diff --git a/src/ui/console.c b/src/ui/console.c
index 812fbac1..9600f79f 100644
--- a/src/ui/console.c
+++ b/src/ui/console.c
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ cons_show_time(void)
     window_show_time(console, '-');
 }
 
+void
+cons_show_word(const char * const word)
+{
+    wprintw(console->win, "%s", word);
+
+    dirty = TRUE;
+    if (!win_current_is_console()) {
+        status_bar_new(0);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 cons_debug(const char * const msg, ...)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/windows.c b/src/ui/windows.c
index ce40eec9..be51a4e3 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows.c
+++ b/src/ui/windows.c
@@ -1145,18 +1145,6 @@ win_room_show_status(const char * const contact)
     }
 }
 
-void
-cons_show_word(const char * const word)
-{
-    wprintw(console->win, "%s", word);
-
-    if (current_index == 0) {
-        dirty = TRUE;
-    } else {
-        status_bar_new(0);
-    }
-}
-
 void
 cons_bad_command(const char * const cmd)
 {