diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93bc99c..64b6df3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-This side project has a very different take on dwm patching. It uses preprocessor directives to decide whether or not to include a patch during build time; essentially this means that this build, for better or worse, contains both the patched _and_ the original code. The aim being that you can select which patches to include and the build will contain that code and nothing more.
+This side project has a different take on dwm patching. It uses preprocessor directives to decide whether or not to include a patch during build time; essentially this means that this build, for better or worse, contains both the patched _and_ the original code. The aim being that you can select which patches to include and the build will contain that code and nothing more.
 
-For example to include the alpha patch then you would only need to flip this setting from 0 to 1 in `dwm.c`:
+For example to include the alpha patch then you would only need to flip this setting from 0 to 1 in [patches.h](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch/blob/master/patches.h):
 ```c
 #define ALPHA_PATCH 1
 ```
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2019-09-05 - Systray patch added
 2019-09-05 - Alpha patch added
 
 ### Patches included:
 
    - [alpha](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alpha/)
       - adds transparency for the status bar
+
+   - [systray](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/)
+      - adds system tray in the status bar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index db06407..12a0753 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ static const unsigned int borderpx  = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+static const unsigned int systraypinning = 0;   /* 0: sloppy systray follows selected monitor, >0: pin systray to monitor X */
+static const unsigned int systrayspacing = 2;   /* systray spacing */
+static const int systraypinningfailfirst = 1;   /* 1: if pinning fails, display systray on the first monitor, False: display systray on the last monitor*/
+static const int showsystray             = 1;   /* 0 means no systray */
+#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "monospace:size=10" };
 static const char dmenufont[]       = "monospace:size=10";
 static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index d717679..7c46ca7 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -61,9 +61,15 @@
 /* enums */
 enum { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast }; /* cursor */
 enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel }; /* color schemes */
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+enum { NetSupported, NetSystemTray, NetSystemTrayOP, NetSystemTrayOrientation, NetSystemTrayVisual,
+	   NetWMName, NetWMState, NetWMFullscreen, NetActiveWindow, NetWMWindowType, NetWMWindowTypeDock,
+	   NetSystemTrayOrientationHorz, NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetClientList, NetWMCheck, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
+#else
 enum { NetSupported, NetWMName, NetWMState, NetWMCheck,
        NetWMFullscreen, NetActiveWindow, NetWMWindowType,
        NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetClientList, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
+#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 enum { WMProtocols, WMDelete, WMState, WMTakeFocus, WMLast }; /* default atoms */
 enum { ClkTagBar, ClkLtSymbol, ClkStatusText, ClkWinTitle,
        ClkClientWin, ClkRootWin, ClkLast }; /* clicks */
@@ -195,7 +201,11 @@ static void resizemouse(const Arg *arg);
 static void restack(Monitor *m);
 static void run(void);
 static void scan(void);
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+static int sendevent(Window w, Atom proto, int m, long d0, long d1, long d2, long d3, long d4);
+#else
 static int sendevent(Client *c, Atom proto);
+#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 static void sendmon(Client *c, Monitor *m);
 static void setclientstate(Client *c, long state);
 static void setfocus(Client *c);
@@ -235,6 +245,8 @@ static int xerrordummy(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *ee);
 static int xerrorstart(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *ee);
 static void zoom(const Arg *arg);
 
+#include "patch/include.h"
+
 /* variables */
 static const char broken[] = "broken";
 static char stext[256];
@@ -258,9 +270,16 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (XEvent *) = {
 	[MapRequest] = maprequest,
 	[MotionNotify] = motionnotify,
 	[PropertyNotify] = propertynotify,
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	[ResizeRequest] = resizerequest,
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	[UnmapNotify] = unmapnotify
 };
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+static Atom wmatom[WMLast], netatom[NetLast], xatom[XLast];
+#else
 static Atom wmatom[WMLast], netatom[NetLast];
+#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 static int running = 1;
 static Cur *cursor[CurLast];
 static Clr **scheme;
@@ -269,8 +288,6 @@ static Drw *drw;
 static Monitor *mons, *selmon;
 static Window root, wmcheckwin;
 
