diff --git a/LeftPanel.qml b/LeftPanel.qml
index 51d0d70d..d9df22da 100644
--- a/LeftPanel.qml
+++ b/LeftPanel.qml
@@ -573,9 +573,11 @@ Rectangle {
             id: networkStatus
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.leftMargin: 4
+            anchors.rightMargin: 4
             anchors.bottom: (progressBar.visible)? progressBar.top : parent.bottom;
             connected: Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Disconnected
-            height: 40 * scaleRatio
+            height: progressBar.visible ? 40 * scaleRatio : 60 * scaleRatio
         }
 
         ProgressBar {
@@ -595,6 +597,8 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
             syncType: qsTr("Daemon")
             visible: networkStatus.connected
+            anchors.leftMargin: 4 * scaleRatio
+            anchors.rightMargin: 4 * scaleRatio
             height: 62 * scaleRatio
         }
     } // menuRect
diff --git a/components/NetworkStatusItem.qml b/components/NetworkStatusItem.qml
index c7950636..984ffd03 100644
--- a/components/NetworkStatusItem.qml
+++ b/components/NetworkStatusItem.qml
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ Rectangle {
     color: "transparent"
     property var connected: Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Disconnected
 
-    function getConnectionStatusImage(status) {
-        if (status == Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected)
-            return "../images/lightning.png"
-        else
-            return "../images/statusDisconnected.png"
-    }
-
-    function getConnectionStatusColor(status) {
-        if (status == Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected)
-            return "white"
-        else
-            return "#AAAAAA"
-    }
-
     function getConnectionStatusString(status) {
         if (status == Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected) {
             if(!appWindow.daemonSynced)
@@ -72,13 +58,27 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.top: parent.top
             width: 40 * scaleRatio
             height: 40 * scaleRatio
+            opacity: {
+                if(item.connected == Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected){
+                    return 1
+                } else {
+                    return 0.5
+                }
+            }
 
             Image {
                 anchors.top: parent.top
                 anchors.topMargin: 6
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.rightMargin: 11
-                source: getConnectionStatusImage(item.connected)
+                source: {
+                    if(item.connected == Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected){
+                        return "../images/lightning.png"
+                    } else {
+                        return "../images/lightning-white.png"
+                    }
+                }
+                //getConnectionStatusImage(item.connected)
             }
         }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.topMargin: 14
                 font.family: Style.fontMedium.name
                 font.pixelSize: 20 * scaleRatio
-                color: getConnectionStatusColor(item.connected)
+                color: "white"
                 text: getConnectionStatusString(item.connected) + translationManager.emptyString
             }
         }
diff --git a/images/lightning-white.png b/images/lightning-white.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae1d6fc9
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/lightning-white.png differ
diff --git a/images/moneroIcon-28x28.png b/images/moneroIcon-28x28.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ef14fd1
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/moneroIcon-28x28.png differ
diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index 25c50f86..84c2f6c3 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -187,5 +187,7 @@
         <file>components/InlineButton.qml</file>
         <file>images/lightning.png</file>
         <file>images/leftPanelBg.jpg</file>
+        <file>images/moneroIcon-28x28.png</file>
+        <file>images/lightning-white.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>