diff -r 0ed94ceaa377 -r cb62a4f66ebe widgets/widgetapp/src/WidgetUiWindowView.cpp
--- a/widgets/widgetapp/src/WidgetUiWindowView.cpp	Thu Dec 17 09:20:16 2009 +0200
+++ b/widgets/widgetapp/src/WidgetUiWindowView.cpp	Thu Jan 07 13:31:38 2010 +0200
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@
 
     TBool visible(iStatusPaneVisible);
 
+    // non-touch: always show status pane in landscape if softkeys are visible
+    if (!visible && Cba()->IsVisible() &&
+        AknLayoutUtils::CbaLocation() != AknLayoutUtils::EAknCbaLocationBottom)
+        {
+        visible = ETrue;
+        }
+
     StatusPane()->MakeVisible(visible);
 
     if (visible && StatusPane()->CurrentLayoutResId() != R_AVKON_STATUS_PANE_LAYOUT_USUAL_FLAT)