diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index b48fcffe..8f53a174 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,17 +17,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	appName            = "k9s"
-	defaultRefreshRate = 2 // secs
-	defaultLogLevel    = "info"
-	shortAppDesc       = "A graphical CLI for your Kubernetes cluster management."
-	longAppDesc        = "K9s is a CLI to view and manage your Kubernetes clusters."
+	appName      = "k9s"
+	shortAppDesc = "A graphical CLI for your Kubernetes cluster management."
+	longAppDesc  = "K9s is a CLI to view and manage your Kubernetes clusters."
 )
 
 var (
 	version, commit, date = "dev", "dev", "n/a"
-	refreshRate           int
-	logLevel              string
+	k9sFlags              *config.Flags
 	k8sFlags              *genericclioptions.ConfigFlags
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -71,12 +68,12 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(parseLevel(logLevel))
+	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(parseLevel(*k9sFlags.LogLevel))
 	cfg := loadConfiguration()
 	app := views.NewApp(cfg)
 	{
 		defer app.BailOut()
-		app.Init(version, refreshRate)
+		app.Init(version, *k9sFlags.RefreshRate)
 		app.Run()
 	}
 }
@@ -91,8 +88,12 @@ func loadConfiguration() *config.Config {
 		log.Warn().Msg("Unable to locate K9s config. Generating new configuration...")
 	}
 
-	if refreshRate != defaultRefreshRate {
-		k9sCfg.K9s.OverrideRefreshRate(refreshRate)
+	if *k9sFlags.RefreshRate != config.DefaultRefreshRate {
+		k9sCfg.K9s.OverrideRefreshRate(*k9sFlags.RefreshRate)
+	}
+
+	if k9sFlags.Headless != nil {
+		k9sCfg.K9s.OverrideHeadless(*k9sFlags.Headless)
 	}
 
 	if err := k9sCfg.Refine(k8sFlags); err != nil {
@@ -126,18 +127,25 @@ func parseLevel(level string) zerolog.Level {
 }
 
 func initK9sFlags() {
+	k9sFlags = config.NewFlags()
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(
-		&refreshRate,
+		k9sFlags.RefreshRate,
 		"refresh", "r",
-		defaultRefreshRate,
+		config.DefaultRefreshRate,
 		"Specifies the default refresh rate as an integer (sec)",
 	)
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(
-		&logLevel,
+		k9sFlags.LogLevel,
 		"logLevel", "l",
-		defaultLogLevel,
+		config.DefaultLogLevel,
 		"Specify a log level (info, warn, debug, error, fatal, panic, trace)",
 	)
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		k9sFlags.Headless,
+		"headless",
+		false,
+		"Turn K9s header off",
+	)
 }
 
 func initK8sFlags() {
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 33a9d7f8..399d1322 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0 h1:KxkO13IPW4Lslp2bz+KHP2E3gtFlrIGNThxkZQ3g+4c=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20170731182057-09f6ed296fc6/go.mod h1:JiN7NxoALGmiZfu7CAH4rXhgtRTLTxftemlI0sWmxmc=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.13.0 h1:bHIbVsCwmvbArgCJmLdgOdHFXlKqTOVjbibbS19cXHc=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.13.0/go.mod h1:yo6s7OP7yaDglbqo1J04qKzAhqBH6lvTonzMVmEdcZw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f2a36ae8..f3b9f710 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ func (c *Config) Load(path string) error {
 	if cfg.K9s != nil {
 		c.K9s = cfg.K9s
 	}
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Headless ? %t", c.K9s.Headless)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index a3d2323a..b7566343 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ func TestSetup(t *testing.T) {
 
 var expectedConfig = `k9s:
   refreshRate: 100
+  headless: false
   logBufferSize: 500
   logRequestSize: 100
   currentContext: blee
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ var expectedConfig = `k9s:
 
