diff --git a/list/list.go b/list/list.go
index aace11c8..c4e2e3a6 100644
--- a/list/list.go
+++ b/list/list.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type Rank struct {
 // DefaultFilter uses the sahilm/fuzzy to filter through the list.
 // This is set by default.
 func DefaultFilter(term string, targets []string) []Rank {
-	var ranks fuzzy.Matches = fuzzy.Find(term, targets)
+	var ranks = fuzzy.Find(term, targets)
 	sort.Stable(ranks)
 	result := make([]Rank, len(ranks))
 	for i, r := range ranks {
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ type Model struct {
 	showHelp         bool
 	filteringEnabled bool
 
+	itemNameSingular string
+	itemNamePlural   string
+
 	Title  string
 	Styles Styles
 
@@ -202,6 +205,8 @@ func New(items []Item, delegate ItemDelegate, width, height int) Model {
 		showStatusBar:         true,
 		showPagination:        true,
 		showHelp:              true,
+		itemNameSingular:      "item",
+		itemNamePlural:        "items",
 		filteringEnabled:      true,
 		KeyMap:                DefaultKeyMap(),
 		Filter:                DefaultFilter,
@@ -286,6 +291,18 @@ func (m Model) ShowStatusBar() bool {
 	return m.showStatusBar
 }
 
+// SetStatusBarItemName defines a replacement for the items identifier. Defaults
+// to item/items
+func (m *Model) SetStatusBarItemName(singular, plural string) {
+	m.itemNameSingular = singular
+	m.itemNamePlural = plural
+}
+
+// StatusBarItemName returns singular and plural status bar item names
+func (m Model) StatusBarItemName() (string, string) {
+	return m.itemNameSingular, m.itemNamePlural
+}
+
 // ShowingPagination hides or shoes the paginator. Note that pagination will
 // still be active, it simply won't be displayed.
 func (m *Model) SetShowPagination(v bool) {
@@ -1048,21 +1065,25 @@ func (m Model) statusView() string {
 	totalItems := len(m.items)
 	visibleItems := len(m.VisibleItems())
 
-	plural := ""
+	var itemName string
 	if visibleItems != 1 {
-		plural = "s"
+		itemName = m.itemNamePlural
+	} else {
+		itemName = m.itemNameSingular
 	}
 
+	itemsDisplay := fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", visibleItems, itemName)
+
 	if m.filterState == Filtering {
 		// Filter results
 		if visibleItems == 0 {
 			status = m.Styles.StatusEmpty.Render("Nothing matched")
 		} else {
-			status = fmt.Sprintf("%d item%s", visibleItems, plural)
+			status = itemsDisplay
 		}
 	} else if len(m.items) == 0 {
 		// Not filtering: no items.
-		status = m.Styles.StatusEmpty.Render("No items")
+		status = m.Styles.StatusEmpty.Render("No " + m.itemNamePlural)
 	} else {
 		// Normal
 		filtered := m.FilterState() == FilterApplied
@@ -1073,7 +1094,7 @@ func (m Model) statusView() string {
 			status += fmt.Sprintf("“%s” ", f)
 		}
 
-		status += fmt.Sprintf("%d item%s", visibleItems, plural)
+		status += itemsDisplay
 	}
 
 	numFiltered := totalItems - visibleItems
@@ -1117,7 +1138,7 @@ func (m Model) populatedView() string {
 		if m.filterState == Filtering {
 			return ""
 		}
-		return m.Styles.NoItems.Render("No items found.")
+		return m.Styles.NoItems.Render("No " + m.itemNamePlural + " found.")
 	}
 
 	if len(items) > 0 {
diff --git a/list/list_test.go b/list/list_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c925aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/list/list_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package list
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+type item string
+
+func (i item) FilterValue() string { return "" }
+
+type itemDelegate struct{}
+
+func (d itemDelegate) Height() int                          { return 1 }
+func (d itemDelegate) Spacing() int                         { return 0 }
+func (d itemDelegate) Update(msg tea.Msg, m *Model) tea.Cmd { return nil }
+func (d itemDelegate) Render(w io.Writer, m Model, index int, listItem Item) {
+	i, ok := listItem.(item)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("%d. %s", index+1, i)
+	fmt.Fprint(w, m.Styles.TitleBar.Render(str))
+}
+
+func TestStatusBarItemName(t *testing.T) {
+	list := New([]Item{item("foo"), item("bar")}, itemDelegate{}, 10, 10)
+	expected := "2 items"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+
+	list.SetItems([]Item{item("foo")})
+	expected = "1 item"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStatusBarWithoutItems(t *testing.T) {
+	list := New([]Item{}, itemDelegate{}, 10, 10)
+
+	expected := "No items"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCustomStatusBarItemName(t *testing.T) {
+	list := New([]Item{item("foo"), item("bar")}, itemDelegate{}, 10, 10)
+	list.SetStatusBarItemName("connection", "connections")
+
+	expected := "2 connections"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+
+	list.SetItems([]Item{item("foo")})
+	expected = "1 connection"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+
+	list.SetItems([]Item{})
+	expected = "No connections"
+	if !strings.Contains(list.statusView(), expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain %s", expected)
+	}
+}