diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 605eec3..ce0e39a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ set -g @floax-session-name 'some-other-session-name'
 
 # Change the title of the floating window
 set -g @floax-title 'floax'
+
+# If you want to enable the status bar, you can set this to 'on'
+set -g @floax-status-bar 'off'
 ```
 
 ## Known issues 🐞
+
 - ~Sizing too much down will break the script~
 
 ## Contributors 🙌
diff --git a/floax.tmux b/floax.tmux
index 00439aa..a5a6344 100755
--- a/floax.tmux
+++ b/floax.tmux
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ tmux setenv -g FLOAX_TEXT_COLOR "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-text-color' '
 tmux setenv -g FLOAX_TITLE "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-title' "${DEFAULT_TITLE}")"
 tmux setenv -g FLOAX_CHANGE_PATH "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-change-path' 'true')"
 tmux setenv -g FLOAX_PREFIX "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-prefix' 'C')"
+tmux setenv -g FLOAX_STATUS_BAR "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-status-bar' 'off')"
 tmux setenv -g FLOAX_SESSION_NAME "$(tmux_option_or_fallback '@floax-session-name' "${DEFAULT_SESSION_NAME}")"
 
 eval "$(tmux showenv -s)"
diff --git a/scripts/floax.sh b/scripts/floax.sh
index f4b5240..d55ee84 100755
--- a/scripts/floax.sh
+++ b/scripts/floax.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$CURRENT_DIR/utils.sh"
+FLOAX_STATUS_BAR=$(envvar_value FLOAX_STATUS_BAR)
 
 tmux setenv -g ORIGIN_SESSION "$(tmux display -p '#{session_name}')"
 if [ "$(tmux display-message -p '#{session_name}')" = "$FLOAX_SESSION_NAME" ]; then
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ else
     else
         # Create a new session named 'scratch' and attach to it
         tmux new-session -d -c "$(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_path}')" -s "$FLOAX_SESSION_NAME"
-        tmux set-option -t "$FLOAX_SESSION_NAME" status off
+        tmux set-option -t "$FLOAX_SESSION_NAME" status "${FLOAX_STATUS_BAR}"
         tmux_popup
     fi
 fi