diff --git a/dot_dotfiles/polybar/config.tmpl b/dot_dotfiles/polybar/config.tmpl
index d8292ae..da24b0b 100644
--- a/dot_dotfiles/polybar/config.tmpl
+++ b/dot_dotfiles/polybar/config.tmpl
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ bottom = false
 ;border-right-size = 16 
 ;unused modules - mpd xbacklight backlight-acpi alsa 
 modules-left = i3  
-modules-center = temperature battery xkeyboard memory cpu filesystem updates-arch reboot-check xbacklight top-process obelisk-status
+modules-center = temperature battery xkeyboard memory cpu filesystem updates-arch reboot-check xbacklight top-process mail-status
 modules-right = net wifi0 vpn powermenu 
 
 ; TRAY MANAGEMENT
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ exec = ~/scripts/obelisk.status.sh
 tail = false
 interval = 10 
 
+[module/mail-status]
+type = custom/script
+exec = ~/scripts/mail.status.sh
+tail = false
+interval = 10 
+
 [module/top-process]
 type = custom/script
 format-prefix = " "
diff --git a/scripts/executable_mail.status.sh b/scripts/executable_mail.status.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67dbc05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/executable_mail.status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+STATUSURL=https://mail.nielandt.be
+STATUS=$(curl -s -I $STATUSURL 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 | cut -d$' ' -f2)
+
+# colors
+HEALTHY="#b8bb26"
+DEGRADED="#fe8019"
+FAILED="#fb4934"
+UNKNOWN="#928374"
+
+# echo the status in polybar format
+# the {F}x{F-} syntax allows you to color stuff
+# could have failed completely (network down etc)
+# -z tests for empty string
+if [ -z $STATUS ]; then
+    echo "%{F$FAILED} %{F-}"
+# expected statuses, healthy, degraded, failed
+elif [ $STATUS = "200" ]; then
+    echo "%{F$HEALTHY} %{F-}" 
+#elif [ $STATUS = "degraded" ]; then
+#    echo "%{F$DEGRADED} %{F-}"
+#elif [ $STATUS = "failed" ]; then
+#    echo "%{F$FAILED} %{F-}"
+else 
+    echo "%{F$FAILED} %{F-}"
+fi