diff --git a/patch/bar_status2d.c b/patch/bar_status2d.c
index 48bccdf..2e413c8 100644
--- a/patch/bar_status2d.c
+++ b/patch/bar_status2d.c
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+#if BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
+static char termcol0[]  = "#000000"; /* black   */
+static char termcol1[]  = "#ff0000"; /* red     */
+static char termcol2[]  = "#33ff00"; /* green   */
+static char termcol3[]  = "#ff0099"; /* yellow  */
+static char termcol4[]  = "#0066ff"; /* blue    */
+static char termcol5[]  = "#cc00ff"; /* magenta */
+static char termcol6[]  = "#00ffff"; /* cyan    */
+static char termcol7[]  = "#d0d0d0"; /* white   */
+static char termcol8[]  = "#808080"; /* black   */
+static char termcol9[]  = "#ff0000"; /* red     */
+static char termcol10[] = "#33ff00"; /* green   */
+static char termcol11[] = "#ff0099"; /* yellow  */
+static char termcol12[] = "#0066ff"; /* blue    */
+static char termcol13[] = "#cc00ff"; /* magenta */
+static char termcol14[] = "#00ffff"; /* cyan    */
+static char termcol15[] = "#ffffff"; /* white   */
+static char *termcolor[] = {
+	termcol0, termcol1, termcol2, termcol3, termcol4, termcol5, termcol6, termcol7,
+	termcol8, termcol9, termcol10, termcol11, termcol12, termcol13, termcol14, termcol15,
+};
+#endif // BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
+
 int
 width_status2d(Bar *bar, BarWidthArg *a)
 {
@@ -123,6 +146,26 @@ drawstatusbar(int x, char* stext)
 					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColBg], buf);
 					#endif // BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
 					i += 7;
+				#if BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
+				} else if (text[i] == 'C') {
+					int c = atoi(text + ++i) % 16;
+					#if BAR_ALPHA_PATCH && BAR_STATUS2D_NO_ALPHA_PATCH
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColFg], termcolor[c], 0xff);
+					#elif BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColFg], termcolor[c], alphas[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
+					#else
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColFg], termcolor[c]);
+					#endif // BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
+				} else if (text[i] == 'B') {
+					int c = atoi(text + ++i) % 16;
+					#if BAR_ALPHA_PATCH && BAR_STATUS2D_NO_ALPHA_PATCH
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColBg], termcolor[c], 0xff);
+					#elif BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColBg], termcolor[c], alphas[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
+					#else
+					drw_clr_create(drw, &drw->scheme[ColBg], termcolor[c]);
+					#endif // BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
+				#endif // BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
 				} else if (text[i] == 'd') {
 					drw->scheme[ColFg] = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColFg];
 					drw->scheme[ColBg] = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg];
diff --git a/patch/xrdb.c b/patch/xrdb.c
index b1270d4..7718b49 100644
--- a/patch/xrdb.c
+++ b/patch/xrdb.c
@@ -83,6 +83,24 @@ loadxrdb()
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.selSPRLbgcolor", selSPRLbgcolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.selfloatbgcolor", selfloatbgcolor);
 				#endif // BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
+				#if BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color0", termcol0);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color1", termcol1);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color2", termcol2);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color3", termcol3);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color4", termcol4);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color5", termcol5);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color6", termcol6);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color7", termcol7);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color8", termcol8);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color9", termcol9);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color10", termcol10);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color11", termcol11);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color12", termcol12);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color13", termcol13);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color14", termcol14);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("color15", termcol15);
+				#endif // BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index e558d92..91bb480 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@
 /* Supplementary patch should you want to disable alpha for the status2d section */
 #define BAR_STATUS2D_NO_ALPHA_PATCH 0
 
+/* Addition to the status2d patch that allows the use of terminal colors (color0 through color15)
+ * from xrdb in the status, allowing programs like pywal to change statusbar colors.
+ * This adds the C and B codes to use terminal foreground and background colors respectively.
+ * E.g. ^B5^ would use color5 as the background color.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/status2d/
+ */
+#define BAR_STATUS2D_XRDB_TERMCOLORS_PATCH 0
+
 /* The systray patch adds systray for the status bar.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/
  */