 var resetConfig = `k9s:
   refreshRate: 2
+  headless: false
   logBufferSize: 200
   logRequestSize: 200
   currentContext: blee
diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6e07ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package config
+
+const (
+	// DefaultRefreshRate represents the refresh interval.
+	DefaultRefreshRate = 2 // secs
+	// DefaultLogLevel represents the default log level.
+	DefaultLogLevel = "info"
+)
+
+// Flags represents K9s configuration flags.
+type Flags struct {
+	RefreshRate *int
+	LogLevel    *string
+	Headless    *bool
+}
+
+// NewFlags returns new configuration flags.
+func NewFlags() *Flags {
+	return &Flags{
+		RefreshRate: intPtr(DefaultRefreshRate),
+		LogLevel:    strPtr(DefaultLogLevel),
+		Headless:    boolPtr(false),
+	}
+}
+
+func boolPtr(b bool) *bool {
+	return &b
+}
+
+func intPtr(i int) *int {
+	return &i
+}
+
+func strPtr(s string) *string {
+	return &s
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/k9s.go b/internal/config/k9s.go
index 128777a7..c8b0ae66 100644
--- a/internal/config/k9s.go
+++ b/internal/config/k9s.go
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ const (
 
 // K9s tracks K9s configuration options.
 type K9s struct {
-	RefreshRate       int `yaml:"refreshRate"`
-	manualRefreshRate int
+	RefreshRate       int                 `yaml:"refreshRate"`
+	Headless          bool                `yaml:"headless"`
 	LogBufferSize     int                 `yaml:"logBufferSize"`
 	LogRequestSize    int                 `yaml:"logRequestSize"`
 	CurrentContext    string              `yaml:"currentContext"`
 	CurrentCluster    string              `yaml:"currentCluster"`
 	Clusters          map[string]*Cluster `yaml:"clusters,omitempty"`
 	Plugins           map[string]*Plugin  `yaml:"plugins,omitempty"`
+	manualRefreshRate int
+	manualHeadless    *bool
 }
 
 // NewK9s create a new K9s configuration.
@@ -38,6 +40,21 @@ func (k *K9s) OverrideRefreshRate(r int) {
 	k.manualRefreshRate = r
 }
 
+// OverrideHeadless set the headlessness manually.
+func (k *K9s) OverrideHeadless(b bool) {
+	k.manualHeadless = &b
+}
+
+// GetHeadless returns headless setting.
+func (k *K9s) GetHeadless() bool {
+	h := k.Headless
+	if k.manualHeadless != nil && *k.manualHeadless {
+		h = *k.manualHeadless
+	}
+
+	return h
+}
+
 // GetRefreshRate returns the current refresh rate.
 func (k *K9s) GetRefreshRate() int {
 	rate := k.RefreshRate
diff --git a/internal/perf/benchmark.go b/internal/perf/benchmark.go
index 703a1459..05c84bd4 100644
--- a/internal/perf/benchmark.go
+++ b/internal/perf/benchmark.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (b *Benchmark) init(base string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Benchmarking Request %s", req.URL.String())
 
 	if b.config.Auth.User != "" || b.config.Auth.Password != "" {
 		req.SetBasicAuth(b.config.Auth.User, b.config.Auth.Password)
diff --git a/internal/ui/action.go b/internal/ui/action.go
index 0ad031e7..ed1d7ab6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/action.go
+++ b/internal/ui/action.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func (a KeyActions) Hints() Hints {
 	for _, k := range kk {
 		if name, ok := tcell.KeyNames[tcell.Key(k)]; ok {
 			hh = append(hh, Hint{
-				mnemonic:    name,
-				description: a[tcell.Key(k)].Description})
+				Mnemonic:    name,
+				Description: a[tcell.Key(k)].Description})
 		} else {
 			log.Error().Msgf("Unable to locate KeyName for %#v", string(k))
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ui/app.go b/internal/ui/app.go
index 8080d233..5a2f5175 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type (
 		content *tview.Pages
 		views   map[string]tview.Primitive
 		cmdBuff *CmdBuff
+		hints   Hints
 	}
 )
 
