diff --git a/Sources/AppBundle/MenuBar.swift b/Sources/AppBundle/MenuBar.swift
index 479749f0..e5795f04 100644
--- a/Sources/AppBundle/MenuBar.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppBundle/MenuBar.swift
@@ -52,24 +52,34 @@ public func menuBar(viewModel: TrayMenuModel) -> some Scene {
         }.keyboardShortcut("Q", modifiers: .command)
     } label: {
         if viewModel.isEnabled {
-            MonospacedText(viewModel.trayText)
+            switch config.menuBarStyle {
+                case .text:
+                    MenuBarLabel(viewModel.trayText)
+                case .squares:
+                    MenuBarLabel(viewModel.trayText, trayItems: viewModel.trayItems)
+                case .i3:
+                    MenuBarLabel(viewModel.trayText, trayItems: viewModel.trayItems, workspaces: viewModel.workspaces)
+            }
         } else {
-            MonospacedText("⏸️")
+            MenuBarLabel("⏸️")
         }
     }
 }
 
-struct MonospacedText: View {
+struct MenuBarLabel: View {
     @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme: ColorScheme
     var text: String
-    init(_ text: String) { self.text = text }
+    var trayItems: [TrayItem]?
+    var workspaces: [WorkspaceViewModel]?
+
+    init(_ text: String, trayItems: [TrayItem]? = nil, workspaces: [WorkspaceViewModel]? = nil) {
+        self.text = text
+        self.trayItems = trayItems
+        self.workspaces = workspaces
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
-        let renderer = ImageRenderer(
-            content: Text(text)
-                .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
-                .foregroundStyle(colorScheme == .light ? Color.black : Color.white)
-        )
+        let renderer = ImageRenderer(content: menuBarContent)
         if let cgImage = renderer.cgImage {
             // Using scale: 1 results in a blurry image for unknown reasons
             Image(cgImage, scale: 2, label: Text(text))
@@ -78,6 +88,87 @@ struct MonospacedText: View {
             Text(text)
         }
     }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    var menuBarContent: some View {
+        let color = colorScheme == .light ? Color.black : Color.white
+        if let trayItems {
+            HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                ForEach(trayItems, id: \.name) { item in
+                    if item.name.containsEmoji() {
+                        Text(item.name)
+                            .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
+                            .foregroundStyle(color)
+                            .bold()
+                    } else {
+                        Image(systemName: item.systemImageName)
+                            .resizable()
+                            .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
+                            .foregroundStyle(color)
+                        if item.type == .mode {
+                            Text(":")
+                                .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
+                                .foregroundStyle(color)
+                                .bold()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if workspaces != nil {
+                    let otherWorkspaces = Workspace.all.filter { workspace in
+                        !workspace.isEffectivelyEmpty && !trayItems.contains(where: { item in item.name == workspace.name })
+                    }
+                    if !otherWorkspaces.isEmpty {
+                        Group {
+                            Text("|")
+                                .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
+                                .foregroundStyle(color)
+                                .bold()
+                                .padding(.bottom, 2)
+                            ForEach(otherWorkspaces, id: \.name) { item in
+                                if item.name.containsEmoji() {
+                                    Text(item.name)
+                                        .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
+                                        .foregroundStyle(color)
+                                        .bold()
+                                } else {
+                                    Image(systemName: "\(item.name.lowercased()).square")
+                                        .resizable()
+                                        .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
+                                        .foregroundStyle(color)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        .opacity(0.6)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            .frame(height: 40)
+        } else {
+            Text(text)
+                .font(.system(.largeTitle, design: .monospaced))
+                .foregroundStyle(colorScheme == .light ? Color.black : Color.white)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum MenuBarStyle: String {
+    case text = "text"
+    case squares = "squares"
+    case i3 = "i3"
+}
+
+extension String {
+    func parseMenuBarStyle() -> MenuBarStyle? {
+        if let parsed = MenuBarStyle(rawValue: self) {
+            return parsed
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    func containsEmoji() -> Bool {
+        unicodeScalars.contains { $0.properties.isEmoji && $0.properties.isEmojiPresentation }
+    }
 }
 
 func getTextEditorToOpenConfig() -> URL {
diff --git a/Sources/AppBundle/TrayMenuModel.swift b/Sources/AppBundle/TrayMenuModel.swift
index e551ab94..afd6ac11 100644
--- a/Sources/AppBundle/TrayMenuModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppBundle/TrayMenuModel.swift
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public class TrayMenuModel: ObservableObject {
     private init() {}
 
