diff --git a/examples/item-extra-toggling.php b/examples/item-extra-toggling.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87a503ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/item-extra-toggling.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use PhpSchool\CliMenu\CliMenu;
+use PhpSchool\CliMenu\Builder\CliMenuBuilder;
+
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php');
+
+$itemCallable = function (CliMenu $menu) {
+    if ($menu->getSelectedItem()->showsItemExtra()) {
+        $menu->getSelectedItem()->hideItemExtra();
+    } else {
+        $menu->getSelectedItem()->showItemExtra();
+    }
+    $menu->redraw();
+    echo $menu->getSelectedItem()->getText();
+};
+
+$menu = (new CliMenuBuilder)
+    ->setTitle('Basic CLI Menu Custom Item Extra')
+    ->addItem('First Item', $itemCallable)
+    ->addItem('Second Item', $itemCallable)
+    ->addItem('Third Item', $itemCallable)
+    ->setItemExtra('[COMPLETE!]')
+    ->displayExtra()
+    ->addLineBreak('-')
+    ->build();
+
+$menu->open();
diff --git a/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php b/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
index af9668a6..91fd67c2 100644
--- a/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ public function setItemExtra(string $extra) : self
     {
         $this->style->setItemExtra($extra);
 
+        //if we customise item extra, it means we most likely want to display it
+        $this->displayExtra();
+
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -479,6 +482,13 @@ public function disableDefaultItems() : self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function displayExtra() : self
+    {
+        $this->style->setDisplaysExtra(true);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     private function itemsHaveExtra(array $items) : bool
     {
         return !empty(array_filter($items, function (MenuItemInterface $item) {
@@ -492,7 +502,9 @@ public function build() : CliMenu
             $this->menu->addItems($this->getDefaultItems());
         }
 
-        $this->style->setDisplaysExtra($this->itemsHaveExtra($this->menu->getItems()));
+        if (!$this->style->getDisplaysExtra()) {
+            $this->style->setDisplaysExtra($this->itemsHaveExtra($this->menu->getItems()));
+        }
 
         return $this->menu;
     }