@@ -224,9 +225,15 @@ func (a *App) ActiveView() Igniter {
 
 // SetHints updates menu hints.
 func (a *App) SetHints(h Hints) {
+	a.hints = h
 	a.views["menu"].(*MenuView).HydrateMenu(h)
 }
 
+// GetHints retrieves the currently active hints.
+func (a *App) GetHints() Hints {
+	return a.hints
+}
+
 // StatusReset reset log back to normal.
 func (a *App) StatusReset() {
 	a.Logo().Reset()
diff --git a/internal/ui/hint.go b/internal/ui/hint.go
index bb671710..5e84fd99 100644
--- a/internal/ui/hint.go
+++ b/internal/ui/hint.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	// Hint represents keyboard mnemonic.
 	Hint struct {
-		mnemonic, description string
+		Mnemonic, Description string
 	}
 	// Hints a collection of keyboard mnemonics.
 	Hints []Hint
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func (h Hints) Swap(i, j int) {
 }
 
 func (h Hints) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	n, err1 := strconv.Atoi(h[i].mnemonic)
-	m, err2 := strconv.Atoi(h[j].mnemonic)
+	n, err1 := strconv.Atoi(h[i].Mnemonic)
+	m, err2 := strconv.Atoi(h[j].Mnemonic)
 	if err1 == nil && err2 == nil {
 		return n < m
 	}
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ func (h Hints) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	if err1 != nil && err2 == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return strings.Compare(h[i].description, h[j].description) < 0
+	return strings.Compare(h[i].Description, h[j].Description) < 0
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/indicator.go b/internal/ui/indicator.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a0ffa11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/indicator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
+	"github.com/derailed/tview"
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
+)
+
+// IndicatorView represents a status indicator.
+type IndicatorView struct {
+	*tview.TextView
+	app       *App
+	styles    *config.Styles
+	permanent string
+
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+// NewIndicatorView returns a new logo.
+func NewIndicatorView(app *App, styles *config.Styles) *IndicatorView {
+	v := IndicatorView{
+		TextView: tview.NewTextView(),
+		app:      app,
+		styles:   styles,
+	}
+	v.SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
+	v.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite)
+	v.SetBackgroundColor(styles.BgColor())
+	v.SetDynamicColors(true)
+
+	return &v
+}
+
+// SetPermanent sets permanent title to be reset to after updates
+func (v *IndicatorView) SetPermanent(info string) {
+	v.permanent = info
+	v.SetText(info)
+}
+
+// Reset clears out the logo view and resets colors.
+func (v *IndicatorView) Reset() {
+	v.Clear()
+	v.SetPermanent(v.permanent)
+}
+
+// Err displays a log error state.
+func (v *IndicatorView) Err(msg string) {
+	v.update(msg, "orangered")
+}
+
+// Warn displays a log warning state.
+func (v *IndicatorView) Warn(msg string) {
+	v.update(msg, "mediumvioletred")
+}
+
+// Info displays a log info state.
+func (v *IndicatorView) Info(msg string) {
+	v.update(msg, "lawngreen")
+}
+
+func (v *IndicatorView) update(msg, c string) {
+	v.setText(fmt.Sprintf("[%s::b] <%s> ", c, msg))
+}
+
+func (v *IndicatorView) setText(msg string) {
+	if v.cancel != nil {
+		v.cancel()
+	}
+	v.SetText(msg)
+
+	var ctx context.Context
+	ctx, v.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go func(ctx context.Context) {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+			v.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+				v.Reset()
+			})
+		}
+	}(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/menu.go b/internal/ui/menu.go
index 579673a4..a738cde8 100644
--- a/internal/ui/menu.go
+++ b/internal/ui/menu.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -68,12 +69,12 @@ func (v *MenuView) buildMenuTable(hh Hints) [][]string {
 	firstCmd := true
 	maxKeys := make([]int, colCount+1)
 	for _, h := range hh {
-		isDigit := menuRX.MatchString(h.mnemonic)
+		isDigit := menuRX.MatchString(h.Mnemonic)
 		if !isDigit && firstCmd {
 			row, col, firstCmd = 0, col+1, false
 		}
-		if maxKeys[col] < len(h.mnemonic) {
-			maxKeys[col] = len(h.mnemonic)
+		if maxKeys[col] < len(h.Mnemonic) {
+			maxKeys[col] = len(h.Mnemonic)
 		}
 		table[row][col] = h
 		row++
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func (v *MenuView) buildMenuTable(hh Hints) [][]string {
 	}
 	for row := range strTable {
 		for col := range strTable[row] {
-			strTable[row][col] = v.formatMenu(table[row][col], maxKeys[col])
+			strTable[row][col] = keyConv(v.formatMenu(table[row][col], maxKeys[col]))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -99,6 +100,18 @@ func (v *MenuView) buildMenuTable(hh Hints) [][]string {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers...
 
