diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui.go b/pkg/tui/tui.go
index 2126e92..bb5cb51 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui.go
@@ -786,17 +786,22 @@ func (m *model) conversationView() string {
 		// write message heading with space for content
 		user := style.Render(icon + friendly)
 
-		var saved string
+		var prefix string
+		var suffix string
+
+		faint := lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true)
+		if m.focus == focusMessages {
+			if i == m.selectedMessage {
+				prefix = "> "
+			}
+			suffix += faint.Render(fmt.Sprintf(" (%d/%d)", i+1, msgCnt))
+		}
+
 		if message.ID == 0 {
-			saved = lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true).Render(" (not saved)")
+			suffix += faint.Render(" (not saved)")
 		}
 
-		var selectedPrefix string
-		if m.focus == focusMessages && i == m.selectedMessage {
-			selectedPrefix = "> "
-		}
-
-		header := lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(1).Render(selectedPrefix + user + saved)
+		header := lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(1).Render(prefix + user + suffix)
 		sb.WriteString(header)
 		lineCnt += lipgloss.Height(header)