diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 4d847778..326e3e62 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -8479,6 +8479,7 @@ cmd_omemo_start(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
         }
 
         accounts_add_omemo_state(session_get_account_name(), chatwin->barejid, TRUE);
+        win_println((ProfWin*)chatwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "Initiating OMEMO session with %s...", chatwin->barejid);
         omemo_start_session(chatwin->barejid);
         chatwin->is_omemo = TRUE;
     } else if (window->type == WIN_MUC) {
@@ -8493,6 +8494,7 @@ cmd_omemo_start(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
         if (muc_anonymity_type(mucwin->roomjid) == MUC_ANONYMITY_TYPE_NONANONYMOUS
             && muc_member_type(mucwin->roomjid) == MUC_MEMBER_TYPE_MEMBERS_ONLY) {
             accounts_add_omemo_state(session_get_account_name(), mucwin->roomjid, TRUE);
+            win_println((ProfWin*)mucwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "Initiating OMEMO session in %s...", mucwin->roomjid);
             omemo_start_muc_sessions(mucwin->roomjid);
             mucwin->is_omemo = TRUE;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/omemo/omemo.c b/src/omemo/omemo.c
index e6d3a6ce..2fe05234 100644
--- a/src/omemo/omemo.c
+++ b/src/omemo/omemo.c
@@ -729,8 +729,30 @@ omemo_start_device_session(const char* const jid, uint32_t device_id,
         }
 
         log_debug("[OMEMO] create session with %s device %d", jid, device_id);
+        if (omemo_ctx.notifying) {
+            ProfChatWin* chatwin = wins_get_chat(jid);
+            if (chatwin) {
+                win_println((ProfWin*)chatwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) ready.", jid, device_id);
+            } else {
+                ProfMucWin* mucwin = wins_get_muc(jid);
+                if (mucwin) {
+                    win_println((ProfWin*)mucwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) ready.", jid, device_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     } else {
         log_debug("[OMEMO] session with %s device %d exists", jid, device_id);
+        if (omemo_ctx.notifying) {
+            ProfChatWin* chatwin = wins_get_chat(jid);
+            if (chatwin) {
+                win_println((ProfWin*)chatwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) already exists.", jid, device_id);
+            } else {
+                ProfMucWin* mucwin = wins_get_muc(jid);
+                if (mucwin) {
+                    win_println((ProfWin*)mucwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) already exists.", jid, device_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 out: