diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index 51a0fd9a..f6f41da4 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ statusbar = {
 
     # treated specially .. window is printed with non-empty windows,
     # window_empty is printed with empty windows
-    window = "{sb $winref:$itemname{sbmode $M}}";
+    window = "{sb $winref:$tag/$itemname{sbmode $M}}";
     window_empty = "{sb $winref{sbservertag $tag}}";
     prompt = "{prompt $[.15]itemname}";
     prompt_empty = "{prompt $winname}";