diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index 21aa2c497..eedbb84b8 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -1983,32 +1983,15 @@ void CChannelList::paintItem(int pos, const bool firstpaint)
 			l = snprintf(nameAndDescription, sizeof(nameAndDescription), "%s", chan->getName().c_str());
 
 		int pb_space = prg_offset - title_offset;
-		CProgressBar pb(x+5+numwidth + title_offset, ypos + fheight/4 + 2, pb_space + 2, fheight/2 - 4,
-				0, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0, COL_MENUCONTENTDARK_PLUS_0, COL_INFOBAR_PLUS_7, COL_INFOBAR_PLUS_3);
+		int pb_height = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_NUMBER]->getDigitHeight();
+		CProgressBar pb(x+5+numwidth + title_offset, ypos + (fheight-pb_height)/2, pb_space + 2, pb_height, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0);
 		pb.setType(CProgressBar::PB_TIMESCALE);
 		pb.setDesign(g_settings.channellist_progressbar_design);
 		pb.setCornerType(0);
-		pb.setFrameThickness(0);	// no frame
-		pb.doPaintBg(false);		// no background
+		pb.setStatusColors(COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_3, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_1);
+		pb.setFrameThickness(g_settings.channellist_progressbar_design == CProgressBar::PB_MONO ? 1 : 0);
+		pb.doPaintBg(false);
 		int pb_max = pb_space - 4;
-		if (g_settings.progressbar_design != CProgressBar::PB_MONO) {
-			if (liststart + pos != selected) {
-				fb_pixel_t pbgcol = COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_1;
-				if (pbgcol == bgcolor)
-					pbgcol = COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0;
-				pb.setStatusColors(COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_3, pbgcol);
-			} else {
-				fb_pixel_t pbgcol = COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_PLUS_0;
-				if (pbgcol == bgcolor)
-					pbgcol = COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0;
-				pb.setStatusColors(COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_PLUS_2, pbgcol);
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (liststart + pos != selected)
-				pb.setStatusColors(COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_3, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_1);
-			else
-				pb.setStatusColors(COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_PLUS_2, COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_PLUS_0);
-		}
 
 		if (!(p_event->description.empty())) {
 			snprintf(nameAndDescription+l, sizeof(nameAndDescription)-l,g_settings.channellist_epgtext_align_right ? "  ":" - ");