diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index c9ee2f666b..8bdeab8c75 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ impl Index {
     self.index_addresses
   }
 
+  pub fn has_inscription_index(&self) -> bool {
+    self.index_inscriptions
+  }
+
   pub fn has_rune_index(&self) -> bool {
     self.index_runes
   }
@@ -512,6 +516,7 @@ impl Index {
       cursed_inscriptions,
       height,
       initial_sync_time: Duration::from_micros(initial_sync_time),
+      inscription_index: self.has_inscription_index(),
       inscriptions: blessed_inscriptions + cursed_inscriptions,
       lost_sats: statistic(Statistic::LostSats)?,
       minimum_rune_for_next_block: Rune::minimum_at_height(
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index 3ab0c49753..267d7d338b 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -3556,6 +3556,8 @@ mod tests {
   <dd>false</dd>
   <dt>address index</dt>
   <dd>false</dd>
+  <dt>inscription index</dt>
+  <dd>true</dd>
   <dt>rune index</dt>
   <dd>false</dd>
   <dt>sat index</dt>
diff --git a/src/templates/status.rs b/src/templates/status.rs
index 043dff6da1..8efe0a2fef 100644
--- a/src/templates/status.rs
+++ b/src/templates/status.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct StatusHtml {
   pub cursed_inscriptions: u64,
   pub height: Option<u32>,
   pub initial_sync_time: Duration,
+  pub inscription_index: bool,
   pub inscriptions: u64,
   pub lost_sats: u64,
   pub minimum_rune_for_next_block: Rune,
diff --git a/templates/status.html b/templates/status.html
index b2356c80f3..be47e68ea7 100644
--- a/templates/status.html
+++ b/templates/status.html
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ <h1>Status</h1>
   <dd>{{ self.unrecoverably_reorged }}</dd>
   <dt>address index</dt>
   <dd>{{ self.address_index }}</dd>
+  <dt>inscription index</dt>
+  <dd>{{ self.inscription_index }}</dd>
   <dt>rune index</dt>
   <dd>{{ self.rune_index }}</dd>
   <dt>sat index</dt>
diff --git a/tests/json_api.rs b/tests/json_api.rs
index 78420bae21..d4ef4de61b 100644
--- a/tests/json_api.rs
+++ b/tests/json_api.rs
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ fn get_status() {
       cursed_inscriptions: 0,
       height: Some(3),
       initial_sync_time: dummy_duration,
+      inscription_index: true,
       inscriptions: 1,
       lost_sats: 0,
       minimum_rune_for_next_block: Rune(99218849511960410),