-#include "patch/include.h"
-
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -444,7 +461,11 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 			arg.ui = 1 << i;
 		} else if (ev->x < x + blw)
 			click = ClkLtSymbol;
+		#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) - getsystraywidth())
+		#else
 		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext))
+		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 			click = ClkStatusText;
 		else
 			click = ClkWinTitle;
@@ -487,6 +508,13 @@ cleanup(void)
 	XUngrabKey(dpy, AnyKey, AnyModifier, root);
 	while (mons)
 		cleanupmon(mons);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray) {
+		XUnmapWindow(dpy, systray->win);
+		XDestroyWindow(dpy, systray->win);
+		free(systray);
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	for (i = 0; i < CurLast; i++)
 		drw_cur_free(drw, cursor[i]);
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
@@ -517,9 +545,58 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
 void
 clientmessage(XEvent *e)
 {
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	XWindowAttributes wa;
+	XSetWindowAttributes swa;
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	XClientMessageEvent *cme = &e->xclient;
 	Client *c = wintoclient(cme->window);
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray && cme->window == systray->win && cme->message_type == netatom[NetSystemTrayOP]) {
+		/* add systray icons */
+		if (cme->data.l[1] == SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK) {
+			if (!(c = (Client *)calloc(1, sizeof(Client))))
+				die("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", sizeof(Client));
+			if (!(c->win = cme->data.l[2])) {
+				free(c);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/* Clear status bar to avoid artifacts beneath systray icons */
+			drw_rect(drw, 0, 0, selmon->ww, bh, 1, 1);
+			drw_map(drw, selmon->barwin, 0, 0, selmon->ww, bh);
+
+			c->mon = selmon;
+			c->next = systray->icons;
+			systray->icons = c;
+			XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, &wa);
+			c->x = c->oldx = c->y = c->oldy = 0;
+			c->w = c->oldw = wa.width;
+			c->h = c->oldh = wa.height;
+			c->oldbw = wa.border_width;
+			c->bw = 0;
+			c->isfloating = True;
+			/* reuse tags field as mapped status */
+			c->tags = 1;
+			updatesizehints(c);
+			updatesystrayicongeom(c, wa.width, wa.height);
+			XAddToSaveSet(dpy, c->win);
+			XSelectInput(dpy, c->win, StructureNotifyMask | PropertyChangeMask | ResizeRedirectMask);
+			XReparentWindow(dpy, c->win, systray->win, 0, 0);
+			/* use parents background color */
+			swa.background_pixel  = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
+			XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, CWBackPixel, &swa);
+			sendevent(c->win, netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_NOTIFY, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+			XSync(dpy, False);
+			setclientstate(c, NormalState);
+			drawbar(selmon);
+			updatesystray();
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	if (!c)
 		return;
 	if (cme->message_type == netatom[NetWMState]) {
@@ -657,6 +734,12 @@ destroynotify(XEvent *e)
 
 	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window)))
 		unmanage(c, 1);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	else if (showsystray && (c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		removesystrayicon(c);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -701,16 +784,28 @@ void
 drawbar(Monitor *m)
 {
 	int x, w, sw = 0;
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	int stw = 0;
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	int boxs = drw->fonts->h / 9;
 	int boxw = drw->fonts->h / 6 + 2;
 	unsigned int i, occ = 0, urg = 0;
 	Client *c;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray && m == systraytomon(m))
+		stw = getsystraywidth();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 		sw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
+		#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw - stw, 0, sw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
+		#else
 		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw, 0, sw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
+		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	}
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
@@ -733,7 +828,11 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 	x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->ltsymbol, 0);
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if ((w = m->ww - sw - stw - x) > bh) {
+	#else
 	if ((w = m->ww - sw - x) > bh) {
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 		if (m->sel) {
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
@@ -744,7 +843,11 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
 		}
 	}
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww - stw, bh);
+	#else
 	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -781,8 +884,13 @@ expose(XEvent *e)
 	Monitor *m;
 	XExposeEvent *ev = &e->xexpose;
 
