diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/localsearch.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/localsearch.vim
index 65467748..dbdc8ff0 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/localsearch.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/localsearch.vim
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ let g:airline#extensions#localsearch#loaded = 001
 
 let s:spc = g:airline_symbols.space
 
+let g:airline#extensions#localsearch#inverted = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#localsearch#inverted', 0)
+
 function! airline#extensions#localsearch#load_theme(palette)
   call airline#highlighter#exec('localsearch_dark', [ '#ffffff' , '#000000' , 15  , 1 , ''])
 endfunction
@@ -28,9 +30,12 @@ function! airline#extensions#localsearch#apply(...)
   let builder = a:1
 
   """"" WARNING: the API for the builder is not finalized and may change
-  if exists('#localsearch#WinEnter') " If localsearch mode is enabled
+  if exists('#localsearch#WinEnter') && !g:airline#extensions#localsearch#inverted " If localsearch mode is enabled and 'invert' option is false
     call builder.add_section('localsearch_dark', s:spc.airline#section#create('LS').s:spc)
   endif
+  if !exists('#localsearch#WinEnter') && g:airline#extensions#localsearch#inverted " If localsearch mode is disabled and 'invert' option is true
+    call builder.add_section('localsearch_dark', s:spc.airline#section#create('GS').s:spc)
+  endif
   return 0
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 4d600a4d..b4d19d6f 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ localsearch <https://github.com/mox-mox/vim-localsearch>
 * enable/disable localsearch indicator integration >
   let g:airline#extensions#localsearch#enabled = 1
 
+* show only when localsearch is off (shows 'GS' denoting GlobalSearch)
+  (this option is set to 0 by default) >
+  let g:airline#extensions#localsearch#enabled = 1
+
 -------------------------------------                    *airline-lsp*
 lsp <https://github.com/prabirshrestha/vim-lsp>