diff --git a/lua/refjump/counter.lua b/lua/refjump/counter.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cab2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/refjump/counter.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+local M = {}
+
+---Namespace for counter virtual text extmarks
+local counter_namespace = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace('RefjumpCounter')
+
+---Name of the highlight group for the counter
+local counter_hl_name = 'RefjumpCounter'
+
+---Create fallback highlight group if it doesn't exist
+function M.create_fallback_hl_group(fallback_hl)
+  local hl = vim.api.nvim_get_hl(0, { name = counter_hl_name })
+
+  if vim.tbl_isempty(hl) then
+    -- Create a distinctive highlight: yellow/orange text on dark background
+    -- with bold for extra visibility
+    vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, counter_hl_name, {
+      fg = '#FFA500', -- Orange/yellow color
+      bold = true,
+      default = true,
+    })
+  end
+end
+
+---Show virtual text counter at the end of the current line
+---@param current_index integer Current reference index (1-based)
+---@param total_count integer Total number of references
+---@param bufnr integer Buffer number
+function M.show(current_index, total_count, bufnr)
+  if not require('refjump').get_options().counter.enable then
+    return
+  end
+
+  -- Get current cursor position
+  local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+  local line = cursor[1] - 1 -- Convert to 0-indexed
+
+  -- Clear any existing counter in this buffer
+  M.clear(bufnr)
+
+  -- Format the counter text
+  local text = string.format(' [%d/%d]', current_index, total_count)
+
+  -- Add virtual text at end of line
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, counter_namespace, line, 0, {
+    virt_text = { { text, counter_hl_name } },
+    virt_text_pos = 'eol',
+    priority = 100,
+  })
+end
+
+---Clear counter virtual text from buffer
+---@param bufnr integer Buffer number (0 for current buffer)
+function M.clear(bufnr)
+  bufnr = bufnr or 0
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(bufnr, counter_namespace, 0, -1)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/refjump/highlight.lua b/lua/refjump/highlight.lua
index d302dca..7222b1c 100644
--- a/lua/refjump/highlight.lua
+++ b/lua/refjump/highlight.lua
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ end
 function M.disable()
   if not highlight_references then
     vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(0, highlight_namespace, 0, -1)
+    require('refjump.counter').clear(0)
   else
     highlight_references = false
   end
@@ -62,4 +63,16 @@ function M.auto_clear_reference_highlights()
   })
 end
 
+function M.clear_on_escape()
+  local esc = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>', true, false, true)
+  local ctrl_c = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<C-c>', true, false, true)
+
+  vim.on_key(function(key)
+    -- Listen for escape or ctrl-c without blocking them
+    if key == esc or key == ctrl_c then
+      M.disable()
+    end
+  end, vim.api.nvim_create_namespace('refjump_escape_listener'))
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/refjump/init.lua b/lua/refjump/init.lua
index cffc23a..dde61d0 100644
--- a/lua/refjump/init.lua
+++ b/lua/refjump/init.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ local M = {}
 ---@class RefjumpHighlightOptions
 ---@field enable? boolean Highlight the LSP references on jump
 ---@field auto_clear boolean Automatically clear highlights when cursor moves
+---@field clear_on_escape? boolean Listen for escape key to clear highlights (non-intrusive)
+
+---@class RefjumpCounterOptions
+---@field enable? boolean Show virtual text counter at end of line
+---@field hl_group? string Highlight group for counter text
 
 ---@class RefjumpIntegrationOptions
 ---@field demicolon? { enable?: boolean } Make `]r`/`[r` repeatable with `;`/`,` using demicolon.nvim
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ local M = {}
 ---@class RefjumpOptions
 ---@field keymaps? RefjumpKeymapOptions
 ---@field highlights? RefjumpHighlightOptions
+---@field counter? RefjumpCounterOptions
 ---@field integrations? RefjumpIntegrationOptions
 ---@field verbose? boolean Print message if no reference is found
 local options = {
@@ -26,6 +32,11 @@ local options = {
   highlights = {
     enable = true,
     auto_clear = true,
+    clear_on_escape = false,
+  },
+  counter = {
+    enable = true,
+    hl_group = 'WarningMsg',
   },
   integrations = {
     demicolon = {
@@ -54,6 +65,14 @@ function M.setup(opts)
     if options.highlights.auto_clear then
       require('refjump.highlight').auto_clear_reference_highlights()
     end
+
+    if options.highlights.clear_on_escape then
+      require('refjump.highlight').clear_on_escape()
+    end
+  end
+
+  if options.counter.enable then
+    require('refjump.counter').create_fallback_hl_group(options.counter.hl_group)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/refjump/jump.lua b/lua/refjump/jump.lua
index 66c4eb6..183f84b 100644
--- a/lua/refjump/jump.lua
+++ b/lua/refjump/jump.lua
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ local function jump_to(next_reference)
   vim.cmd('normal! zv')
 end
 
+---Find the index of a reference in the references list
+---@param reference RefjumpReference
+---@param references RefjumpReference[]
+---@return integer|nil
+local function find_reference_index(reference, references)
+  for i, ref in ipairs(references) do
+    if ref.range.start.line == reference.range.start.line
+        and ref.range.start.character == reference.range.start.character then
+      return i
+    end
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
 ---@param next_reference RefjumpReference
 ---@param forward boolean
 ---@param references RefjumpReference[]
@@ -74,6 +88,14 @@ local function jump_to_next_reference(next_reference, forward, references)
 
   if next_reference then
     jump_to(next_reference)
+
+    -- Display current index and total count
+    local current_index = find_reference_index(next_reference, references)
+    if current_index then
+      local total_count = #references
+      local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+      require('refjump.counter').show(current_index, total_count, bufnr)
+    end
   else
     vim.notify('refjump.nvim: Could not find the next reference', vim.log.levels.WARN)
   end