+func keyConv(s string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "alt") {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	return strings.Replace(s, "alt", "opt", 1)
+}
+
 func toMnemonic(s string) string {
 	if len(s) == 0 {
 		return s
@@ -108,9 +121,9 @@ func toMnemonic(s string) string {
 }
 
 func (v *MenuView) formatMenu(h Hint, size int) string {
-	i, err := strconv.Atoi(h.mnemonic)
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(h.Mnemonic)
 	if err == nil {
-		return formatNSMenu(i, h.description, v.styles.Frame())
+		return formatNSMenu(i, h.Description, v.styles.Frame())
 	}
 
 	return formatPlainMenu(h, size, v.styles.Frame())
@@ -128,7 +141,7 @@ func formatPlainMenu(h Hint, size int, styles config.Frame) string {
 	fmat := strings.Replace(menuFmt, "[key", "["+styles.Menu.KeyColor, 1)
 	fmat = strings.Replace(fmat, "[fg", "["+styles.Menu.FgColor, 1)
 	fmat = strings.Replace(fmat, ":bg:", ":"+styles.Title.BgColor+":", -1)
-	return fmt.Sprintf(fmat, toMnemonic(h.mnemonic), h.description)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(fmat, toMnemonic(h.Mnemonic), h.Description)
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/internal/ui/table.go b/internal/ui/table.go
index c43dc43a..a9836410 100644
--- a/internal/ui/table.go
+++ b/internal/ui/table.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -381,6 +383,37 @@ func (v *Table) filtered() resource.TableData {
 	}
 
 	q := v.cmdBuff.String()
+	if isFuzzySelector(q) {
+		return v.fuzzFilter(q[2:])
+	}
+
+	return v.rxFilter(q)
+}
+
+func (v *Table) rxFilter(q string) resource.TableData {
+	rx, err := regexp.Compile(`(?i)` + v.cmdBuff.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(errors.New("Invalid filter expression")).Msg("Regexp")
+		v.cmdBuff.Clear()
+		return v.data
+	}
+
+	filtered := resource.TableData{
+		Header:    v.data.Header,
+		Rows:      resource.RowEvents{},
+		Namespace: v.data.Namespace,
+	}
+	for k, row := range v.data.Rows {
+		f := strings.Join(row.Fields, " ")
+		if rx.MatchString(f) {
+			filtered.Rows[k] = row
+		}
+	}
+
+	return filtered
+}
+
+func (v *Table) fuzzFilter(q string) resource.TableData {
 	var ss, kk []string
 	for k, row := range v.data.Rows {
 		ss = append(ss, row.Fields[v.NameColIndex()])
diff --git a/internal/ui/table_helper.go b/internal/ui/table_helper.go
index 0f31b53c..c8f90b30 100644
--- a/internal/ui/table_helper.go
+++ b/internal/ui/table_helper.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var (
 	cpuRX    = regexp.MustCompile(`\A.{0,1}CPU`)
 	memRX    = regexp.MustCompile(`\A.{0,1}MEM`)
 	labelCmd = regexp.MustCompile(`\A\-l`)
+	fuzzyCmd = regexp.MustCompile(`\A\-f`)
 )
 
 type cleanseFn func(string) string
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ func isLabelSelector(s string) bool {
 	return labelCmd.MatchString(s)
 }
 