-	if (ev->count == 0 && (m = wintomon(ev->window)))
+	if (ev->count == 0 && (m = wintomon(ev->window))) {
 		drawbar(m);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		if (showsystray && m == selmon)
+			updatesystray();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -816,8 +924,21 @@ focusin(XEvent *e)
 {
 	XFocusChangeEvent *ev = &e->xfocus;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray) {
+		/* Clear status bar to avoid artifacts beneath systray icons */
+		drw_rect(drw, 0, 0, selmon->ww, bh, 1, 1);
+		drw_map(drw, selmon->barwin, 0, 0, selmon->ww, bh);
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	if (selmon->sel && ev->window != selmon->sel->win)
 		setfocus(selmon->sel);
+
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray)
+		updatesystray();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -868,11 +989,27 @@ getatomprop(Client *c, Atom prop)
 	unsigned char *p = NULL;
 	Atom da, atom = None;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	/* FIXME getatomprop should return the number of items and a pointer to
+	 * the stored data instead of this workaround */
+	Atom req = XA_ATOM;
+	if (prop == xatom[XembedInfo])
+		req = xatom[XembedInfo];
+
+	if (XGetWindowProperty(dpy, c->win, prop, 0L, sizeof atom, False, req,
+		&da, &di, &dl, &dl, &p) == Success && p) {
+		atom = *(Atom *)p;
+		if (da == xatom[XembedInfo] && dl == 2)
+			atom = ((Atom *)p)[1];
+		XFree(p);
+	}
+	#else
 	if (XGetWindowProperty(dpy, c->win, prop, 0L, sizeof atom, False, XA_ATOM,
 		&da, &di, &dl, &dl, &p) == Success && p) {
 		atom = *(Atom *)p;
 		XFree(p);
 	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	return atom;
 }
 
@@ -1008,7 +1145,11 @@ killclient(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	if (!selmon->sel)
 		return;
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (!sendevent(selmon->sel->win, wmatom[WMDelete], NoEventMask, wmatom[WMDelete], CurrentTime, 0, 0, 0)) {
+	#else
 	if (!sendevent(selmon->sel, wmatom[WMDelete])) {
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 		XGrabServer(dpy);
 		XSetErrorHandler(xerrordummy);
 		XSetCloseDownMode(dpy, DestroyAll);
@@ -1097,6 +1238,14 @@ maprequest(XEvent *e)
 	static XWindowAttributes wa;
 	XMapRequestEvent *ev = &e->xmaprequest;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	Client *i;
+	if (showsystray && (i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		sendevent(i->win, netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0, systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, ev->window, &wa))
 		return;
 	if (wa.override_redirect)
@@ -1220,6 +1369,18 @@ propertynotify(XEvent *e)
 	Window trans;
 	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray && (c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS) {
+			updatesizehints(c);
+			updatesystrayicongeom(c, c->w, c->h);
+		}
+		else
+			updatesystrayiconstate(c, ev);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME))
 		updatestatus();
 	else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
@@ -1438,19 +1599,53 @@ setclientstate(Client *c, long state)
 }
 
 int
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+sendevent(Window w, Atom proto, int mask, long d0, long d1, long d2, long d3, long d4)
+#else
 sendevent(Client *c, Atom proto)
+#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 {
 	int n;
 	Atom *protocols;
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	Atom mt;
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	int exists = 0;
 	XEvent ev;
 
