diff --git a/.config/sway/scripts/get_lang.sh b/.config/sway/scripts/get_lang.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..64bb9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/sway/scripts/get_lang.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sway_config="${HOME}/.config/sway/config"
+
+if [ -f ${sway_config} ] ; then
+  get_lang=$(cat ${sway_config} | grep xkb_layout | grep -v "#" | head -1 | sed 's/xkb_layout//g' | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+  if [ -z ${get_lang} ] ; then
+    echo "  us "
+  else
+    echo "  ${get_lang} "
+  fi
+else
+  echo "  us "
+fi
diff --git a/.config/sway/scripts/status_bar.sh b/.config/sway/scripts/status_bar.sh
index 4b0e905..b8d80f1 100755
--- a/.config/sway/scripts/status_bar.sh
+++ b/.config/sway/scripts/status_bar.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ while [ ${status_bar} -eq 0 ] ; do
   cpuinfo=$(~/.config/sway/scripts/cpu_info.sh)
   meminfo=$(~/.config/sway/scripts/mem_info.sh)
   volume=$(~/.config/sway/scripts/get_volume.sh)
+  lang=$(~/.config/sway/scripts/get_lang.sh)
   date=$(~/.config/sway/scripts/current_date.sh)
-  echo "${updates} ${kernel} ${cpuinfo} ${meminfo} ${volume} ${date}"
+  echo "${updates} ${kernel} ${cpuinfo} ${meminfo} ${volume} ${lang} ${date}"
   sleep 2
 done