1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
index 49a1f0356..c157fba41 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
@@ -1996,3 +1996,16 @@ class UrlPattern(BaseType):
             return urlmatch.UrlPattern(value)
         except urlmatch.ParseError as e:
             raise configexc.ValidationError(value, str(e))
+
+
+class StatusbarWidget(String):
+
+    """A widget for the status bar.
+
+    Allows some predefined widgets and custom text-widgets via text:$CONTENT.
+    """
+
+    def _validate_valid_values(self, value: str) -> None:
+        if value.startswith("text:"):
+            return
+        super()._validate_valid_values(value)