diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index e644c80..73eb695 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -144,3 +144,22 @@ func (p *Program) GetFilteredTimerList(args []string) *timertxt.TimerList {
 	}
 	return list.Filter(doFilters)
 }
+
+func (p *Program) GetMostRecentTimer() (*timertxt.Timer, error) {
+	work, wErr := p.TimerList.GetMostRecentTimer()
+	if wErr == nil && work.FinishDate.IsZero() {
+		return work, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := p.LoadDoneList(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	done, dErr := p.DoneList.GetMostRecentTimer()
+	if dErr != nil {
+		return nil, dErr
+	}
+	if !done.FinishDate.IsZero() && work == nil || done.FinishDate.After(work.FinishDate) {
+		return done, nil
+	}
+	return work, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/i3status.go b/cmd/i3status.go
index 6353df4..55364cf 100644
--- a/cmd/i3status.go
+++ b/cmd/i3status.go
@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
+	"git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/gime/cli"
+	"git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/gime/util"
+	"git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/go-timertxt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // i3statusCmd represents the i3status command
 var i3statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "i3status",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Short: "",
 	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
 and usage of using your command. For example:
 
 Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
 This application is a tool to generate the needed files
 to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Println("i3status called")
-	},
+	RunE: opI3Status,
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -38,3 +40,85 @@ func init() {
 	// is called directly, e.g.:
 	// i3statusCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
+
+func opI3Status(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	p := cli.Program{}
+	if err := p.Initialize(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Print("{\"icon\":\"time\",\"state\":\"Critical\", \"text\": \"Error initializing gime\"}")
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := p.LoadTimerList(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Print("{\"icon\":\"time\",\"state\":\"Critical\", \"text\": \"Error loading timer list\"}")
+		return nil
+	}
+	state := "Idle"
+	wrk, err := p.GetMostRecentTimer()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Print("{\"icon\":\"time\",\"state\":\"Critical\", \"text\": \"Error loading timer entry\"}")
+		return nil
+	}
+	var text string
+	if wrk.FinishDate.IsZero() {
+		wrkDur := wrk.Duration().Round(time.Minute * 15)
+		hrs := int(wrkDur.Hours())
+		mins := int(wrkDur.Minutes()) - hrs*60
+		if hrs > 0 {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%dh%dm", hrs, mins)
+		} else {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%dm", mins)
+		}
+		if !wrk.Finished {
+			// If the current time is before 7AM, after 5PM, or a weekend, use a Warning state
+			cTime := time.Now()
+			if cTime.Weekday() == time.Sunday || cTime.Weekday() == time.Saturday || cTime.Hour() < 7 || cTime.Hour() > 17 {
+				state = "Warning"
+			} else {
+				state = "Good"
+			}
+		}
+		for _, ctx := range wrk.Contexts {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%s @%s", text, ctx)
+		}
+		for _, prj := range wrk.Projects {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%s +%s", text, prj)
+		}
+	} else {
+		text = "("
+		for _, ctx := range wrk.Contexts {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s ", text, ctx)
+		}
+		for _, prj := range wrk.Projects {
+			text = fmt.Sprintf("%s+%s ", text, prj)
+		}
+		if text[len(text)-1] == ' ' {
+			text = text[:len(text)-1]
+		}
+		text = text + ")"
+		getListTotal := func(list *timertxt.TimerList) string {
+			var isActive bool
+			var total time.Duration
+			for _, v := range *list {
+				dur := v.FinishDate.Sub(v.StartDate)
+				if v.FinishDate.IsZero() {
+					dur = time.Now().Sub(v.StartDate)
+					isActive = true
+				}
+				total += dur
+			}
+			total = total.Round(util.GetRoundToDuration())
+			if isActive {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%.2f+", util.DurationToDecimal(total))
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", util.DurationToDecimal(total))
+			}
+		}
+		dayList := p.GetFilteredTimerList([]string{"--a", util.BeginningOfDay().Format("2006-01-02"), "@bcw"})
+		text = text + " d:" + getListTotal(dayList)
+		weekList := p.GetFilteredTimerList([]string{"--a", util.BeginningOfWeek().Format("2006-01-02"), "@bcw"})
+		text = text + " w:" + getListTotal(weekList)
+		monthList := p.GetFilteredTimerList([]string{"--a", util.BeginningOfMonth().Format("2006-01-02"), "@bcw"})
+		text = text + " m:" + getListTotal(monthList)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("{\"icon\":\"time\",\"state\":\"%s\", \"text\": \"%s\"}", state, text)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 1d3a13f..133e963 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ var (
 		Use:   "gime",
 		Short: "Timer.txt Client",
 		Long:  "Gime is a timer.txt client to make all aspects of timekeeping simpler.",
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		},
+		RunE:  opStatus,
 	}
 )