diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88cc107..a6efc54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.jpg
 *.png
+*.svg
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 958f0f7..018239a 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ local awful = require("awful")
 require("awful.autofocus")
 -- Widget and layout library
 local wibox = require("wibox")
+-- more widgets
+local vicious = require("vicious")
 -- Theme handling library
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 -- Notification library
@@ -151,6 +153,38 @@ local tasklist_buttons = gears.table.join(
                                               awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)
                                           end))
 
+
+
+--{{ Battery Widget }} --
+baticon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
+baticon:set_image(beautiful.baticon)
+
+batwidget = wibox.widget.textbox()
+vicious.register( batwidget, vicious.widgets.bat, '<span background="#92B0A0" font="sans 11"><span font="Overpass 13.2" color="#FFFFFF" background="#92B0A0">$2% </span></span>', 30, "BAT1" )
+
+
+----{{--| Volume / volume icon |----------
+volume = wibox.widget.textbox()
+vicious.register(volume, vicious.widgets.volume,
+'<span background="#4B3B51" font="sans 11"><span font="sans 11" color="#EEEEEE"> $1% </span></span>', 1, "Master")
+
+volumeicon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
+vicious.register(volumeicon, vicious.widgets.volume, function(widget, args)
+    local paraone = tonumber(args[1])
+
+    if args[2] == "♩" or paraone == 0 then
+        volumeicon:set_image(beautiful.mute)
+    elseif paraone >= 67 and paraone <= 100 then
+        volumeicon:set_image(beautiful.volhi)
+    elseif paraone >= 33 and paraone <= 66 then
+        volumeicon:set_image(beautiful.volmed)
+    else
+        volumeicon:set_image(beautiful.vollow)
+    end
+
+end, 1, "Master")
+
+--
 local function set_wallpaper(s)
     -- Wallpaper
     if beautiful.wallpaper then
@@ -200,24 +234,30 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
     -- Create the wibox
     s.mywibox = awful.wibar({ position = "top", screen = s })
 
-    -- Add widgets to the wibox
-    s.mywibox:setup {
-        layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal,
-        { -- Left widgets
-            layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
-            mylauncher,
-            s.mytaglist,
-            s.mypromptbox,
-        },
-        s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
-        { -- Right widgets
-            layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
-            mykeyboardlayout,
-            wibox.widget.systray(),
-            mytextclock,
-            s.mylayoutbox,
-        },
-    }
+    -- left widgets
+    local left_layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
+    left_layout:add(mylauncher)
+    left_layout:add(s.mytaglist)
+    left_layout:add(s.mypromptbox)
+
+    -- right widgets
+    local right_layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
+    right_layout:add(wibox.widget.systray())
+    right_layout:add(mykeyboardlayout)
+    right_layout:add(baticon)
+    right_layout:add(batwidget)
+    right_layout:add(volumeicon)
+    right_layout:add(mytextclock)
+    right_layout:add(s.mylayoutbox)
+
+    -- taskbar
+    local layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal()
+    layout:set_left(left_layout)
+    layout:set_middle(s.mytasklist)
+    layout:set_right(right_layout)
+
+    s.mywibox:set_widget(layout)
+
 end)
 -- }}}
 
diff --git a/themes/default/theme.lua b/themes/default/theme.lua
index e489ba8..6fd7f7d 100644
--- a/themes/default/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/default/theme.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ theme.awesome_icon = theme_assets.awesome_icon(
 -- from /usr/share/icons and /usr/share/icons/hicolor will be used.
 theme.icon_theme = nil
 
+
+-- battery icon
+theme.baticon = themes_path.."default/icons/battery.png"
+-- volume icon
+theme.mute = themes_path.."default/icons/audio-volume-muted.svg"
+theme.vollow = themes_path.."default/icons/audio-volume-low.svg"
+theme.volmed = themes_path.."default/icons/audio-volume-medium.svg"
+theme.volhi = themes_path.."default/icons/audio-volume-high.svg"
+
 return theme
 
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