diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac19688..6034425 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Persisted comes with the following defaults:
 
 Some example keybindings are contained below:
 ```lua
--- restore the session for the current directory
+-- restore the session for the current directory and current branch (if `git_use_branch` is enabled)
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>qr", [[<cmd>lua require("persisted").load()<cr>]])
 
 -- restore the last session
@@ -77,4 +77,10 @@ vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>qs", [[<cmd>lua require("persisted").start
 
 -- stop persisted => session won't be saved on exit
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>qx", [[<cmd>lua require("persisted").stop()<cr>]])
+
+-- toggle persisted => toggle a session
+vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>qt", [[<cmd>lua require("persisted").toggle()<cr>]])
 ```
+
+### Helpers
+**Persisted** sets a global variable, `vim.g.persisting`, which is set to `true` when the plugin is enabled. The author uses this to display an icon in their [statusline](https://github.com/olimorris/dotfiles/blob/0cdaee183c64f872778952f90f62b9366851101c/.config/nvim/lua/Oli/plugins/statusline.lua#L257).
diff --git a/lua/persisted/init.lua b/lua/persisted/init.lua
index f0fc78b..7efcbea 100644
--- a/lua/persisted/init.lua
+++ b/lua/persisted/init.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function M.start()
       autocmd VimLeavePre * lua require("persisted").save()
     augroup end
   ]])
-    vim.g.using_persisted = true
+    vim.g.persisting = true
 end
 
 function M.stop()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function M.stop()
     autocmd! Persisted
     augroup! Persisted
   ]])
-    vim.g.using_persisted = false
+    vim.g.persisting = false
 end
 
 function M.save()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function M.save()
     vim.o.sessionoptions = table.concat(Config.options.options, ",")
     vim.cmd("mks! " .. e(M.get_current()))
     vim.o.sessionoptions = tmp
-    vim.g.using_persisted = true
+    vim.g.persisting = true
 end
 
 function M.load(opt)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function M.load(opt)
     local sfile = opt.last and M.get_last() or M.get_current()
     if sfile and vim.fn.filereadable(sfile) ~= 0 then
         vim.cmd("source " .. e(sfile))
-        vim.g.using_persisted = true
+        vim.g.persisting = true
     end
 end
 
@@ -86,4 +86,14 @@ function M.list()
     return vim.fn.glob(Config.options.dir .. "*.vim", true, true)
 end
 
+function M.toggle()
+    if vim.g.persisting == nil then
+        return M.load()
+    end
+    if vim.g.persisting then
+        return M.stop()
+    end
+    return M.start()
+end
+
 return M