diff --git a/internal/ui/login/qr/model.go b/internal/ui/login/qr/model.go
index 303c048..9d10a28 100644
--- a/internal/ui/login/qr/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/login/qr/model.go
@@ -2,27 +2,37 @@ package qr
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rsa"
-	"strings"
+	stdimage "image"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/box"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/center"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/column"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/image"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/layout"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/text"
-	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/viewport"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3"
-	"github.com/skip2/go-qrcode"
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3/color"
+)
+
+const (
+	// quietZoneColor is the white of the margin around the code, as go-qrcode draws its light modules.
+	quietZoneColor = color.IsRGB | color.IsValid | 0xffffff
+	// quietZoneRows and quietZoneColumns make a margin of two modules on every side, as a row holds two.
+	quietZoneRows, quietZoneColumns = 1, 2
+	// statusSpacing is the blank rows between the code and the status.
+	statusSpacing = 1
 )
 
 type Model struct {
-	scrollState viewport.ScrollState
-
 	conn              *gatewayConn
 	heartbeatInterval time.Duration
 	privateKey        *rsa.PrivateKey
 	fingerprint       string
 
-	qrCode *qrcode.QRCode
+	// qrCode is the code at one pixel per module, made once as it arrives.
+	qrCode stdimage.Image
 	status string
 }
 
@@ -54,9 +64,6 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tview.Msg) (Model, tview.Cmd) {
 			return m, closeConn(m.conn)
 		}
 		return m, nil
-	case scrollMsg:
-		m.scrollState = viewport.ScrollState(msg)
-		return m, nil
 
 	case connCreateMsg:
 		m.conn = msg.conn
@@ -113,53 +120,21 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tview.Msg) (Model, tview.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-// halfBlock packs a vertical pair of QR pixels into one glyph, fitting two bitmap rows into a single terminal row.
-func halfBlock(top, bottom bool) rune {
-	switch [2]bool{top, bottom} {
-	case [2]bool{true, true}:
-		return '█'
-	case [2]bool{true, false}:
-		return '▀'
-	case [2]bool{false, true}:
-		return '▄'
-	default:
-		return ' '
-	}
-}
-
-// View centers the code, which scrolls when it is taller than the tab.
+// View centers the code above the status.
 func (m Model) View() tview.Widget {
-	code := m.code()
-	return center.New(
-		viewport.New(text.New(code).Wrapping(text.WrappingNone).AlignX(tview.HorizontalAlignmentCenter), m.scrollState).
-			Height(layout.Shrink).
-			Focused(true).
-			OnChange(func(s *viewport.ScrollState) tview.Msg { return scrollMsg(*s) }),
-	)
-}
-
-// code returns the QR code above the status.
-func (m Model) code() string {
-	var out strings.Builder
+	var qrCode tview.Widget
 	if m.qrCode != nil {
-		bitmap := m.qrCode.Bitmap()
-		for y := 0; y < len(bitmap); y += 2 {
-			if y > 0 {
-				out.WriteByte('\n')
-			}
-			for x := range bitmap[y] {
-				top := bitmap[y][x]
-				bottom := y+1 < len(bitmap) && bitmap[y+1][x]
-				out.WriteRune(halfBlock(top, bottom))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if m.status != "" {
-		if out.Len() > 0 {
-			out.WriteString("\n\n")
-		}
-		out.WriteString(m.status)
+		// The white margin around the code, two modules wide, is what scanners find it by against a dark terminal.
+		qrCode = box.New(image.New(m.qrCode)).
+			Background(quietZoneColor).
+			Padding(quietZoneRows, quietZoneRows, quietZoneColumns, quietZoneColumns).
+			Width(layout.Shrink).
+			Height(layout.Shrink)
 	}
 
-	return out.String()
+	return center.New(column.New(qrCode, text.New(m.status)).
+		Spacing(statusSpacing).
+		AlignX(tview.HorizontalAlignmentCenter).
+		Width(layout.Shrink).
+		Height(layout.Shrink))
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/login/qr/model_test.go b/internal/ui/login/qr/model_test.go
index e76d34a..6ce47e8 100644
--- a/internal/ui/login/qr/model_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/login/qr/model_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestModelView(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		m.qrCode = code
+		m.qrCode = code.Image(-1)
 		m.status = "status"
 		m.View().Draw(screen, tview.Rectangle{Width: width, Height: height})
 
@@ -42,5 +42,12 @@ func TestModelView(t *testing.T) {
 		if !strings.Contains(drawn.String(), "status") || !strings.ContainsAny(drawn.String(), "█▀▄") {
 			t.Fatalf("missing content:\n%s", drawn.String())
 		}
+
+		// The status is centered across the width, under the centered code.
+		for line := range strings.Lines(drawn.String()) {
+			if start := strings.Index(line, "status"); start >= 0 && (start < width/2-4 || start > width/2-2) {
+				t.Fatalf("status starts at %d, want it centered:\n%s", start, drawn.String())
+			}
+		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/login/qr/msg.go b/internal/ui/login/qr/msg.go
index 6f53d10..2d87ac4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/login/qr/msg.go
+++ b/internal/ui/login/qr/msg.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	json "encoding/json/v2"
 	"errors"
+	"image"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ayn2op/discordo/internal/gateway"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/discordo/internal/http"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview"
-	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/viewport"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/skip2/go-qrcode"
 )
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func sendNonceProof(conn *gatewayConn, privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, encryptedNonc
 }
 
 type qrCodeMsg struct {
-	qrCode *qrcode.QRCode
+	qrCode image.Image
 }
 
 func generateQRCode(fingerprint string) tview.Cmd {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func generateQRCode(fingerprint string) tview.Cmd {
 			return err
 		}
 		qrCode.DisableBorder = true
-		return qrCodeMsg{qrCode: qrCode}
+		return qrCodeMsg{qrCode: qrCode.Image(-1)}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -301,8 +301,5 @@ func exchangeTicket(fingerprint string, privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, ticket strin
 	}
 }
 
-// scrollMsg scrolls the code.
-type scrollMsg viewport.ScrollState
-
 // startMsg starts connecting to the Remote Auth Gateway.
 type startMsg struct{}