diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/WorldOverlayRenderer.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/WorldOverlayRenderer.java
index 46f5bd36..d7cd2a5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/WorldOverlayRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/WorldOverlayRenderer.java
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ public class WorldOverlayRenderer implements IKeyStateTracker {
     public void tickKeyStates() {
         if (Minecraft.getMinecraft().currentScreen != null) return;
 
-        if (KeyManager.keyStates.get("world.moboverlay").down) mobOverlay = (mobOverlay + 1) % 2;
+        if (KeyManager.keyStates.get("world.moboverlay").down) {
+            mobOverlay = (mobOverlay + 1) % 2;
+            NEIClientUtils
+                    .printChatMessage(new ChatComponentText(NEIClientUtils.translate("chat.moboverlay." + mobOverlay)));
+        }
         if (KeyManager.keyStates.get("world.chunkoverlay").down) {
             chunkOverlay = (chunkOverlay + 1) % (NEIModContainer.isGT5Loaded() ? 4 : 3);
             // 0-2 (or 3 with gt)
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
index 00b8ed8d..0ead8e70 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ nei.chat.chunkoverlay.0=Chunk Overlay: Off
 nei.chat.chunkoverlay.1=Chunk Overlay: Chunk Corners
 nei.chat.chunkoverlay.2=Chunk Overlay: Chunks
 nei.chat.chunkoverlay.3=Chunk Overlay: GT Ore Veins
+nei.chat.moboverlay.0=Mob Spawning Overlay: §cOff
+nei.chat.moboverlay.1=Mob Spawning Overlay: §2On
 nei.chat.item_link.text=<%s> §6Click to add bookmark: %s
 nei.chat.bookmark_added.text=Bookmark added!