An image forming apparatus capable of forming an image on a recording material includes a display portion capable of displaying a software key permitting input by a user's line of sight; an image pickup portion configured to pick up an image of a user's face; and a controller capable of executing a setting mode in which setting such that the user's line of sight is in a detectable state is made on the basis of output of the image pickup portion and an input mode in which input corresponding to the software key is received in accordance with a line-of-sight input operation to the software key by the user's line of sight detected on the basis of the setting of the setting mode. The controller notifies a user of an event that an operation mode is changed from the setting mode to the input mode.