diff --git a/src/client.cc b/src/client.cc
index af1c4add5..09a39288d 100644
--- a/src/client.cc
+++ b/src/client.cc
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ String generate_context_info(const Context& context)
         s += "[fifo]";
     if (context.buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Debug)
         s += "[debug]";
+    if (context.buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::ReadOnly)
+        s += "[readonly]";
     return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/regression/3398-readonly-fifo-failure/script b/test/regression/3398-readonly-fifo-failure/script
index 6962c7823..b1df0d620 100644
--- a/test/regression/3398-readonly-fifo-failure/script
+++ b/test/regression/3398-readonly-fifo-failure/script
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "set_ui_options", "params": [{}] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "cyan", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }'
-ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "[scratch][fifo]" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - client0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
+ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "[scratch][fifo][readonly]" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - client0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "set_cursor", "params": ["buffer", { "line": 0, "column": 0 }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "b" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "lah\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'