diff --git a/include/factory.hpp b/include/factory.hpp
index 47ef530..c24e654 100644
--- a/include/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/factory.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_HYPRLAND
 #include "modules/hyprland/backend.hpp"
 #include "modules/hyprland/window.hpp"
+#include "modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp"
 #endif
 #if defined(__linux__) && !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM)
 #include "modules/battery.hpp"
diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/window.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/window.hpp
index f80159b..e21426a 100644
--- a/include/modules/hyprland/window.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/window.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ private:
   void onEvent(const std::string&);
 
   const Bar& bar_;
-  IPC ipc;
-  unsigned app_icon_size_{24};
-  bool update_app_icon_{true};
-  std::string app_icon_name_;
   util::JsonParser parser_;
   std::string lastView;
 };
diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d182d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <gtkmm/button.h>
+#include <gtkmm/label.h>
+
+#include "AModule.hpp"
+#include "bar.hpp"
+#include "modules/hyprland/backend.hpp"
+#include "util/json.hpp"
+#include <deque>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
+
+class Workspaces : public AModule, public sigc::trackable {
+ public:
+  Workspaces(const std::string&, const waybar::Bar&, const Json::Value&);
+  ~Workspaces() = default;
+  auto update() -> void;
+
+ private:
+  void onEvent(const std::string&);
+  bool handleScroll(GdkEventScroll*);
+  void configOnLaunch(const Json::Value&);
+  void updateButtons();
+  void parseInitHyprlandWorkspaces();
+  Gtk::Button& addButton(const std::string&);
+  std::string getIcon(const std::string&);
+  std::deque<std::string> getAllSortedWS();
+
+  bool isNumber(const std::string&);
+
+  Gtk::Box box_;
+  const Bar& bar_;
+  std::deque<std::string> workspaces;
+  std::deque<std::string> persistentWorkspaces;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, Gtk::Button> buttons_;
+  std::string focusedWorkspace;
+
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace waybar::modules::sway
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3c32006..39e9cdc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ if true
     add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_HYPRLAND', language: 'cpp')
     src_files += 'src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp'
     src_files += 'src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp'
+    src_files += 'src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp'
 endif
 
 if libnl.found() and libnlgen.found()
diff --git a/src/factory.cpp b/src/factory.cpp
index 6df69d5..2c6fe63 100644
--- a/src/factory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ waybar::AModule* waybar::Factory::makeModule(const std::string& name) const {
     if (ref == "hyprland/window") {
       return new waybar::modules::hyprland::Window(id, bar_, config_[name]);
     }
+    if (ref == "hyprland/workspaces") {
+      return new waybar::modules::hyprland::Workspaces(id, bar_, config_[name]);
+    }
 #endif
     if (ref == "idle_inhibitor") {
       return new waybar::modules::IdleInhibitor(id, bar_, config_[name]);
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
index 16deb18..88705d1 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "modules/hyprland/backend.hpp"
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -12,9 +13,13 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
-void waybar::modules::hyprland::IPC::startIPC() {
+namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
+
+void IPC::startIPC() {
   // will start IPC and relay events to parseIPC
 
   std::thread([&]() {
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ void waybar::modules::hyprland::IPC::startIPC() {
   }).detach();
 }
 
-void waybar::modules::hyprland::IPC::parseIPC(const std::string& ev) {
+void IPC::parseIPC(const std::string& ev) {
   // todo
   std::string request = ev.substr(0, ev.find_first_of('>'));
 
@@ -95,11 +100,73 @@ void waybar::modules::hyprland::IPC::parseIPC(const std::string& ev) {
   }
 }
 
