diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index e6131779..920dc4c0 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,13 @@ format_merge(struct format_tree *ft, struct format_tree *from)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Get format pane. */
+struct window_pane *
+format_get_pane(struct format_tree *ft)
+{
+	return (ft->wp);
+}
+
 /* Add item bits to tree. */
 static void
 format_create_add_item(struct format_tree *ft, struct cmdq_item *item)
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 7c0a503a..20ac7c2d 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -4749,6 +4749,8 @@ The following variables are available, where appropriate:
 .It Li "scroll_position" Ta "" Ta "Scroll position in copy mode"
 .It Li "scroll_region_lower" Ta "" Ta "Bottom of scroll region in pane"
 .It Li "scroll_region_upper" Ta "" Ta "Top of scroll region in pane"
+.It Li "search_present" Ta "" Ta "1 if search started in copy mode"
+.It Li "search_match" Ta "" Ta "Search match if any"
 .It Li "selection_active" Ta "" Ta "1 if selection started and changes with the cursor in copy mode"
 .It Li "selection_end_x" Ta "" Ta "X position of the end of the selection"
 .It Li "selection_end_y" Ta "" Ta "Y position of the end of the selection"
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 0b0f1015..b9316ec7 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ struct format_tree *format_create(struct client *, struct cmdq_item *, int,
 		     int);
 void		 format_free(struct format_tree *);
 void		 format_merge(struct format_tree *, struct format_tree *);
+struct window_pane *format_get_pane(struct format_tree *);
 void printflike(3, 4) format_add(struct format_tree *, const char *,
 		     const char *, ...);
 void		 format_add_tv(struct format_tree *, const char *,
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index 889306d2..f30d241e 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include "tmux.h"
 
+struct window_copy_mode_data;
+
 static const char *window_copy_key_table(struct window_mode_entry *);
 static void	window_copy_command(struct window_mode_entry *, struct client *,
 		    struct session *, struct winlink *, struct args *,
@@ -42,7 +44,6 @@ static void	window_copy_pageup1(struct window_mode_entry *, int);
 static int	window_copy_pagedown(struct window_mode_entry *, int, int);
 static void	window_copy_next_paragraph(struct window_mode_entry *);
 static void	window_copy_previous_paragraph(struct window_mode_entry *);
-
 static void	window_copy_redraw_selection(struct window_mode_entry *, u_int);
 static void	window_copy_redraw_lines(struct window_mode_entry *, u_int,
 		    u_int);
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ static void	window_copy_write_line(struct window_mode_entry *,
 		    struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int);
 static void	window_copy_write_lines(struct window_mode_entry *,
 		    struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int, u_int);
-
+static char    *window_copy_match_at_cursor(struct window_copy_mode_data *);
 static void	window_copy_scroll_to(struct window_mode_entry *, u_int, u_int,
 		    int);
 static int	window_copy_search_compare(struct grid *, u_int, u_int,
@@ -60,13 +61,13 @@ static int	window_copy_search_lr(struct grid *, struct grid *, u_int *,
 		    u_int, u_int, u_int, int);
 static int	window_copy_search_rl(struct grid *, struct grid *, u_int *,
 		    u_int, u_int, u_int, int);
-static int	window_copy_last_regex(struct grid *gd, u_int py, u_int first,
-		    u_int last, u_int len, u_int *ppx, u_int *psx,
-		    const char *buf, const regex_t *preg, int eflags);
+static int	window_copy_last_regex(struct grid *, u_int, u_int, u_int,
+		    u_int, u_int *, u_int *, const char *, const regex_t *,
+		    int);
 static char    *window_copy_stringify(struct grid *, u_int, u_int, u_int,
 		    char *, u_int *);
-static void	window_copy_cstrtocellpos(struct grid *, u_int, u_int *, u_int *,
-		    const char *str);
+static void	window_copy_cstrtocellpos(struct grid *, u_int, u_int *,
+		    u_int *, const char *);
 static int	window_copy_search_marks(struct window_mode_entry *,
 		    struct screen *, int, int);
 static void	window_copy_clear_marks(struct window_mode_entry *);
@@ -702,12 +703,40 @@ window_copy_get_line(struct window_pane *wp, u_int y)
 	return (format_grid_line(gd, gd->hsize + y));
 }
 
+static char *
+window_copy_cursor_word_cb(struct format_tree *ft)
+{
+	struct window_pane		*wp = format_get_pane(ft);
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = TAILQ_FIRST(&wp->modes);
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+
+	return (window_copy_get_word(wp, data->cx, data->cy));
+}
+
+static char *
+window_copy_cursor_line_cb(struct format_tree *ft)
+{
+	struct window_pane		*wp = format_get_pane(ft);
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = TAILQ_FIRST(&wp->modes);
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+
+	return (window_copy_get_line(wp, data->cy));
+}
+
+static char *
+window_copy_search_match_cb(struct format_tree *ft)
+{
+	struct window_pane		*wp = format_get_pane(ft);
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = TAILQ_FIRST(&wp->modes);
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+
+	return (window_copy_match_at_cursor(data));
+}
+
 static void
 window_copy_formats(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct format_tree *ft)
 {
 	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
-	struct grid			*gd = data->screen.grid;
-	char				*s;
 
 	format_add(ft, "scroll_position", "%d", data->oy);
 	format_add(ft, "rectangle_toggle", "%d", data->rectflag);
@@ -726,17 +755,11 @@ window_copy_formats(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct format_tree *ft)
 	} else
 		format_add(ft, "selection_active", "%d", 0);
 
-	s = format_grid_word(gd, data->cx, gd->hsize + data->cy);
-	if (s != NULL) {
-		format_add(ft, "copy_cursor_word", "%s", s);
-		free(s);
-	}
+	format_add(ft, "search_present", "%d", data->searchmark != NULL);
+	format_add_cb(ft, "search_match", window_copy_search_match_cb);
 
-	s = format_grid_line(gd, gd->hsize + data->cy);
-	if (s != NULL) {
-		format_add(ft, "copy_cursor_line", "%s", s);
-		free(s);
-	}
+	format_add_cb(ft, "copy_cursor_word", window_copy_cursor_word_cb);
+	format_add_cb(ft, "copy_cursor_line", window_copy_cursor_line_cb);
 }
 
 static void