diff --git a/src/Text.cpp b/src/Text.cpp
index 0c27d51fa2..8337e6db4f 100644
--- a/src/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/Text.cpp
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ bool Text::read(Lexer & lex,
 }
 
 
-// Returns the current font and depth as a message.
+// Returns the current state (font, depth etc.) as a message for status bar.
 docstring Text::currentState(Cursor const & cur, bool devel_mode) const
 {
 	LBUFERR(this == cur.text());
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ docstring Text::currentState(Cursor const & cur, bool devel_mode) const
 	os << bformat(_("Font: %1$s"), font.stateText(&buf.params()));
 
 	// The paragraph depth
-	int depth = cur.paragraph().getDepth();
+	int depth = par.getDepth();
 	if (depth > 0)
 		os << bformat(_(", Depth: %1$d"), depth);
 
@@ -1956,6 +1956,11 @@ docstring Text::currentState(Cursor const & cur, bool devel_mode) const
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Custom text style
+	InsetLayout const & layout = cur.inset().getLayout();
+	if (layout.lyxtype() == InsetLayout::CHARSTYLE)
+		os << _(", Style: ") << translateIfPossible(layout.labelstring());
+
 	if (devel_mode) {
 		os << _(", Inset: ") << &cur.inset();
 		os << _(", Paragraph: ") << cur.pit();
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index 295286c2fb..57da79c4e5 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ What's new
 - Update autocorrect in mathed so that pressing '*' after a delimiter will
   cycle through all sizes.
 
+- Display character styles along with fonts in status bar (bug 11951).
+
 
 * MISCELLANEOUS