     @Published var trayText: String = ""
+    @Published var trayItems: [TrayItem] = []
     /// Is "layouting" enabled
     @Published var isEnabled: Bool = true
     @Published var workspaces: [WorkspaceViewModel] = []
@@ -15,20 +16,51 @@ public class TrayMenuModel: ObservableObject {
 func updateTrayText() {
     let sortedMonitors = sortedMonitors
     let focus = focus
-    TrayMenuModel.shared.trayText = (activeMode?.takeIf { $0 != mainModeId }?.first?.lets { "[\($0.uppercased())] " } ?? "") +
-        sortedMonitors
+    var items: [TrayItem] = []
+    TrayMenuModel.shared.trayText = (
+        activeMode?.takeIf { $0 != mainModeId }?.first?.lets {
+            items.append(TrayItem(type: .mode ,name: String($0), isActive: true))
+            return "[\($0.uppercased())] " } ?? ""
+    ) +
+    sortedMonitors
         .map {
-            ($0.activeWorkspace == focus.workspace && sortedMonitors.count > 1 ? "*" : "") + $0.activeWorkspace.name
+            items.append(TrayItem(type: .monitor, name: $0.activeWorkspace.name, isActive: $0.activeWorkspace == focus.workspace && sortedMonitors.count > 1))
+            return ($0.activeWorkspace == focus.workspace && sortedMonitors.count > 1 ? "*" : "") + $0.activeWorkspace.name
         }
         .joined(separator: " │ ")
     TrayMenuModel.shared.workspaces = Workspace.all.map {
         let monitor = $0.isVisible || !$0.isEffectivelyEmpty ? " - \($0.workspaceMonitor.name)" : ""
         return WorkspaceViewModel(name: $0.name, suffix: monitor, isFocused: focus.workspace == $0)
     }
+    TrayMenuModel.shared.trayItems = items
 }
 
-struct WorkspaceViewModel {
+struct WorkspaceViewModel: Hashable {
     let name: String
     let suffix: String
     let isFocused: Bool
 }
+
+enum TrayItemType: String {
+    case mode
+    case monitor
+}
+
+struct TrayItem: Hashable {
+    let type: TrayItemType
+    let name: String
+    let isActive: Bool
+    var systemImageName: String {
+        let lowercasedName = name.lowercased()
+        switch type {
+            case .mode:
+                return "\(lowercasedName).circle"
+            case .monitor:
+                if isActive {
+                    return "\(lowercasedName).square.fill"
+                } else {
+                    return "\(lowercasedName).square"
+                }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/AppBundle/config/Config.swift b/Sources/AppBundle/config/Config.swift
index 2c0aad91..58091962 100644
--- a/Sources/AppBundle/config/Config.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppBundle/config/Config.swift
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct Config: Copyable {
     var _indentForNestedContainersWithTheSameOrientation: Void = ()
     var enableNormalizationFlattenContainers: Bool = true
     var _nonEmptyWorkspacesRootContainersLayoutOnStartup: Void = ()
+    var menuBarStyle: MenuBarStyle = .text
     var defaultRootContainerLayout: Layout = .tiles
     var defaultRootContainerOrientation: DefaultContainerOrientation = .auto
     var startAtLogin: Bool = false
diff --git a/Sources/AppBundle/config/parseConfig.swift b/Sources/AppBundle/config/parseConfig.swift
index bca2b5d6..12f8c7f0 100644
--- a/Sources/AppBundle/config/parseConfig.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppBundle/config/parseConfig.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ private let configParser: [String: any ParserProtocol<Config>] = [
     "enable-normalization-flatten-containers": Parser(\.enableNormalizationFlattenContainers, parseBool),
     "enable-normalization-opposite-orientation-for-nested-containers": Parser(\.enableNormalizationOppositeOrientationForNestedContainers, parseBool),
 
+    "menu-bar-style": Parser(\.menuBarStyle, parseMenuBarStyle),
+
     "default-root-container-layout": Parser(\.defaultRootContainerLayout, parseLayout),
     "default-root-container-orientation": Parser(\.defaultRootContainerOrientation, parseDefaultContainerOrientation),
 
@@ -275,6 +277,11 @@ private func parseLayout(_ raw: TOMLValueConvertible, _ backtrace: TomlBacktrace
         .flatMap { $0.parseLayout().orFailure(.semantic(backtrace, "Can't parse layout '\($0)'")) }
 }
 
+private func parseMenuBarStyle(_ raw: TOMLValueConvertible, _ backtrace: TomlBacktrace) -> ParsedToml<MenuBarStyle> {
+    parseString(raw, backtrace)
+        .flatMap { $0.parseMenuBarStyle().orFailure(.semantic(backtrace, "Can't parse menu bar style '\($0)'")) }
+}
+
 private func skipParsing<T>(_ value: T) -> (_ raw: TOMLValueConvertible, _ backtrace: TomlBacktrace) -> ParsedToml<T> {
     { _, _ in .success(value) }
 }
diff --git a/docs/config-examples/default-config.toml b/docs/config-examples/default-config.toml
index 4ea7f9ee..f8ccca71 100644
--- a/docs/config-examples/default-config.toml
+++ b/docs/config-examples/default-config.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ accordion-padding = 30
 # Possible values: tiles|accordion
 default-root-container-layout = 'tiles'
 
+# Possible values: text|squares|i3
+# - text:    displays menu bar as monospaced text (only active workspaces for each monitor).
+# - squares: displays menu bar as square with the workspace name inside. Filled square is the
+#            active monitor, bordered square for other monitors (displays only active workspaces
+#            for each monitor).
+# - i3:      same as squares + shows all other workspaces that contains windows in it, like i3.
+menu-bar-style = 'text'
+
 # Possible values: horizontal|vertical|auto
 # 'auto' means: wide monitor (anything wider than high) gets horizontal orientation,
 #               tall monitor (anything higher than wide) gets vertical orientation