diff --git a/components/buffer-header.js b/components/buffer-header.js
index 072dd90..be01492 100644
--- a/components/buffer-header.js
+++ b/components/buffer-header.js
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ export default function BufferHeader(props) {
 			if (props.user.account) {
 				details.push(`authenticated as ${props.user.account}`);
 			}
+			if (props.user.operator) {
+				details.push("server operator");
+			}
 			details = details.length > 0 ? `(${details.join(", ")})` : null;
 
 			description = html`<${NickStatus} status=${status}/> ${realname} ${details}`;
diff --git a/state.js b/state.js
index edd6525..95cf929 100644
--- a/state.js
+++ b/state.js
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ export const State = {
 
 			if (who.flags !== undefined) {
 				who.away = who.flags.indexOf("G") >= 0; // H for here, G for gone
+				who.operator = who.flags.indexOf("*") >= 0;
 				delete who.flags;
 			}