diff --git a/app_state.go b/app_state.go
index 8f0d929..8d6be13 100644
--- a/app_state.go
+++ b/app_state.go
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ func (a *AppState) initialize() {
 	}
 	a.ValidOperations = make(map[string][]string)
 	a.OpFuncs = make(map[string]func([]string) int)
+	a.addOperation("i3status",
+		[]string{"i3status                   - Output json appropriate for an i3status-rust block"},
+		a.opI3Status,
+	)
 	a.addOperation("ls",
 		[]string{"ls                         - List Tasks"},
 		a.opListTasks,
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 5000c71..fa459ff 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode"
+
+	todotxt "git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/go-todotxt"
 )
 
 func itoa(val int) string {
@@ -76,3 +79,15 @@ func sliceIsValidTags(v []string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+func copyTaskList(t todotxt.TaskList) todotxt.TaskList {
+	re := todotxt.NewTaskList()
+	for _, v := range t {
+		re.AddTask(&v)
+	}
+	return *re
+}
+
+func dateWithinNextDay(d time.Time) bool {
+	return !d.IsZero() && d.Before(time.Now().Add(time.Hour*24))
+}
diff --git a/task_ops.go b/task_ops.go
index c6fdf1c..6e29762 100644
--- a/task_ops.go
+++ b/task_ops.go
@@ -8,6 +8,35 @@ import (
 	todotxt "git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/go-todotxt"
 )
 
+func (a *AppState) opI3Status(args []string) int {
+	var filterString string
+	state := "Idle"
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		filterString = strings.Join(args, " ")
+		a.TaskList = a.getFilteredList(filterString)
+	}
+	total := len(*a.TaskList)
+	var incomplete int
+	for _, v := range *a.TaskList {
+		if !v.HasCompletedDate() {
+			incomplete++
+			if dateWithinNextDay(v.DueDate) {
+				state = "Warning"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if state != "Warning" {
+		warning := a.config.Get("i3status_warning")
+		if warning != "" {
+			if len(*a.getFilteredList(warning)) > 0 {
+				state = "Warning"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("{\"icon\":\"tasks\",\"state\":\"%s\", \"text\": \"%s: %d/%d\"}", state, filterString, incomplete, total)
+	return 0
+}
+
 func (a *AppState) opListTasks(args []string) int {
 	var lastIdx int
 	var filterString string