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (proto == wmatom[WMTakeFocus] || proto == wmatom[WMDelete]) {
+		mt = wmatom[WMProtocols];
+		if (XGetWMProtocols(dpy, w, &protocols, &n)) {
+			while (!exists && n--)
+				exists = protocols[n] == proto;
+			XFree(protocols);
+		}
+	} else {
+		exists = True;
+		mt = proto;
+	}
+	#else
 	if (XGetWMProtocols(dpy, c->win, &protocols, &n)) {
 		while (!exists && n--)
 			exists = protocols[n] == proto;
 		XFree(protocols);
 	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
+
 	if (exists) {
+		#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		ev.type = ClientMessage;
+		ev.xclient.window = w;
+		ev.xclient.message_type = mt;
+		ev.xclient.format = 32;
+		ev.xclient.data.l[0] = d0;
+		ev.xclient.data.l[1] = d1;
+		ev.xclient.data.l[2] = d2;
+		ev.xclient.data.l[3] = d3;
+		ev.xclient.data.l[4] = d4;
+		XSendEvent(dpy, w, False, mask, &ev);
+		#else
 		ev.type = ClientMessage;
 		ev.xclient.window = c->win;
 		ev.xclient.message_type = wmatom[WMProtocols];
@@ -1458,6 +1653,7 @@ sendevent(Client *c, Atom proto)
 		ev.xclient.data.l[0] = proto;
 		ev.xclient.data.l[1] = CurrentTime;
 		XSendEvent(dpy, c->win, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
+		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	}
 	return exists;
 }
@@ -1471,7 +1667,11 @@ setfocus(Client *c)
 			XA_WINDOW, 32, PropModeReplace,
 			(unsigned char *) &(c->win), 1);
 	}
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	sendevent(c->win, wmatom[WMTakeFocus], NoEventMask, wmatom[WMTakeFocus], CurrentTime, 0, 0, 0);
+	#else
 	sendevent(c, wmatom[WMTakeFocus]);
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -1565,6 +1765,17 @@ setup(void)
 	wmatom[WMTakeFocus] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_TAKE_FOCUS", False);
 	netatom[NetActiveWindow] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW", False);
 	netatom[NetSupported] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SUPPORTED", False);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	netatom[NetSystemTray] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_S0", False);
+	netatom[NetSystemTrayOP] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_OPCODE", False);
+	netatom[NetSystemTrayOrientation] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_ORIENTATION", False);
+	netatom[NetSystemTrayOrientationHorz] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_ORIENTATION_HORZ", False);
+	netatom[NetSystemTrayVisual] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_VISUAL", False);
+	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDock] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK", False);
+	xatom[Manager] = XInternAtom(dpy, "MANAGER", False);
+	xatom[Xembed] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_XEMBED", False);
+	xatom[XembedInfo] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_XEMBED_INFO", False);
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	netatom[NetWMName] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
 	netatom[NetWMState] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_STATE", False);
 	netatom[NetWMCheck] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK", False);
@@ -1584,6 +1795,11 @@ setup(void)
 		#else
 		scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], 3);
 		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	/* init system tray */
+	if (showsystray)
+		updatesystray();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();
@@ -1716,6 +1932,19 @@ togglebar(const Arg *arg)
 	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
 	updatebarpos(selmon);
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx, selmon->by, selmon->ww, bh);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray) {
+		XWindowChanges wc;
+		if (!selmon->showbar)
+			wc.y = -bh;
+		else if (selmon->showbar) {
+			wc.y = 0;
+			if (!selmon->topbar)
+				wc.y = selmon->mh - bh;
+		}
+		XConfigureWindow(dpy, systray->win, CWY, &wc);
+	}
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -1809,12 +2038,21 @@ unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
 			setclientstate(c, WithdrawnState);
 		else
 			unmanage(c, 0);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	} else if (showsystray && (c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		/* KLUDGE! sometimes icons occasionally unmap their windows, but do
+		 * _not_ destroy them. We map those windows back */
+		XMapRaised(dpy, c->win);
+		removesystrayicon(c);
+		updatesystray();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	}
 }
 
 void
 updatebars(void)
 {
+	unsigned int w;
 	Monitor *m;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
 		.override_redirect = True,
@@ -1831,16 +2069,25 @@ updatebars(void)
 	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->barwin)
 			continue;
+		w = m->ww;
+		#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		if (showsystray && m == systraytomon(m))
+			w -= getsystraywidth();
+		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 		#if ALPHA_PATCH
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, depth,
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, w, bh, 0, depth,
 		                          InputOutput, visual,
 		                          CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixel|CWBorderPixel|CWColormap|CWEventMask, &wa);
 		#else
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, w, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
 				CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
 				CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixmap|CWEventMask, &wa);
 		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);
+		#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+		if (showsystray && m == systraytomon(m))
+			XMapRaised(dpy, systray->win);
+		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 		XMapRaised(dpy, m->barwin);
 		XSetClassHint(dpy, m->barwin, &ch);
 	}
@@ -2016,6 +2263,10 @@ updatestatus(void)
 	if (!gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, stext, sizeof(stext)))
 		strcpy(stext, "dwm-"VERSION);
 	drawbar(selmon);
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	if (showsystray)
+		updatesystray();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index de31d1e..67bbf91 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
 #include "alpha.c"
 #endif
 
