diff --git a/i3/Makefile b/i3/Makefile
index 1a26d77..948edc7 100644
--- a/i3/Makefile
+++ b/i3/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+include *.mk
+
 REQUIRED_BINS=\
 	/usr/bin/i3 \
 	/usr/bin/i3blocks \
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ OUT=$(I3_CONFIG_OUT) $(DUNST_CONFIG_OUT)
 .PHONY: clean_install
 
 clean_install: clean install
-clean: clean_i3 clean_dunst clean_compton clean_i3blocks clean_bins
-install: $(REQUIRED_BINS) install_i3 install_compton install_i3blocks install_bins clean_dunst
+clean: clean_i3 clean_dunst clean_compton clean_i3blocks clean_bins clean_playerctl
+install: $(REQUIRED_BINS) install_i3 install_compton install_i3blocks install_bins clean_dunst install_playerctl
 
 $(REQUIRED_BINS):
 	$(ROOT_APT) install $(PACKAGES)
diff --git a/i3/playerctl.mk b/i3/playerctl.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4fd0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/playerctl.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+PACKAGE=playerctl
+GITHUB_VERSION=2.0.2
+GITHUB_URL=https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl/releases/download/v$(GITHUB_VERSION)/playerctl-$(GITHUB_VERSION)_amd64.deb
+
+BIN=/usr/bin/playerctl
+ROOT_APT=sudo aptitude
+
+install_playerctl: $(BIN)
+
+$(BIN):
+ifeq ($(shell aptitude search $PACKAGE 2&> /dev/null; echo $?), 0)
+	$(ROOT_APT) install $(PACKAGE)
+else
+	$(eval TMP = $(shell mktemp -d))
+	curl -fsSL $(GITHUB_URL) -o $(TMP)/playerctl.deb
+	chmod -R a+rx $(TMP)
+	sudo apt install $(TMP)/playerctl.deb
+	rm -rf $(TMP)
+endif
+
+clean_playerctl:
+	$(ROOT_APT) remove $(PACKAGE)