-void waybar::modules::hyprland::IPC::registerForIPC(const std::string& ev,
+void IPC::registerForIPC(const std::string& ev,
                                                     std::function<void(const std::string&)> fn) {
   callbackMutex.lock();
 
   callbacks.emplace_back(std::make_pair(ev, fn));
 
   callbackMutex.unlock();
+}
+
+std::string IPC::getSocket1Reply(const std::string& rq) {
+  // basically hyprctl
+
+  const auto SERVERSOCKET = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+  if (SERVERSOCKET < 0) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: Couldn't open a socket (1)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const auto SERVER = gethostbyname("localhost");
+
+  if (!SERVER) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: Couldn't get host (2)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  // get the instance signature
+  auto instanceSig = getenv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE");
+
+  if (!instanceSig) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE was not set! (Is Hyprland running?)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  std::string instanceSigStr = std::string(instanceSig);
+
+  sockaddr_un serverAddress = {0};
+  serverAddress.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+  std::string socketPath = "/tmp/hypr/" + instanceSigStr + "/.socket.sock";
+
+  strcpy(serverAddress.sun_path, socketPath.c_str());
+
+  if (connect(SERVERSOCKET, (sockaddr*)&serverAddress, SUN_LEN(&serverAddress)) < 0) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: Couldn't connect to " + socketPath + ". (3)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  auto sizeWritten = write(SERVERSOCKET, rq.c_str(), rq.length());
+
+  if (sizeWritten < 0) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: Couldn't write (4)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  char buffer[8192] = {0};
+
+  sizeWritten = read(SERVERSOCKET, buffer, 8192);
+
+  if (sizeWritten < 0) {
+    spdlog::error("Hyprland IPC: Couldn't read (5)");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  close(SERVERSOCKET);
+
+  return std::string(buffer);
+}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dad13a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+#include "modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp"
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ranges>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
+
+Workspaces::Workspaces(const std::string &id, const Bar &bar, const Json::Value &config)
+    : AModule(config, "workspaces", id, false, !config["disable-scroll"].asBool()),
+      bar_(bar),
+      box_(bar.vertical ? Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0) {
+  box_.set_name("workspaces");
+  if (!id.empty()) {
+    box_.get_style_context()->add_class(id);
+  }
+
+  event_box_.add(box_);
+
+  if (config["enable-bar-scroll"].asBool()) {
+    auto &window = const_cast<Bar &>(bar_).window;
+    window.add_events(Gdk::SCROLL_MASK | Gdk::SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK);
+    window.signal_scroll_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Workspaces::handleScroll));
+  }
+
+  modulesReady = true;
+
+  if (!gIPC.get()) {
+    gIPC = std::make_unique<IPC>();
+  }
+
+  // register for hyprland ipc
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("createworkspace", [&](const std::string &ev) { this->onEvent(ev); });
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("destroyworkspace", [&](const std::string &ev) { this->onEvent(ev); });
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("activemon", [&](const std::string &ev) { this->onEvent(ev); });
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("workspace", [&](const std::string &ev) { this->onEvent(ev); });
+
+  // parse cfg stuff
+  configOnLaunch(config);
+
+  // parse workspaces already existing
+  parseInitHyprlandWorkspaces();
+}
+
+void Workspaces::parseInitHyprlandWorkspaces() {
+    std::istringstream WORKSPACES;
+    WORKSPACES.str(gIPC->getSocket1Reply("workspaces"));
+
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(WORKSPACES, line)) {
+        if (line.find("workspace ID") == 0) {
+            auto workspaceName = line.substr(line.find_first_of('(') + 1).substr(0, line.find_first_of(')') - line.find_first_of('(') - 1);
+            workspaces.emplace_back(workspaceName);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Workspaces::configOnLaunch(const Json::Value& cfg) {
