diff --git a/tmux/.config/tmux/tmux.conf b/tmux/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
index b77c4fd..aed3d71 100644
--- a/tmux/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -g prefix C-a
 bind C-a send-prefix
 
 # reload config file
-bind r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message "tmux configuration reloaded"
+bind r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message " ✱ tmux.conf is reloaded"
 
 #####################
 #     BEHAVIOUR     #
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ set -g status-bg black             # default background colour
 set -g window-status-separator ' ' # status separator - space
 set -g status-left ""              # left status bar not used
 
-# right status bar - iso8601 date + time
-set -g status-right "#[fg=black,bg=colour6] %y-%m-%d #[bg=black] #[fg=black,bg=colour4] %H:%M "
+# right status bar - prefix/copy status - iso8601 date + time
+set -g status-right "#{prefix_highlight} #[fg=black,bg=colour6] %y-%m-%d #[bg=black] #[fg=black,bg=colour4] %H:%M "
 
 # current window
 set -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=black,bg=colour4] #I #[fg=colour4,bg=colour240,bold] #W "
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ set -g pane-border-bg colour236        # border background colour of inactive pa
 set -g message-fg black   # foreground colour of messages
 set -g message-bg colour5 # background colour of messages
 
+# prefix highlight
+set -g @prefix_highlight_fg black                          # highlight foreground
+set -g @prefix_highlight_bg colour5                        # highlight background
+set -g @prefix_highlight_show_copy_mode on                 # show when in copy-mode
+set -g @prefix_highlight_copy_mode_attr fg=black,bg=yellow # copy-mode bg/fg
+
 #####################
 #TMUX PLUGIN MANAGER#
 #####################
@@ -54,11 +60,12 @@ set -g message-bg colour5 # background colour of messages
 set-environment -g TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH '~/.config/tmux/plugins'
 
 # list of plugins
-set -g @tpm_plugins '               \
-    tmux-plugins/tpm                \
-    tmux-plugins/tmux-yank          \
-    tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible      \
-    tmux-plugins/tmux-pain-control  \
+set -g @tpm_plugins '                  \
+    tmux-plugins/tpm                   \
+    tmux-plugins/tmux-yank             \
+    tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible         \
+    tmux-plugins/tmux-pain-control     \
+    tmux-plugins/tmux-prefix-highlight \
 '
 
 # other examples: