diff --git a/lua/widgets/bar/init.lua b/lua/widgets/bar/init.lua
index 121f25d..baf6311 100644
--- a/lua/widgets/bar/init.lua
+++ b/lua/widgets/bar/init.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ local workspaces <const> = require(... .. '.workspaces')
 local clock <const> = require(... .. '.clock')
 local battery <const> = require(... .. '.battery')
 local volume <const> = require(... .. '.volume')
-local brightness <const> = require(... .. '.brightness')
+local mpris <const> = require(... .. '.mpris')
+-- local brightness <const> = require(... .. '.brightness')
 
 return Astal.Window({
   namespace = "bar",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ return Astal.Window({
       class_name = 'left',
       children = {
         workspaces,
+        mpris,
       }
     }),
     center_widget = Widget.Box({}),
diff --git a/lua/widgets/bar/mpris.lua b/lua/widgets/bar/mpris.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e11102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/widgets/bar/mpris.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+local Mpris <const> = lgi.require("AstalMpris")
+local mpris = Mpris.get_default()
+local map = require('lua.lib').map
+
+return Widget.Stack({
+  transition_type = 'SLIDE_UP_DOWN',
+  transition_duration = 125,
+  children = {},
+  setup = function(self)
+    self:add_events(Gdk.EventMask.SCROLL_MASK);
+    self:add_events(Gdk.EventMask.SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK);
+
+    local function add_player(player)
+      self:add_named(
+        Widget.Box({
+          class_name = 'player',
+          vertical = true,
+          hexpand = false,
+          setup = function(self) self['name'] = player:get_bus_name() end,
+          css = bind(player, 'cover-art'):as(
+            function(coverart)
+              if coverart then 
+                return 
+                'background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(22, 22, 22, 0.9)), url("' .. coverart .. '");'
+                .. 'background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover'
+              else 
+                return ''
+              end
+            end),
+          children = {
+            Widget.Box({
+              vertical = true,
+              hexpand = true,
+              valign = 'CENTER',
+              halign = 'END',
+              children = {
+                Widget.Button({
+                  on_click = function() player:previous() end,
+                  child = Widget.Icon({ icon = 'media-skip-backward-symbolic' })
+                }),
+                Widget.Button({
+                  on_click = function() player:play_pause() end,
+                  child = Widget.Icon({
+                    icon = bind(player, 'playback-status'):as(function(status)
+                      return (player:get_playback_status() == 'PLAYING' and 'media-playback-pause-symbolic' or 'media-playback-start-symbolic')
+                    end)
+                  })
+                }),
+                Widget.Button({
+                  on_click = function() player:next() end,
+                  child = Widget.Icon({ icon = 'media-skip-forward-symbolic' })
+                })
+              }
+            }),
+            Widget.Slider({
+              hexpand = true,
+              class_name = 'music-progress',
+              valign = 'END',
+              halign = 'START',
+              -- for some reason, this is broken
+              on_change_value = function(self) player:set_position(self:get_value() * player:get_length()) end,
+              setup = function(self)
+                Variable():poll(500, function()
+                  if player == nil then return end
+                  self:set_value(player:get_position() / player:get_length())
+                end)
+              end,
+            })
+          }
+        }),
+        player:get_bus_name()
+      )
+    end
+
+    map(mpris:get_players(), add_player)
+
+    self:hook(mpris, 'player-added', function(self, player)
+      add_player(player)
+    end)
+
+    self:hook(mpris, 'player-closed', function(self, player)
+      print('remove player', player:get_bus_name())
+      self:get_named(player:get_bus_name()):destroy()
+    end)
+
+    local accumulated_delta_y = 0
+
+    self:hook(self, 'scroll-event', function(_, event)
+      local children = self:get_children()
+      local current_child = self:get_visible_child()
+      local _, delta_y = event:get_scroll_deltas()
+      local index
+
+      accumulated_delta_y = accumulated_delta_y + delta_y
+
+      for i, child in ipairs(children) do 
+        if child == current_child then
+          index = i
+        end
+      end
+
+      if math.abs(accumulated_delta_y) > 10 then
+        self:set_visible_child(children[(index + math.floor(accumulated_delta_y / 10)) % #children + 1])
+        accumulated_delta_y = 0
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+})
diff --git a/style/widgets/bar.scss b/style/widgets/bar.scss
index 7ba7c2f..110ff17 100644
--- a/style/widgets/bar.scss
+++ b/style/widgets/bar.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,37 @@ centerbox {
           background-color: $hl;
         }
       }
+
+    }
+
+    stack > box.player {
+      min-width: 250px;
+      min-height: 60px;
+      background-position: 50% 50%;
+      background-size: cover;
+      border: 4px solid #161616;
+
+      > box {
+        > button {
+          margin: 3px 10px;
+        }
+      }
+
+      > .music-progress {
+        min-width: 242px;
+        min-height: 2px;
+        background: transparent;
+
+        trough {
+          min-height: 2px;
+          background: $bg-alt-1;
+        }
+
+        highlight {
+          min-height: 2px;
+          background: $mpd-progress-primary;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }