diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
index 22018d8400..96bda3a9a7 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.LimitedSizeStack;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.TextAwareNodeWrapper;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.beans.SettingsPersistenceUtil;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.beans.SettingsPersistenceUtil.PersistentProperty;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.controls.NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
@@ -93,8 +92,6 @@ public class MainDesignerController extends AbstractController {
     private Tab xpathEditorTab;
     @FXML
     private SplitPane mainHorizontalSplitPane;
-    @FXML
-    private NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar;
 
 
     /* Children */
@@ -133,8 +130,6 @@ public class MainDesignerController extends AbstractController {
 
         setupAuxclasspathMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> sourceEditorController.showAuxclasspathSetupPopup(designerRoot));
 
-        // the editor controller will initialize this after this controller
-        sourceEditorController.focusNodeParentageCrumbBar = focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/SourceEditorController.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/SourceEditorController.java
index a45b6b2f8b..697c07af59 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/SourceEditorController.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/SourceEditorController.java
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public class SourceEditorController extends AbstractController {
     private TreeView<Node> astTreeView;
     @FXML
     private HighlightLayerCodeArea<StyleLayerIds> codeEditorArea;
-    // actually a child of the main controller, set during parent initialization
-    NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar focusNodeParentageCrumbBar;
+    @FXML
+    private NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar;
 
     private ASTManager astManager;
     private TreeViewWrapper<Node> treeViewWrapper;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class SourceEditorController extends AbstractController {
         DesignerUtil.rewire(astManager.languageVersionProperty(), languageVersionUIProperty);
 
         // Focus the crumb
-        focusNodeParentageCrumbBar.setOnRegularCrumbAction(treeitem -> {
+        focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar.setOnRegularCrumbAction(treeitem -> {
             if (treeitem != null && treeitem.getValue() != null) {
 
                 focusNodeInTreeView(treeitem.getValue());
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class SourceEditorController extends AbstractController {
             }
         }
 
-        focusNodeParentageCrumbBar.setFocusNode(node);
+        focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar.setFocusNode(node);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/designer.fxml b/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/designer.fxml
index 0c3ba82a88..0730bc552a 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/designer.fxml
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/designer.fxml
@@ -2,25 +2,14 @@
 
 <!--suppress JavaFxDefaultTag -->
 
-<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.ChoiceBox?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Menu?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.SeparatorMenuItem?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Tab?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TabPane?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.ToggleButton?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.Pane?>
-
-<?import org.controlsfx.control.BreadCrumbBar?>
-<?import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.controls.NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar?>
 <AnchorPane prefHeight="750.0" prefWidth="1200.0" stylesheets="@../css/designer.css" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.172-ea" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.MainDesignerController">
     <children>
         <BorderPane prefHeight="600.0" prefWidth="900.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
@@ -64,25 +53,7 @@
                                 <fx:include fx:id="nodeInfoPanel" source="node-info.fxml" />
                             </left>
                             <center>
-                                <BorderPane prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
-                                    <center>
-                                        <fx:include fx:id="sourceEditor" source="editor.fxml" />
-                                    </center>
-                                    <bottom>
-                                        <NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar
-                                                stylesheets="@../css/crumbbar.css"
-                                                fx:id="focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar" prefHeight="30" id="main-toolbar" />
-                                        <!--<ToolBar id="main-toolbar" prefHeight="40.0" prefWidth="200.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">-->
-                                            <!--<items>-->
-                                                <!--<Pane HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />-->
-                                                <!--<ToggleButton fx:id="bottomTabsToggle" mnemonicParsing="false" selected="true" styleClass="expand-toggle" />-->
-                                            <!--</items>-->
-                                            <!--<padding>-->
-                                                <!--<Insets left="20.0" right="20.0" />-->
-                                            <!--</padding>-->
-                                        <!--</ToolBar>-->
-                                    </bottom>
-                                </BorderPane>
+                                <fx:include fx:id="sourceEditor" source="editor.fxml" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" />
                             </center>
                         </BorderPane>
                         <BorderPane prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0">
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/editor.fxml b/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/editor.fxml
index 9d6cf727a4..b93051d25b 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/editor.fxml
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/fxml/editor.fxml
@@ -1,79 +1,94 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<!-- One editor, ie source + ast view -->
+<!-- One editor, ie source + ast view + crumb bar -->
+
 
