diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ef3733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+- name: install required packages for dwmstatus
+  become: yes
+  apt:
+    update_cache: yes
+    pkg:
+      - git
+      - make
+
+- name: create src dir
+  file:
+    path: ~/src
+
+- name: checkout dwmstatus
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ dwmstatus.repo }}"
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/dwmstatus"
+    clone: yes
+    update: yes
+
+- name: build dwmstatus
+  make:
+    chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/dwmstatus"
+
+- name: install dwmstatus
+  become: yes
+  register: make
+  make:
+    chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/dwmstatus"
+    target: install
+
+- name: debug
+  debug: msg="{{ make.stdout }}"
diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/main.yml
index 4427c5a..57f378d 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 - import_tasks: dwm.yml
 
 - import_tasks: st-term.yml
+
+- import_tasks: dwmstatus.yml
diff --git a/roles/dwm/vars/main.yml b/roles/dwm/vars/main.yml
index 0bcf2db..81f0e74 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/vars/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ dwm:
   repo: https://github.com/pgrondek/dwm.git
 st:
   repo: https://github.com/pgrondek/stterm.git
+dwmstatus:
+  repo: https://git.grondek.pl/pgrondek/dwmstatus.git