diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 8264019..c2d1bb7 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ 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, network, network-bandwidth, network-ping, attached-clients, weather, time
+# available plugins: battery, cpu-usage, git, gpu-usage, ram-usage, network, network-bandwidth, network-ping, attached-clients, network-vpn, weather, time
+
 set -g @dracula-plugins "cpu-usage gpu-usage ram-usage"
 ```
 
@@ -210,13 +211,13 @@ set -g @dracula-git-disable-status true
 
 Set symbol to use for when branch is up to date with HEAD
 ```bash
-# default is ✓. Avoid using non unicode characters that bash uses like $, * and ! 
+# default is ✓. Avoid using non unicode characters that bash uses like $, * and !
 set -g @dracula-git-show-current-symbol ✓
 ```
 
 Set symbol to use for when branch diverges from HEAD
 ```bash
-# default is unicode !. Avoid bash special characters 
+# default is unicode !. Avoid bash special characters
 set -g @dracula-git-show-diff-symbol !
 ```
 
diff --git a/scripts/dracula.sh b/scripts/dracula.sh
index e5da329..43f8b8f 100755
--- a/scripts/dracula.sh
+++ b/scripts/dracula.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ main()
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors  <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-colors" "green dark_gray")
       tmux set-option -g status-right-length 250
       script="#($current_dir/git.sh)"
-    
 
     elif [ $plugin = "battery" ]; then
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-battery-colors" "pink dark_gray")
@@ -170,6 +169,10 @@ main()
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-network-ping-colors" "cyan dark_gray")
       script="#($current_dir/network_ping.sh)"
 
+    elif [ $plugin = "network-vpn" ]; then
+      IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-network-vpn-colors" "cyan dark_gray")
+      script="#($current_dir/network_vpn.sh)"
+
     elif [ $plugin = "attached-clients" ]; then
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-attached-clients-colors" "cyan dark_gray")
       script="#($current_dir/attached_clients.sh)"
diff --git a/scripts/network_vpn.sh b/scripts/network_vpn.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..74b1eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/network_vpn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+
+current_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source $current_dir/utils.sh
+
+vpn_function() {
+  case $(uname -s) in
+  Linux)
+    # TODO
+  ;;
+  
+  Darwin)
+    vpn=$(scutil --nc list | grep Connected)
+
+    if [ -z $vpn ]; then
+      echo ""
+    else
+      echo "VPN"
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  CYGWIN* | MINGW32* | MSYS* | MINGW*)
+    # TODO - windows compatability
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+main() {
+
+  echo $(vpn_function)
+}
+
+# run main driver
+main