diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 4502f7b..0db492e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
+## not yet publised, version 6.2.2
+
+- Fixed #755: JSONEditor throwing an exception in mode `code`, `text`, and
+  `preview` when `statusBar: false`.
+
+
 ## 2019-08-01, version 6.2.1
 
 - Updated Chinese translation. Thanks @SargerasWang.
diff --git a/src/js/previewmode.js b/src/js/previewmode.js
index b096dd8..7880709 100644
--- a/src/js/previewmode.js
+++ b/src/js/previewmode.js
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ previewmode.create = function (container, options) {
     onFocusLine: null,
     onChangeHeight: function (height) {
       // TODO: change CSS to using flex box, remove setting height using JavaScript
-      var totalHeight = height + me.dom.statusBar.clientHeight + 1;
+      var statusBarHeight = me.dom.statusBar ? me.dom.statusBar.clientHeight : 0;
+      var totalHeight = height + statusBarHeight + 1;
       me.content.style.marginBottom = (-totalHeight) + 'px';
       me.content.style.paddingBottom = totalHeight + 'px';
     }
diff --git a/src/js/textmode.js b/src/js/textmode.js
index 883181d..641dfeb 100644
--- a/src/js/textmode.js
+++ b/src/js/textmode.js
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ textmode.create = function (container, options) {
     },
     onChangeHeight: function (height) {
       // TODO: change CSS to using flex box, remove setting height using JavaScript
-      var totalHeight = height + me.dom.statusBar.clientHeight + 1;
+      var statusBarHeight = me.dom.statusBar ? me.dom.statusBar.clientHeight : 0;
+      var totalHeight = height + statusBarHeight + 1;
       me.content.style.marginBottom = (-totalHeight) + 'px';
       me.content.style.paddingBottom = totalHeight + 'px';
     }