+  if (cfg["persistent_workspaces"].isObject()) {
+    spdlog::info("persistent");
+    const Json::Value &persistentWorkspacesJSON = cfg["persistent_workspaces"];
+
+    for (auto &wn : persistentWorkspacesJSON.getMemberNames()) {
+      persistentWorkspaces.emplace_back(wn);
+      spdlog::info("persistent ws {}", wn);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+std::deque<std::string> Workspaces::getAllSortedWS() {
+    std::deque<std::string> result;
+    for (auto& ws : workspaces)
+        result.emplace_back(ws);
+    for (auto& ws : persistentWorkspaces)
+        result.emplace_back(ws);
+
+    std::sort(result.begin(), result.end(), [&](const std::string& ws1, const std::string& ws2) {
+        if (isNumber(ws1) && isNumber(ws2)) {
+            return std::stoi(ws1) < std::stoi(ws2);
+        } else if (isNumber(ws1)) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    });
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+std::string Workspaces::getIcon(const std::string &name) {
+  return config_["format-icons"][name].asString();
+}
+
+auto Workspaces::update() -> void {
+    updateButtons();
+}
+
+void Workspaces::updateButtons() {
+  mutex_.lock();
+
+  auto ws = getAllSortedWS();
+
+  for (auto it = ws.begin(); it != ws.end(); ++it) {
+    auto bit = buttons_.find(*it);
+
+    auto &button = bit == buttons_.end() ? addButton(*it) : bit->second;
+
+    if (focusedWorkspace == *it) {
+      button.get_style_context()->add_class("focused");
+    } else {
+      button.get_style_context()->remove_class("focused");
+    }
+
+    std::string label = *it;
+    if (config_["format"].isString()) {
+      auto format = config_["format"].asString();
+      label = fmt::format(format, fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(*it)), fmt::arg("name", *it));
+    }
+
+    button.set_label(label);
+
+    button.show();
+  }
+
+  AModule::update();
+
+  mutex_.unlock();
+}
+
+bool Workspaces::isNumber(const std::string& str) {
+  for (auto &c : str) {
+    if (!(isdigit(c) != 0 || c == '-')) return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+Gtk::Button &Workspaces::addButton(const std::string& name) {
+  auto pair = buttons_.emplace(name, name);
+  auto &&button = pair.first->second;
+  box_.pack_start(button, false, false, 0);
+  button.set_name(name);
+  button.set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
+  if (!config_["disable-click"].asBool()) {
+    button.signal_pressed().connect([&, name]{
+      if (isNumber(name)) {
+        gIPC->getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace " + name);
+        spdlog::info("executing {}", "dispatch workspace " + name);
+      }
+      else {
+        gIPC->getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace name:" + name);
+        spdlog::info("executing {}", "dispatch workspace name:" + name);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  return button;
+}
+
+void Workspaces::onEvent(const std::string& ev) {
+    const auto EVENT = ev.substr(0, ev.find_first_of('>'));
+    const auto WORKSPACE = ev.substr(ev.find_last_of('>') + 1);
+
+    mutex_.lock();
+
+    if (EVENT == "activemon") {
+        focusedWorkspace = WORKSPACE.substr(WORKSPACE.find_first_of(',') + 1);
+    } else if (EVENT == "workspace") {
+        focusedWorkspace = WORKSPACE;
+    } else if (EVENT == "createworkspace") {
+        workspaces.emplace_back(WORKSPACE);
+
+        // remove the buttons for reorder
+        buttons_.clear();
+    } else {
+        const auto it = std::remove(workspaces.begin(), workspaces.end(), WORKSPACE);
+
+        if (it != workspaces.end())
+            workspaces.erase(it);
+
+        // also remove the buttons
+        buttons_.clear();
+    }
+
+    dp.emit();
+
+    mutex_.unlock();
+}
+
+bool Workspaces::handleScroll(GdkEventScroll *e) {
+  if (gdk_event_get_pointer_emulated((GdkEvent *)e)) {
+    /**
+     * Ignore emulated scroll events on window
+     */
+    return false;
+  }
+  auto dir = AModule::getScrollDir(e);
+  if (dir == SCROLL_DIR::NONE) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  mutex_.lock();
+
+  if (dir == SCROLL_DIR::UP) {
+    gIPC->getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace +1");
+  } else if (dir == SCROLL_DIR::DOWN) {
+    gIPC->getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace -1");
+  }
+
+  mutex_.unlock();
+
+  return true;
+}
+};