diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26cdee4..aecd4bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2019-10-10 - Added mdpcontrol patch
+
 2019-10-08 - Added columns layout and fakefullscreen patch
 
 2019-10-07 - Added sortscreens and dwmc patches, fixed minor cross-compatibility issues for combo, holdbar, leftlayout, hidevacanttags, taggrid and activetagindicatorbar
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [maximize](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/maximize/)
       - adds helper functions for maximizing, horizontally and vertically, floating windows using keybindings
 
+   - [mdpcontrol](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/mpdcontrol/)
+      - adds keyboard bindings to control MDP (Music Player Daemon)
+
    - monitorrules
       - adds rules per monitor, e.g. have default layouts per monitor
       - the use case for this is if the second monitor is vertical (i.e. rotated) then you may want to use a different default layout for this monitor than what is used for the main monitor (for example normal vertical split for main monitor and horizontal split for the second)
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 41c23d5..8217e30 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -573,6 +573,11 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_comma,      cyclelayout,         {.i = -1 } },
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_period,     cyclelayout,         {.i = +1 } },
 	#endif // CYCLELAYOUTS_PATCH
+	#if MDPCONTROL_PATCH
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_F1,         mpdchange,           {.i = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_F2,         mpdchange,           {.i = +1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Escape,     mpdcontrol,          {0} },
+	#endif // MDPCONTROL_PATCH
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_1,                               0)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_2,                               1)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_3,                               2)
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 3cb1518..856d8ca 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
 # OpenBSD (uncomment)
 #FREETYPEINC = ${X11INC}/freetype2
 
+# Uncomment this for the mdpcontrol patch / MDPCONTROL_PATCH
+#LMPDCLIENT = -lmpdclient
+
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I${X11INC} -I${FREETYPEINC}
-LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS} -lXrender
+LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS} -lXrender ${LMPDCLIENT}
+
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=2 -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index d881deb..e86b053 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #include "maximize.c"
 #endif
 
+#if MDPCONTROL_PATCH
+#include "mdpcontrol.c"
+#endif
+
 #if MOVESTACK_PATCH
 #include "movestack.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 65feac9..c38f849 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #include "maximize.h"
 #endif
 
+#if MDPCONTROL_PATCH
+#include "mdpcontrol.h"
+#endif
+
 #if MOVESTACK_PATCH
 #include "movestack.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/mdpcontrol.c b/patch/mdpcontrol.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0d7352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/mdpcontrol.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+#include <mpd/client.h>
+
+#define MPDHOST "localhost"
+#define MPDPORT 6600
+
+struct mpd_connection *get_conn(){
+    struct mpd_connection *conn;
+
+    conn = mpd_connection_new(MPDHOST, MPDPORT, 1000);
+
+    if(mpd_connection_get_error(conn) != MPD_ERROR_SUCCESS){
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not connect to mpd: %s\n", mpd_connection_get_error_message(conn));
+
+        mpd_connection_free(conn);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return conn;
+}
+
+void mpdchange(const Arg *direction){
+    struct mpd_connection *conn;
+
+    conn = get_conn();
+
+    if(conn == NULL){
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(direction->i > 0){
+        mpd_run_next(conn);
+    }
+    else{
+        mpd_run_previous(conn);
+    }
+
+    mpd_connection_free(conn);
+}
+
+char *get_regerror(int errcode, regex_t *compiled){
+    size_t length = regerror(errcode, compiled, NULL, 0);
+    char *buffer = malloc(length);
+    (void) regerror(errcode, compiled, buffer, length);
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+void mpdcontrol(){
+    struct mpd_connection *conn;
+    struct mpd_status *status;
+    struct mpd_song *song;
+    enum mpd_state state;
+
+    const char *filename;
+
+    regex_t expr;
+
+    conn = get_conn();
+
+    if(conn == NULL){
+        return;
+    }
+
+    status = mpd_run_status(conn);
+
+    if(status == NULL){
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not get mpd status: %s\n", mpd_status_get_error(status));
+
+        mpd_status_free(status);
+        mpd_connection_free(conn);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    state = mpd_status_get_state(status);
+
+    if(state == MPD_STATE_STOP || state == MPD_STATE_PAUSE){
+        mpd_run_play(conn);
+        mpd_status_free(status);
+        mpd_connection_free(conn);
+    }
+    else if(state != MPD_STATE_UNKNOWN){ //playing some music
+        song = mpd_run_current_song(conn);
+
+        if(song == NULL){
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error fetching current song!\n");
+
+            mpd_song_free(song);
+            mpd_status_free(status);
+            mpd_connection_free(conn);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        filename = mpd_song_get_uri(song);
+
+        int errcode = regcomp(&expr, "^[[:alnum:]]+://", REG_EXTENDED|REG_NOSUB);
+        if(errcode != 0){
+            char *err = get_regerror(errcode, &expr);
+            fprintf(stderr, "Could not compile regexp: %s\n", err);
+
+            mpd_song_free(song);
+            mpd_status_free(status);
+            mpd_connection_free(conn);
+            free(err);
+            regfree(&expr);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int matchcode = regexec(&expr, filename, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+        if(matchcode == 0){
+            if(strstr(filename, "file://") == filename){ //match just at the start of the filename
+                //this means that mpd is playing a file outside the music_dir,
+                //but on disk, so we can safely pause
+                mpd_run_toggle_pause(conn);
+            }
+            else{
+                mpd_run_stop(conn);
+            }
+        }
+        else if(matchcode == REG_NOMATCH){
+            mpd_run_toggle_pause(conn);
+        }
+        else{
+            char *err = get_regerror(matchcode, &expr);
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error while matching regexp: %s\n", err);
+
+            free(err);
+        }
+
+        regfree(&expr);
+        mpd_song_free(song);
+        mpd_status_free(status);
+        mpd_connection_free(conn);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/mdpcontrol.h b/patch/mdpcontrol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8825d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/mdpcontrol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+static void mpdchange(const Arg *direction);
+static void mpdcontrol();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.h
index 5d86161..62269e6 100644
--- a/patches.h
+++ b/patches.h
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@
  */
 #define MAXIMIZE_PATCH 0
 
+/* Control Music Player Daemon via keybinds.
+ * This patch depends on an additional library lmdpclient so if you want to enable this
+ * then you will also have to append -lmpdclient to the LIBS configuration in config.mk.
+ * A placeholder has been added there for reference.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/mpdcontrol/
+ */
+#define MDPCONTROL_PATCH 0
+
 /* Adds rules per monitor, e.g. have default layouts per monitor.
  * The use case for this is if the second monitor is vertical (i.e. rotated) then
  * you may want to use a different default layout for this monitor than what is