diff --git a/cmd-choose-window.c b/cmd-choose-window.c
index 04360ec4..dce71c1a 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-window.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-window.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: cmd-choose-window.c,v 1.25 2011-01-07 14:45:33 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: cmd-choose-window.c,v 1.26 2011-01-07 16:55:40 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cmd_choose_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	struct winlink			*wl, *wm;
 	struct window			*w;
 	u_int			 	 idx, cur;
-	char				 flag, *title;
+	char				*flags, *title;
 	const char			*left, *right;
 
 	if (ctx->curclient == NULL) {
@@ -79,20 +79,7 @@ cmd_choose_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 			cur = idx;
 		idx++;
 
-		flag = ' ';
-		if (wm->flags & WINLINK_ACTIVITY)
-			flag = '#';
-		else if (wm->flags & WINLINK_BELL)
-			flag = '!';
-		else if (wm->flags & WINLINK_CONTENT)
-			flag = '+';
-		else if (wm->flags & WINLINK_SILENCE)
-			flag = '~';
-		else if (wm == s->curw)
-			flag = '*';
-		else if (wm == TAILQ_FIRST(&s->lastw))
-			flag = '-';
-
+		flags = window_printable_flags(s, wm);
 		title = w->active->screen->title;
 		if (wm == wl)
 			title = w->active->base.title;
@@ -102,10 +89,12 @@ cmd_choose_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 			left = right = "";
 
 		window_choose_add(wl->window->active,
-		    wm->idx, "%3d: %s%c [%ux%u] (%u panes%s)%s%s%s",
-		    wm->idx, w->name, flag, w->sx, w->sy, window_count_panes(w),
+		    wm->idx, "%3d: %s%s [%ux%u] (%u panes%s)%s%s%s",
+		    wm->idx, w->name, flags, w->sx, w->sy, window_count_panes(w),
 		    w->active->fd == -1 ? ", dead" : "",
 		    left, title, right);
+
+		xfree(flags);
 	}
 
 	cdata = xmalloc(sizeof *cdata);
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index b694068a..9c29c818 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: status.c,v 1.154 2011-01-07 14:32:26 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: status.c,v 1.155 2011-01-07 16:55:40 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -393,21 +393,8 @@ status_replace1(struct client *c,struct winlink *wl,
 		ptr = wl->window->name;
 		goto do_replace;
 	case 'F':
-		tmp[0] = ' ';
-		if (wl->flags & WINLINK_CONTENT)
-			tmp[0] = '+';
-		else if (wl->flags & WINLINK_BELL)
-			tmp[0] = '!';
-		else if (wl->flags & WINLINK_ACTIVITY)
-			tmp[0] = '#';
-		else if (wl->flags & WINLINK_SILENCE)
-			tmp[0] = '~';
-		else if (wl == s->curw)
-			tmp[0] = '*';
-		else if (wl == TAILQ_FIRST(&s->lastw))
-			tmp[0] = '-';
-		tmp[1] = '\0';
-		ptr = tmp;
+		ptr = window_printable_flags(s, wl);
+		freeptr = ptr;
 		goto do_replace;
 	case '[':
 		/*
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 7223354c..63790eb3 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.602 2011-01-07 14:45:34 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.603 2011-01-07 16:55:40 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -1873,6 +1873,8 @@ void		 window_pane_mouse(struct window_pane *,
 int		 window_pane_visible(struct window_pane *);
 char		*window_pane_search(
 		     struct window_pane *, const char *, u_int *);
+char		*window_printable_flags(struct session *, struct winlink *);
+
 struct window_pane *window_pane_find_up(struct window_pane *);
 struct window_pane *window_pane_find_down(struct window_pane *);
 struct window_pane *window_pane_find_left(struct window_pane *);
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 1942e040..0fdc1171 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: window.c,v 1.142 2010-12-06 22:52:21 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: window.c,v 1.143 2011-01-07 16:55:40 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -460,6 +460,32 @@ window_destroy_panes(struct window *w)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Return list of printable window flag symbols. No flags is just a space. */
+char *
+window_printable_flags(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl)
+{
+	char	flags[BUFSIZ];
+	int	pos;
+
+	pos = 0;
+	if (wl->flags & WINLINK_ACTIVITY)
+		flags[pos++] = '#';
+	if (wl->flags & WINLINK_BELL)
+		flags[pos++] = '!';
+	if (wl->flags & WINLINK_CONTENT)
+		flags[pos++] = '+';
+	if (wl->flags & WINLINK_SILENCE)
+		flags[pos++] = '~';
+	if (wl == s->curw)
+		flags[pos++] = '*';
+	if (wl == TAILQ_FIRST(&s->lastw))
+		flags[pos++] = '-';
+	if (pos == 0)
+		flags[pos++] = ' ';
+	flags[pos] = '\0';
+	return (xstrdup(flags));
+}
+
 struct window_pane *
 window_pane_create(struct window *w, u_int sx, u_int sy, u_int hlimit)
 {