diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index 491199f76f..9f7f8ca4bf 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -1110,8 +1110,10 @@ func (h *BufPane) Search(str string, useRegex bool, searchDown bool) error {
 		h.Buf.LastSearch = str
 		h.Buf.LastSearchRegex = useRegex
 		h.Buf.HighlightSearch = h.Buf.Settings["hlsearch"].(bool)
+		h.Buf.UpdateMatchCount(str, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), match[0], useRegex)
 	} else {
 		h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+		h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1132,9 +1134,11 @@ func (h *BufPane) find(useRegex bool) bool {
 				h.Cursor.OrigSelection[0] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[0]
 				h.Cursor.OrigSelection[1] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 				h.GotoLoc(match[1])
+				h.Buf.UpdateMatchCount(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), match[0], useRegex)
 			} else {
 				h.GotoLoc(h.searchOrig)
 				h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+				h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1153,9 +1157,11 @@ func (h *BufPane) find(useRegex bool) bool {
 				h.Buf.LastSearch = resp
 				h.Buf.LastSearchRegex = useRegex
 				h.Buf.HighlightSearch = h.Buf.Settings["hlsearch"].(bool)
+				h.Buf.UpdateMatchCount(h.Buf.LastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), match[0], h.Buf.LastSearchRegex)
 			} else {
 				h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
 				InfoBar.Message("No matches found")
+				h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 			}
 		} else {
 			h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
@@ -1187,6 +1193,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) UnhighlightSearch() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	h.Buf.HighlightSearch = false
+	h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -1230,8 +1237,10 @@ func (h *BufPane) FindNext() bool {
 		h.Cursor.OrigSelection[0] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[0]
 		h.Cursor.OrigSelection[1] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 		h.GotoLoc(h.Cursor.CurSelection[1])
+		h.Buf.UpdateMatchCount(h.Buf.LastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), match[0], h.Buf.LastSearchRegex)
 	} else {
 		h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+		h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 	}
 	return true
 }
@@ -1267,8 +1276,10 @@ func (h *BufPane) FindPrevious() bool {
 		h.Cursor.OrigSelection[0] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[0]
 		h.Cursor.OrigSelection[1] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 		h.GotoLoc(h.Cursor.CurSelection[1])
+		h.Buf.UpdateMatchCount(h.Buf.LastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), match[0], h.Buf.LastSearchRegex)
 	} else {
 		h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
+		h.Buf.MatchCount = 0
 	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index df6a20f8d8..7754bc850c 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ func BufMapEvent(k Event, action string) {
 		actionfns = append(actionfns, afn)
 	}
 	bufAction := func(h *BufPane, te *tcell.EventMouse) bool {
+		h.Buf.ShowMatchIdx = false
 		for i, a := range actionfns {
 			var success bool
 			if _, ok := MultiActions[names[i]]; ok {
diff --git a/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index 2735ca467c..87c842482c 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ type Buffer struct {
 	LastSearchRegex bool
 	// HighlightSearch enables highlighting all instances of the last successful search
 	HighlightSearch bool
+	// MatchIdx contains the index of the selected match
+	MatchIdx int
+	MatchCount int
+	ShowMatchIdx bool
 
 	// OverwriteMode indicates that we are in overwrite mode (toggled by
 	// Insert key by default) i.e. that typing a character shall replace the
diff --git a/internal/buffer/search.go b/internal/buffer/search.go
index 3f4f0dad3e..7b06031324 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/search.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/search.go
@@ -189,6 +189,61 @@ func (b *Buffer) FindNext(s string, start, end, from Loc, down bool, useRegex bo
 	return l, found, nil
 }
 
+// UpdateMatchCount updates MatchIdx and MatchCount
+func (b *Buffer) UpdateMatchCount(s string, start, end, current Loc, useRegex bool) (error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		b.MatchIdx = 0
+		b.MatchCount = 0
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var r *regexp.Regexp
+	var err error
+
+	if !useRegex {
+		s = regexp.QuoteMeta(s)
+	}
+
+	if b.Settings["ignorecase"].(bool) {
+		r, err = regexp.Compile("(?i)" + s)
+	} else {
+		r, err = regexp.Compile(s)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		b.MatchIdx = 0
+		b.MatchCount = 0
+		return err
+	}
+
+	i := 0
+	b.MatchIdx = 0
+	loc := start
+	for {
+		match, found := b.findDown(r, loc, end)
+		if !found {
+			break
+		}
+		i++
+		if current.GreaterEqual(match[0]) && current.LessEqual(match[1]) {
+			b.MatchIdx = i
+		}
+		if i >= 1000 {
+			break
+		}
+		if match[0] != match[1] {
+			loc = match[1]
+		} else if match[1] != end {
+			loc = match[1].Move(1, b)
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	b.MatchCount = i
+	b.ShowMatchIdx = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ReplaceRegex replaces all occurrences of 'search' with 'replace' in the given area
 // and returns the number of replacements made and the number of characters
 // added or removed on the last line of the range
diff --git a/internal/display/statusline.go b/internal/display/statusline.go
index 3500355b13..718120259e 100644
--- a/internal/display/statusline.go
+++ b/internal/display/statusline.go
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ var statusInfo = map[string]func(*buffer.Buffer) string{
 	"percentage": func(b *buffer.Buffer) string {
 		return strconv.Itoa((b.GetActiveCursor().Y + 1) * 100 / b.LinesNum())
 	},
+	"matches": func(b *buffer.Buffer) string {
+		if b.MatchCount == 0 {
+			return ""
+		}
+		var matchCount string
+		if b.MatchCount >= 1000 {
+			matchCount = "999+"
+		} else {
+			matchCount = strconv.Itoa(b.MatchCount)
+		}
+
+		if b.ShowMatchIdx && b.MatchIdx > 0 {
+			return "[" +  strconv.Itoa(b.MatchIdx) + "/" + matchCount + "] "
+		}
+		return "[" + matchCount + " matches] "
+	},
 }
 
 func SetStatusInfoFnLua(fn string) {