diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 8e04980..0196573 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To enable plugins set up the `@dracula-plugins` option in you `.tmux.conf` file,
 The order that you define the plugins will be the order on the status bar left to right.
 
 ```bash
-# available plugins: battery, cpu-usage, git, gpu-usage, ram-usage, tmux-ram-usage, network, network-bandwidth, network-ping, attached-clients, network-vpn, weather, time, spotify-tui, kubernetes-context, synchronize-panes
+# available plugins: battery, cpu-usage, git, gpu-usage, ram-usage, tmux-ram-usage, network, network-bandwidth, network-ping, attached-clients, network-vpn, weather, time, mpc, spotify-tui, kubernetes-context, synchronize-panes
 
 set -g @dracula-plugins "cpu-usage gpu-usage ram-usage"
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fcd9ef..3bbd6a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Configuration and options can be found at [draculatheme.com/tmux](https://dracul
 - If forecast information is available, a ☀, ☁, ☂, or ❄ unicode character corresponding with the forecast is displayed alongside the temperature
 - Info if the Panes are synchronized
 - Spotify playback (needs the tool spotify-tui installed)
+- Music Player Daemon status (needs the tool mpc installed)
 - Current kubernetes context
 - Countdown to tmux-continuum save
 - Current working directory of tmux pane
diff --git a/scripts/dracula.sh b/scripts/dracula.sh
index 7639e63..9d78096 100755
--- a/scripts/dracula.sh
+++ b/scripts/dracula.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ main()
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors  <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-cwd-colors" "dark_gray white")
       tmux set-option -g status-right-length 250
       script="#($current_dir/cwd.sh)"
-    
+
     elif [ $plugin = "fossil" ]; then
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors  <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-fossil-colors" "green dark_gray")
       tmux set-option -g status-right-length 250
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ main()
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-attached-clients-colors" "cyan dark_gray")
       script="#($current_dir/attached_clients.sh)"
 
+    elif [ $plugin = "mpc" ]; then
+      IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-mpc-colors" "green dark_gray")
+      script="#($current_dir/mpc.sh)"
+
     elif [ $plugin = "spotify-tui" ]; then
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-spotify-tui-colors" "green dark_gray")
       script="#($current_dir/spotify-tui.sh)"
diff --git a/scripts/mpc.sh b/scripts/mpc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6ee83ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/mpc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+
+current_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source $current_dir/utils.sh
+
+main()
+{
+  # storing the refresh rate in the variable RATE, default is 5
+  RATE=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-refresh-rate" 5)
+
+  if ! command -v mpc &> /dev/null
+  then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  FORMAT=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-mpc-format" "%title% - %artist%")
+  mpc_playback=$(mpc current -f "${FORMAT}")
+  echo ${mpc_playback}
+
+}
+
+# run the main driver
+main