diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 8325a94..a4b09da 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "better-word-count",
   "name": "Better Word Count",
-  "version": "0.7.4",
+  "version": "0.7.5",
   "description": "Counts the words of selected text in the editor.",
   "author": "Luke Leppan",
   "authorUrl": "https://lukeleppan.com",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f67cc1b..0d9d4ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "better-word-count",
-  "version": "0.7.4",
+  "version": "0.7.5",
   "description": "Counts the words of selected text in the editor.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/data/manager.ts b/src/data/manager.ts
index 44615fb..8162202 100644
--- a/src/data/manager.ts
+++ b/src/data/manager.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ export interface TodayCounts {
   sentences: number;
 }
 
+export interface TotalCounts {
+  words: number;
+  characters: number;
+  sentences: number;
+}
+
 export class DataManager {
   private vault: Vault;
   private metadataCache: MetadataCache;
@@ -171,6 +177,14 @@ export class DataManager {
     return this.todayCounts;
   }
 
+  getTotalCounts(): TotalCounts {
+    return {
+      words: this.history[this.today].totalWords,
+      characters: this.history[this.today].totalCharacters,
+      sentences: this.history[this.today].totalSentences,
+    };
+  }
+
   async updateFromFile() {
     this.history = Object.assign(
       JSON.parse(await this.vault.adapter.read(".vault-stats"))
diff --git a/src/status/manager.ts b/src/status/manager.ts
index 89e7d11..655432e 100644
--- a/src/status/manager.ts
+++ b/src/status/manager.ts
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ export class BarManager {
           newText = newText + getSentenceCount(text);
           break;
         case 3:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().words;
+          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTotalCounts().words;
           break;
         case 4:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().characters;
+          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTotalCounts().characters;
           break;
         case 5:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().sentences;
+          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTotalCounts().sentences;
           break;
         case 6:
           newText = newText + this.dataCollector.getTotalFileCount();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class BarManager {
     this.statusBar.displayText(newText);
   }
 
-  updateAltStatusBar(): void {
+  async updateAltStatusBar(): Promise<void> {
     let newText = "";
     const expression: Expression = parse(this.settings.statusBarAltQuery);
     if (this.settings.collectStats) {
@@ -118,13 +118,15 @@ export class BarManager {
           newText = newText + getSentenceCount("");
           break;
         case 3:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().words;
+          newText = newText + (await this.dataCollector.getTotalWordCount());
           break;
         case 4:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().characters;
+          newText =
+            newText + (await this.dataCollector.getTotalCharacterCount());
           break;
         case 5:
-          newText = newText + this.dataManager.getTodayCounts().sentences;
+          newText =
+            newText + (await this.dataCollector.getTotalSentenceCount());
           break;
         case 6:
           newText = newText + this.dataCollector.getTotalFileCount();