diff --git a/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml b/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml
index 9d4a9fc19..f501b338a 100644
--- a/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
                     </Grid>
                 </ItemsPanelTemplate>
             </StatusBar.ItemsPanel>
-			<StatusBarItem Grid.Column="0" x:Name="networkId" Content="deadbeef00" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Lucida Console"/>
+            <StatusBarItem Grid.Column="0" x:Name="networkId_placeholder">
+                <TextBox x:Name="networkId" Text="deadbeef00" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Lucida Console" BorderThickness="0" IsReadOnly="true" Background="Transparent"/>
+            </StatusBarItem>
             <StatusBarItem Grid.Column="1" x:Name="onlineStatus" Content="ONLINE" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Lucida Console"/>
             <StatusBarItem Grid.Column="2" x:Name="versionString" Content="1.0.5" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Lucida Console"/>
 			<StatusBarItem Grid.Column="3" x:Name="blank" Content="" Height="43" Foreground="White"/>
diff --git a/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 25534b465..e4a82f966 100644
--- a/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/windows/WinUI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace WinUI
 
                 networkId.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal, new Action(() =>
                 {
-                    this.networkId.Content = status.Address;
+                    this.networkId.Text = status.Address;
                 }));
                 versionString.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal, new Action(() =>
                 {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace WinUI
 
                 networkId.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal, new Action(() =>
                 {
-                    this.networkId.Content = "";
+                    this.networkId.Text = "";
                 }));
                 versionString.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal, new Action(() =>
                 {