diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0b64da54d..489f5b82b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ v0.3.9-dev, 2012-08-17
 Version 0.3.9 (under dev!)
 --------------------------
 
+* core: fix display of "bar more down" char when text is truncated by size_max
+  in bars with vertical filling (bug #37054)
 * core: fix color of long lines (displayed on more than one line on screen)
   under FreeBSD (bug #36999)
 * core: add mouse bindings ctrl+wheel up/down to scroll horizontally buffers
diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
index f974a66bc..d225c9fd9 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ gui_bar_window_print_string (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
                         if (*x + size_on_screen > bar_window->width)
                         {
                             if (filling == GUI_BAR_FILLING_VERTICAL)
-                                return 0;
+                                return 1;
                             if (*y >= bar_window->height - 1)
                                 return 0;
                             *x = 0;