diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 970a5ca0..82396b2e 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ server_redraw_locked(struct client *c)
 		screen_write_cursormove(&ctx, 0, 0);
 		screen_write_puts(
 		    &ctx, &gc, "%u failed attempts", password_failures);
+		if (time(NULL) < password_backoff)
+			screen_write_puts(&ctx, &gc, "; sleeping");
 	}
 
 	screen_write_stop(&ctx);
@@ -1183,6 +1185,7 @@ void
 server_second_timers(void)
 {
 	struct window		*w;
+	struct client		*c;
 	struct window_pane	*wp;
 	u_int		 	 i;
 	int			 xtimeout;
@@ -1191,6 +1194,7 @@ server_second_timers(void)
 	time_t		 	 t;
 
 	t = time(NULL);
+
 	xtimeout = options_get_number(&global_s_options, "lock-after-time");
 	if (xtimeout > 0 && t > server_activity + xtimeout)
 		server_lock();
@@ -1206,6 +1210,13 @@ server_second_timers(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (t > password_backoff) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(&clients); i++) {
+			if ((c = ARRAY_ITEM(&clients, i)) != NULL)
+				server_redraw_client(c);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Check for a minute having passed. */
 	gmtime_r(&t, &now);
 	gmtime_r(&last_t, &then);