diff --git a/bin/start_sov.sh b/bin/start_sov.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2deebb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start_sov.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
+CONFIG=$HOME/.config/sway/sov.d/config
+FIFO=/tmp/sovpipe
+CMD="sov"
+ARGS=" -v -c $CONFIG"
+LOG=$HOME/log/sov.log
+
+which $CMD &> /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "missing $CMD executable in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Terminate already running bar instances
+pkill -x $CMD
+rm -f $LOG
+# create fifo
+rm -f $FIFO
+mkfifo $FIFO
+# execute new instance
+tail -f $FIFO | $CMD $ARGS 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG
diff --git a/config b/config
index 301f1c4..c635757 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set $volume_cmd $HOME/.config/sway/bin/sway_volume
 set $media_cmd /usr/bin/playerctl
 set $idle_cmd $HOME/.config/sway/bin/start_swayidle.sh
 set $waybar_cmd $HOME/.config/sway/bin/start_waybar.sh
+set $sov_cmd $HOME/.config/sway/bin/start_sov.sh
 set $move_cmd $HOME/.config/sway/bin/sway_move
 set $font Cascadia Code PL Regular 10
 set $notify_cmd dunstify -r 123
@@ -118,16 +119,28 @@ bindsym $mod+Ctrl+$right resize grow width 50px
 # Workspaces:
 #
 # Switch to workspace
-bindsym $mod+1 workspace number 1
-bindsym $mod+2 workspace number 2
-bindsym $mod+3 workspace number 3
-bindsym $mod+4 workspace number 4
-bindsym $mod+5 workspace number 5
-bindsym $mod+6 workspace number 6
-bindsym $mod+7 workspace number 7
-bindsym $mod+8 workspace number 8
-bindsym $mod+9 workspace number 9
-bindsym $mod+0 workspace number 10
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+1 workspace number 1; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+2 workspace number 2; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+3 workspace number 3; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+4 workspace number 4; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+5 workspace number 5; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+6 workspace number 6; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+7 workspace number 7; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+8 workspace number 8; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+9 workspace number 9; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --no-repeat $mod+0 workspace number 10; exec "echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+# hide sov
+bindsym --release $mod+1 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+2 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+3 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+4 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+5 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+6 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+7 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+8 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+9 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+bindsym --release $mod+0 exec "echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe"
+# back and forth
 bindsym $mod+Escape workspace back_and_forth
 # Move focused container to workspace
 bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1
@@ -342,6 +355,7 @@ no_focus [class="MATLAB R2021a" instance="sun-awt-X11-XDialogPeer"]
 # Status Bar:
 #
 exec_always $waybar_cmd
+exec_always $sov_cmd
 exec_always $idle_cmd
 
 #
diff --git a/sov.d/config b/sov.d/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42b2207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sov.d/config
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# anchor, where to display sov, top, bottom, left, right, center
+anchor center
+
+# margin, distance from edges if anchor is set
+margin 0
+
+# show timeout in millisecs
+timeout 200
+
+# distance between workspaces
+gap 20
+
+# columns
+columns 3
+
+# thumbnail to workspace ratio
+ratio 8
+
+# font face, use any string that is output by fc-list, recommended is Terminus (TTF):style=Bold
+# font_face Terminus (TTF):style=Bold
+font_face Cascadia Code PL:style=Bold
+
+# margin size around text
+text_margin_size 7
+
+# margin top size over text
+text_margin_top_size 4
+
+# title text size
+text_title_size 14
+
+# title text color
+text_title_color #FFFFFFFF
+
+# description text size
+text_description_size 12
+
+# description text color
+text_description_color #999999FF
+
+# workspace number text size
+text_workspace_size 18
+
+# workspace number text color
+# text_workspace_color #FFFFFFFF
+text_workspace_color #268bd2FF
+
+# workspace number x shift
+text_workspace_xshift 11
+
+# workspace number y shift
+text_workspace_yshift -17
+
+# border color
+# border_color #BCBCBCFF
+border_color #268BD2FF
+
+# background color
+background_color #222222FF
+
+# focused background color
+background_color_focused #444444FF
+
+# window color
+window_color #000000AA
+
+# empty thumb color
+empty_color #111111FF
+
+# empty thumb border
+empty_frame_color #555555FF