+func isFuzzySelector(s string) bool {
+	if s == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return fuzzyCmd.MatchString(s)
+}
+
 func trimLabelSelector(s string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(s[2:])
 }
diff --git a/internal/views/app.go b/internal/views/app.go
index c41e56e2..38d0a40d 100644
--- a/internal/views/app.go
+++ b/internal/views/app.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package views
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/k8s"
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/resource"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/watch"
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	splashTime     = 1
 	devMode        = "dev"
-	clusterRefresh = time.Duration(15 * time.Second)
+	clusterRefresh = time.Duration(5 * time.Second)
 )
 
 type (
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ type (
 		informer   *watch.Informer
 		stopCh     chan struct{}
 		forwarders map[string]forwarder
+		version    string
 	}
 )
 
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ func NewApp(cfg *config.Config) *appView {
 	v.InitBench(cfg.K9s.CurrentCluster)
 	v.command = newCommand(&v)
 
+	v.Views()["indicator"] = ui.NewIndicatorView(v.App, v.Styles)
 	v.Views()["flash"] = ui.NewFlashView(v.Application, "Initializing...")
 	v.Views()["clusterInfo"] = newClusterInfoView(&v, k8s.NewMetricsServer(cfg.GetConnection()))
 
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ func NewApp(cfg *config.Config) *appView {
 }
 
 func (a *appView) Init(version string, rate int) {
+	a.version = version
 	a.App.Init()
 
 	a.AddActions(ui.KeyActions{
@@ -85,6 +90,9 @@ func (a *appView) Init(version string, rate int) {
 		}
 		a.startInformer(ns)
 		a.clusterInfo().init(version)
+		if a.Config.K9s.GetHeadless() {
+			a.refreshIndicator()
+		}
 	}
 
 	header := tview.NewFlex()
@@ -96,14 +104,17 @@ func (a *appView) Init(version string, rate int) {
 	}
 
 	main := tview.NewFlex()
-	{
-		main.SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+	main.SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+
+	if !a.Config.K9s.GetHeadless() {
 		main.AddItem(header, 7, 1, false)
-		main.AddItem(a.Cmd(), 3, 1, false)
-		main.AddItem(a.Frame(), 0, 10, true)
-		main.AddItem(a.Crumbs(), 2, 1, false)
-		main.AddItem(a.Flash(), 1, 1, false)
+	} else {
+		main.AddItem(a.indicator(), 1, 1, false)
 	}
+	main.AddItem(a.Cmd(), 3, 1, false)
+	main.AddItem(a.Frame(), 0, 10, true)
+	main.AddItem(a.Crumbs(), 2, 1, false)
+	main.AddItem(a.Flash(), 1, 1, false)
 
