diff --git a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
index 1e5524d8d..6940b4826 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ class StatusBar(common.WWrap):
             r.append("[")
             r.append(("heading_key", "P"))
             r.append(":%s]"%utils.unparse_url(*self.master.server.config.reverse_proxy))
+        if self.master.state.default_body_view != contentview.VIEW_AUTO:
+            r.append("[")
+            r.append(("heading_key", "M"))
+            r.append(":%s]"%contentview.VIEW_NAMES[self.master.state.default_body_view])
 
         opts = []
         if self.master.anticache:
@@ -677,6 +681,12 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
     def set_intercept(self, txt):
         return self.state.set_intercept(txt)
 
+    def change_default_display_mode(self, t):
+        v = contentview.VIEW_SHORTCUTS.get(t)
+        self.state.default_body_view = v
+        if self.currentflow:
+            self.refresh_flow(self.currentflow)
+
     def set_reverse_proxy(self, txt):
         if not txt:
             self.server.config.reverse_proxy = None
@@ -769,6 +779,12 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
                                     ),
                                     self.quit,
                                 )
+                            elif k == "M":
+                                self.prompt_onekey(
+                                    "Global default display mode",
+                                    contentview.VIEW_PROMPT,
+                                    self.change_default_display_mode
+                                )
                             elif k == "P":
                                 if self.server.config.reverse_proxy:
                                     p = utils.unparse_url(*self.server.config.reverse_proxy)
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/contentview.py b/libmproxy/console/contentview.py
index 1d621ae25..ab08602f0 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/contentview.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/contentview.py
@@ -30,12 +30,26 @@ VIEW_NAMES = {
     VIEW_HEX: "Hex",
 }
 
+
+VIEW_PROMPT = (
+    ("auto detect", "a"),
+    ("hex", "h"),
+    ("image", "i"),
+    ("javascript", "j"),
+    ("json", "s"),
+    ("raw", "r"),
+    ("multipart", "m"),
+    ("urlencoded", "u"),
+    ("xmlish", "x"),
+)
+
 VIEW_SHORTCUTS = {
     "a": VIEW_AUTO,
     "i": VIEW_IMAGE,
     "j": VIEW_JAVASCRIPT,
     "s": VIEW_JSON,
     "u": VIEW_URLENCODED,
+    "m": VIEW_MULTIPART,
     "x": VIEW_XML,
     "r": VIEW_RAW,
     "h": VIEW_HEX,
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
index 9dbbcf50d..30697c9c7 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
@@ -378,11 +378,6 @@ class FlowView(common.WWrap):
         )
         self.master.refresh_flow(self.flow)
 
-    def change_default_display_mode(self, t):
-        v = contentview.VIEW_SHORTCUTS.get(t)
-        self.state.default_body_view = v
-        self.master.refresh_flow(self.flow)
-
     def keypress(self, size, key):
         if key == " ":
             self.view_next_flow(self.flow)
@@ -455,35 +450,10 @@ class FlowView(common.WWrap):
         elif key == "m":
             self.master.prompt_onekey(
                 "Display mode",
-                (
-                    ("auto detect", "a"),
-                    ("hex", "h"),
-                    ("image", "i"),
-                    ("javascript", "j"),
-                    ("json", "s"),
-                    ("raw", "r"),
-                    ("urlencoded", "u"),
-                    ("xmlish", "x"),
-                ),
+                contentview.VIEW_PROMPT,
                 self.change_this_display_mode
             )
             key = None
-        elif key == "M":
-            self.master.prompt_onekey(
-                "Global default display mode",
-                (
-                    ("auto detect", "a"),
-                    ("hex", "h"),
-                    ("image", "i"),
-                    ("javascript", "j"),
-                    ("json", "s"),
-                    ("raw", "r"),
-                    ("urlencoded", "u"),
-                    ("xmlish", "x"),
-                ),
-                self.change_default_display_mode
-            )
-            key = None
         elif key == "p":
             self.view_prev_flow(self.flow)
         elif key == "r":
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/help.py b/libmproxy/console/help.py
index 97118aee1..9abdcd12d 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/help.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/help.py
@@ -62,6 +62,39 @@ class HelpView(urwid.ListBox):
         keys = [
             ("c", "client replay"),
             ("i", "set interception pattern"),
+            ("M", "change global default display mode"),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("automatic", "a") +
+                    [("text", ": automatic detection")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("hex", "h") +
+                    [("text", ": Hex")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("image", "i") +
+                    [("text", ": Image")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("javascript", "j") +
+                    [("text", ": JavaScript")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("json", "s") +
+                    [("text", ": JSON")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("urlencoded", "u") +
+                    [("text", ": URL-encoded data")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("raw", "r") +
+                    [("text", ": raw data")]
+                ),
+                (None,
+                    common.highlight_key("xml", "x") +
+                    [("text", ": XML")]
+                ),
 
             ("o", "toggle options:"),
             (None,