diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 69f87f08..ff34a1d4 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -501,7 +501,13 @@ void mention_name_and_linecount(void)
 {
 	size_t count = openfile->filebot->lineno -
 						(openfile->filebot->data[0] == '\0' ? 1 : 0);
+
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
+	if (ISSET(MINIBAR)) {
+		report_size = TRUE;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (openfile->fmt != NIX_FILE)
 		/* TRANSLATORS: First %s is file name, second %s is file format. */
 		statusline(HUSH, P_("%s -- %zu line (%s)", "%s -- %zu lines (%s)", count),
@@ -1982,8 +1988,13 @@ bool write_file(const char *name, FILE *thefile, bool tmp,
 		titlebar(NULL);
 	}
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+	if (ISSET(MINIBAR) && fullbuffer && !tmp)
+		report_size = TRUE;
+	else
+#endif
 	if (!tmp)
-		statusline(HUSH, P_("Wrote %zu line", "Wrote %zu lines",
+		statusline(REMARK, P_("Wrote %zu line", "Wrote %zu lines",
 								lineswritten), lineswritten);
 	retval = TRUE;
 
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 8b2bb7ac..b2177665 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ bool we_are_running = FALSE;
 		/* Becomes TRUE as soon as all options and files have been read. */
 bool more_than_one = FALSE;
 		/* Whether more than one buffer is or has been open. */
-
+bool report_size = TRUE;
+		/* Whether to show the number of lines when the minibar is used. */
 bool ran_a_tool = FALSE;
 		/* Whether a tool has been run at the Execute-Command prompt. */
 
diff --git a/src/prototypes.h b/src/prototypes.h
index adfb81d1..97e98308 100644
--- a/src/prototypes.h
+++ b/src/prototypes.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern bool bracketed_paste;
 
 extern bool we_are_running;
 extern bool more_than_one;
-
+extern bool report_size;
 extern bool ran_a_tool;
 
 extern bool inhelp;
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index f6a64322..9358bc10 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ void minibar(void)
 	char *thisline = openfile->current->data;
 	char *hexadecimal = nmalloc(9);
 	char *location = nmalloc(44);
-	char *thename = NULL, *ranking = NULL;
+	char *thename = NULL, *number_of_lines = NULL, *ranking = NULL;
 	wchar_t widecode;
 
 	/* Draw a colored bar over the full width of the screen. */
@@ -2088,8 +2088,16 @@ void minibar(void)
 	mvwaddstr(bottomwin, 0, 2, thename);
 	waddstr(bottomwin, openfile->modified ? " *" : "  ");
 
+	if (report_size) {
+		size_t count = openfile->filebot->lineno - (openfile->filebot->data[0] == '\0');
+
+		number_of_lines = nmalloc(44);
+		sprintf(number_of_lines, P_(" (%zu line)", " (%zu lines)", count), count);
+		waddstr(bottomwin, number_of_lines);
+		report_size = FALSE;
+	}
 #ifdef ENABLE_MULTIBUFFER
-	if (openfile->next != openfile) {
+	else if (openfile->next != openfile) {
 		ranking = nmalloc(24);
 		sprintf(ranking, " [%i/%i]", buffer_number(openfile), buffer_number(startfile->prev));
 		waddstr(bottomwin, ranking);
@@ -2119,6 +2127,7 @@ void minibar(void)
 	wattroff(bottomwin, interface_color_pair[TITLE_BAR]);
 	wrefresh(bottomwin);
 
+	free(number_of_lines);
 	free(hexadecimal);
 	free(location);
 	free(thename);