diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index b4976afd..5455bce3 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ src/buttons.c
 src/comms.c
 src/config.c
 src/container.c
+src/coords.c
 src/cursors.c
 src/desktops.c
 src/dialog.c
diff --git a/src/aclass.c b/src/aclass.c
index e1ccf388..e80bac1e 100644
--- a/src/aclass.c
+++ b/src/aclass.c
@@ -933,7 +933,11 @@ ActionGetModifiers(Action * aa)
 static void
 handleAction(EWin * ewin, ActionType * action)
 {
+   if (ewin)
+      ewin->state.in_action = 1;
    EFunc(ewin, action->params);
+   if (ewin)
+      ewin->state.in_action = 0;
 
    /* Did we just hose ourselves? if so, we'd best not stick around here */
    if (mode_action_destroy)
diff --git a/src/coords.c b/src/coords.c
index 8b954e47..86330a3d 100644
--- a/src/coords.c
+++ b/src/coords.c
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 #include "hints.h"
 #include "iclass.h"
 #include "tclass.h"
+#include "timers.h"
 #include "xwin.h"
 
 static EObj        *coord_eo = NULL;
 
-void
-CoordsShow(EWin * ewin)
+static void
+_CoordsShow(EWin * ewin, int mode)
 {
    TextClass          *tc;
    ImageClass         *ic;
@@ -63,7 +64,18 @@ CoordsShow(EWin * ewin)
    h = (ewin->state.shaded) ? ewin->client.h : ewin->shape_h;
    ICCCM_GetIncrementalSize(ewin, w, h, &w, &h);
 
-   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%i x %i (%i, %i)", w, h, x, y);
+   switch (mode)
+     {
+     default:
+     case 0:
+	Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%i x %i (%i, %i)", w, h, x, y);
+	break;
+     case 1:
+	Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), _("Focused/unfocused opacity: %d/%d %%"),
+		  OpacityToPercent(ewin->props.focused_opacity),
+		  OpacityToPercent(ewin->ewmh.opacity));
+	break;
+     }
    TextSize(tc, 0, 0, 0, s, &cw, &ch, 17);
    pad = ImageclassGetPadding(ic);
    cw += pad->left + pad->right;
@@ -148,3 +160,30 @@ CoordsHide(void)
 #endif
      }
 }
+
+void
+CoordsShow(EWin * ewin)
+{
+   _CoordsShow(ewin, 0);
+}
+
+static Timer       *timer_show_op = NULL;
+
+static int
+_CoordsHideTimeout(void *data __UNUSED__)
+{
+   CoordsHide();
+
+   timer_show_op = NULL;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+void
+CoordsShowOpacity(EWin * ewin)
+{
+   EwinShapeSet(ewin);
+   ewin->state.show_coords = 1;
+   _CoordsShow(ewin, 1);
+   TIMER_DEL(timer_show_op);
+   TIMER_ADD(timer_show_op, 1., _CoordsHideTimeout, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/ewins.h b/src/ewins.h
index a45710c4..83f147f8 100644
--- a/src/ewins.h
+++ b/src/ewins.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct _ewin {
       unsigned            show_coords:1;
       unsigned            maximizing:1;
       unsigned            shading:1;
+      unsigned            in_action:1;
 
       /* Derived state flags. Change only in EwinStateUpdate() */
       unsigned            no_border:1;
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ void                ArrangeEwins(const char *params);
 
 /* coords.c */
 void                CoordsShow(EWin * ewin);
+void                CoordsShowOpacity(EWin * ewin);
 void                CoordsHide(void);
 
 /* dock.c */
diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index 306f8786..d0ebb2a3 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -404,17 +404,22 @@ doMoveConstrainedNoGroup(EWin * ewin, const char *params)
 }
 #endif
 
+static Timer       *op_timer = NULL;
+
 static int
 OpacityTimeout(void *data)
 {
    EWin               *ewin = (EWin *) data;
 
    if (!EwinFindByPtr(ewin))	/* May be gone */
-      return 0;
+      goto done;
 
    if (ewin->state.active)
       EoChangeOpacity(ewin, ewin->props.focused_opacity);
 
+ done:
+   ewin->state.show_coords = 0;
+   op_timer = NULL;
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -703,12 +708,13 @@ IpcWinop(const WinOp * wop, EWin * ewin, const char *prm)
 	EwinOpSetOpacity(ewin, OPSRC_USER, a);
 	if (a && ewin->state.active)
 	  {
-	     Timer              *op_timer;
-
 	     EoChangeOpacity(ewin, OpacityFromPercent(a));
+	     TIMER_DEL(op_timer);
 	     if (ewin->props.focused_opacity)
 		TIMER_ADD(op_timer, 0.001 * 700, OpacityTimeout, ewin);
 	  }
+	if (ewin->state.in_action)
+	   CoordsShowOpacity(ewin);
 	break;
 
      case EWIN_OP_FOCUSED_OPACITY:
@@ -724,6 +730,8 @@ IpcWinop(const WinOp * wop, EWin * ewin, const char *prm)
 	   b += a;
 	a = (b < 0) ? 0 : (b > 100) ? 100 : b;
 	EwinOpSetFocusedOpacity(ewin, OPSRC_USER, a);
+	if (ewin->state.in_action)
+	   CoordsShowOpacity(ewin);
 	break;
 
      case EWIN_OP_SNAP: