diff --git a/config/resetbinds.cfg b/config/resetbinds.cfg
index b389c976..42d14a38 100644
--- a/config/resetbinds.cfg
+++ b/config/resetbinds.cfg
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ editbind F6 showmip
 bind F7 []
 editbind F7 [ if $fullbright [ fullbright 0 ] [ fullbright 1 ] ]
 bind F8 []
+editbind F8 showfocuscubedetails
 bind F9 []
 bind F10 [ if (! (watchingdemo)) getdemo ]
 bind F11 [ conskip -1000; toggleconsole ]
diff --git a/source/src/editing.cpp b/source/src/editing.cpp
index be3f1f9e..29f91b5c 100644
--- a/source/src/editing.cpp
+++ b/source/src/editing.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ char *editinfo()
     if(selset()) concatformatstring(info, "selection = (%d, %d)", (sels.last()).xs, (sels.last()).ys);
     else concatformatstring(info, "no selection");
     sqr *s;
-    if(!OUTBORD(cx, cy) && (s = S(cx,cy)) && !SOLID(s) && s->tag) concatformatstring(info, ", tag 0x%02X", s->tag);
+    if(!OUTBORD(cx, cy) && (s = S(cx,cy)) && !editfocusdetails(s) && !SOLID(s) && s->tag) concatformatstring(info, ", tag 0x%02X", s->tag);
     return info;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 1327abd1..faed5beb 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ struct zone { int x1, x2, y1, y2, color; }; // zones (drawn on the minimap)
 
 // rendercubes
 extern void mipstats(const int a[]);
+extern bool editfocusdetails(sqr *s);
 extern void render_flat(int tex, int x, int y, int size, int h, sqr *l1, sqr *l2, sqr *l3, sqr *l4, bool isceil);
 extern void render_flatdelta(int wtex, int x, int y, int size, float h1, float h2, float h3, float h4, sqr *l1, sqr *l2, sqr *l3, sqr *l4, bool isceil);
 extern void render_square(int wtex, float floor1, float floor2, float ceil1, float ceil2, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int size, sqr *l1, sqr *l2, bool topleft, int dir);
@@ -594,6 +595,7 @@ enum
     HUDMSG_INFO = 0,
     HUDMSG_TIMER,
     HUDMSG_MIPSTATS,
+    HUDMSG_EDITFOCUS,
 
     HUDMSG_TYPE = 0xFF,
     HUDMSG_OVERWRITE = 1<<8
diff --git a/source/src/rendercubes.cpp b/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
index ad5fcbce..1940da8c 100644
--- a/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
@@ -133,12 +133,26 @@ int ol1r, ol1g, ol1b, ol2r, ol2g, ol2b;
 float ofloor, oceil;
 bool ohf;
 int firstindex;
-bool showm = false;
+bool showm = false, showef = false;
 
-void showmip() { showm = !showm; }
-void mipstats(const int a[]) { if(showm) hudeditf(HUDMSG_MIPSTATS, "1x1/2x2/4x4/8x8: %d / %d / %d / %d", a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3]); }
+COMMANDF(showmip, "",() { showm = !showm; });
+COMMANDF(showfocuscubedetails, "",() { showef = !showef; });
 
-COMMAND(showmip, "");
+const char *cubetypes[] = {"SOLID", "CORNER", "FHF", "CHF", "SPACE"};
+const char *cubetypename(int t) { return t >= 0 && t < SEMISOLID ? cubetypes[t] : "unknown"; }
+
+void mipstats(const int a[]) { if(showm && !showef) hudeditf(HUDMSG_MIPSTATS, "1x1/2x2/4x4/8x8: %d / %d / %d / %d", a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3]); }
+
+bool editfocusdetails(sqr *s)
+{
+    if(showef)
+    {
+        const char *g = SOLID(s) ? "\f4" : "";
+        hudeditf(HUDMSG_EDITFOCUS, "%s: \fs%s%d..%d\fr W:%d \fs%sU:%d F:%d C:%d v:%d t:0x%X\fr", cubetypename(s->type), g, s->floor, s->ceil, s->wtex, g, s->utex, s->ftex, s->ctex, s->vdelta, s->tag);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
 
 VAR(mergestrips, 0, 1, 1);