diff --git a/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.def.h b/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.def.h
index 1f76b7427..7b9590b9f 100644
--- a/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.def.h
+++ b/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.def.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ static const Block blocks[] = {
 
 	{"", "$HOME/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/battery",          1,                       1},
 
+	{"", "$HOME/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/brightness",       1,                       1},
+
 	{"", "$HOME/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/volume",           1,                       1},
 
 	{"", "$HOME/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/clock",            5,                       0},
diff --git a/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/brightness b/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/brightness
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fbf6de18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/.config/suckless/dwmblocks/scripts/brightness
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+brt=$(xbacklight -get)
+if [ "$brt" = "100.000000" ]; then
+    icon=🔆
+elif [ "$brt" \> "50%.*" ]; then
+    icon=🔆
+elif [ "$brt" \< "49%.*" ]; then
+    icon=🔅
+fi
+echo " $icon ${brt%.*}% "