diff --git a/lib/widget/scrollbar.c b/lib/widget/scrollbar.c
index 350081e0a..add46f4e3 100644
--- a/lib/widget/scrollbar.c
+++ b/lib/widget/scrollbar.c
@@ -48,12 +48,25 @@
 
 /*** file scope variables ************************************************************************/
 
+static struct
+{
+    char *current_char;
+
+    char *first_vert_char;
+    char *last_vert_char;
+    char *background_vert_char;
+
+    char *first_horiz_char;
+    char *last_horiz_char;
+    char *background_horiz_char;
+} scrollbar_skin;
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*** file scope functions ************************************************************************/
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void
-scrollbar_set_size (WScrollBar *scrollbar)
+scrollbar_set_size (WScrollBar * scrollbar)
 {
     Widget *w = WIDGET (scrollbar);
     Widget *p = scrollbar->parent;
@@ -63,14 +76,14 @@ scrollbar_set_size (WScrollBar *scrollbar)
 
     /* There folloing cases are possible here:
        1. Parent is in dialog, scrollbar isn't.
-          Parents coordinates are absolute. Scrollbar's coordinate are relative to owner.
-          We need relative parent's coordinates here to place scrollbar properly.
+       Parents coordinates are absolute. Scrollbar's coordinate are relative to owner.
+       We need relative parent's coordinates here to place scrollbar properly.
        2. Parent and scrollbar are in dialog.
-          Parent's and scrollbar's coordinates are absolute. Use them.
+       Parent's and scrollbar's coordinates are absolute. Use them.
        3. Parent and scrollbar aren't in dialog.
-          Parent's and scrollbar's coordinates are relative to owner. Use them.
+       Parent's and scrollbar's coordinates are relative to owner. Use them.
        4. Parent isn't in dialog, scrollbar is.
-          This is abnormal and should not happen. */
+       This is abnormal and should not happen. */
 
     if (o != NULL && w->owner == NULL)
     {
@@ -106,17 +119,46 @@ scrollbar_draw_horizontal (WScrollBar * scrollbar)
     int column = 0;
     int i;
 
+    int start_pos = 0;
+    int end_pos = w->cols;
+    int total_columns = w->cols;
+
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.first_horiz_char != NULL)
+    {
+        start_pos = 1;
+        total_columns--;
+    }
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.last_horiz_char != NULL)
+    {
+        end_pos = w->cols - 1;
+        total_columns--;
+    }
+
     /* Now draw the nice relative pointer */
     if (*scrollbar->total != 0)
-        column = *scrollbar->current * w->cols / *scrollbar->total;
+        column = *scrollbar->current * total_columns / *scrollbar->total - start_pos;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < w->cols; i++)
+    if (scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        widget_move (w, 0, 0);
+        tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.first_horiz_char);
+    }
+
+    for (i = start_pos; i < end_pos; i++)
     {
         widget_move (w, 0, i);
         if (i != column)
-            tty_print_char ('!');
+            tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.background_horiz_char);
         else
-            tty_print_char ('+');
+            tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.current_char);
+    }
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        widget_move (w, 0, w->cols - 1);
+        tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.last_horiz_char);
     }
 }
 
@@ -129,17 +171,45 @@ scrollbar_draw_vertical (WScrollBar * scrollbar)
     int line = 0;
     int i;
 
+    int start_pos = 0;
+    int end_pos = w->lines;
+    int total_lines = w->lines;
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        start_pos = 1;
+        total_lines--;
+    }
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        end_pos = w->lines - 1;
+        total_lines--;
+    }
+
     /* Now draw the nice relative pointer */
     if (*scrollbar->total != 0)
-        line = *scrollbar->current * w->lines / *scrollbar->total;
+        line = *scrollbar->current * total_lines / *scrollbar->total + start_pos;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < w->lines; i++)
+    if (scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        widget_move (w, 0, 0);
+        tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char);
+    }
+
+    for (i = start_pos; i < end_pos; i++)
     {
         widget_move (w, i, 0);
         if (i != line)
-            tty_print_char ('|');
+            tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.background_vert_char);
         else
-            tty_print_char ('+');
+            tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.current_char);
+    }
+
+    if (scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char != NULL)
+    {
+        widget_move (w, w->lines - 1, 0);
+        tty_print_string (scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char);
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,8 +218,6 @@ scrollbar_draw_vertical (WScrollBar * scrollbar)
 static void
 scrollbar_draw (WScrollBar * scrollbar)
 {
-    //    const gboolean disabled = (scrollbar->parent->options & W_DISABLED) != 0;
-    //    const int normalc = disabled ? DISABLED_COLOR : scrollbar->parent->color[DLG_COLOR_NORMAL];
     const int normalc = DISABLED_COLOR;
 
     if (*scrollbar->total <= scrollbar->parent->lines)
@@ -178,7 +246,7 @@ scrollbar_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, voi
     switch (msg)
     {
     case MSG_INIT:
-//        w->pos_flags = WPOS_KEEP_RIGHT | WPOS_KEEP_BOTTOM;
+        //        w->pos_flags = WPOS_KEEP_RIGHT | WPOS_KEEP_BOTTOM;
         return MSG_HANDLED;
 