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+#include "systray.c"
+#endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index c5c8947..5605b77 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
 #include "alpha.h"
 #endif
 
+#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+#include "systray.h"
+#endif
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diff --git a/patch/systray.c b/patch/systray.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96509d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/systray.c
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+
+static Systray *systray = NULL;
+static unsigned long systrayorientation = _NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_ORIENTATION_HORZ;
+
+unsigned int
+getsystraywidth()
+{
+	unsigned int w = 0;
+	Client *i;
+	if (showsystray)
+		for (i = systray->icons; i; w += i->w + systrayspacing, i = i->next);
+	return w ? w + systrayspacing : 0;
+}
+
+void
+removesystrayicon(Client *i)
+{
+	Client **ii;
+
+	if (!showsystray || !i)
+		return;
+	for (ii = &systray->icons; *ii && *ii != i; ii = &(*ii)->next);
+	if (ii)
+		*ii = i->next;
+	free(i);
+}
+
+void
+resizerequest(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XResizeRequestEvent *ev = &e->xresizerequest;
+	Client *i;
+
+	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		updatesystrayicongeom(i, ev->width, ev->height);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+}
+
+Monitor *
+systraytomon(Monitor *m) {
+	Monitor *t;
+	int i, n;
+	if(!systraypinning) {
+		if(!m)
+			return selmon;
+		return m == selmon ? m : NULL;
+	}
+	for(n = 1, t = mons; t && t->next; n++, t = t->next) ;
+	for(i = 1, t = mons; t && t->next && i < systraypinning; i++, t = t->next) ;
+	if(systraypinningfailfirst && n < systraypinning)
+		return mons;
+	return t;
+}
+
+void
+updatesystray(void)
+{
+	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+	XWindowChanges wc;
+	Client *i;
+	Monitor *m = systraytomon(NULL);
+	unsigned int x = m->mx + m->mw;
+	unsigned int w = 1;
+
+	if (!showsystray)
+		return;
+	if (!systray) {
+		/* init systray */
+		if (!(systray = (Systray *)calloc(1, sizeof(Systray))))
+			die("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", sizeof(Systray));
+
+		#if ALPHA_PATCH
+		XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
+			.override_redirect = True,
+			.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel,
+			.border_pixel = 0,
+			.colormap = cmap,
+			.event_mask = ButtonPressMask|ExposureMask
+		};
+		systray->win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, m->by, w, bh, 0, depth,
+						InputOutput, visual,
+						CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixel|CWBorderPixel|CWColormap|CWEventMask, &wa);
+		#else
+		systray->win = XCreateSimpleWindow(dpy, root, x, m->by, w, bh, 0, 0, scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg].pixel);
+		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+		XSelectInput(dpy, systray->win, SubstructureNotifyMask);
+		XChangeProperty(dpy, systray->win, netatom[NetSystemTrayOrientation], XA_CARDINAL, 32,
+				PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&systrayorientation, 1);
+		#if ALPHA_PATCH
+		XChangeProperty(dpy, systray->win, netatom[NetSystemTrayVisual], XA_VISUALID, 32,
+				PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&visual->visualid, 1);
+		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+		XChangeProperty(dpy, systray->win, netatom[NetWMWindowType], XA_ATOM, 32,
+				PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDock], 1);
+		XMapRaised(dpy, systray->win);
+		XSetSelectionOwner(dpy, netatom[NetSystemTray], systray->win, CurrentTime);
+		if (XGetSelectionOwner(dpy, netatom[NetSystemTray]) == systray->win) {
+			sendevent(root, xatom[Manager], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, netatom[NetSystemTray], systray->win, 0, 0);
+			XSync(dpy, False);
+		}
+		else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "dwm: unable to obtain system tray.\n");
+			free(systray);
+			systray = NULL;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	for (w = 0, i = systray->icons; i; i = i->next) {
+		/* make sure the background color stays the same */
+		wa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
+		XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, i->win, CWBackPixel, &wa);
+		XMapRaised(dpy, i->win);
+		w += systrayspacing;
