diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index f85601d..afdb1dc 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -48,8 +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, ssh-session, 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, ssh-session, attached-clients, network-vpn, weather, time, mpc, spotify-tui, kubernetes-context, synchronize-panes
 set -g @dracula-plugins "cpu-usage gpu-usage ram-usage"
 ```
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ Switch powerline symbols
 # for left
 set -g @dracula-show-left-sep 
 
-# for right symbol (can set any symbol you like as seperator)
+# for right symbol (can set any symbol you like as separator)
 set -g @dracula-show-right-sep 
 ```
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ set -g @dracula-refresh-rate 5
 Switch the left smiley icon
 
 ```bash
-# it can accept `session`, `smiley`, `window`, or any character.
+# it can accept `hostname` (full hostname), `session`, `shortname` (short name), `smiley`, `window`, or any character. 
 set -g @dracula-show-left-icon session
 ```
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 217aa2f..b85d5f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ Configuration and options can be found at [draculatheme.com/tmux](https://dracul
 - Custom status texts from external scripts
 - GPU VRAM usage
 - GPU power draw
-- Color code based on if prefix is active or not
-- List of windows with current window highlighted
-- When prefix is enabled smiley face turns from green to yellow
+- Color code based on whether a prefix is active or not
+- List of windows with the current window highlighted
+- When prefix is enabled, a smiley face turns from green to yellow
 - When charging, 'AC' is displayed
 - 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 a07fe54..9af2d9a 100755
--- a/scripts/dracula.sh
+++ b/scripts/dracula.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ main()
       left_icon="#W";;
     hostname)
       left_icon="#H";;
+    shortname)
+      left_icon="#h";;
     *)
       left_icon=$show_left_icon;;
   esac
@@ -214,6 +216,10 @@ main()
       IFS=' ' read -r -a colors <<<$(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