     case MSG_RESIZE:
@@ -283,3 +351,37 @@ scrollbar_set_first_displayed (WScrollBar * scrollbar, int *first_displayed)
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+scrollbar_global_init (void)
+{
+    scrollbar_skin.current_char = mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "current-char", "*");
+
+    scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char = mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "first-vert-char", NULL);
+    scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char = mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "last-vert-char", NULL);
+    scrollbar_skin.background_vert_char =
+        mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "background-vert-char", "|");
+
+    scrollbar_skin.first_horiz_char = mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "first-horiz-char", NULL);
+    scrollbar_skin.last_horiz_char = mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "last-horiz-char", NULL);
+    scrollbar_skin.background_horiz_char =
+        mc_skin_get ("widget-scollbar", "background-horiz-char", "-");
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+scrollbar_global_deinit (void)
+{
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.current_char);
+
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.first_vert_char);
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.last_vert_char);
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.background_vert_char);
+
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.first_horiz_char);
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.last_horiz_char);
+    g_free (scrollbar_skin.background_horiz_char);
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/lib/widget/scrollbar.h b/lib/widget/scrollbar.h
index 3dcf79f13..f41bd9317 100644
--- a/lib/widget/scrollbar.h
+++ b/lib/widget/scrollbar.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ void scrollbar_set_total (WScrollBar * scrollbar, int *total);
 void scrollbar_set_current (WScrollBar * scrollbar, int *current);
 void scrollbar_set_first_displayed (WScrollBar * scrollbar, int *first_displayed);
 
+void scrollbar_global_init (void);
+void scrollbar_global_deinit (void);
+
 /*** inline functions ****************************************************************************/
 
 #endif /* MC__WIDGET_SCROLLBAR_H */
diff --git a/lib/widget/widget-common.c b/lib/widget/widget-common.c
index 39d7fc317..1e07a1279 100644
--- a/lib/widget/widget-common.c
+++ b/lib/widget/widget-common.c
@@ -377,3 +377,20 @@ mouse_global_in_widget (const Gpm_Event * event, const Widget * w)
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+widget_global_init (void)
+{
+    dlg_set_default_colors ();
+    scrollbar_global_init ();
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+widget_global_deinit (void)
+{
+    scrollbar_global_deinit ();
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/lib/widget/widget-common.h b/lib/widget/widget-common.h
index 93a2d9a0f..7d4d6cdaa 100644
--- a/lib/widget/widget-common.h
+++ b/lib/widget/widget-common.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ typedef struct hotkey_t
 
 /*** declarations of public functions ************************************************************/
 
+void widget_global_init (void);
+void widget_global_deinit (void);
+
 /* create hotkey from text */
 hotkey_t parse_hotkey (const char *text);
 /* release hotkey, free all mebers of hotkey_t */
diff --git a/misc/skins/dark.ini b/misc/skins/dark.ini
index 1550d1ae0..b2b22e200 100644
--- a/misc/skins/dark.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/dark.ini
@@ -147,5 +147,6 @@
     first-horiz-char=«
     last-horiz-char=»
     current-char=■
-    background-char=▒
+    background-vert-char=▒
+    background-horiz-char=▒
 
diff --git a/misc/skins/darkfar.ini b/misc/skins/darkfar.ini
index df2519d82..023c8925e 100644
--- a/misc/skins/darkfar.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/darkfar.ini
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@
     first-horiz-char=«
     last-horiz-char=»
     current-char=■
-    background-char=▒
+    background-vert-char=▒
+    background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/default.ini b/misc/skins/default.ini
index adcdef5d7..246487f6f 100644
--- a/misc/skins/default.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/default.ini
@@ -136,3 +136,8 @@
 [widget-panel]
     filename-scroll-left-char = {
     filename-scroll-right-char = }
+
+[widget-scollbar]
+    current-char=■
+    background-vert-char=▒
+    background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
index ec06e9be4..e42ab72d1 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
index 6e9d06150..863a1333d 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
index 14b8b0187..0b871bbb6 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
index 9acaeba0f..aa02b3a5f 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
index b3621cb3a..eff3220b2 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
index bae811886..6c7d529fc 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
index 9b510fbc3..d2dd7a6f3 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
index 6d6b5fd50..fe3109fcc 100644
--- a/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@
   first-horiz-char=«
   last-horiz-char=»
   current-char=■
-  background-char=▒
+  background-vert-char=▒
+  background-horiz-char=▒
diff --git a/misc/skins/sand256.ini b/misc/skins/sand256.ini
index 7f2a55ce6..71a3105a4 100644
--- a/misc/skins/sand256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/sand256.ini
@@ -197,5 +197,6 @@
     first-horiz-char=«
     last-horiz-char=»
     current-char=■
-    background-char=▒
+    background-vert-char=▒
+    background-horiz-char=▒
 
diff --git a/misc/skins/xoria256.ini b/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
index e4f68dda6..43e66627d 100644
--- a/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
+++ b/misc/skins/xoria256.ini
@@ -188,5 +188,6 @@
     first-horiz-char=«
     last-horiz-char=»
     current-char=■
-    background-char=▒
+    background-vert-char=▒
+    background-horiz-char=▒
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f4005ccb0..baf1be5c5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         error = NULL;
     }
 
-    dlg_set_default_colors ();
+    widget_global_init ();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_SUBSHELL
     /* Done here to ensure that the subshell doesn't  */
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     flush_extension_file ();    /* does only free memory */
 
+    widget_global_deinit ();
+
     mc_skin_deinit ();
     tty_colors_done ();