 	a.Main().AddPage("main", main, true, false)
 	a.Main().AddPage("splash", ui.NewSplash(a.Styles, version), true, true)
@@ -117,12 +128,45 @@ func (a *appView) clusterUpdater(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		case <-time.After(clusterRefresh):
 			a.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+				if a.Config.K9s.GetHeadless() {
+					a.refreshIndicator()
+				}
 				a.clusterInfo().refresh()
 			})
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *appView) refreshIndicator() {
+	mx := k8s.NewMetricsServer(a.Conn())
+	cluster := resource.NewCluster(a.Conn(), &log.Logger, mx)
+	var cmx k8s.ClusterMetrics
+	nos, nmx, err := fetchResources(a)
+	cpu, mem := "0", "0"
+	if err == nil {
+		cluster.Metrics(nos, nmx, &cmx)
+		cpu = resource.AsPerc(cmx.PercCPU)
+		if cpu == "0" {
+			cpu = resource.NAValue
+		}
+		mem = resource.AsPerc(cmx.PercMEM)
+		if mem == "0" {
+			mem = resource.NAValue
+		}
+	}
+
+	info := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"[orange::b]K9s [aqua::]%s [white::]%s:%s:%s [lawngreen::]%s%%[white::]::[darkturquoise::]%s%%",
+		a.version,
+		cluster.ClusterName(),
+		cluster.UserName(),
+		cluster.Version(),
+		cpu,
+		mem,
+	)
+	a.indicator().SetPermanent(info)
+}
+
 func (a *appView) startInformer(ns string) {
 	if a.stopCh != nil {
 		close(a.stopCh)
@@ -135,6 +179,10 @@ func (a *appView) startInformer(ns string) {
 		log.Panic().Err(err).Msgf("%v", err)
 	}
 	a.informer.Run(a.stopCh)
+
+	if a.Config.K9s.GetHeadless() {
+		a.refreshIndicator()
+	}
 }
 
 // BailOut exists the application.
@@ -188,6 +236,15 @@ func (a *appView) Run() {
 
 func (a *appView) status(l ui.FlashLevel, msg string) {
 	a.Flash().Info(msg)
+	if a.Config.K9s.GetHeadless() {
+		a.setIndicator(l, msg)
+	} else {
+		a.setLogo(l, msg)
+	}
+	a.Draw()
+}
+
+func (a *appView) setLogo(l ui.FlashLevel, msg string) {
 	switch l {
 	case ui.FlashErr:
 		a.Logo().Err(msg)
@@ -201,6 +258,20 @@ func (a *appView) status(l ui.FlashLevel, msg string) {
 	a.Draw()
 }
 
+func (a *appView) setIndicator(l ui.FlashLevel, msg string) {
+	switch l {
+	case ui.FlashErr:
+		a.indicator().Err(msg)
+	case ui.FlashWarn:
+		a.indicator().Warn(msg)
+	case ui.FlashInfo:
+		a.indicator().Info(msg)
+	default:
+		a.indicator().Reset()
+	}
+	a.Draw()
+}
+
 func (a *appView) prevCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	if top, ok := a.command.previousCmd(); ok {
 		log.Debug().Msgf("Previous command %s", top)
@@ -225,7 +296,12 @@ func (a *appView) helpCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	if a.InCmdMode() {
 		return evt
 	}
-	a.inject(newHelpView(a, a.ActiveView()))
+	if _, ok := a.Frame().GetPrimitive("main").(*helpView); ok {
+		return evt
+	}
+
+	h := newHelpView(a, a.ActiveView(), a.GetHints())
+	a.inject(h)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +309,10 @@ func (a *appView) aliasCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	if a.InCmdMode() {
 		return evt
 	}
+	if _, ok := a.Frame().GetPrimitive("main").(*aliasView); ok {
+		return evt
+	}
+
 	a.inject(newAliasView(a, a.ActiveView()))
 
 	return nil
@@ -267,3 +347,7 @@ func (a *appView) inject(i ui.Igniter) {
 func (a *appView) clusterInfo() *clusterInfoView {
 	return a.Views()["clusterInfo"].(*clusterInfoView)
 }
+
+func (a *appView) indicator() *ui.IndicatorView {
+	return a.Views()["indicator"].(*ui.IndicatorView)
+}
diff --git a/internal/views/cluster_info.go b/internal/views/cluster_info.go
index c6922ad0..b4be4d8a 100644
--- a/internal/views/cluster_info.go
+++ b/internal/views/cluster_info.go
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ func (v *clusterInfoView) refresh() {
 	v.refreshMetrics(cluster, row)
 }
 
