diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 767ff36..df0ed6f 100755
--- a/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@
 
 ;; Show panel
 
-(system "/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh &")
+(system "~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh &")
diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1b11845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+monitor=${1:-0}
+geometry=( $(herbstclient monitor_rect "$monitor") )
+if [ -z "$geometry" ] ;then
+    echo "Invalid monitor $monitor"
+    exit 1
+fi
+# geometry has the format: WxH+X+Y
+x=${geometry[0]}
+y=${geometry[1]}
+width=${geometry[2]}
+height=16
+font="-*-fixed-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+bgcolor='#3E2600'
+
+function uniq_linebuffered() {
+    awk '$0 != l { print ; l=$0 ; fflush(); }' "$@"
+}
+
+herbstclient pad $monitor $height
+{
+    # events:
+    #mpc idleloop player &
+    while true ; do
+        date +'date ^fg(#efefef)%H:%M^fg(#909090), %Y-%m-^fg(#efefef)%d'
+        sleep 1 || break
+    done > >(uniq_linebuffered)  &
+    childpid=$!
+    herbstclient --idle
+    kill $childpid
+} 2> /dev/null | {
+    TAGS=( $(herbstclient tag_status $monitor) )
+    date=""
+    while true ; do
+        bordercolor="#26221C"
+        hintcolor="#573500"
+        separator="^fg(#141414)^ro(1x$height)^fg()"
+        # draw tags
+        for i in "${TAGS[@]}" ; do
+            case ${i:0:1} in
+                '#')
+                    echo -n "^bg(#9fbc00)^fg(#141414)"
+                    ;;
+                '+')
+                    echo -n "^bg(#9CA668)^fg(#141414)"
+                    ;;
+                ':')
+                    echo -n "^bg(#6A4100)^fg(#141414)"
+                    ;;
+                '!')
+                    echo -n "^bg(#FF0675)^fg(#141414)"
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo -n "^bg()^fg()"
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            echo -n " ${i:1} "
+            echo -n "$separator"
+        done
+        echo -n "^bg()^p(_CENTER)"
+        # small adjustments
+        nfmail=`ls ~/documents/mail/ninthfloor/INBOX/new/ | wc -l`
+        gmail=`ls ~/documents/mail/gmail/INBOX/new/ | wc -l`
+        archmail=`ls ~/documents/mail/arch/INBOX/new/ | wc -l`
+        aethonmail=`ls ~/documents/mail/aethon/INBOX/new/ | wc -l`
+        right="$separator 9f: $nfmail $separator gmail: $gmail $separator arch: $archmail $separator aethon: $aethonmail $separator^bg($hintcolor) $date $separator"
+        right_text_only=$(echo -n "$right"|sed 's.\^[^(]*([^)]*)..g')
+        # get width of right aligned text.. and add some space..
+        width=$(textwidth "$font" "$right_text_only  ")
+        echo -n "^p(_RIGHT)^p(-$width)$right"
+        echo
+        # wait for next event
+        read line || break
+        cmd=( $line )
+        # find out event origin
+        case "${cmd[0]}" in
+            tag*)
+                #echo "reseting tags" >&2
+                TAGS=( $(herbstclient tag_status $monitor) )
+                ;;
+            date)
+                #echo "reseting date" >&2
+                date="${cmd[@]:1}"
+                ;;
+            quit_panel)
+                exit
+                ;;
+            #player)
+            #    ;;
+        esac
+        done
+} 2> /dev/null | dzen2 -w $width -x $x -y $y -fn "$font" -h $height \
+    -ta l -bg "$bgcolor" -fg '#efefef'