diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 7a66cdd5..4df06ea9 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -777,10 +777,13 @@ class InfoMsg extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
                         </If>
                     </div>
                 </If>
-                <div className={cn("terminal-wrapper", {"focus": isTermFocused})} style={{overflowY: "hidden", display: (ptyRemoteId == null ? "none" : "block"), width: CellWidthPx*RemotePtyCols+15}}>
+                <div className={cn("terminal-wrapper", {"focus": isTermFocused}, (remote != null ? "status-" + remote.status : null))} style={{overflowY: "hidden", display: (ptyRemoteId == null ? "none" : "block"), width: CellWidthPx*RemotePtyCols+15}}>
                     <If condition={!isTermFocused}>
                         <div className="term-block" onClick={this.clickTermBlock}></div>
                     </If>
+                    <If condition={inputModel.showNoInputMsg.get()}>
+                        <div className="term-tag">input is only allowed while status is 'connecting'</div>
+                    </If>
                     <div className="terminal" id="term-remote" data-remoteid={ptyRemoteId} style={{height: CellHeightPx*RemotePtyRows}}></div>
                 </div>
                 <If condition={infoMsg && infoMsg.infocomps != null && infoMsg.infocomps.length > 0}>
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index 0010b7d0..13cba520 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -637,6 +637,8 @@ class InputModel {
     infoMsg : OV<InfoType> = mobx.observable.box(null);
     infoTimeoutId : any = null;
     remoteTermWrap : TermWrap;
+    showNoInputMsg : OV<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(false);
+    showNoInputTimeoutId : any = null;
 
     constructor() {
         this.filteredHistoryItems = mobx.computed(() => {
@@ -644,6 +646,22 @@ class InputModel {
         });
     }
 
+    setShowNoInputMsg(val : boolean) {
+        mobx.action(() => {
+            if (this.showNoInputTimeoutId != null) {
+                clearTimeout(this.showNoInputTimeoutId);
+                this.showNoInputTimeoutId = null;
+            }
+            if (val) {
+                this.showNoInputMsg.set(true);
+                this.showNoInputTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => this.setShowNoInputMsg(false), 2000);
+            }
+            else {
+                this.showNoInputMsg.set(false);
+            }
+        })();
+    }
+
     _focusCmdInput() : void {
         let elem = document.getElementById("main-cmd-input");
         if (elem != null) {
@@ -1108,6 +1126,14 @@ class InputModel {
     }
 
     termKeyHandler(remoteId : string, event : any) : void {
+        let remote = GlobalModel.getRemote(remoteId);
+        if (remote == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (remote.status != "connecting") {
+            this.setShowNoInputMsg(true);
+            return;
+        }
         let inputPacket : RemoteInputPacketType = {
             type: "remoteinput",
             remoteid: remoteId,
diff --git a/src/sh2.less b/src/sh2.less
index 8b641490..9bd438eb 100644
--- a/src/sh2.less
+++ b/src/sh2.less
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ html, body, #main {
 
 .cmd-input-info {
     .terminal-wrapper {
+        position: relative;
         background-color: #000;
         padding: 2px 10px 5px 4px;
         margin: 5px 5px 10px 5px;
@@ -418,6 +419,18 @@ html, body, #main {
         &.focus {
             box-shadow: 0 0 3px 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
         }
+
+        .term-tag {
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 0;
+            right: 0;
+            background-color: @term-red;
+            color: white;
+            z-index: 10;
+            font-size: 10px;
+            padding: 4px;
+            font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+        }
     }
 }