChatPanelShell(container, shellRenderers(store));
+      await settleShellEffects();
+    });
+    expect(container.style.getPropertyValue("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance")).toBe("26px");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      statusBar.style.position = "static";
+      renderChatPanelShell(container, shellRenderers(store));
+      await settleShellEffects();
+    });
+    expect(container.style.getPropertyValue("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance")).toBe("0px");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      statusBar.style.display = "none";
+      renderChatPanelShell(container, shellRenderers(store));
+      await settleShellEffects();
+    });
+    expect(container.style.getPropertyValue("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance")).toBe("0px");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      unmountChatPanelShell(container);
+    });
+    statusBar.remove();
+  });
+
   it("unmounts existing slot roots before rebuilding a damaged shell scaffold", async () => {
     const store = createChatStateStore();
     const container = document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/tests/styles.test.ts b/tests/styles.test.ts
index 1ab3bd67..8d237cda 100644
--- a/tests/styles.test.ts
+++ b/tests/styles.test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ describe("chat toolbar CSS", () => {
     expect(composerMetaFatal).toContain("padding-inline-start: calc(var(--size-4-1) / 2)");
   });
 
+  it("lets the shell provide Obsidian status bar composer clearance", () => {
+    const tokenScope = /^(?<selectors>(?:\.[^{]+,\n)*\.[^{]+) \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/m.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+    const clearanceLine = tokenScope
+      .split("\n")
+      .find((line) => line.trim().startsWith("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance:"))
+      ?.trim();
+
+    expect(clearanceLine).toBe("--codex-panel-status-bar-clearance: 0px;");
+  });
+
   it("keeps composer status accessible summary visually hidden", () => {
     const summary = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-summary \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const visual = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";