diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 3a22700..642975a 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -370,11 +370,20 @@ client_grabbuttons(struct client *c, bool focused)
      if((rm = ((x + f) - (c->rgeo.w - c->border))) >  0)        \
           f -= rm;
 
-#define _STATUSLINE(C, b)                                          \
-     sctx = (b ? &c->theme->client_s_sl : &c->theme->client_n_sl); \
-     sctx->barwin = C->titlebar;                                   \
-     status_copy_mousebind(sctx);                                  \
-     status_render(sctx);
+#define _STATUSLINE(C, b)                                               \
+     do {                                                               \
+          sctx = (b ? &c->theme->client_s_sl : &c->theme->client_n_sl); \
+          sctx->barwin = C->titlebar;                                   \
+          status_copy_mousebind(sctx);                                  \
+          status_render(sctx);                                          \
+          if(C->flags & CLIENT_FREE)                                    \
+          {                                                             \
+               sctx = &c->theme->client_f_sl;                           \
+               sctx->barwin = C->titlebar;                              \
+               status_copy_mousebind(sctx);                             \
+               status_render(sctx);                                     \
+          }                                                             \
+     } while(/* CONSTCOND */ 0);
 void
 client_frame_update(struct client *c, struct colpair *cp)
 {
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index e9bf55e..506b92f 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -122,14 +122,18 @@ config_theme(void)
           /* status line */
           t->client_n_sl = status_new_ctx(NULL, t);
           t->client_s_sl = status_new_ctx(NULL, t);
+          t->client_f_sl = status_new_ctx(NULL, t);
 
           ISTRDUP(t->client_n_sl.status, fetch_opt_first(ks[i], "", "client_normal_statusline").str);
           ISTRDUP(t->client_s_sl.status, fetch_opt_first(ks[i], "", "client_sel_statusline").str);
+          ISTRDUP(t->client_f_sl.status, fetch_opt_first(ks[i], "", "client_free_statusline").str);
 
           if(t->client_n_sl.status)
                status_parse(&t->client_n_sl);
           if(t->client_s_sl.status)
                status_parse(&t->client_s_sl);
+          if(t->client_f_sl.status)
+               status_parse(&t->client_f_sl);
 
           SLIST_INSERT_TAIL(&W->h.theme, t, next, p);
 
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index 84d25f9..ab3e38c 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ struct theme
 
      /* client / frame */
      struct colpair client_n, client_s;
-     struct status_ctx client_n_sl, client_s_sl;
+     struct status_ctx client_n_sl, client_s_sl, client_f_sl;
      Color frame_bg;
      int client_titlebar_width;
      int client_border_width;