+		i->x = w;
+		XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, i->win, i->x, 0, i->w, i->h);
+		w += i->w;
+		if (i->mon != m)
+			i->mon = m;
+	}
+	w = w ? w + systrayspacing : 1;
+ 	x -= w;
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, systray->win, x, m->by, w, bh);
+	wc.x = x; wc.y = m->by; wc.width = w; wc.height = bh;
+	wc.stack_mode = Above; wc.sibling = m->barwin;
+	XConfigureWindow(dpy, systray->win, CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWSibling|CWStackMode, &wc);
+	XMapWindow(dpy, systray->win);
+	XMapSubwindows(dpy, systray->win);
+	/* redraw background */
+	XSetForeground(dpy, drw->gc, scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel);
+	XFillRectangle(dpy, systray->win, drw->gc, 0, 0, w, bh);
+	XSync(dpy, False);
+}
+
+void
+updatesystrayicongeom(Client *i, int w, int h)
+{
+	if (i) {
+		i->h = bh;
+		if (w == h)
+			i->w = bh;
+		else if (h == bh)
+			i->w = w;
+		else
+			i->w = (int) ((float)bh * ((float)w / (float)h));
+		applysizehints(i, &(i->x), &(i->y), &(i->w), &(i->h), False);
+		/* force icons into the systray dimensions if they don't want to */
+		if (i->h > bh) {
+			if (i->w == i->h)
+				i->w = bh;
+			else
+				i->w = (int) ((float)bh * ((float)i->w / (float)i->h));
+			i->h = bh;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+updatesystrayiconstate(Client *i, XPropertyEvent *ev)
+{
+	long flags;
+	int code = 0;
+
+	if (!showsystray || !i || ev->atom != xatom[XembedInfo] ||
+			!(flags = getatomprop(i, xatom[XembedInfo])))
+		return;
+
+	if (flags & XEMBED_MAPPED && !i->tags) {
+		i->tags = 1;
+		code = XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE;
+		XMapRaised(dpy, i->win);
+		setclientstate(i, NormalState);
+	}
+	else if (!(flags & XEMBED_MAPPED) && i->tags) {
+		i->tags = 0;
+		code = XEMBED_WINDOW_DEACTIVATE;
+		XUnmapWindow(dpy, i->win);
+		setclientstate(i, WithdrawnState);
+	}
+	else
+		return;
+	sendevent(i->win, xatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, code, 0,
+			systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+}
+
+Client *
+wintosystrayicon(Window w) {
+	Client *i = NULL;
+
+	if (!showsystray || !w)
+		return i;
+	for (i = systray->icons; i && i->win != w; i = i->next);
+	return i;
+}
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diff --git a/patch/systray.h b/patch/systray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a2bab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/systray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#define SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK    0
+#define _NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_ORIENTATION_HORZ 0
+
+/* XEMBED messages */
+#define XEMBED_EMBEDDED_NOTIFY      0
+#define XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE      1
+#define XEMBED_FOCUS_IN             4
+#define XEMBED_MODALITY_ON         10
+
+#define XEMBED_MAPPED              (1 << 0)
+#define XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE      1
+#define XEMBED_WINDOW_DEACTIVATE    2
+
+#define VERSION_MAJOR               0
+#define VERSION_MINOR               0
+#define XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION (VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | VERSION_MINOR
+
+/* enums */
+enum { Manager, Xembed, XembedInfo, XLast }; /* Xembed atoms */
+
+typedef struct Systray Systray;
+struct Systray {
+	Window win;
+	Client *icons;
+};
+
+/* function declarations */
+static Atom getatomprop(Client *c, Atom prop);
+static unsigned int getsystraywidth();
+static void removesystrayicon(Client *i);
+static void resizerequest(XEvent *e);
+static Monitor *systraytomon(Monitor *m);
+static void updatesystray(void);
+static void updatesystrayicongeom(Client *i, int w, int h);
+static void updatesystrayiconstate(Client *i, XPropertyEvent *ev);
+static Client *wintosystrayicon(Window w);
+
diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.h
index c683143..d998b53 100644
--- a/patches.h
+++ b/patches.h
@@ -11,4 +11,10 @@
  * The alpha patch adds transparency for the status bar.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alpha/
  */
-#define ALPHA_PATCH 0
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+#define ALPHA_PATCH 0
+
+/*
+ * The systray patch adds systray for the status bar.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/
+ */
+#define SYSTRAY_PATCH 0
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