diff --git a/link/.tmux.conf b/link/.tmux.conf
index 1788b71..d7b90a3 100644
--- a/link/.tmux.conf
+++ b/link/.tmux.conf
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ set -g status-attr dim
 set -g status-left ''
 set -g status-right "%a %b %d %I:%M%p "
 set -g status-fg colour16
+
+# Use blue status bar for local; green status bar for SSHing
 set -g status-bg colour4
+if-shell '[ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]' "set -g status-bg colour2"
 
 setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
 setw -g window-status-current-format ' #[fg=colour16]#I:#W#F '