diff --git a/src/core/wee-config.c b/src/core/wee-config.c
index 7d65d16d3..4dcb0afa4 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-config.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-config.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ struct t_config_option *config_color_chat_text_found_bg;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_chat_value;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_status_number;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_status_name;
+struct t_config_option *config_color_status_filter;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_msg;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_private;
 struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_highlight;
@@ -1649,6 +1650,12 @@ config_weechat_init_options ()
         N_("text color for current buffer name in status bar"),
         NULL, -1, 0, "white", NULL, 0,
         NULL, NULL, &config_change_color, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    config_color_status_filter = config_file_new_option (
+        weechat_config_file, ptr_section,
+        "status_filter", "color",
+        N_("text color for filter indicator in status bar"),
+        NULL, -1, 0, "green", NULL, 0,
+        NULL, NULL, &config_change_color, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     config_color_status_data_msg = config_file_new_option (
         weechat_config_file, ptr_section,
         "status_data_msg", "color",
diff --git a/src/core/wee-config.h b/src/core/wee-config.h
index be87d143e..cfd7809c4 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-config.h
+++ b/src/core/wee-config.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ extern struct t_config_option *config_color_chat_text_found_bg;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_chat_value;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_number;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_name;
+extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_filter;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_msg;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_private;
 extern struct t_config_option *config_color_status_data_highlight;
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
index 9926b36fc..f78dcea16 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
@@ -881,13 +881,12 @@ gui_bar_item_default_buffer_filter (void *data, struct t_gui_bar_item *item,
     if (!window)
         window = gui_current_window;
     
-    if (!gui_filters_enabled || !gui_filters)
+    if (!gui_filters_enabled || !gui_filters || !window->buffer->lines_hidden)
         return NULL;
     
     snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
-              "F%s%s",
-              (window->buffer->lines_hidden) ? "," : "",
-              (window->buffer->lines_hidden) ? _("filtered") : "");
+              "%s*",
+              gui_color_get_custom (gui_color_get_name (CONFIG_COLOR(config_color_status_filter))));
     
     return strdup (buf);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar.c b/src/gui/gui-bar.c
index 119301268..b85b2a7ea 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar.c
@@ -1977,9 +1977,9 @@ gui_bar_create_default_status ()
             + 1 /* ":" */
             + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_NAME])
             + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_NICKLIST_COUNT])
+            + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_FILTER])
             + 3 /* "lag" */
             + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_HOTLIST])
-            + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_FILTER])
             + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_COMPLETION])
             + strlen (gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_SCROLL])
             + (12 * 4) /* all items delimiters: ",:+[]()" */
@@ -1987,15 +1987,15 @@ gui_bar_create_default_status ()
         buf = malloc (length);
         if (buf)
         {
-            snprintf (buf, length, "[%s],[%s],[%s],%s+:+%s+{%s},[lag],[%s],[%s],%s,%s",
+            snprintf (buf, length, "[%s],[%s],[%s],%s+:+%s+{%s}+%s,[lag],[%s],%s,%s",
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_TIME],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_COUNT],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_PLUGIN],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_NUMBER],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_NAME],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_NICKLIST_COUNT],
-                      gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_HOTLIST],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_BUFFER_FILTER],
+                      gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_HOTLIST],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_COMPLETION],
                       gui_bar_item_names[GUI_BAR_ITEM_SCROLL]);
             if (gui_bar_new (GUI_BAR_DEFAULT_NAME_STATUS,