diff --git a/src/terminal/mouse.c b/src/terminal/mouse.c
index 9d3badfc..e595043c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/mouse.c
+++ b/src/terminal/mouse.c
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 #include "elinks.h"
 
 #include "config/options.h"
+#include "dialogs/status.h"
 #include "intl/libintl.h"
 #include "main/select.h"
 #include "main/timer.h"
 #include "osdep/ascii.h"
 #include "osdep/osdep.h"
+#include "session/session.h"
 #include "terminal/hardio.h"
 #include "terminal/itrm.h"
 #include "terminal/kbd.h"
@@ -97,12 +99,20 @@ enable_mouse(void)
 }
 
 void
-toggle_mouse(void)
+toggle_mouse(struct session *ses)
 {
-	if (mouse_enabled)
+	if (mouse_enabled) {
 		disable_mouse();
-	else
+	} else {
 		enable_mouse();
+	}
+
+	if (mouse_enabled) {
+		mem_free_set(&ses->status.window_status, stracpy(_("Mouse enabled", ses->tab->term)));
+	} else {
+		mem_free_set(&ses->status.window_status, stracpy(_("Mouse disabled", ses->tab->term)));
+	}
+	print_screen_status(ses);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/terminal/mouse.h b/src/terminal/mouse.h
index 272c00a0..4ccf5da9 100644
--- a/src/terminal/mouse.h
+++ b/src/terminal/mouse.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 struct interlink_event;
 struct itrm;
+struct session;
 
 /* The mouse reporting button byte looks like:
  *
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ void send_mouse_init_sequence(int h);
 void send_mouse_done_sequence(int h);
 void disable_mouse(void);
 void enable_mouse(void);
-void toggle_mouse(void);
+void toggle_mouse(struct session *ses);
 int decode_terminal_mouse_escape_sequence(struct itrm *itrm, struct interlink_event *ev, int el, int v);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/viewer/action.c b/src/viewer/action.c
index 440ab71d..5e9499c5 100644
--- a/src/viewer/action.c
+++ b/src/viewer/action.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ do_action(struct session *ses, enum main_action action_id, int verbose)
 
 		case ACT_MAIN_TOGGLE_MOUSE:
 #ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE
-			toggle_mouse();
+			toggle_mouse(ses);
 #endif
 			break;