diff --git a/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl.nix b/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl.nix
index f277a03..821e8fd 100644
--- a/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl.nix
+++ b/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ in {
           (dwl-patch "ipc")
           (dwl-patch "restore-monitor")
           (dwl-patch "regexrules")
+          (dwl-patch "autostart")
         ];
       in {
         version = "10-05-2024";
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ in {
           export termcmd=${pkgs.foot}/bin/foot
           export editcmd=${launch_emacs}
           export menucmd=${pkgs.fuzzel}/bin/fuzzel
+          export barcmd=${pkgs.waybar}/bin/waybar
           substituteAll ${./dwl/config.def.h} ./config.def.h
         '';
         postInstall = ''
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ in {
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     dwl
+    waybar
     foot
   ];
 }
diff --git a/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl/config.def.h b/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl/config.def.h
index 6cc6937..1d37fba 100644
--- a/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl/config.def.h
+++ b/machines/universedesktop/desktop/dwl/config.def.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ static const float fullscreen_bg[]         = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}; /* You ca
 
 /* logging */
 static int log_level = WLR_ERROR;
+/* Autostart */
+static const char *const autostart[] = {
+        "@barcmd@", NULL,
+        NULL /* terminate */
+};
 
 static const Rule rules[] = {
 	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */