diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/get_lang.sh b/.config/i3/scripts/get_lang.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..34df672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/get_lang.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f /usr/bin/setxkbmap ] ; then
+  get_lang=$(setxkbmap -query 2> /dev/null | grep "layout:" | tr -s " " | cut -d ":" -f 2)
+  if [ -z ${get_lang} ] ; then
+    echo "  us "
+  else
+    echo " ${get_lang} "
+  fi
+else
+  echo "  us "
+fi 
+
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/status_bar.sh b/.config/i3/scripts/status_bar.sh
index 1ea0dec..1e1b0d0 100755
--- a/.config/i3/scripts/status_bar.sh
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/status_bar.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ while [ ${status_bar} -eq 0 ] ; do
   cpuinfo=$(~/.config/i3/scripts/cpu_info.sh)
   meminfo=$(~/.config/i3/scripts/mem_info.sh)
   volume=$(~/.config/i3/scripts/get_volume.sh)
+  lang=$(~/.config/i3/scripts/get_lang.sh)
   date=$(~/.config/i3/scripts/current_date.sh)
-  echo "${updates} ${kernel} ${cpuinfo} ${meminfo} ${volume} ${date}"
+  echo "${updates} ${kernel} ${cpuinfo} ${meminfo} ${volume} ${lang} ${date}"
   sleep 2
 done