diff --git a/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd b/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
index 6f138488..1bbbd385 100644
--- a/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Additional to workspace name matching, the following *format-icons* can be set.
 - *default*: Will be shown, when no string match is found.
 - *active*: Will be shown, when workspace is active
 - *special*: Will be shown on non-active special workspaces
-- *persistent*: Will be shown on non-active persistent workspaces
+- *empty*: Will be shown on empty persistent workspaces
+- *persistent*: Will be shown on non-empty persistent workspaces
 
 # EXAMPLES
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ Additional to workspace name matching, the following *format-icons* can be set.
 - *#workspaces*
 - *#workspaces button*
 - *#workspaces button.active*
+- *#workspaces button.empty*
 - *#workspaces button.persistent*
 - *#workspaces button.special*
 - *#workspaces button.urgent*
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 170cb67c..dd5fcc78 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ void Workspace::update(const std::string &format, const std::string &icon) {
   auto style_context = button_.get_style_context();
   add_or_remove_class(style_context, active(), "active");
   add_or_remove_class(style_context, is_special(), "special");
-  add_or_remove_class(style_context, is_empty(), "persistent");
+  add_or_remove_class(style_context, is_empty(), "empty");
+  add_or_remove_class(style_context, is_persistent(), "persistent");
   add_or_remove_class(style_context, is_urgent(), "urgent");
 
   label_.set_markup(fmt::format(fmt::runtime(format), fmt::arg("id", id()),
@@ -397,6 +398,13 @@ std::string &Workspace::select_icon(std::map<std::string, std::string> &icons_ma
     return named_icon_it->second;
   }
 
+  if (is_empty()) {
+    auto empty_icon_it = icons_map.find("empty");
+    if (empty_icon_it != icons_map.end()) {
+      return empty_icon_it->second;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (is_persistent()) {
     auto persistent_icon_it = icons_map.find("persistent");
     if (persistent_icon_it != icons_map.end()) {