-func (v *clusterInfoView) fetchResources() (k8s.Collection, k8s.Collection, error) {
-	nos, err := v.app.informer.List(watch.NodeIndex, "", metav1.ListOptions{})
+func fetchResources(app *appView) (k8s.Collection, k8s.Collection, error) {
+	nos, err := app.informer.List(watch.NodeIndex, "", metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	nmx, err := v.app.informer.List(watch.NodeMXIndex, "", metav1.ListOptions{})
+	nmx, err := app.informer.List(watch.NodeMXIndex, "", metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (v *clusterInfoView) fetchResources() (k8s.Collection, k8s.Collection, erro
 }
 
 func (v *clusterInfoView) refreshMetrics(cluster *resource.Cluster, row int) {
-	nos, nmx, err := v.fetchResources()
+	nos, nmx, err := fetchResources(v.app)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("NodeMetrics")
 		return
diff --git a/internal/views/command.go b/internal/views/command.go
index a6981974..84e65a2a 100644
--- a/internal/views/command.go
+++ b/internal/views/command.go
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ func (c *command) isStdCmd(cmd string) bool {
 		c.app.BailOut()
 		return true
 	case cmd == "?", cmd == "help":
-		c.app.inject(newHelpView(c.app, c.app.ActiveView()))
+		c.app.helpCmd(nil)
 		return true
 	case cmd == "alias":
-		c.app.inject(newAliasView(c.app, c.app.ActiveView()))
+		c.app.aliasCmd(nil)
 		return true
 	case policyMatcher.MatchString(cmd):
 		tokens := policyMatcher.FindAllStringSubmatch(cmd, -1)
diff --git a/internal/views/help.go b/internal/views/help.go
index 2adbd360..ef884a52 100644
--- a/internal/views/help.go
+++ b/internal/views/help.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package views
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	helpView struct {
-		*tview.TextView
+		*tview.Table
 
 		app     *appView
 		current ui.Igniter
@@ -29,19 +32,18 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func newHelpView(app *appView, current ui.Igniter) *helpView {
+func newHelpView(app *appView, current ui.Igniter, hh ui.Hints) *helpView {
 	v := helpView{
-		TextView: tview.NewTextView(),
-		app:      app,
-		actions:  make(ui.KeyActions),
+		Table:   tview.NewTable(),
+		app:     app,
+		actions: make(ui.KeyActions),
 	}
-	v.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorAqua)
 	v.SetBorder(true)
 	v.SetBorderPadding(0, 0, 1, 1)
-	v.SetDynamicColors(true)
 	v.SetInputCapture(v.keyboard)
 	v.current = current
 	v.bindKeys()
+	v.build(hh)
 
 	return &v
 }
@@ -73,26 +75,18 @@ func (v *helpView) backCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 
 func (v *helpView) Init(_ context.Context, _ string) {
 	v.resetTitle()
-
-	v.showGeneral()
-	v.showNav()
-	v.showHelp()
 	v.app.SetHints(v.Hints())
 }
 
-func (v *helpView) showHelp() {
-	views := []helpItem{
+func (v *helpView) showHelp() ui.Hints {
+	return ui.Hints{
 		{"?", "Help"},
 		{"Ctrl-a", "Aliases view"},
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(v, "️️\n😱 [aqua::b]%s\n", "Help")
-	for _, h := range views {
-		v.printHelp(h.key, h.description)
-	}
 }
 
-func (v *helpView) showNav() {
-	navigation := []helpItem{
+func (v *helpView) showNav() ui.Hints {
+	return ui.Hints{
 		{"g", "Goto Top"},
 		{"G", "Goto Bottom"},
 		{"Ctrl-b", "Page Down"},
@@ -102,14 +96,10 @@ func (v *helpView) showNav() {
 		{"k", "Up"},
 		{"j", "Down"},
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(v, "\n🤖 [aqua::b]%s\n", "View Navigation")
-	for _, h := range navigation {
-		v.printHelp(h.key, h.description)
-	}
 }
 
-func (v *helpView) showGeneral() {
-	general := []helpItem{
+func (v *helpView) showGeneral() ui.Hints {
+	return ui.Hints{
 		{":<cmd>", "Command mode"},
 		{"/<term>", "Filter mode"},
 		{"esc", "Clear filter"},
@@ -120,14 +110,6 @@ func (v *helpView) showGeneral() {
 		{"p", "Previous resource view"},
 		{":q", "Quit"},
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(v, "🏠 [aqua::b]%s\n", "General")
-	for _, h := range general {
-		v.printHelp(h.key, h.description)
-	}
-}
-
-func (v *helpView) printHelp(key, desc string) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(v, "[dodgerblue::b]%9s [white::]%s\n", key, desc)
 }
 
 func (v *helpView) Hints() ui.Hints {
@@ -141,3 +123,55 @@ func (v *helpView) getTitle() string {
 func (v *helpView) resetTitle() {
 	v.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf(helpTitleFmt, helpTitle))
 }
+
+func (v *helpView) build(hh ui.Hints) {
+	v.Clear()
+	sort.Sort(hh)
+	v.addSection(0, 0, "Resource", hh)
+	v.addSection(0, 4, "General", v.showGeneral())
+	v.addSection(0, 6, "Navigation", v.showNav())
+	v.addSection(0, 8, "Help", v.showHelp())
+}
+
+func (v *helpView) addSection(r, c int, title string, hh ui.Hints) {
+	row := r
+	cell := tview.NewTableCell(title)
+	cell.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite)
+	cell.SetAttributes(tcell.AttrBold)
+	v.SetCell(r, c, cell)
+	row++
+
+	for _, h := range hh {
+		col := c
+		cell := tview.NewTableCell(toMnemonic(h.Mnemonic))
+		cell.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorDodgerBlue)
+		cell.SetAttributes(tcell.AttrBold)
+		cell.SetAlign(tview.AlignRight)
+		v.SetCell(row, col, cell)
+		col++
+		cell = tview.NewTableCell(h.Description)
+		cell.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite)
+		v.SetCell(row, col, cell)
+		row++
+	}
+}
+
+func toMnemonic(s string) string {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	return "<" + keyConv(strings.ToLower(s)) + ">"
+}
+
+func keyConv(s string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "alt") {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	return strings.Replace(s, "alt", "opt", 1)
+}
diff --git a/internal/views/help_test.go b/internal/views/help_test.go
index 4b0eed9a..f3dbf5c5 100644
--- a/internal/views/help_test.go
+++ b/internal/views/help_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -40,10 +41,10 @@ func newNS(n string) v1.Namespace {
 func TestNewHelpView(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewConfig(ks{})
 	a := NewApp(cfg)
-	v := newHelpView(a, nil)
+
+	v := newHelpView(a, nil, ui.Hints{{"blee", "duh"}})
 	v.Init(nil, "")
 
-	const e = "🏠 General\n   :<cmd> Command mode\n  /<term> Filter mode\n      esc Clear filter\n      tab Next term match\n  backtab Previous term match\n   Ctrl-r Refresh\n  Shift-i Invert Sort\n        p Previous resource view\n       :q Quit\n\n🤖 View Navigation\n        g Goto Top\n        G Goto Bottom\n   Ctrl-b Page Down\n   Ctrl-f Page Up\n        h Left\n        l Right\n        k Up\n        j Down\n️️\n😱 Help\n        ? Help\n   Ctrl-a Aliases view\n"
-	assert.Equal(t, e, v.GetText(true))
-	assert.Equal(t, "Help", v.getTitle())
+	assert.Equal(t, "<blee>", v.GetCell(1, 0).Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "duh", v.GetCell(1, 1).Text)
 }