diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ea4c291c..b72236173 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1074,6 +1074,12 @@
           "default": "",
           "markdownDescription": "The jobname argument of the compiling tool, which is used by the extension to find project files (e.g., PDF and SyncTeX files). This config should be set identical to the value provided to the `-jobname=` argument, and should not have placeholders. Leave the config empty to ignore jobname and keep the default behavior."
         },
+        "latex-workshop.latex.build.rootfileInStatus": {
+          "scope": "resource",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "markdownDescription": "Whether to include the name of the root file being built in the status bar."
+        },
         "latex-workshop.latex.texDirs": {
           "scope": "window",
           "type": "array",
diff --git a/src/components/builder.ts b/src/components/builder.ts
index 77f42f025..0739a961d 100644
--- a/src/components/builder.ts
+++ b/src/components/builder.ts
@@ -764,13 +764,24 @@ class BuildToolQueue {
     }
 
     getStepString(step: Step): string {
+        let stepString: string
         if (step.timestamp !== this.steps[0]?.timestamp && step.index === 0) {
-            return step.recipeName
+            stepString = step.recipeName
         } else if (step.timestamp === this.steps[0]?.timestamp) {
-            return `${step.recipeName}: ${step.index + 1}/${this.steps[this.steps.length - 1].index + 1} (${step.name})`
+            stepString = `${step.recipeName}: ${step.index + 1}/${this.steps[this.steps.length - 1].index + 1} (${step.name})`
         } else {
-            return `${step.recipeName}: ${step.index + 1}/${step.index + 1} (${step.name})`
+            stepString = `${step.recipeName}: ${step.index + 1}/${step.index + 1} (${step.name})`
+        }
+        if(step.rootFile) {
+            const rootFileUri = vscode.Uri.file(step.rootFile)
+            const configuration = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('latex-workshop', rootFileUri)
+            const showFilename = configuration.get<boolean>('latex.build.rootfileInStatus', false)
+            if(showFilename) {
+                const relPath = vscode.workspace.asRelativePath(step.rootFile)
+                stepString = `${relPath}: ${stepString}`
+            }
         }
+        return stepString
     }
 
     getStep(): Step | undefined {