diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index b602eb7..b544d93 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ function oni.mailcount(account)
    return i
 end
 
+function oni.mailcount_text()
+   return string.format("ryu: %d aet: %d gmail: %d 9f: %d",
+                        oni.mailcount("ryuslash.org"),
+                        oni.mailcount("aethon"),
+                        oni.mailcount("gmail"),
+                        oni.mailcount("ninthfloor"))
+end
+
+
 -- Returns true if all pairs in table1 are present in table2
 function oni.match(table1, table2)
    for k, v in pairs(table1) do
@@ -190,6 +199,16 @@ mytextclock = awful.widget.textclock({ align = "right" })
 -- Create a systray
 mysystray = widget({ type = "systray" })
 
+-- Create a mailbox widget
+mymailbox = widget({ type = "textbox" })
+mymailbox.text = oni.mailcount_text()
+mymailboxtimer = timer({ timeout = 60 })
+mymailboxtimer:add_signal("timeout",
+                          function ()
+                             mymailbox.text = oni.mailcount_text()
+                          end)
+mymailboxtimer:start()
+
 -- Create a wibox for each screen and add it
 mywibox = {}
 mypromptbox = {}
@@ -267,6 +286,7 @@ for s = 1, screen.count() do
         mylayoutbox[s],
         mytextclock,
         s == 1 and mysystray or nil,
+        s == 1 and mymailbox or nil,
         mytasklist[s],
         layout = awful.widget.layout.horizontal.rightleft
     }