diff --git a/src/items.go b/src/items.go
index 096d2d9..ea8e5b2 100644
--- a/src/items.go
+++ b/src/items.go
@@ -96,13 +96,18 @@ func (item *Item) RunCommand() (string, string) {
 	return RunCommand(item.match)
 }
 
-func (list *ItemList) Filter() error {
+func (list *ItemList) NumMatches() int {
 	count := 0
 	for _, item := range list.items {
 		if item.HasMatch() {
 			count++
 		}
 	}
+	return count
+}
+
+func (list *ItemList) Filter() error {
+	count := list.NumMatches()
 
 	if count == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Empty list")
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ func (list *ItemList) Sort() {
 }
 
 func (list *ItemList) Get(index int) *Item {
-    return &list.items[index]
+	return &list.items[index]
 }
 
 func (list *ItemList) Print() {
diff --git a/src/items_test.go b/src/items_test.go
index 63865a8..0286c2f 100644
--- a/src/items_test.go
+++ b/src/items_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ func TestProcessNoRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 	if items.items[0].match != "" || items.items[1].match != "" {
 		t.Error("Incorrect matches")
 	}
+	if items.NumMatches() != 0 {
+		t.Error("Incorrect number of matches")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestProcessRegexp(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ func TestProcessRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 	if items.items[2].display != "the [::r]match[::-], the mbtch, the mctch" {
 		t.Error("Incorrect processed line with multiple submatches highlighting the first")
 	}
+	if items.NumMatches() != 3 {
+		t.Error("Incorrect number of matches")
+	}
 
 	config.pattern = regexp.MustCompile("m[a-c]tch")
 	items = NewItemList(lines)
@@ -52,6 +58,9 @@ func TestProcessRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 	if items.items[1].display != "no [::r]match[::-], but the match here and not the match again" {
 		t.Error("Incorrect processed line with multiple matches highlighting the first")
 	}
+	if items.NumMatches() != 3 {
+		t.Error("Incorrect number of matches")
+	}
 
 	config.pattern = regexp.MustCompile("m[b-c]t(c)h")
 	items = NewItemList(lines)
@@ -65,6 +74,9 @@ func TestProcessRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 	if items.items[2].display != "the match, the mbt[::r]c[::-]h, the mctch" {
 		t.Error("Incorrect processed line with multiple submatches highlighting the first")
 	}
+	if items.NumMatches() != 1 {
+		t.Error("Incorrect number of matches")
+	}
 
 	config.pattern = regexp.MustCompile("m(at)(c(h))")
 	items = NewItemList(lines)
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index ae25df1..9cfc90b 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func PrintHelp() {
 	fmt.Println("\nOther keyword OPTIONS:")
 	fmt.Println("\n   --show-output       Show the output (both stdout and stderr) of COMMAND")
 	fmt.Println("   --filter            Hide lines without a match")
-	fmt.Println("   --sort              Sort all lines by their matches")
+	fmt.Println("   --sort              Sort lines by their matches")
 	fmt.Println("   --help              Display this help")
 	fmt.Println("\nExamples:")
 	fmt.Println("\n   git log --oneline | " + os.Args[0] + " \"\\b[0-9a-z]{7,40}\\b\" git show")
@@ -265,7 +265,14 @@ func (pageList *PageList) setStatus(programExecuted string) {
 	space := "     "
 
 	if config.pattern != nil {
-		info += fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", config.pattern, space)
+		numMatches := pageList.itemList.NumMatches()
+		if numMatches > 1 {
+			info += fmt.Sprintf("%d matches with %s%s", numMatches, config.pattern, space)
+		} else if numMatches == 1 {
+			info += fmt.Sprintf("1 match with %s%s", config.pattern, space)
+		} else {
+			info += fmt.Sprintf("No match with %s%s", config.pattern, space)
+		}
 	}
 
 	index := pageList.list.GetCurrentItem()