diff --git a/home/modules/i3+sway/default.nix b/home/modules/i3+sway/default.nix
index fa12dbb..7511b5a 100644
--- a/home/modules/i3+sway/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/i3+sway/default.nix
@@ -105,12 +105,134 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = {
+    # i3blocks configuration file
+    home.file.".config/i3blocks/config".text = ''
+      # i3blocks config - replicating waybar setup
+      separator_block_width=15
+      markup=pango
+
+      [disk]
+      command=df -h / | awk 'NR==2 {print "💾 " $5}'
+      interval=30
+      separator=true
+
+      [cpu]
+      command=top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | awk '{print "🧠 " int(100 - $1) "%"}'
+      interval=2
+      separator=true
+
+      [memory]
+      command=free | awk 'NR==2 {printf "🐏 %.0f%%\n", $3*100/$2}'
+      interval=5
+      separator=true
+
+      [pulseaudio]
+      command=${pkgs.writeShellScript "i3blocks-pulseaudio" ''
+        volume=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -Po '\d+%' | head -1)
+        muted=$(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -o 'yes')
+        if [ "$muted" = "yes" ]; then
+          echo "🔇"
+        else
+          vol_num=''${volume%\%}
+          if [ $vol_num -le 33 ]; then
+            echo "🔈 $volume"
+          elif [ $vol_num -le 66 ]; then
+            echo "🔉 $volume"
+          else
+            echo "🔊 $volume"
+          fi
+        fi
+      ''}
+      interval=1
+      signal=10
+      separator=true
+
+      [backlight]
+      command=${pkgs.writeShellScript "i3blocks-backlight" ''
+        if command -v brightnessctl &>/dev/null; then
+          brightnessctl g | awk -v max=$(brightnessctl m) '{printf "☀️ %.0f%%\n", ($1/max)*100}'
+        fi
+      ''}
+      interval=1
+      separator=true
+
+      [network]
+      command=${pkgs.writeShellScript "i3blocks-network" ''
+        if iwgetid -r &>/dev/null; then
+          ssid=$(iwgetid -r)
+          signal=$(grep "^\s*w" /proc/net/wireless | awk '{print int($3 * 100 / 70)}')
+          echo "📶 $ssid ($signal%)"
+        else
+          ip=$(ip -4 addr show | grep -oP '(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | head -1)
+          if [ -n "$ip" ]; then
+            echo "🔌 $ip"
+          else
+            echo "❌"
+          fi
+        fi
+      ''}
+      interval=5
+      separator=true
+
+      [battery]
+      command=${pkgs.writeShellScript "i3blocks-battery" ''
+        if [ -d /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0 ]; then
+          capacity=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity)
+          status=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status)
+
+          if [ "$status" = "Charging" ]; then
+            echo "⚡ $capacity%"
+          else
+            echo "🔋 $capacity%"
+          fi
+        fi
+      ''}
+      interval=10
+      separator=true
+
+      [time]
+      command=date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
+      interval=1
+      separator=false
+    '';
+
     xsession.windowManager.i3 = let
       base_i3_config = recursiveUpdate shared_config {
         bars = [{
           position = "bottom";
-          statusCommand = "${pkgs.i3status}/bin/i3status";
+          statusCommand = "${pkgs.i3blocks}/bin/i3blocks";
           trayOutput = "primary";  # Enable system tray on primary output
+          fonts = {
+            names = [ "Fira Code" "monospace" ];
+            size = 11.0;
+          };
+          colors = {
+            background = "#000000";
+            statusline = "#ffffff";
+            separator = "#666666";
+
+            # Workspace button colors (matching waybar)
+            focusedWorkspace = {
+              border = "#285577";
+              background = "#285577";
+              text = "#ffffff";
+            };
+            activeWorkspace = {
+              border = "#5f676a";
+              background = "#5f676a";
+              text = "#ffffff";
+            };
+            inactiveWorkspace = {
+              border = "#222222";
+              background = "#222222";
+              text = "#888888";
+            };
+            urgentWorkspace = {
+              border = "#900000";
+              background = "#900000";
+              text = "#ffffff";
+            };
+          };
         }];
         keybindings = shared_config.keybindings // {
           "${shared_config.modifier}+d" = "exec rofi -show drun";
@@ -315,7 +437,5 @@ in {
         sidebar-mode = true;
       };
     };
-
-    programs.i3status.enable = true;
   };
 }