diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 69ee1281f2..145fab2600 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static void print_status(struct MPContext *mpctx, double a_pos, bool at_frame)
 #ifdef CONFIG_STREAM_CACHE
   // cache stats
   if (stream_cache_size > 0)
-    saddf(line, &pos, width, "%d%% ", cache_fill_status);
+    saddf(line, &pos, width, "%d%% ", cache_fill_status(mpctx->stream));
 #endif
 
   // other
@@ -2865,6 +2865,10 @@ static void pause_loop(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 {
     struct MPOpts *opts = &mpctx->opts;
     mp_cmd_t* cmd;
+#ifdef CONFIG_STREAM_CACHE
+    int old_cache_fill = stream_cache_size > 0 ?
+        cache_fill_status(mpctx->stream) : 0;
+#endif
     if (!opts->quiet) {
 	if (opts->term_osd && !mpctx->sh_video) {
 	    set_osd_tmsg(OSD_MSG_PAUSE, 1, 0, "  =====  PAUSE  =====");
@@ -2895,6 +2899,23 @@ static void pause_loop(struct MPContext *mpctx)
       vo_osd_changed(hack);
       if (hack)
           break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_STREAM_CACHE
+        if (!opts->quiet && stream_cache_size > 0) {
+            int new_cache_fill = cache_fill_status(mpctx->stream);
+            if (new_cache_fill != old_cache_fill) {
+                if (opts->term_osd && !mpctx->sh_video) {
+                    set_osd_tmsg(OSD_MSG_PAUSE, 1, 0, "%s %d%%",
+                                 mp_gtext("  =====  PAUSE  ====="),
+                                 new_cache_fill);
+                    update_osd_msg(mpctx);
+                } else
+                    mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_STATUS, "%s %d%%\r",
+                           mp_gtext("  =====  PAUSE  ====="),
+                           new_cache_fill);
+                old_cache_fill = new_cache_fill;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/stream/cache2.c b/stream/cache2.c
index 9e87670752..9e4bea35b4 100644
--- a/stream/cache2.c
+++ b/stream/cache2.c
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static int min_fill=0;
 
-int cache_fill_status=0;
-
 static void cache_wakeup(stream_t *s)
 {
 #if FORKED_CACHE
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ static int cache_read(cache_vars_t *s, unsigned char *buf, int size)
     total+=len;
 
   }
-  cache_fill_status=(s->max_filepos-s->read_filepos)/(s->buffer_size / 100);
   return total;
 }
 
@@ -511,6 +508,14 @@ int cache_stream_fill_buffer(stream_t *s){
 
 }
 
+int cache_fill_status(stream_t *s) {
+  cache_vars_t *cv;
+  if (!s || !s->cache_data)
+    return -1;
+  cv = s->cache_data;
+  return (cv->max_filepos-cv->read_filepos)/(cv->buffer_size / 100);
+}
+
 int cache_stream_seek_long(stream_t *stream,off_t pos){
   cache_vars_t* s;
   off_t newpos;
diff --git a/stream/cache2.h b/stream/cache2.h
index 2e6a4e0dbb..9c98193f0c 100644
--- a/stream/cache2.h
+++ b/stream/cache2.h
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "stream.h"
 
-extern int cache_fill_status;
-
 void cache_uninit(stream_t *s);
 int cache_do_control(stream_t *stream, int cmd, void *arg);
+int cache_fill_status(stream_t *s);
 
 #endif /* MPLAYER_CACHE2_H */