diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 067cc7b..f2ed8a1 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ You could for example limit yourself to only one by using [[https://github.com/m
     ("u" "Install" phpactor-install-or-update)]])
 #+END_SRC
 
+*** mini-buffer / echo area height
+    invoking `phpactor-status` will change the value of `max-mini-window-height`
+
+    Rationale: `phpactor-status` gives a quite long output, and some
+    part of it would be hidden in certain circumstances with emacs
+    default settings.
+
+    As `max-mini-window-height` is modified at a global level, this
+    might conflict with your settings. In that case, you could
+    customize `phpactor-status-output-height` to be equal to
+    `max-mini-window-height` (PR with a better solution also welcome)
+
 ** Troubleshooting
 
 You can run ``phpactor-status`` while visiting a project file.
diff --git a/phpactor.el b/phpactor.el
index 449a52c..1ec93b2 100644
--- a/phpactor.el
+++ b/phpactor.el
@@ -65,13 +65,19 @@
 (defcustom phpactor-install-directory
   (eval-when-compile
     (expand-file-name (locate-user-emacs-file "phpactor/")))
-  "Directory for setup Phactor.  (default `~/.emacs.d/phpactor/')."
+  "Directory for setup Phpactor.  (default `~/.emacs.d/phpactor/')."
   :type 'directory)
 
 (defcustom phpactor-use-native-json t
   "If non-nil, use native json parsing if available."
   :group 'phpactor
   :type 'boolean)
+
+(defcustom phpactor-status-output-height 18
+  "Custom value for 'max-mini-window-height', allowing phpactor-status to show its output completely."
+  :link '(variable-link max-mini-window-height)
+  :group 'phpactor
+  :type '(integer float))
 
 ;; Variables
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -659,6 +665,7 @@ function."
 (defun phpactor-status ()
   "Execute Phpactor RPC status command, and pop to buffer."
   (interactive)
+  (setq max-mini-window-height phpactor-status-output-height)
   (apply #'phpactor-action-dispatch (phpactor--rpc "status" [])))
 
 ;;;###autoload