diff --git a/config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/logout-menu-widget/logout-menu.lua b/config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/logout-menu-widget/logout-menu.lua
index 0e7218da9..4a19021a5 100644
--- a/config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/logout-menu-widget/logout-menu.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/logout-menu-widget/logout-menu.lua
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ local function worker(user_args)
     local font = args.font or beautiful.font
 
     local onlogout = args.onlogout or function () awesome.quit() end
+    local onlock = args.onlock or function() awful.spawn.with_shell("betterlockscreen -l") end
     local onreboot = args.onreboot or function() awful.spawn.with_shell("reboot") end
     local onsuspend = args.onsuspend or function() awful.spawn.with_shell("systemctl suspend") end
     local onpoweroff = args.onpoweroff or function() awful.spawn.with_shell("poweroff") end
 
     local menu_items = {
         { name = 'Log out', icon_name = 'log-out.svg', command = onlogout },
---        { name = 'Lock', icon_name = 'lock.svg', command = onlock },
+        { name = 'Lock', icon_name = 'lock.svg', command = onlock },
         { name = 'Reboot', icon_name = 'refresh-cw.svg', command = onreboot },
         { name = 'Suspend', icon_name = 'moon.svg', command = onsuspend },
         { name = 'Power off', icon_name = 'power.svg', command = onpoweroff },
diff --git a/config/awesome/config.org b/config/awesome/config.org
index 05255b866..5dbb7565d 100644
--- a/config/awesome/config.org
+++ b/config/awesome/config.org
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ local chat1             = "element-desktop"
 local chat2             = "whatsapp-for-linux"
 local notes             = "joplin-desktop"
 local passwords         = "bitwarden-desktop"
+local screenlocker      = "betterlockscreen -l"
 
 -- Key bindings variables
 local modkey       = "Mod4"
@@ -413,6 +414,10 @@ globalkeys = my_table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey }, "p", function() awful.util.spawn("arandr") end,
         {description = "launch screen configuration tool", group = ("screen")}),
 
+-- Screen Lock
+    awful.key({ modkey }, "l", function() awful.spawn(screenlocker) end,
+        {description = "lock the screen", group = "screen"}),
+
 -- Show/Hide Wibox
     awful.key({ modkey }, "b", function ()
             for s in screen do
diff --git a/config/awesome/rc.lua b/config/awesome/rc.lua
index 0237259c8..37176bb3b 100644
--- a/config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ local chat1             = "element-desktop"
 local chat2             = "whatsapp-for-linux"
 local notes             = "joplin-desktop"
 local passwords         = "bitwarden-desktop"
+local screenlocker      = "betterlockscreen -l"
 
 -- Key bindings variables
 local modkey       = "Mod4"
@@ -328,6 +329,10 @@ globalkeys = my_table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey }, "p", function() awful.util.spawn("arandr") end,
         {description = "launch screen configuration tool", group = ("screen")}),
 
+-- Screen Lock
+    awful.key({ modkey }, "l", function() awful.spawn(screenlocker) end,
+        {description = "lock the screen", group = "screen"}),
+
 -- Show/Hide Wibox
     awful.key({ modkey }, "b", function ()
             for s in screen do