diff --git a/i3.config b/i3.config
index 4b72201f..92654f0b 100644
--- a/i3.config
+++ b/i3.config
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ mode "resize" {
 
 bindsym Mod1+r mode "resize"
 
+# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
+# finds out, if available)
+exec i3status | i3bar -d
+
 #######################################################################
 # automatically start i3-config-wizard to offer the user to create a
 # keysym-based config which used his favorite modifier (alt or windows)