diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
index 50f51c35a..34065bf33 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
@@ -801,10 +802,30 @@ func (self *FilesController) handleStatusFilterPressed() error {
 	})
 }
 
+func (self *FilesController) filteringLabel(filter filetree.FileTreeDisplayFilter) string {
+	switch filter {
+	case filetree.DisplayAll:
+		return ""
+	case filetree.DisplayStaged:
+		return self.c.Tr.FilterLabelStagedFiles
+	case filetree.DisplayUnstaged:
+		return self.c.Tr.FilterLabelUnstagedFiles
+	case filetree.DisplayTracked:
+		return self.c.Tr.FilterLabelTrackedFiles
+	case filetree.DisplayUntracked:
+		return self.c.Tr.FilterLabelUntrackedFiles
+	case filetree.DisplayConflicted:
+		return self.c.Tr.FilterLabelConflictingFiles
+	}
+
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected files display filter: %d", filter))
+}
+
 func (self *FilesController) setStatusFiltering(filter filetree.FileTreeDisplayFilter) error {
 	previousFilter := self.context().GetFilter()
 
 	self.context().FileTreeViewModel.SetStatusFilter(filter)
+	self.c.Contexts().Files.GetView().Subtitle = self.filteringLabel(filter)
 
 	// Whenever we switch between untracked and other filters, we need to refresh the files view
 	// because the untracked files filter applies when running `git status`.
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 645435078..b9a90af60 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -591,9 +591,11 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshStateFiles() error {
 	if conflictFileCount > 0 && prevConflictFileCount == 0 {
 		if fileTreeViewModel.GetFilter() == filetree.DisplayAll {
 			fileTreeViewModel.SetStatusFilter(filetree.DisplayConflicted)
+			self.c.Contexts().Files.GetView().Subtitle = self.c.Tr.FilterLabelConflictingFiles
 		}
 	} else if conflictFileCount == 0 && fileTreeViewModel.GetFilter() == filetree.DisplayConflicted {
 		fileTreeViewModel.SetStatusFilter(filetree.DisplayAll)
+		self.c.Contexts().Files.GetView().Subtitle = ""
 	}
 
 	self.c.Model().Files = files
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 7bf771e1f..a5584667a 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	FilterTrackedFiles                    string
 	FilterUntrackedFiles                  string
 	NoFilter                              string
+	FilterLabelStagedFiles                string
+	FilterLabelUnstagedFiles              string
+	FilterLabelTrackedFiles               string
+	FilterLabelUntrackedFiles             string
+	FilterLabelConflictingFiles           string
 	MergeConflictsTitle                   string
 	Checkout                              string
 	CheckoutTooltip                       string
@@ -1116,6 +1121,11 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		FilterTrackedFiles:                   "Show only tracked files",
 		FilterUntrackedFiles:                 "Show only untracked files",
 		NoFilter:                             "No filter",
+		FilterLabelStagedFiles:               "(only staged)",
+		FilterLabelUnstagedFiles:             "(only unstaged)",
+		FilterLabelTrackedFiles:              "(only tracked)",
+		FilterLabelUntrackedFiles:            "(only untracked)",
+		FilterLabelConflictingFiles:          "(only conflicting)",
 		NoChangedFiles:                       "No changed files",
 		SoftReset:                            "Soft reset",
 		AlreadyCheckedOutBranch:              "You have already checked out this branch",