diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine.cs
index 60c9f97233..bfe942b666 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine.cs
@@ -524,20 +524,28 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			_history.Clear();
 		}
 
-		public void Undo()
+		public int Undo()
 		{
+			int origCount = _watchList.Count;
 			if (_keepHistory)
 			{
 				_watchList = _history.Undo().ToList();
+				return _watchList.Count - origCount;
 			}
+
+			return _watchList.Count;
 		}
 
-		public void Redo()
+		public int Redo()
 		{
+			int origCount = _watchList.Count;
 			if (_keepHistory)
 			{
 				_watchList = _history.Redo().ToList();
+				return origCount - _watchList.Count;
 			}
+
+			return _watchList.Count;
 		}
 
 		#endregion
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index 25459f4f40..5fadcd62a1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -1243,11 +1243,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (_searches.CanUndo)
 			{
-				_searches.Undo();
+				int restoredCount = _searches.Undo();
 				UpdateList();
 				ToggleSearchDependentToolBarItems();
 				_forcePreviewClear = true;
 				UpdateUndoToolBarButtons();
+				MessageLabel.Text = restoredCount.ToString() + " address" + (restoredCount != 1 ? "es" : "") +  " restored";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1255,11 +1256,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (_searches.CanRedo)
 			{
-				_searches.Redo();
+				int restoredCount = _searches.Redo();
 				UpdateList();
 				ToggleSearchDependentToolBarItems();
 				_forcePreviewClear = true;
 				UpdateUndoToolBarButtons();
+				MessageLabel.Text = restoredCount.ToString() + " address" + (restoredCount != 1 ? "es" : "") + " removed";
 			}
 		}