diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c51b2b6..90b6d9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ The extra options that this plugin provides are:
 * **source**: (Function) a method that called to return a promise that should be resolved with a list of choices in a similar format as the `choices` option in the original `checkbox` prompt of `Inquirer`.
 * **highlight**: (Boolean) if `true`, the current selected choice gets highlighted. Default: `false`.
 * **searchable**: (Boolean) if `true`, allow the user to filter the list. The `source` function gets called everytime the search query is changed. Default: `false`.
+* **showStatus**: (Boolean) if `true`, the current selected choices are shown just after the question.
 
 # Example
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ inquirer.prompt([{
   pageSize: 10,
   highlight: true,
   searchable: true,
+  showStatus: true,
   default: ['yellow', 'red'],
   source: function(answersSoFar, input) {
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b389129..45aea8b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class CheckboxPlusPrompt extends Base {
       this.opt.searchable = false;
     }
 
+    // Default value for the showStatus option
+    if (typeof this.opt.showStatus == 'undefined') {
+      this.opt.showStatus = false;
+    }
+
     // Default value for the default option
     if (typeof this.opt.default == 'undefined') {
       this.opt.default = null;
@@ -210,9 +215,19 @@ class CheckboxPlusPrompt extends Base {
     // Answered
     if (this.status === 'answered') {
 
-      message += chalk.cyan(this.selection.join(', '));
+      message += chalk.cyan(' ' + this.selection.join(', '));
       return this.screen.render(message, bottomContent);
 
+      // Show selected values
+    } else if (this.opt.showStatus) {
+      message += chalk.gray(
+        '[' +
+        _.chain(this.checkedChoices)
+          .map((choice) => _.isObject(choice) ? choice.short || choice.name : choice)
+          .join(', ')
+          .value() +
+        '] '
+      );
     }
 
     // No search query is entered before
@@ -442,20 +457,15 @@ class CheckboxPlusPrompt extends Base {
     // Remove the choice's value from the checked values
     _.remove(this.value, _.isEqual.bind(null, choice.value));
 
-    // Remove the checkedChoices with the value of the current choice
-    _.remove(this.checkedChoices, function(checkedChoice) {
-      return _.isEqual(choice.value, checkedChoice.value);
-    });
-
     choice.checked = false;
 
     // Is the choice checked
     if (checked) {
       this.value.push(choice.value);
-      this.checkedChoices.push(choice);
       choice.checked = true;
     }
 
+    this.checkedChoices = _.filter(this.choices.realChoices, (choice) => choice.checked);
   }
 
   /**