diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/config/waybar.css b/modules/desktop/themes/config/waybar.css
index cbbb594..7185ee5 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/config/waybar.css
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/config/waybar.css
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ window#waybar {
   animation-duration: 2s;
 }
 
+#idle_inhibitor {
+  color: @base09;
+}
+/* this here is ditto */
+#idle_inhibitor.activated {
+  color: @base09;
+}
+#idle_inhibitor.deactivated {
+  color: @base04;
+}
+
 #battery {
   animation-timing-function: linear;
   animation-iteration-count: infinite;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/waybar.nix b/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
index 4813a79..ee882fb 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ in {
                 "cpu"
                 "memory"
                 "network"
+                "idle_inhibitor"
                 "power-profiles-daemon"
                 "battery"
                 "custom/weather"
@@ -205,6 +206,13 @@ in {
               };
               on-click = "${pkgs.networkmanagerapplet}/bin/nm-connection-editor";
             };
+            idle_inhibitor = {
+              format = "{icon}";
+              format-icons = {
+                activated = "";
+                deactivated = "⏾";
+              };
+            };
             power-profiles-daemon = {
               format = "{icon}";
               tooltip = true;