diff --git a/cmd-display-panes.c b/cmd-display-panes.c
index e670c1b9..6a2fbfd8 100644
--- a/cmd-display-panes.c
+++ b/cmd-display-panes.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cmd_display_panes_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	else
 		c->identify_callback_data = xstrdup("select-pane -t '%%'");
 
-	server_set_identify(c);
+	server_client_set_identify(c);
 
 	return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
 }
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 4ea79e3d..c983f32f 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -49,6 +49,49 @@ static void	server_client_dispatch_command(struct client *, struct imsg *);
 static void	server_client_dispatch_identify(struct client *, struct imsg *);
 static void	server_client_dispatch_shell(struct client *);
 
+/* Idenfity mode callback. */
+static void
+server_client_callback_identify(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *data)
+{
+	server_client_clear_identify(data, NULL);
+}
+
+/* Set identify mode on client. */
+void
+server_client_set_identify(struct client *c)
+{
+	struct timeval	tv;
+	int		delay;
+
+	delay = options_get_number(c->session->options, "display-panes-time");
+	tv.tv_sec = delay / 1000;
+	tv.tv_usec = (delay % 1000) * 1000L;
+
+	if (event_initialized(&c->identify_timer))
+		evtimer_del(&c->identify_timer);
+	evtimer_set(&c->identify_timer, server_client_callback_identify, c);
+	evtimer_add(&c->identify_timer, &tv);
+
+	c->flags |= CLIENT_IDENTIFY;
+	c->tty.flags |= (TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR);
+	server_redraw_client(c);
+}
+
+/* Clear identify mode on client. */
+void
+server_client_clear_identify(struct client *c, struct window_pane *wp)
+{
+	if (~c->flags & CLIENT_IDENTIFY)
+		return;
+	c->flags &= ~CLIENT_IDENTIFY;
+
+	if (c->identify_callback != NULL)
+		c->identify_callback(c, wp);
+
+	c->tty.flags &= ~(TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR);
+	server_redraw_client(c);
+}
+
 /* Check if this client is inside this server. */
 int
 server_client_check_nested(struct client *c)
@@ -192,7 +235,7 @@ server_client_lost(struct client *c)
 
 	c->flags |= CLIENT_DEAD;
 
-	server_clear_identify(c, NULL);
+	server_client_clear_identify(c, NULL);
 	status_prompt_clear(c);
 	status_message_clear(c);
 
@@ -760,14 +803,14 @@ server_client_handle_key(struct client *c, key_code key)
 		wp = window_pane_at_index(w, key - '0');
 		if (wp != NULL && !window_pane_visible(wp))
 			wp = NULL;
-		server_clear_identify(c, wp);
+		server_client_clear_identify(c, wp);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Handle status line. */
 	if (!(c->flags & CLIENT_READONLY)) {
 		status_message_clear(c);
-		server_clear_identify(c, NULL);
+		server_client_clear_identify(c, NULL);
 	}
 	if (c->prompt_string != NULL) {
 		if (c->flags & CLIENT_READONLY)
diff --git a/server-fn.c b/server-fn.c
index 9d7702a7..53bcb6b5 100644
--- a/server-fn.c
+++ b/server-fn.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "tmux.h"
 
 static struct session	*server_next_session(struct session *);
-static void		 server_callback_identify(int, short, void *);
 static void		 server_destroy_session_group(struct session *);
 
 void
@@ -405,46 +404,6 @@ server_check_unattached(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-server_set_identify(struct client *c)
-{
-	struct timeval	tv;
-	int		delay;
-
-	delay = options_get_number(c->session->options, "display-panes-time");
-	tv.tv_sec = delay / 1000;
-	tv.tv_usec = (delay % 1000) * 1000L;
-
-	if (event_initialized(&c->identify_timer))
-		evtimer_del(&c->identify_timer);
-	evtimer_set(&c->identify_timer, server_callback_identify, c);
-	evtimer_add(&c->identify_timer, &tv);
-
-	c->flags |= CLIENT_IDENTIFY;
-	c->tty.flags |= (TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR);
-	server_redraw_client(c);
-}
-
-void
-server_clear_identify(struct client *c, struct window_pane *wp)
-{
-	if (~c->flags & CLIENT_IDENTIFY)
-		return;
-	c->flags &= ~CLIENT_IDENTIFY;
-
-	if (c->identify_callback != NULL)
-		c->identify_callback(c, wp);
-
-	c->tty.flags &= ~(TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR);
-	server_redraw_client(c);
-}
-
-static void
-server_callback_identify(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *data)
-{
-	server_clear_identify(data, NULL);
-}
-
 /* Set stdin callback. */
 int
 server_set_stdin_callback(struct client *c, void (*cb)(struct client *, int,
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index a0978a1c..fa7ef636 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1819,6 +1819,8 @@ void	 server_update_socket(void);
 void	 server_add_accept(int);
 
 /* server-client.c */
+void	 server_client_set_identify(struct client *);
+void	 server_client_clear_identify(struct client *, struct window_pane *);
 void	 server_client_set_key_table(struct client *, const char *);
 const char *server_client_get_key_table(struct client *);
 int	 server_client_is_default_key_table(struct client *);
@@ -1858,8 +1860,6 @@ void	 server_unlink_window(struct session *, struct winlink *);
 void	 server_destroy_pane(struct window_pane *, int);
 void	 server_destroy_session(struct session *);
 void	 server_check_unattached(void);
-void	 server_set_identify(struct client *);
-void	 server_clear_identify(struct client *, struct window_pane *);
 int	 server_set_stdin_callback(struct client *, void (*)(struct client *,
 	     int, void *), void *, char **);
 void	 server_unzoom_window(struct window *);