diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 239db4a..feb7db0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ gpg:
 	echo -e "default-cache-ttl 1\nmax-cache-ttl 1" > ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf; echo RELOADAGENT | gpg-connect-agent
 
 i3:
+	echo "sudo pacman -S nitrogen picom compton ttf-font-awesome"
 	test -d ~/.config/i3 || \
 	mkdir -p ~/.config/i3
+	mkdir -p ~/.config/i3status
 	ln -s $(PWD)/sub/i3/config ~/.config/i3/config
+	ln -s $(PWD)/sub/i3/statusconfig ~/.config/i3status/config
 
 font:
 	mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
diff --git a/sub/i3/config b/sub/i3/config
index 8d25402..5240047 100644
--- a/sub/i3/config
+++ b/sub/i3/config
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ set $mod Mod4
 
 exec --no-startup-id xset s off
 exec --no-startup-id xset dpms 0 0 0
+
+
+
+exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore; sleep 1; compton -b
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
 # is used in the bar {} block below.
 font FiraCode:monospace 10
diff --git a/sub/i3/statusconfig b/sub/i3/statusconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bdb798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sub/i3/statusconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# i3status configuration file.
+# see "man i3status" for documentation.
+
+# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
+# The following line should contain a sharp s:
+# ß
+# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
+
+general {
+        colors = true
+        interval = 5
+}
+
+order += "ipv6"
+order += "wireless _first_"
+order += "ethernet _first_"
+order += "battery all"
+order += "disk /"
+order += "load"
+order += "memory"
+order += "tztime local"
+
+wireless _first_ {
+        format_up = " (%quality at %essid) %ip"
+        format_down = " down"
+}
+
+ethernet _first_ {
+        format_up = " %ip (%speed)"
+        format_down = " down"
+}
+
+battery all {
+        format = " %status %percentage %remaining"
+}
+
+disk "/" {
+        format = " %avail"
+}
+
+load {
+        format = "%1min"
+}
+
+memory {
+        format = "%used | %available"
+        threshold_degraded = "1G"
+        format_degraded = "MEMORY < %available"
+}
+
+tztime local {
+        format = " %Y-%m-%d  %H:%M:%S"
+}