diff --git a/desktop/src/components/layout/AppShell.tsx b/desktop/src/components/layout/AppShell.tsx
index 642806be..6556da51 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/layout/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/layout/AppShell.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settingsStore'
 import { useKeyboardShortcuts } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts'
 import { initializeDesktopServerUrl } from '../../lib/desktopRuntime'
 import { TabBar } from './TabBar'
-import { StatusBar } from './StatusBar'
 import { useTabStore } from '../../stores/tabStore'
 import { useChatStore } from '../../stores/chatStore'
 
@@ -101,10 +100,9 @@ export function AppShell() {
         />
       )}
       <Sidebar />
-      <main id="content-area" className={`flex-1 flex flex-col overflow-hidden relative ${isTauri ? 'pt-[38px]' : ''}`}>
+      <main id="content-area" className="flex-1 flex flex-col overflow-hidden relative">
         <TabBar />
         <ContentRouter />
-        <StatusBar />
       </main>
       <ToastContainer />
     </div>
diff --git a/desktop/src/components/layout/TabBar.tsx b/desktop/src/components/layout/TabBar.tsx
index 3d3d0371..66363b6b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/layout/TabBar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/layout/TabBar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useChatStore } from '../../stores/chatStore'
 import { useTranslation } from '../../i18n'
 
 const TAB_WIDTH = 180
+const isTauri = typeof window !== 'undefined' && ('__TAURI_INTERNALS__' in window || '__TAURI__' in window)
 
 export function TabBar() {
   const tabs = useTabStore((s) => s.tabs)
@@ -96,10 +97,13 @@ export function TabBar() {
     }
   }
 
-  if (tabs.length === 0) return null
+  if (tabs.length === 0) {
+    // Still need drag region space in Tauri even with no tabs
+    return isTauri ? <div className="h-[38px] flex-shrink-0" data-tauri-drag-region /> : null
+  }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center border-b border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface)] min-h-[36px] select-none">
+    <div className={`flex items-center border-b border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-surface)] min-h-[36px] select-none ${isTauri ? 'pt-[38px]' : ''}`} data-tauri-drag-region>
       {canScrollLeft && (
         <button onClick={() => scroll('left')} className="flex-shrink-0 w-7 h-full flex items-center justify-center text-[var(--color-text-tertiary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-hover)]">
           <span className="material-symbols-outlined text-[16px]">chevron_left</span>