 <?import org.kordamp.ikonli.javafx.FontIcon?>
 <?import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.codearea.HighlightLayerCodeArea?>
+<?import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.controls.NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar?>
 <?import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.controls.ToolbarTitledPane?>
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.MenuButton?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.TextArea?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TreeView?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
-<SplitPane dividerPositions="0.5, 0.5"
-           prefHeight="400.0"
-           prefWidth="500.0"
-           styleClass="accent-header"
-           stylesheets="@../css/designer.css"
-           BorderPane.alignment="CENTER"
-           xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.172-ea"
-           xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
-           fx:controller="net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.SourceEditorController">
-    <items>
-        <AnchorPane>
-            <children>
-                <ToolbarTitledPane
-                        collapsible="false"
-                        fx:id="editorTitledPane"
-                        styleClass="accent-header,full-size-title"
-                        title="Source Code"
-                        AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0"
-                        AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0"
-                        AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0"
-                        AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
-                    <toolbarItems>
-                            <MenuButton mnemonicParsing="false" styleClass="menu-button-no-arrow,icon-button"
-                                        fx:id="languageSelectionMenuButton">
-                                <graphic>
-                                    <FontIcon iconLiteral="fas-cog" />
-                                </graphic>
-                                <items>
+<BorderPane xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.172-ea"
+            xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
+            fx:controller="net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.SourceEditorController">
+    <center>
+        <SplitPane dividerPositions="0.5"
+                   prefHeight="400.0"
+                   prefWidth="500.0"
+                   styleClass="accent-header"
+                   stylesheets="@../css/designer.css">
+            <items>
+                <AnchorPane>
+                    <children>
+                        <ToolbarTitledPane fx:id="editorTitledPane"
+                                           collapsible="false"
+                                           styleClass="accent-header,full-size-title"
+                                           title="Source Code"
+                                           AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0"
+                                           AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0"
+                                           AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0"
+                                           AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                            <toolbarItems>
+                                <MenuButton fx:id="languageSelectionMenuButton"
+                                            mnemonicParsing="false"
+                                            styleClass="menu-button-no-arrow,icon-button">
+                                    <graphic>
+                                        <FontIcon iconLiteral="fas-cog" />
+                                    </graphic>
+                                    <items>
 
                                 </items>
-                            </MenuButton>
-                    </toolbarItems>
-                    <content>
-                        <HighlightLayerCodeArea fx:id="codeEditorArea"
-                                                idEnum="net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.SourceEditorController$StyleLayerIds"
-                                                stylesheets="@../css/editor-theme.css"
-                                                BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
-                            <BorderPane.margin>
-                                <Insets />
-                            </BorderPane.margin>
-                        </HighlightLayerCodeArea>
-                        <!--<TextArea />-->
-                    </content>
-                </ToolbarTitledPane>
-            </children>
-        </AnchorPane>
-        <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
-            <children>
-                <BorderPane prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
-                    <center>
-                        <TreeView fx:id="astTreeView" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
-                    </center>
-                    <top>
-                        <ToolBar prefHeight="40.0" prefWidth="200.0" styleClass="accent-header" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
-                            <items>
-                                <Label fx:id="astTitleLabel" text="Abstract Syntax Tree" />
-                            </items>
-                        </ToolBar>
-                    </top>
-                </BorderPane>
-            </children>
-        </AnchorPane>
-    </items>
-</SplitPane>
+                                </MenuButton>
+                            </toolbarItems>
+                            <content>
+                                <HighlightLayerCodeArea fx:id="codeEditorArea"
+                                                        idEnum="net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.SourceEditorController$StyleLayerIds"
+                                                        stylesheets="@../css/editor-theme.css"
+                                                        BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
+                                    <BorderPane.margin>
+                                        <Insets />
+                                    </BorderPane.margin>
+                                </HighlightLayerCodeArea>
+                                <TextArea />
+                            </content>
+                        </ToolbarTitledPane>
+                    </children>
+                </AnchorPane>
+                <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
+                    <children>
+                        <BorderPane prefHeight="200.0"
+                                    prefWidth="200.0"
+                                    AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0"
+                                    AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0"
+                                    AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0"
+                                    AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                            <center>
+                                <TreeView fx:id="astTreeView" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
+                            </center>
+                            <top>
+                                <ToolBar prefHeight="40.0" prefWidth="200.0" styleClass="accent-header" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
+                                    <items>
+                                        <Label fx:id="astTitleLabel" text="Abstract Syntax Tree" />
+                                    </items>
+                                </ToolBar>
+                            </top>
+                        </BorderPane>
+                    </children>
+                </AnchorPane>
+            </items>
+        </SplitPane>
+    </center>
+    <bottom>
+        <NodeParentageBreadCrumbBar fx:id="focusNodeParentageBreadCrumbBar"
+                                    stylesheets="@../css/crumbbar.css"
+                                    prefHeight="30" id="main-toolbar" />
+    </bottom>
+</BorderPane>